Future Energy reviews
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The Verdict
Future Energy will tell you exactly what you don't need, then deliver exactly what they promised. One homeowner compared nine installers and signed with Future Energy after Vince explained why competitors were trying to oversize his system and add unnecessary components. Another watched three other companies switch panels at the last minute to older models, then watched Future Energy install precisely what was on the contract. We found workmanship scored 4.9 out of 5, anchored by 67 positive mentions and just 2 complaints. The crew paints every piece of conduit to match your house (even if you have blue siding and dark grey trim), and 31 reviewers highlighted detail-oriented service from sales through final inspection. In one install, inspectors flagged minor updates, and the crew came back the same day to fix them. Communication runs through one person, Vince, whom 22 reviewers called out by name for answering questions immediately and staying reachable by text throughout permitting delays. If you're comparing purely on price, you'll find lower quotes, but if you want an installer who won't bait-and-switch your panel model and will repaint your conduit twice to get the color right, the premium is worth it.
If you've already been burned by a solar company that tried to sell you more panels than you need or swapped equipment at the last minute, Future Energy is the antidote. They'll design what fits your roof and your usage, install it cleanly in a day, and Vince will text you back within the hour when permits stall.
Reviews That Shaped Our Verdict
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.
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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.
Herminia R. switched off a Sunpower plan and moved forward with Future for a rooftop system after the sales team guaranteed their professionalism, service, and equipment — she even did extra research and trusted that promise. Less than two years in, the array stopped producing twice and sat offline for months each time. She usually monitors production through the app, but Future had expressly guaranteed they would be alerted and fix outages quickly; instead, almost two years on they ended up blaming her for not watching the app constantly. She felt repeatedly dismissed, unable to get empathy or any reimbursement for the PG&E charges she incurred during those months with no connection. She also rescinded an earlier review she’d posted to obtain a credit, regretting that she posted it before experiencing the full problems. Now she won’t add more panels with Future or recommend them to others — the standout failure, for her, was the broken promise of monitoring and support that left her paying utility bills for a system she’d been paying thousands for and expecting to save on.
Todd owned a historic home that made permitting a real headache, and he found Vince and his crew steady and helpful throughout that process. They worked through the tricky permits, completed the solar installation, and he has had no issues in the two years since. He plans to hire Future Energy again next year to add battery storage.