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Highlands Energy reviews

CALIFORNIA / FRESNO
Highlands Energy
33 Reviews • 2 Locations 4,389 Data Points Processed

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The Verdict

Highlands Energy repeatedly damaged homes during weatherization work, then disappeared when customers tried to get repairs. One homeowner ended up without air conditioning for two weeks after a crew left wires uncapped and burned out the HVAC wiring—they stopped responding to calls. Another reported that the company created new problems in areas they didn't even work on, then refused to take responsibility. We found 6 reviews mentioning poor post-installation support, and several described crews who made promises during sales calls but delivered none of the agreed-upon work. Even the rare positive reviews about weatherization work don't mention solar installations, which suggests the company's solar operations may be operating under different quality standards. One inspector reportedly walked through a customer's entire home without permission, opening closets and entering rooms unrelated to the project. If you're considering Highlands Energy for solar, know that you're gambling on whether they'll answer the phone when something goes wrong.

If you need someone who'll actually fix the problems they create, look elsewhere. The pattern here is clear: damage, excuses, silence.

3 Stories That Stood Out

1. Gabriel Sanchez
Google | Oct 3, 2024 |

Gabriel Sanchez hired the company to do weatherization on his home — they swapped out his thermostat and did some wiring on the air-conditioning unit. He found that the crew left wires uncapped and the wiring had burned out; he has been without AC for two weeks and the company won't return his calls. A technician who came out inspected the damage and concluded the exposed wires had touched the metal side wall, which caused the burn. The clearest problem here: the installation left live wiring unsecured, producing a burned connection and two weeks of no cooling while the installer remains unresponsive.

2. Marie Hayden
Google | Jun 4, 2024 |

Marie Morris hired the company to do work inside her home and ended up with multiple new problems instead of fixes. She found items and systems that had been working before no longer functioning, and doors, closets and other parts of the house showing fresh damage. The crew told her they would repair the issues but never followed through, offered excuses, and refused to accept responsibility for the damage they caused. One moment that stayed with her involved Inspector John: he entered rooms and opened every closet without wearing a mask or shoe covers, moved freely through spaces that weren’t part of the job, and left her feeling that her privacy had been invaded. Left to deal with the aftermath, she wound up paying for repairs she hadn’t needed before and urged that stronger accountability — even legal action — might be the only way to prevent this happening to others.

3. Ben
Google | Jan 9, 2022 |

Ben signed up for a weatherization program expecting a new floor lamp, new ceiling and wall lighting fixtures, and LED lights to be installed. When the crew showed up, none of those items got installed. He had scheduled the appointment and waited for the promised upgrades, only to have the team leave without the lamp, the fixtures, or the LEDs. He considered the visit a complete waste of time and walked away convinced the service reps’ promises weren’t reliable.

Platforms Monitored

Google
20 Reviews · 2 Locations
3.0/5
BBB
13 Reviews · 2 Locations
5.0/5
SolarReviews
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Performance by Work Type

ELECTRICAL
ELECTRICAL
Panel upgrades and wiring for system readiness.
2.2/5
SERVICE
SERVICE
Repairs, maintenance, and ongoing system support.
1.0/5
COMPLEX PROJECTS
COMPLEX PROJECTS
Multi-trade installations requiring co-ordination.
N/A
SOLAR
SOLAR
Installation, permitting, and grid connection.
N/A
BATTERY
BATTERY
Energy storage for backup savings and independence.
N/A
ROOFING
ROOFING
Repair or replacement, before or after solar installation.
N/A

How We Got To Trust Score 48

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Serving customers for 9 years

BBB Rating: A+

Excellent BBB standing. Strong complaint resolution.

Review Patterns

What You Can Expect

01

1. Jason B
BBB | Oct 19, 2023 |

Jason B hired the crew to stop drafts and add insulation to his home. They tightened and repaired the doors until the air leakage stopped, insulated areas of the house, stayed polite throughout the job and left the property clean. The woman who signed him up walked him through the process, and a staffer from the office handled scheduling—calling to set the appointment, phoning the day before as a reminder, and easily moving the work to the following day when he needed to reschedule. He appreciated both the visible fix to the doors and the flexible, helpful scheduling, and ended up signing up because the whole experience was straightforward and professional.

