Best Solar Installers

Greater Los Angeles

American Solar Direct went out of business years ago. We found dozens of reviews from customers stranded with leased panels that stopped working, no one to call for service, and bills that kept coming. One homeowner reported paying lease fees for two years on a dead system with zero support. Another

Green Home Systems will leave you stuck with a broken system and no way to fix it. One homeowner watched their inverter fail after just three months, then spent 18 months trying to get anyone from the company to answer a phone call or show up for a repair. Another paid for panels that sat dark on th

This company has a serious quality control problem. One family paid $341 a month for solar panels that only worked four and a half months out of two years, during which time incompetent technicians tore up their roof and left electrical boxes open in the rain. Another customer waited nine months for

LA Green Development is not a safe bet. One customer paid $37,000 for panels that never reduced their electric bill, then watched their inverter get stolen because the company mounted it somewhere anyone could grab it. Another homeowner spent nearly two years chasing the company to fix a system that

Sunrun will charge you while your panels sit broken. We analyzed thousands of reviews and found a company plagued by systemic breakdowns that leave customers trapped in multi-year cycles of non-functioning systems and finger-pointing. One homeowner reported paying $111 monthly for over a year while

Sunergy Construction appears to have gone out of business or abandoned support, leaving customers with broken systems and no recourse. One homeowner paid $10,000 out of pocket to fix a roof after Sunergy installed panels incorrectly in 2019, then refused all contact when leaks appeared. Another has

This installer is a mess you should skip. We analyzed dozens of reviews and found a company that's evolved from budget-friendly in 2015 to dysfunctional by 2025. One frustrated homeowner paid $25,000 three months ago and still has nothing installed, discovering the company lied about permit approval

This company will leave you without heating or cooling for weeks. We analyzed over a hundred reviews and found customers waiting 10-plus days for warranty repairs while the office dodged follow-up calls. One homeowner paid $20,000 for a heat pump that Mediterranean installed without charging, rackin

Tesla Energy is gambling with your home. We analyzed thousands of reviews and found a company that can't activate systems, miscalculates energy production, and leaves customers trapped in 20-year leases with higher bills than before they went solar. One homeowner paid $78.69 into their utility's cre

This company doesn't deserve your trust. We analyzed over a hundred reviews and found a pattern of installation failures, unresponsive service, and door-to-door reps who misrepresented their utility affiliation. One homeowner spent $11,000 on a system installed incorrectly, then waited two years for

Nation Energy Services (sometimes operating as Demand Construction) isn't worth the risk. We analyzed dozens of reviews and found a pattern of installations dragging on for a year or longer, with customers chasing the company for basic updates after paying. One homeowner signed in July 2024 and stil

California State Development has a severe follow-up problem that makes them too risky to hire. One homeowner spent two years chasing them for repairs after roof tiles were improperly installed during a solar project, causing interior water damage that the company never addressed despite hundreds of

Zero Energy Contracting is not worth the risk. We analyzed hundreds of reviews and found systematic failures across installation quality, project completion, and honest sales conduct. One homeowner discovered electrical wiring left exposed throughout the house two years after the install—problems th

This company left customers stuck with broken systems, ignored service requests, and routinely misled people about costs. One homeowner watched their solar go dark for months while being bounced between sales reps because Verengo didn't staff a real tech support line. Another paid an extra $1,300 in

Sigora Solar has a serious post-installation problem. One homeowner watched a working system die completely in 2024 and spent months leaving unanswered voicemails with an answering service, never reaching a real Sigora rep. Another signed in April 2021, endured a 25% output miscalculation by the sal

Don't trust this company with your roof or your money. We analyzed nearly a hundred reviews and found a pattern of aggressive sales tactics followed by shoddy workmanship and total abandonment when things go wrong. One homeowner was told their tax credit would come as cash they could use to refinanc

This company disappears after cashing your check. We analyzed dozens of reviews and found a consistent pattern: installations fail inspection, the contractor ghosts, and homeowners get stuck paying loans for systems that don't work. One customer in Norwalk has been paying a solar loan for five month

ABS Alaskan accepted thousands in prepayments for generator and solar installs, then left customers waiting months with no equipment and evasive refund timelines. One contractor reported being overcharged by thousands, then stiffed on payment for five weeks after completing the wiring ABS couldn't l

Harness Power went out of business in 2023 and abandoned hundreds of customers mid-project. We analyzed more than a hundred reviews and found a company that routinely failed inspections, left systems nonfunctional for months, and then shut down without notice, leaving homeowners with $70,000 loans f

This company leaves customers stranded after the sale. We analyzed over a hundred reviews and found a clear pattern: responsive during sales, vanished afterward. One homeowner noticed her panels weren't working for five months before realizing PG&E's true-up bill had skyrocketed because Canopy had i

Clean Initiative should not be on your shortlist. We analyzed dozens of reviews and found a company plagued by abandoned projects, nonworking systems, and disappearing support. In one case, a homeowner's panels stopped producing power entirely after four years, but the company's license had been sus

This company isn't just a bad solar installer. It's a telemarketing nightmare that hundreds of people are actively trying to escape. One reviewer blocked so many numbers that she lost count, yet American Solar kept calling from new lines. Another tried everything from lying about renting to pretendi