Future Energy reviews

After collecting nine quotes on EnergySage and contacting other installers independently, ecartag chose Future Energy for a rooftop solar install. The turning point came when Vince laid out exactly what the house needed — and, more importantly, what it didn’t — cutting through the oversized systems and extra components other companies were pushing. A week after signing the contract, a Future Energy rep came for a site visit and they discovered the 23-year-old roof needed replacement to preserve the hardware and labor warranties. A couple of weeks later Memo and his roofing crew replaced the roof in five days, leaving a clean, well-finished result. Once the new roof was in place, a four-person crew completed the panel installation in a single day and installed exactly what was on the original contract rather than swapping in older, cheaper panels. The panels and breaker box look sharp, everything was buttoned up neatly, and all the conduit was painted to match the home’s exterior. Now up and running, they remember the clear, no-nonsense guidance from Vince and the attention to finishing touches like the painted conduit.

Sheri reached out in March 2023 with a tight, one-month window to qualify for NEM 2 after realizing the company she’d been dealing with was taking advantage of her. Before she even signed anything, Vince spent more than an hour on the phone walking through the solar process, reviewing paperwork, and confirming her concerns — a level of attention that convinced her to cancel the previous contractor and sign with Future Energy. Vince moved quickly: he dispatched a crew to the house right away, stayed just a text away to answer questions, and steered the project through the NEM 2 deadlines. Southern California Edison gave the go-ahead; panels were installed, inspected, and operational in August 2023, and SCE issued permission to operate in September 2023. The financial result outshone expectations: Sheri paid more than $4,500 to SCE between January and September 2023, then only $250 between October 2023 and September 2024 — a first-year savings of roughly $4,250. She credits the fast, responsive service and Vince’s hands-on guidance for hitting the deadline and delivering quick payoff; even without meeting him in person, his availability made the difference.

Dennis waited since signing the contract in October 2024 to get solar on his ranch-style home, but first needed a new roof and then ran into a slow city permit process. Once plans and permits cleared, Future Energy set an installation day; a morning shipment delivered panels, railings and connectors, and a three-person crew arrived and got to work. By the end of that first day they had the 5.52 kW system in place — 12 panels and 12 microinverters — painted all conduit to match the side of the house (blue) and the roof (dark gray), applied labeling stickers and left the site clean. An initial inspection flagged a few minor fixes, which the crew corrected later that same afternoon and those updates passed without issue. The system still needs final connection to the city, so Dennis will update the status once that’s complete, but the window from permission to final inspection went quickly and efficiently; the only real delays came from the city. Throughout the process Vince responded to questions immediately — and what stood out most was the crew’s attention to detail on install day, from the color-matched conduit to knocking out inspection items the same day.