Best Solar Installers
The OC
124 companies analyzed in your area

Solar Tuneup
Solar Tuneup is the rescuer you call when your original installer vanishes and your panels stop working. We analyzed reviews spanning multiple years and found the same story over and over: people discover their installer went out of business, panic when they realize nobody will touch their system, t

SYNRG Solar
SYNRG Solar will get your panels up and running faster than your neighbor's installer will finish the permitting paperwork. We analyzed reviews spanning multiple years and found zero complaints about workmanship, sales conduct, or post-installation support. One reviewer's neighbor spent five months

Aikyum Solar
Aikyum Solar handled everything we throw at them without a hitch. We analyzed hundreds of reviews and found exactly one complaint about workmanship and two about post-sale support, which is essentially zero in a real-world sample. In one case, a homeowner noticed his panels were maxing out the micro

Evergreen Solar and Home Battery
Evergreen Solar and Home Battery earned unanimous praise across every metric we track. We found zero complaints about workmanship, pricing surprises, or communication breakdowns. One retired electrical engineer with an MS degree and a prior solar installation under his belt told us Bryan's crew was

Elione Solar
Elione Solar handles the paperwork nobody else wants to touch. We analyzed dozens of reviews and found that 17 homeowners specifically praised the company for managing HOA approvals, city permits, and utility coordination without the customer lifting a finger. One reviewer got panels installed durin

SunGuide Solar
SunGuide Solar is run by one person who treats installations like a personal project, not a transaction. We analyzed dozens of reviews and couldn't find a single complaint about Basem (the founder) disappearing after the sale. One homeowner canceled their contract mid-process to do more research, an

SunSolar US
SunSolar US will walk you through every decision without pressuring you to buy. We analyzed reviews spanning seven years and found the same pattern repeating: Kobi (the owner) sits down with homeowners, explains the technical details in plain English, and tailors the system to your actual usage rath

REPOWER OC
REPOWER OC makes the financial side of solar clearer than any competitor we've reviewed. One client's SCE bill dropped from $500 to $250 per month after installing panels and a Tesla Powerwall 3, which sounded too good to be true until the first bill arrived. We found 21 reviews praising Eddie's exp

EcoForce Solutions
EcoForce Solutions delivers the kind of installation that makes you wonder why anyone tolerates a mediocre solar contractor. We analyzed reviews spanning more than six years and found a company where the sales process, the install crew, and the follow-up all run at the same high standard. One homeow

More Vida Power
More Vida Power earned our recommendation by closing the gap between what solar salespeople promise and what installers actually deliver. One reviewer switched from $400 summer bills to a fixed $190 maximum, another dropped from $200-plus to a locked $120, and we found eleven separate mentions of ze

Renew Earth Solar
Renew Earth Solar delivers. We analyzed dozens of customer reports and found something rare: not a single complaint about workmanship, missed timelines, or pushy sales tactics. One homeowner who shopped multiple quotes called out Renew Earth for beating Powur and SunRun on panel quality while gettin

EL-FI Homes
EL-FI Homes finished a 12-panel solar install with battery in two days. We analyzed reviews from customers who came in knowing nothing about solar and found a pattern: the company quotes an all-in price (permit fees, old plan withdrawals, inspection handling) and sticks to it, unlike competitors who

NexGen Solar
NexGen Solar finished one homeowner's entire roof replacement plus a 6kW system with battery in weeks, not months. We analyzed dozens of reviews and found installation speed mentioned in 37 comments, with crews finishing panel mounting in a single day even when the job included electrical panel upgr

ParagonSun
ParagonSun handles the entire solar process without surprises or upselling. We analyzed reviews spanning eight years and found the same project manager, Cori, still answering calls and troubleshooting systems she installed in 2017. In 2024, when a Southern California Edison technician accidentally d

Advanced Solar Solutions
Advanced Solar Solutions nails the details solar installers usually botch. We analyzed dozens of reviews and found a design firm that building officials actually compliment, which tells you everything about their permit packages. One installer reported flying through permitting across multiple juris

Belmont Energy
Belmont Energy nails the install without the installer headache. We found 20 reviews praising workmanship with zero complaints about shoddy work or corner-cutting. One customer switched contractors mid-project after their first installer ghosted the HOA paperwork deadline, found Joe on Yelp, and sav

Infinity Solar
We found Infinity Solar to be a rare installer that earns repeat business and referrals on workmanship alone. One customer waited a full year after installation to write a review, just to confirm the system kept producing as promised before recommending them to family. Another described the owner, T

NexGen Construction
NexGen Construction is the solar installer you hire when you want someone who'll still pick up the phone six years later. We analyzed well over a hundred reviews and found zero complaints about their workmanship—79 people mentioned it, and all 79 were positive. One homeowner called Eric back to expa

All In One Roofing And Solar
All In One Roofing And Solar will tell you what actually needs fixing and charge you less than you expect. We found dozens of reviews from homeowners who called Reggie after discovering storm damage, leaks dripping into garages, or holes ripped open by fumigation crews, and in nearly every case he a

OC Solar
OC Solar will pick up the phone when your inverter dies on a Friday afternoon at 3:30pm and send technicians to your house within 90 minutes. We analyzed hundreds of customer stories and found people still raving about support quality five years after their installs. In one case, a homeowner's outle

Forme Solar
Forme Solar makes the whole solar process feel manageable, even when things go sideways. We analyzed hundreds of reviews and found two patterns worth knowing. First, 124 customers described a genuinely smooth experience from quote to install, with one homeowner noting the crew finished 14 panels in

Hodne Roofing & Solar
Hodne Roofing & Solar delivers installations that last decades, not just years. We analyzed dozens of reviews spanning a ten-year period and couldn't find a single complaint about their follow-up support. One homeowner emailed Doug 15 years after the original roof install to request an invoice copy

Enver Solar (out of business)
Enver Solar built custom systems that slashed electric bills and stayed in touch for years afterward. In one case, a homeowner who compared 13 companies chose Enver for their American-made panels and salesperson Mike Sleek, then paid off the system in under five years while never seeing a bill over

Vasco Solar
Vasco Solar will fix your problem the same day you call. We analyzed hundreds of reviews and found a pattern we rarely see: when something goes wrong, their techs show up within hours, not weeks. One homeowner emailed about a data-tracking glitch at 10 a.m. and had a technician on-site fixing it by
Palmetto Energy
Palmetto Energy will get your system installed and answer your calls when something breaks. The workmanship scores high, and we found dozens of reviews describing fast, professional installation crews who showed up on time and cleaned up after themselves. One homeowner dealt with both an HOA dispute