ABC Solar reviews
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The Verdict
ABC Solar is a solid local installer, but you'll need patience. We found honest pricing and strong technical work, yet also signs of stretched capacity. One customer waited months for a panel reinstall after landslide delays, another reported being ignored for years and hiring a competitor to finish the job. Against that backdrop, the workmanship shines. Brad refunded a $130 service fee after the inverter manufacturer reimbursed him, a customer discovered zero roof leaks during a torrential storm two years after install, and multiple reviewers say their systems still run flawlessly a decade later. The owner clearly knows solar inside and out (he walked one buyer through concrete-tile roof diagrams, another through tax-credit mechanics), and when you do connect, the team troubleshoots burnt connectors, chases down Enphase warranties, and explains every step. Fifteen reviewers praised project management, yet four flagged slow callbacks. The humor? One reviewer admitted Brad "basically stalked the county and power company people" to push permits through. If you want a big-company call center, look elsewhere. If you value local expertise and can tolerate the occasional vanishing act, ABC delivers quality hardware and the kind of integrity most installers abandoned years ago.
If you need hand-holding through every permit hiccup, a national installer with dedicated project managers will serve you better. But if you're comfortable waiting for a callback and want an owner who'll refund money he didn't have to and still pick up the phone a decade later, ABC Solar earns your shortlist.
Reviews That Shaped Our Verdict
Bon P. expected a functioning solar system for their home but ended up chasing the installer for years. They encountered repeated promises that never materialized and were repeatedly ignored while the system failed to perform as promised. After years of trying to get the company to finish the job, they hired a different solar firm to complete the installation. The lasting takeaway: the system only got finished when a second company stepped in after the original installer abandoned the project.
Deborah R. has had her solar system for years — it wasn’t installed by ABC Solar — but when one of her inverters stopped working she turned to them for help. Brad and Mike came out; Mike contacted the manufacturer, arranged a warranty replacement inverter to be shipped, and swapped the unit himself. She paid a $130 service call at the time, and then about a month later ABC Solar mailed her a check for the full $130 after the manufacturer reimbursed them. What lingered for her wasn’t just the quick fix but the company’s honesty and transparency — they told her they’d been paid and refunded the fee, a gesture she found unusually straightforward.
John N. had a rooftop solar system installed nine years ago, and when the original installer went out of business his warranty effectively disappeared. When the system started having trouble recently he called about half a dozen companies; most tried to push a full equipment replacement. ABC Solar agreed to come out and troubleshoot instead. Their team quickly traced the problem to a wiring failure — burned connectors — repaired the wiring on site, and then worked directly with Enphase, the system manufacturer, to identify and source the failed components. ABC arranged for those parts to be replaced under warranty, handled the paperwork, and kept him informed the whole time. The crew came across as knowledgeable and friendly throughout. What stuck with him was that ABC fixed the real problem and navigated the warranty work rather than immediately trying to sell a new system — he wishes he had used them from the start.
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Serving customers for 14 years
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What You Can Expect
Bon P. expected a functioning solar system for their home but ended up chasing the installer for years. They encountered repeated promises that never materialized and were repeatedly ignored while the system failed to perform as promised. After years of trying to get the company to finish the job, they hired a different solar firm to complete the installation. The lasting takeaway: the system only got finished when a second company stepped in after the original installer abandoned the project.
Shawna O. has lived with the company's solar system for just over ten years and found it entirely trouble-free. She discovered that Brad showed up on time, patiently answered every question during the process, and remains accessible years later. The installation has required no repairs, and Brad's ongoing responsiveness made the experience feel supported long after the work was finished. Because the equipment kept working and a real person stayed available, she routinely refers the company when neighbors ask about solar.
Joel V. hired ABC Solar in 2016 to put a 24-panel rooftop PV system on his house, a project that felt riskier because his roof is concrete tile. He appreciated that owner Brad Bartz took a hands-on, somewhat unconventional approach: Brad walked him through the tile-roof mounting plan with diagrams, tackled the permitting and HOA hurdles he cared about, and then delivered exactly as promised — Joel climbed into the attic during a torrential winter 2017 storm and found no sign of leaks. He sized the array to run the house (with conservative AC use in summer) and to charge an electric car they drive about 1,200 miles per month. The system ended up producing roughly 13,000 kWh a year — about $3,250 worth at $0.25/kWh — so for almost two years he’s only paid the utility’s $10/month grid hookup fee. He also purchased the Secure Power Supply option, which provides about 1.5 kW at 120 V during outages; it wasn’t immediately obvious how to get it working, so he experimented until he figured it out and wrote down instructions for future use. Brad remained available whenever questions came up, and a neighbor who watched ABC work on Joel’s house later hired them and was satisfied too. What