Advanced Conservation Systems reviews

Yifei Sun chose ACS to install solar on their home and discovered the project moved unusually fast — from final design through installation and inspection. They finished every step in about two weeks, powered the system soon after, and found it running well. Jerry, the project manager, stood out for his professionalism and quick responses; when scheduling conflicts made a daytime handover impossible, he agreed to come at 7:30 p.m. on a Friday to walk them through the system and instructions. The speed of the process plus that late-evening, in-person walkthrough is the detail that stuck with them.

Garegin began shopping for solar last year skeptical of pushy salesmen and sloppy roof work, so he interviewed four companies before choosing Advanced Conservation Systems. Their consultant, Nash, showed up on time, climbed onto the roof to measure shade, and calmly walked him through three design options. Nash even pulled last year’s utility bills and laid out, in plain language, how California’s new net-billing rules would affect payback—no pressure, no gimmicks. The contract spelled out every dollar for equipment, labor, and permits, with the right-to-cancel language up front. Once he signed, ACS took over the permitting work with the city and utility so he didn’t have to chase any building-department errands. Installation week felt unusually professional. A crew of four NECA-qualified electricians arrived at 7:30 each morning, greeted his kids, and laid drop cloths over the patio furniture before touching a tool. Conduit runs were ruler-straight and roof flashings were tucked under shingles so neatly that his home inspector called the work “textbook.” The team passed inspection on the first try Friday afternoon and even blew the leaves off the driveway before leaving. For

Anderson B. contracted the company in August 2021 to install rooftop electric panels, pool‑heating panels, and a tankless water heater at his home. When the crew finished, he discovered the tankless unit had been installed with its exhaust pipe exposed, venting toxic gas into his car garage. He hired a licensed plumber to correct the installation and paid $606 out of pocket. The installer never provided invoices for the equipment, so he could not claim a $1,000 SoCalGas rebate; by the time he pursued the paperwork the rebate window had closed. The company stopped answering his phone calls and emails while he continued requesting reimbursement and the missing invoices. The bottom line: he ended up with an emergency repair bill, a lost $1,000 rebate, no equipment invoices, and no response from the installer.