2. Marie Hayden
Google | Jun 4, 2024 |

Marie Morris hired the company to do work inside her home and ended up with multiple new problems instead of fixes. She found items and systems that had been working before no longer functioning, and doors, closets and other parts of the house showing fresh damage. The crew told her they would repair the issues but never followed through, offered excuses, and refused to accept responsibility for the damage they caused. One moment that stayed with her involved Inspector John: he entered rooms and opened every closet without wearing a mask or shoe covers, moved freely through spaces that weren’t part of the job, and left her feeling that her privacy had been invaded. Left to deal with the aftermath, she wound up paying for repairs she hadn’t needed before and urged that stronger accountability — even legal action — might be the only way to prevent this happening to others.

3. Ben
Google | Jan 9, 2022 |

Ben signed up for a weatherization program expecting a new floor lamp, new ceiling and wall lighting fixtures, and LED lights to be installed. When the crew showed up, none of those items got installed. He had scheduled the appointment and waited for the promised upgrades, only to have the team leave without the lamp, the fixtures, or the LEDs. He considered the visit a complete waste of time and walked away convinced the service reps’ promises weren’t reliable.

02

1. Andy G
BBB | Oct 17, 2023 |

Andy G encountered a professional, highly communicative team when he dealt with the company. He appreciated that they patiently answered every question and explained things in a straightforward, transparent way, so he never felt left in the dark about the process. The detail that stood out was their communication — he walked away with all his concerns addressed and a clear picture of what to expect.

2. Gabriel Sanchez
Google | Oct 3, 2024 |

Gabriel Sanchez hired the company to do weatherization on his home — they swapped out his thermostat and did some wiring on the air-conditioning unit. He found that the crew left wires uncapped and the wiring had burned out; he has been without AC for two weeks and the company won't return his calls. A technician who came out inspected the damage and concluded the exposed wires had touched the metal side wall, which caused the burn. The clearest problem here: the installation left live wiring unsecured, producing a burned connection and two weeks of no cooling while the installer remains unresponsive.

3. Robert Lin
Google | May 2, 2023 |

Robert was dealing with a PG&E-contracted weatherization crew at his home, and the job quickly turned into a mess. Instead of leaving the house properly finished, the workers left cracks and materials unrepaired, picked up materials he had already said no to, and moved through the place as if they were trying to get out the door as fast as possible. When he tried to follow up by email about the mistakes and unfinished areas, the company never responded, and no one came back to make things right. What stood out most was the lack of basic professionalism he encountered from start to finish, down to a rude repairman who seemed focused on doing the least work possible.

03

1. l pedroia
Google | Jan 6, 2024 |

l pedroia ran into a dead end trying to reach the company: the phone number routed to Google Voice, there was no way to leave a message, and no one ever called back. Instead of getting a response about the issue, the contact line simply went nowhere.

2. Ja Transport
Google | Jul 18, 2023 |

Ja Transport called the company after they worked on his system and found no one answering when he tried to follow up. He discovered the crew had replaced a number of components, but many of those parts later came loose, and when pieces fell off the electrical stopped working. He ended up with an inoperative system and no responsive management to resolve it. The detail that sticks: replacements that didn’t stay put combined with unanswered calls left him without a working electrical system.

3. Joanne Lewis
Google | Apr 1, 2022 |

Joanne approached the company for solar work and left convinced the team was incompetent and poorly prepared. She encountered staff who were rude and unable to answer basic questions, and the company repeatedly offered benefits and commitments that never materialized. Those broken promises made her feel the operation prioritized sales over delivery, creating the sense of a bait-and-switch. Her clearest warning to other buyers: the company pitched things up front that simply didn’t appear in the final outcome.

Long-term Satisfaction

Recent customers rate Highlands Energy 1.8 ★

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.

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