Best Solar Panels in Arizona

Before going solar we had done a TON of research. We received quotes from many different companies in the valley for many different sized systems, and ultimately decided to go with AZ Sun Services. We opted for the largest system we could possibly get (14.4 kw), along with the panel upgrade and extended warranty, and no one else could beat their pricing. I had another company trying very hard to poach our business, but after showing them the pricing we were getting, the competitor agreed that we were getting a really good deal. The system took a few months to become operational, but there were zero issues with installation or passing inspection. In order to install the new service panel, which was larger than our old one, they had to cut out a decorative archway that was made out of stucco in order to make the new panel fit. They took care of all wall/stucco repair associated with it, and it looks great! Our sales rep, Nathan, has always been reachable at all hours, including giving us his personal cell number. We ended up financing the system through Dividend, and have had a pleasant experience with them as well. With that being said, if you're in the market for a solar system, I highly suggest getting the largest system you can get and contacting AZ Sun Services for a quote.

After researching solar energy system providers and meeting with three companies we chose Sunny Energy to install our system in Phoenix, AZ. From sales to technical staff to installation to post-commissioning followup we have been impressed by Sunny Energy's commitment to customer service. Before each step of the process we received a text message, email, and update on the customer portal. If we had questions they were answered quickly. The technical staff provided realistic solutions to some unique installation issues and were helpful in recommending affordable service providers to follow through. We had complete confidence in their ability to work with our electrical service provider and the city inspectors as we embarked on making this significant investment.

We highly recommend Sunny Energy and we know they are there for us should we require their services.

I was very pleased with Caliber Roofing Services. I had my roof replaced by them. From the start the process was clear prompt and responsive. Manuel, my first point of contact, was patient and kind. He went through the details of my quote with detail and integrity. The entire project went smoothly, on time and with no surprises. Tanner, the project manager, was also very nice and made sure he kept me updated on the progress of my roof. I'm happy I chose this company for my roof replacement.

I work for a local utility and hired Aneva to do a Habitat for Humanity project for us a bunch of years ago.  Anthony and crew were extremely professional, showed up when they said they would, worked with the Habitat crews for pre-wiring and gave us a good value.  If I ever do solar PV they will be one of the bids I get.  Honest and get it done.

Called this morning, and Ryan was out later the same day to fix a dead outlet found on a home inspection.  The home is closing on a sale in a few days so it was critical to get this fixed ASAP. Of the 5 other contractors I called, Ryan was the only one who called me back. His rate is super reasonable, and he was able to get the outlet fixed in one hour. I'll be using him for now on for other jobs!

10/22/22  We had Dustin come out and tweak, what we had.  They installed, Solar mounted, solar powered Attic Fan, it was all we needed to circulate more air. It's finally so much cooler.
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We started taking bids for solar earlier in 2021.  Some companies only wanted to push an expensive lease option that would have cost us more than $60000 out of pocket by the end of the lease!  Sure, they take  care of all maintenance and repairs, but when you do a little bit more research you can find that reputable companies have 25 year warranties on their products.  Luckily, I started reading about microinverters and decided that I wanted an Enphase microinverter instead of a string inverter.  From there, I searched Enphase's website for an installer in my zip code and Black Platinum showed up as a "platinum" level installer.  At the time, the next one listed had a "gold" status.  We got a quote for $38000 for 13.3kW with LG Panels and Enphase microinverters.  The payoff at the time was ten years, but recently Arizona is pushing APS to cut the off peak time from 3pm to 8pm to 4pm to 7pm and they are forcing them to stop charging people with solar for a grid connection fee.  These changes will definitely shorten our payoff time a little.

Black Platinum had us make the payments in four phases which worked out for us to help space out the large checks.  The first phase involves getting city permits, the second phase is installation, and the last phase is APS approving the install and giving you the go ahead to flip the switch and turn on the system.  We opted for no battery in our system since our solar buyback rate is locked for ten years.  After ten years, I'm anticipating battery technology to be much more superior along with the Enphase technology for being able to go "off grid" while still being connected to the grid in the event of a power outage.

After the install, we had a few hiccups that either we solved or Black Platinum solved:
1. One of the trees that the previous owners planted was shading my roof and blocking sun to three of my panels.  I had my landscaper trim the tree down beneath the roof line on my house.  He still needs to work with my neighbor to trim the same tree on my neighbor's side.  The three panels are probably running at about 60% right now (up from 16% when they were shaded).
2. Three panels did not have power after the system was turned on.  Two of them weren't plugged in correctly and the third needed a new microinverter.  I coordinated with David (Sales Manager) to get the repair team to my home to fix these three panels.

I love the Enphase Enlighten app for my Android phone.  It shows your energy use so you know when you are doing things during peak energy charges.  It helped us realize that if we shower between 3pm and 8pm it uses 5kW just to refill the water heater.  Now we shower outside of that window given that our APS bill is negative at the moment (it could be even more negative).

The way our system is designed we are expecting to get money back during the cooler months and we're expecting to pay some money during the four hot months in the summer.  It should balance itself out.  We are looking forward to getting the rebate next year and hope that the solar tax credit is extended to help more people get solar in the future.

During each phase of getting solar, David was in touch with me constantly via text on my phone.  I was also in touch with John Black (owner), Melia (permits), and David via email.  All of their estimates for the time frame for permits, construction, and APS were pretty spot on.  They had to cut into the wall in my daughter's room and garage to help hide the power conduits and it's very professional.  The drywall people patched it up like it never happened and we just happened to have painted my daughter's room recently as part of a kitchen remodel (using the same painters).  A few coats of left over paint and we can't even tell anything happened.  I highly recommend Black Platinum if you are considering going solar and I have given their information to a few of my neighbors who are thinking about it for themselves.

