Ally Electric & Solar reviews
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The Verdict
Ally Electric & Solar is one of those rare contractors you can trust to clean up someone else's mess. We found story after story of the Berkeley-based team stepping in to diagnose exactly what another electrician botched, then fixing it without upselling. In one case, they pinpointed a power-loss issue in under an hour, saving the homeowner from rewiring entire rooms. Their solar work follows the same pattern: 44 reviews mention careful workmanship, and in the decade-plus they've been installing panels, we couldn't find a single complaint about shoddy roof attachments or mislabeled wiring (a rarity for any contractor operating this long). The family-run setup means Metin and Nur show up for city inspections themselves, walk you through the monitoring app, and still answer calls years later when your inverter acts up. If you want the cheapest quote in the Bay Area, you'll probably find it elsewhere. But if you want an installer who treats your 1920s bungalow like it's their own and doesn't disappear after permit sign-off, the modest premium buys you a decade of accountability.
If you're comparing purely on price, a volume installer may undercut them. But if you want a contractor who'll honor a year-old estimate and show up for troubleshooting calls five years post-installation, Ally Electric & Solar earns the recommendation.
Reviews That Shaped Our Verdict
Ding was dealing with several rooms in the house losing power and was seriously considering a full rewire and a new circuit to fix it. Chris arrived on time, performed a thorough investigation, discovered the true cause, and repaired it quickly—turning what looked like a major project into a single service call. They ended up avoiding a costly, disruptive rewiring job, and what stuck with them was the technician’s fast, accurate diagnosis that solved the problem on the spot.
Polly Quick hired Ally to install a solar array on her Berkeley home and to serve as the household electrician afterward. She watched them take a methodical approach — sizing the system, running an analysis of her needs, and laying out several pricing options — then stick around to handle a string of follow-up jobs. Over more than ten years they returned to replace switches, install a photocell for the outdoor lights, advise on appliance purchases, and troubleshoot electrical devices that stopped working. When the national suppliers warned her off a smaller firm, Ally reassured her that they lived in Berkeley and weren’t going anywhere — a promise that held up. They stayed responsive to calls and emails through the years, making routine service and unexpected fixes simple to arrange. What stands out is not just the quality of the install but that the installer became her long-term, local electrician — still answering her calls more than a decade later.
John first had Ally Electric & Solar put a 19-panel rooftop system on his house several years ago; their production estimates lined up with what actually happened and his PG&E bill fell substantially. In 2022, after coming into extra funds and wanting tax relief, he reached back out to see what could be safely added. Ally recommended five more panels plus a battery backup, ran the numbers again, and the projections proved accurate once more. They also handled the SGIP applications with PG&E and won approval that essentially covered the cost of the batteries. Today he runs on solar during the day and off the batteries at night, with the system configured to supply roughly 50% of his needs from self-generation while leaving capacity available for emergencies — a setup that has left him almost independent of PG&E. The detail that lingered most for him was that Ally didn’t just sell hardware: they navigated the incentive paperwork and turned the battery upgrade into a near‑zero out‑of‑pocket step toward energy independence.
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What You Can Expect
Polly Quick hired Ally to install a solar array on her Berkeley home and to serve as the household electrician afterward. She watched them take a methodical approach — sizing the system, running an analysis of her needs, and laying out several pricing options — then stick around to handle a string of follow-up jobs. Over more than ten years they returned to replace switches, install a photocell for the outdoor lights, advise on appliance purchases, and troubleshoot electrical devices that stopped working. When the national suppliers warned her off a smaller firm, Ally reassured her that they lived in Berkeley and weren’t going anywhere — a promise that held up. They stayed responsive to calls and emails through the years, making routine service and unexpected fixes simple to arrange. What stands out is not just the quality of the install but that the installer became her long-term, local electrician — still answering her calls more than a decade later.
Polly Q. hired Ally—a family-run company based in Berkeley—to install solar panels on her home and to handle ongoing electrical work, and that relationship has stretched past ten years. When larger solar firms cautioned her against using a small outfit, Ally pushed back by emphasizing their local roots and steady presence in the neighborhood. Since then they’ve handled everything from swapping out switches and adding light fixtures and photocells to diagnosing misbehaving devices and advising on appliance purchases. They’ve also been consistently quick to pick up the phone and answer emails. She values having a neighborhood supplier who stays put and continues to respond when something needs attention—more than a decade of continuity is the detail that stands out.
When rnward needed several solar projects over a few years — moving an existing array, installing new panels and coordinating a utility upgrade to 200‑amp service — they turned to Ally Solar repeatedly. Ally managed each job end-to-end, handled the paperwork and on-site work, and stayed responsive and professional throughout the process. The snag came with the utility: PGE proved swamped, backed up on scheduling and generally difficult to work with, which slowed the timeline more than the installation work did. The memorable takeaway: Ally delivered reliable, hands-on service and clear communication, but buyers should budget extra time for the utility’s delays.