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Capital City Solar gets the hard stuff right. We analyzed hundreds of reviews and found a team that handles the details most installers fumble: orchestrating permits across city agencies, integrating old panels with new battery systems, and showing up years later when an inverter fails. One homeowner watched their crew wire 16 aging panels into 11 new ones and two Tesla Powerwalls during rainstorms, then coordinate every inspection and grid-export approval without the customer lifting a finger. Another had their single inverter retrofitted to individual microinverters on each panel (a smarter long-term setup) when a competitor's bankruptcy derailed their original plan. We couldn't find complaints about post-install support. Instead, 137 reviews mention follow-up work, with one customer noting the company honored warranty repairs across four separate properties over a decade. The installation crews left cleanup debris behind in one case, but 147 reviewers singled out the quality of the roof work itself, and inspectors passed the wiring and structural attachments on first try in every documented case. If you want someone who'll answer the phone in year six when your inverter blinks red, the local presence matters more than a discount quote.
If you're comparing purely on upfront cost, a national installer may quote lower. But if you want a crew that'll retrofit your decade-old system instead of walking away, and an office that answers when something breaks five years from now, hire them.
Gayle L. hired Capital City Solar to outfit her 5,400-square-foot home with a rooftop system that would combine sixteen 11-year-old panels, eleven new panels, and two Tesla Powerwalls to chase near-total independence from PG&E. She watched the project unfold from first sketch to live system without having to manage a single technical detail. Brian sketched an initial plan that fit her needs and patiently answered every question. Gene then took on the real puzzle — blending the older array with the new panels and the dual battery setup — and engineered a configuration that has performed exactly as intended. The results now show up on her phone: a steady stream of production numbers and the satisfaction of seeing almost no draw from the grid on sunny days. The installation crew — Clayton, Ruben, and Spencer — kept everything moving even through heavy rain, and Clayton brought institutional knowledge, having serviced her original array since 2014 and stepped into a stronger leadership role. Behind the scenes, Nicole managed city permits, inspections, PG&E coordination, and the permission to export surplus energy back to the grid, keeping all parties aligned. Carrie handled the end
Over the past ten years Ninu Rosca hired Capital City Solar to install more than four solar and battery systems across different properties. What stood out for them wasn't the initial installs but the company's follow-through: when inverters or a few panels eventually failed, Capital City Solar came back promptly, completed repairs and honored warranty work without charging Ninu. That dependable after-sales response — the certainty that the installer will answer a service call years later and make it right at no extra cost — became the defining reason they kept going back to the company.
Paul had been chasing a reliable battery backup since 2022 for the solar system on his home — an original 20-panel array installed in August 2016 — and found the turning point when Capital City Solar stepped in after SunPower, who’d assigned them as a subcontractor to install a SunVault battery, went into bankruptcy. Erika, with Nicole’s help, suggested something no other vendor had proposed: remodel the existing array by replacing the single inverter with Enphase microinverters, refurbish the in-place 26-panel setup, and add the four extra panels that had been planned for the SunVault installation. He embraced that plan, and the new Enphase battery backup and microinverter retrofit ended up working exactly as hoped. The five-person installation crew worked methodically, and all of the required governmental inspections passed on their first try. The office staff stayed patient through his many questions, and he discovered during the process how unexpectedly complex a modern retrofit can be — it looked like the project plans but installed with many more details than he’d imagined. What stuck with him most was Erika’s recommendation to convert the aging single inverter to individual,
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Gregory had Capital City Solar design and install his original array in 2015, and after a decade of dependable technical support he turned to the same team this year to expand capacity and add battery storage. He consulted with Brian, worked through several conversations about options, and settled on a larger system plus a battery to meet his increased needs. Installers Clayton, Luka, Josh, and Spencer executed the setup with careful design and high-quality workmanship. In the office, Nicole and Carrie managed customer relations, utility interactions, and county permitting, streamlining the paperwork so the project kept moving. He looks forward to working with them again, particularly because the office team made the permitting and utility steps almost effortless.
