Mission Solar Electric reviews

Sharlene T. wanted full offset for her 1955 home and hired James Pinon to design and install a solar system in March 2019. Of the designers and installers she interviewed, he stood out for knowledge and experience: an electrician who has focused exclusively on solar design and installation for more than a decade and who came highly recommended by solar-company executives who used him on their own homes. He positioned panels to capture maximum power during the afternoon peak, delivering the kind of roof layout that matched her goal of 100% coverage. She ended up with clear, understandable pricing, no hidden costs, and a team that kept to deadlines; Mission Solar Electric completed the job at a fair and competitive price. At her first true-up in March 2020 she walked away with a $43 credit from SDG&E — the concrete proof the system was producing to plan and meeting her 100% target.

Sharlene was juggling a mid‑1950s house, a desire to avoid a costly electrical panel upgrade, and a goal of covering 100% of her electricity use. After asking other homeowners and even executives at a solar manufacturer for recommendations, she discovered James Pinon of Mission Solar Electric and found his knowledge and clarity set him apart. An electrician who has focused exclusively on solar for more than a decade, he walked her through the options, designed a system that avoided the panel upgrade, and handled the installation himself with a single assistant. James priced and quoted the job personally—so there were no separate salesperson or estimator fees—and the project finished on time, within budget, and with no hidden costs. The workmanship and ethics impressed her, and the results were concrete: at the first‑year true‑up in March 2020, the system supplied all of her household electricity for the prior year and left her with a $43 credit from SDG & E. What sticks most is that one highly experienced professional managed design, pricing and installation end‑to‑end and delivered the exact performance she wanted.

Justin M. had James and his crew from Mission Solar Electric install solar panels on his home a little over a year and a half ago, and the system has performed flawlessly since. He almost forgot to post an update, but the reason he came back was a concrete outcome: he's now having a pool installed — something he only felt comfortable doing because the panels cut his electric bills enough to make the project affordable. The installation itself and the follow-through from James's team left him confident in the equipment and savings, turning what started as an energy upgrade into the financial freedom to add a major home improvement. The detail that sticks: after 18 months of trouble-free generation and measurable bill savings, the solar system enabled a real, budget-impacting upgrade — the kind of result that makes calling James for a quote worthwhile.

Charles has had his residential solar array running for more than eight years without a hitch. He appreciated that, without him asking, a technician named James came out to inspect the Enphase communications equipment — a proactive check of the system’s monitoring that many companies don’t provide years after installation. The combination of trouble-free performance and that unsolicited aftercare is the detail that lingers.

Kevin A. switched his home to Mission Solar and, after the first year tied to his SDG&E true-up, discovered he only owed $210 for the entire year — far less than the more-than-double monthly bills he had been paying before. He found that James had expertly right-sized the array, giving just enough panels to push annual usage toward zero without buying extra capacity that would send excess production back to the utility. The system got off to the races covering costs, and he expected to move into net-positive territory soon. In an October 2019 update he shared that a router change knocked out their monitoring; James came by in person, helped reset everything, and they lost no production as a result. Their next true-up dropped to $45, and even his 90-year-old mom was thrilled with the installation and performance. The detail that sticks: James’s careful sizing and hands-on follow-up kept production steady and drove those impressively low true-up bills.

Scott had James install a solar system on his house almost ten years ago, and the array still performs flawlessly. He just received his yearly bill for $110, a number that reinforces his belief that solar was the best investment he’s made in the home. James stayed in regular contact over the years, sharing in the excitement about how the system is performing, and Scott recommended him to friends who also ended up having James do their installs. He especially values dealing with a smaller company where the owner is the one doing the work — the hands-on approach and the quality of the workmanship have held up. The detail that sticks with him: nearly a decade later the system is trouble-free and the annual bill is just $110, a tangible sign of long-term reliability tied to owner-installed care.

James K. discovered Mission Solar three years ago while comparison-shopping for a home solar installation and was struck by one clear detail: their proposal fit on a single page with no fluff. He called the referrals Mission provided and heard the same endorsement, which made him feel confident enough to move forward. He ended up with a high-quality system at a fair price, installed on time and on budget with no surprises. That first positive outcome led him to hire Mission again to install two additional systems on a much larger mixed-use commercial building; when the electrical work proved more technical, Mission handled it in a straightforward way, maintaining integrity and the agreed timetable and cost. Since installation, they have actively monitored system performance and followed up regularly. He concluded they could not have done a better job — the clear, no-nonsense proposal and ongoing monitoring were the reasons he trusted them with increasingly complex projects.

S T. had a sixteen-year-old solar array removed so the roof could be replaced and watched the crew handle the job over three days. They arrived on time, dove straight into the work, and stayed focused — no idle small talk and no lingering downtime. The crew only took a single, exact one-hour lunch break each day and left the property tidy at the end of every workday. What lingered was the crew’s old-fashioned work ethic: steady, efficient labor and consistent cleanup through the entire three-day removal.

Rainman hired Mission Solar Electric to put solar on his home and discovered the whole project was handled by one enthusiastic, hands-on technician. James took the lead from the first phone call, came out to do the site survey, produced the quote, led the installation (with some help), pushed the job through the city inspection, submitted all the paperwork, and then walked him through the finished system. The price landed better than expected, and he ended up very pleased with the result. What stuck with him most was the continuity—one person owning every step so nothing fell through the cracks.