Best Solar Installers

Greater San Diego

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

Solar Alliance isn't worth the risk. We analyzed dozens of reviews and found a troubling pattern: 23 customers described systems that underperformed, warranties ignored, and communication that disappeared after installation. One homeowner spent six months chasing a quote for additional panels becaus

Sol Nova isn't worth the risk. One homeowner signed in November 2018, then spent 15 months chasing the CEO to even start the project because permits sat untouched and gift cards never materialized. Another paid on time for panels that sat broken for 17 months, racked up a $1,200 utility bill, and ev

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

This company is a gamble you should not take. We analyzed dozens of reviews and found a clear pattern: for every completed project, several homeowners are stuck in year-long delays, dealing with installation errors, or fighting to get anyone to return their calls. One couple sent dozens of emails—co

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 is not worth the risk. We analyzed dozens of reviews and found a clear pattern of sloppy installations followed by complete radio silence when things go wrong. One homeowner called seven times over several weeks to fix a leak in their two-year-old system and never heard back. Another wa

Affiliate Solar is a gamble you shouldn't take. We found a pattern that repeats across recent reviews: homeowners waiting a year or more for systems that still don't work, all while paying both their old electric bill and loan payments on panels generating zero power. One customer called 27 times ov

SunFusion Energy Systems has a troubling pattern of abandoned customers and botched installations. We found three separate homeowners who reported roof leaks after installation, and in each case the company either disappeared entirely or blamed someone else. One customer spent weeks trying to reach

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

Complete Solar will leave you holding the bag. We analyzed hundreds of reviews and found a company that ghosts customers once the panels are on your roof. One homeowner spent nearly a year trying to reach the company so a roofer could remove her panels for leak repairs, leaving voicemails and emails

Infinity Energy will leave your solar project in limbo for months on end. One customer signed in July 2021 for an installation promised in six weeks, paid in full, and still had no working system eighteen months later after three no-show installation dates and a surprise 40% price hike. We found 212

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

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 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

Tesla solar is a gamble you will almost certainly lose. We analyzed hundreds of reviews and found a company that routinely ghosts customers during breakdowns, causes roof damage it won't fix, and runs a support system seemingly designed to frustrate people into giving up. One customer paid $25,000 f