Gayle hired Capital City Solar to upgrade a 5,400-square-foot home by tying new equipment into an older rooftop array and adding two Tesla Powerwalls. She discovered the company could seamlessly merge sixteen 11-year-old panels with eleven new panels and the battery systems to push the house toward near-total independence from the PG&E grid — a solution that is reported to be working perfectly. Brian, the solar advisor, sketched the initial plan and answered every question; Gene, the designer, engineered the integration so the old and new hardware function as one system. The installation crew — Clayton, Ruben, and Spencer — kept operations efficient even through substantial rainstorms, and Clayton brought long-term continuity, having maintained Gayle’s original panels since 2014 and grown into a strong team leader. Nicole handled the tangled choreography of city permits, intercompany technical coordination, PG&E tasks, inspections, and securing permission to export surplus energy for rebates, while Carrie organized all paperwork and delivered a complete project dossier at closeout. Gayle and her household mostly had to sit back and watch the work unfold; now she finds herself glued
Gayle L. hired Capital City Solar to outfit her 5,400-square-foot home with a rooftop system that would combine sixteen 11-year-old panels, eleven new panels, and two Tesla Powerwalls to chase near-total independence from PG&E. She watched the project unfold from first sketch to live system without having to manage a single technical detail. Brian sketched an initial plan that fit her needs and patiently answered every question. Gene then took on the real puzzle — blending the older array with the new panels and the dual battery setup — and engineered a configuration that has performed exactly as intended. The results now show up on her phone: a steady stream of production numbers and the satisfaction of seeing almost no draw from the grid on sunny days. The installation crew — Clayton, Ruben, and Spencer — kept everything moving even through heavy rain, and Clayton brought institutional knowledge, having serviced her original array since 2014 and stepped into a stronger leadership role. Behind the scenes, Nicole managed city permits, inspections, PG&E coordination, and the permission to export surplus energy back to the grid, keeping all parties aligned. Carrie handled the end
Peter chose a rooftop solar system that the company designed and installed on schedule several years ago. He’s kept it maintained periodically and the panels continue to perform very well, but what stands out is how they handled the relationship: the team consistently went beyond what was expected to help with upkeep and follow‑up. He valued working with a local company—communication stayed personal and easy because he could actually talk to the owners when needed. He wouldn’t hesitate to hire them again, and the lasting takeaway is the direct access to owners who step in to make things right.
Paul had Capital City Solar install his rooftop system back in 2010 and has kept them on as his go-to crew for routine cleanings ever since. During his most recent service visit, a technician named Aaron ended up replacing a roof tile and repairing some wiring while he cleaned the panels, and Brittany in the office helped walk him through troubleshooting the system’s iPhone monitoring app. He highlights those unexpected extras — on-site repairs during a cleaning and real-time help from office staff — as what keeps the decade-old system running reliably.
Screen Printers Ink Loya ran into trouble when the 10-year-old inverters on their solar system failed, and Capitol City Solar stepped in to replace them. The company handled the swap at a fair price, and Brittany guided them through the whole process—answering questions, explaining next steps, and making the paperwork straightforward. What stuck with them was that practical combination: functioning new inverters, a reasonable final bill, and Brittany’s patient, hands-on help throughout.
Patti Lari had a rooftop solar system installed in November 2021 and has seen it run smoothly ever since. She worked closely with solar advisor Andy Russel, who answered her questions promptly and cheerfully whenever anything came up. When the SunPower wind-down created a potential snag, Brittny stepped in to coordinate directly with Enphase over the new gateway and the monitoring app, taking a hands-on approach that kept the transition from becoming a headache. The most memorable part of her experience was that the team didn’t just install the equipment and disappear — Andy’s responsiveness and Brittny’s follow-through on the gateway issue kept the system reliable months later.
Paul had been chasing a reliable battery backup since 2022 for the solar system on his home — an original 20-panel array installed in August 2016 — and found the turning point when Capital City Solar stepped in after SunPower, who’d assigned them as a subcontractor to install a SunVault battery, went into bankruptcy. Erika, with Nicole’s help, suggested something no other vendor had proposed: remodel the existing array by replacing the single inverter with Enphase microinverters, refurbish the in-place 26-panel setup, and add the four extra panels that had been planned for the SunVault installation. He embraced that plan, and the new Enphase battery backup and microinverter retrofit ended up working exactly as hoped. The five-person installation crew worked methodically, and all of the required governmental inspections passed on their first try. The office staff stayed patient through his many questions, and he discovered during the process how unexpectedly complex a modern retrofit can be — it looked like the project plans but installed with many more details than he’d imagined. What stuck with him most was Erika’s recommendation to convert the aging single inverter to individual,
Over the past ten years Ninu Rosca hired Capital City Solar to install more than four solar and battery systems across different properties. What stood out for them wasn't the initial installs but the company's follow-through: when inverters or a few panels eventually failed, Capital City Solar came back promptly, completed repairs and honored warranty work without charging Ninu. That dependable after-sales response — the certainty that the installer will answer a service call years later and make it right at no extra cost — became the defining reason they kept going back to the company.
Long-term satisfaction for Capital City Solar drops to 4.6 ★ compared to early reviews. This is better than 55% of installers we looked at.
Long-term reviews carry the most weight in our methodology because they are most representative of what you should be paying for: a system that will perform for years.