Recently had our solar installed by Rooftop and even though we are STILL waiting for APS to come and commision the system, we could not be more thrilled with the Rooftop Solar team. From estimators to project managers Adam, Vanessa, Brian, Daniel and Julia to the EXCELLENT, efficient, polite and obsessively neat installation crew lead by Sergio, everyone was focussed on a properly designed, installed, effective and efficient system, not just a 'cash grab'. I can't recommend Rooftop Solar highly enough! If you're looking for solar done right, these are your guys and gals!!

Mr. sunshine was responsive and informative when it comes to Arizona solar. He is friendly and easy to converse with and very knowledgeable. He came to our house to survey the structure and understand our energy goals.

Tim (the engineering guy on the team) provided information about generation and connections to the grid and was very informative about getting solar installed along with flexible scheduling.

I had some scheduling issues that will delay the installation, and this awesome company understood the situation that will delay my project and will be there when I can resume my project.

While doing research on Arizona solar energy, I found  there are any number of ways to have solar panels installed on your home, not all are great. I was  concerned about solar projects that were pitched which did not seem financially plausible. However you do solar in Arizona, use this company!

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I have an antifreeze (closed) solar water heater that was having some issues.  General solar came out and resolved my issue quicker and easier than I expected.  Turns out all I needed was a system recharge. Perhaps best of all, the cost was very reasonable.  
They did a good job of checking thoroughly for other possible issues, but also didn't make me feel like they were trying to push any unnecessary repairs on me.  They were attentive to making sure the job was done right.  Customer service was great and they explained in great detail what was going on, and were friendly but professional and knowledgeable.   Considering that my biggest complaint was that they were about 15 minutes late, it was a great visit.

I moved in to SUn city after getting a divorce as a senior and wanted to put solar on the roof. I met Cary after speaking to several salesman and decided that Cary had the best price for me. The work was done. A year ago I contacted Cary and got some extra work done installing a mini split that helped even more. I would recommend galaxy solar to anybody because of the professionalism and care.

Just like the other reviews bad customer service. Phone Tag is an understatement not only can you never get a hold of anyone but the Quote sent was wrong and did not address the items and size of solar I wanted. After repeated calls and a few emails I am done trying to work with this company. If someone is going to spend 20K plus you should have great customer service. (look at car salesman even though we all hate them for 20k you are never ignored.)

It's been a year since AEP installed our system. I'm sure glad they did because I'm paying only $35 on my APS bill for JUNE!!! Russ, the owner, conservatively estimated that my summer bill would be about $75 bucks with solar, which I was very excited about a year ago. Come to find out that he was way off. Paying $35 in June was a delightful surprise. Even my wife, who was skeptical, is glad that we invested in Solar. Since I financed this system, I decided to pay exactly what I would be paying without solar, but in 8 years, my loan will be paid off, and I will get to enjoy a much cheaper APS bill. If you live in AZ, I would highly recommend anyone to invest in solar panels because APS or SRP is only going to raise their rates. Solar is a great way to hedge against rising energy cost. There are may reputable solar companies in the valley. I would highly recommend giving Russ an opportunity to quote your system. He uses state-of-the-art solar panels that other competitors didn't use. Installation was very professional as well. They do not hire out their installers. They have their own dedicated installers who even painted the conduit tubes to match my house. Finally, please beware of using the solar companies that knock on your door to gain your business. Many of them are rip-offs. Go with a trust worthy company that has been around for a while.

I had a problem with the load control. We really did not want it any more so Matt disconnected it.  He was also able to replace a faulty GFI at the pool.  I called him at noon and he was able to get to me before noon the next day.  Fast and friendly...I would definitely recommend.

Looked at a few companies to get quotes for solar installation. It's a tough market these days, with all of the power companies turning the tables on solar power. We've got aps, and at the moment things are still in our favor.

When none of the companies but Arizona solar solutions would consider the job because of market conditions (and maybe rightly so, that remains to be seen), we jumped on the quotes they provided and quicker than a blink they had the panels installed and aps approved. We were expecting months of waiting - instead we went from contract to kilowatts in about a month, hoa approval, city approval, and aps approval included.  Just waiting on router connection now so we can watch the power roll out.

We're not expecting miracles, but we were promised a little more than 100% of our yearly power needs and I think it can be done. We've gone through and made sure we're as efficient as possible prior to connection, and I've got NREL predictive production charts (pvwatts) for our specific setup, so we'll see how we do.

I'll post back up regularly to see how things are stacking up.

Only complaint - customer service seems to be almost entirely automated, so the process felt very much like dealing with a phone recording - all our email updates were automated, sometimes to the point of not including specific times or dates of expected steps (like blanks were left unfilled), but when I needed to speak to customer service, there was always someone there on the other end of the line, presumably right here in Phoenix.  Maybe that's how they keep so streamlined to get things set up efficiently, but it felt very sterile - not a friendly neighbor-like business which they seem to be on outside appearance.

I love how I was told on my previous review to "please email with my project address" so that someone would "escalate ... and ensure your property is taken care of", and yet several days later there is still no response to the email. It seems  I am not alone in seeing that only Yelp or Google reviews get fast responses as lots of customers are definitely not getting the help they need with the many calls placed to the customer care line (spent mostly on hold) or even with the emails as directed.

Made the mistake of making an inquiry. Long interview supplying data, looking up bills, till they got to my shake roof which disqualified me. Why didn't they ask that first? But that was a minor blip compared to the barrage of emails and phone calls to "follow-up." No matter that I tell each caller to take me off the list cause I don't qualify. They are a tar baby, and even if I qualified I wouldn't trust such hard selling people to do anything.

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