Best Solar Panels in United States

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.

We had a few small problems with the install, wound up putting us behind for the turn on date. I'm still giving 5 stars as communication was truly excellent throughout the process and every person who came to our house made us comfortable they were there. This company really cares about customer service and it shows. Loved our sales guy, Rich, who followed through way after the sale was done and his responsibility was over.

Bad experience with caliber roofing. They were hired by my General Contractor and after their first visit I had flashings sticking up and additional broken tiles on my roof. They came out a second time to fix their first mistakes and left me with even more issues. After the second mess up my GC cut ties with them on my project. I am now left finding another roofer to fix the gaps they left between tiles and try to find matching tiles.

Aneva did the ground installation of the solar panels for us last summer. Yep, their crew worked smack in the middle of it. We do appreciate  all the work the kids had done and it looks awesome and also produces  a lot of energy.
We picked Aneva for the following reasons:
1. Sales guy Mark G is a pro. He looked at our house, consumption and offered a solution that fit us specifically. We did not even think of ground installation but it did turn out to be the best fit for us. When you have an expensive clay tile, installing solar panels on them is not an option- contrary to other contractors belief ;)
2. Crew is wonderful and worked their buts off in this heat. I had to work a lot and was not up to supervising but they really did not need to. Their PM even stopped showing up- but I am sure he would if you prefer more hands on experience.
3. We are getting a Lot of solar even though a tid bit of panels are in a shade in the morning. Aneva has a design person who works with your sales guy to come up with the great design for placement based on the lot or house.
Couple of things to share - hopefully informational and some are general solar related ;)
1. If you want solar and want to finance - use anything but solar financing.. it is predatory and usually comes at 20% upfront fee( yep still legal). We were explicitly told about it by the other bidder but would suggest to Mark to include this bit of info in the discussion.
2.probably would have done a bit more communication upfront as we had no idea what went into plans, approvals until I asked a day before the work started. It turned out great anyway;) and I would rather be hands off than on. bottom line is if you are more of a control freak - your sales guy and front desk are super responsive so just ask them.
3. Whoever was depositing checks along the way (4 payments I believe ) was above replying to emails. Again that's why Mark and front desk are there to help
4. Aneva has a special clean up guy!!! He is awesome and takes care of everything that PM could not
5. I think it takes some time to figure out but generator is really helpful on big ground jobs. Our outlets were not able to carry the needed load. So the crew rolled in one.
6. We had to replace the electric panel and the crew did it wonderfully. But picture having no electricity/ Wi-Fi for half a day in AZ summer...
7 Solar install is still quite expensive but electricity costs from the grid are not going down either. Although we are not completely independent we do enjoy with Aneva's help ;) -generating solar power, paying at this point almost nothing to APS and occasional enjoyment from virtue signaling to all the Prius and Tesla drivers ;) oh yes, and the fed tax refund too

In general I am a DIY person. However, I have a newborn that doubles as a black hole for time so doing anything, much less a big project was out of the question.

I wanted to do three main projects - rewire the pool pad, install coach lights, and install a receptacle for a car charger in the garage. I checked NextDoor and found all the electricians that people suggested and contacted them all. I contacted 6 of them and this is how this all panned out.

2 never returned a call/email/showed up for their appointment
3 came out and gave a verbal estimate but never would return my calls/emails to give me a written quote.
1 came out to give me a verbal estimate, talked to me about my overall scope of my project, allowed me to change my mind over details a few times, measured the distances for the project, called/voicemail, and gave me a written quote.

Can you guess who the last one was? You guessed it - it was Ryan of Firefly. Everyone else was a dud.

I am not sure why there was such a discrepancy of levels of service. The only thing I can think of is that the scope of my project was simply too big for some of these guys OR it was simply more profitable to go do small jobs (lets face it, it is probably more profitable to change a fan than it is to do one of my big projects) and instead of just saying "this is too big for me, I'll pass" they just ignored me.

Who knows.

But Ryan came through. I actually only did two of my three projects - the pool pad rewire and installed a car charger. I over-engineered both projects and thus spent more so I cut one of the projects out until a later time.

My pool project was what I'd consider a pretty big residential project. I basically had a sub-panel installed which for me meant going from 0.5" conduit to 1.5" conduit and running big wires. To get all that out to the back yard we had to cut concrete. This may have been what scared some of the people off.

The only thing I can fault Ryan for is that I didn't completely confirm how I wanted the pool panel conduit to be ran. My previous conduit was ran along the bottom of my house and I thought that Ryan would remove that and install the new conduit in it's place. Instead he installed it higher on the wall. While this makes good engineering sense (less moisture up there), I was a bit taken back by the installation location. In the end it was fine it was just when I went and saw it after he was done I was a little taken back because it wasn't what I expected. Ryan did explain himself well and even showed me the old conduit that was rusted out due to it's location.

So in conclusion, if you want someone that will take you from verbal quote to work done AND all the steps in between then Ryan is a good guy to do business with, especially if your projects are beyond changing a fan or replacing a wall switch.

Wonderful Experience from consultation to install! Kevin who did the initial free in home inspection was great and knowledgeable about product an tax savings. Devyn was a pro at install and helped me pic the perfect spot for both my tubes. So much sunshine !  My wife came home to a well lit home and commented I neglected to mop that day! Lol jk thank you Az home daylight!!!

Unfortunately, my lack of technical prowess and ineptitude when it comes to all things internet has caused me to delay a long time in writing this review.  John installed solar panels on our house about one year ago. I suppose the silver lining to the delay is that at least I can write this review with both the perspective of time and the benefit of having lived with John's work for almost a year.

Here's the bottom line:  John and his crew were extraordinary.  My wife and I consider ourselves extremely fortunate to have bumped into him while he was working on another house down the street.  His was the lowest of the three quotes we received, and everything he promised was delivered on time and on budget and with a degree of personal attention and kindness that's almost extinct these days.

We have had no problems whatsoever with the 36 panels he installed and have reduced our APS electrical bills to zero (not including the company's connection charge).  My wife and I estimate the panels will have paid for themselves after roughly six years, meaning that over a 20 year period we will have saved somewhere between $60,000 and $100,000 depending on future rate hikes.  

If you are thinking of going solar, I cannot recommend John and his team  enough -- they were completely thorough, honorable and professional in every possible way.  My only regret has been that it took me so long to post this review, but hopefully better late than never.

Had 21 panels put on our roof a year ago.  Out of pocket costs = $15k.
Saved $1600 over the previous year APS bill, and we didn't own electric cars in 2013 (But bought 2 in 2014, as there was so much excess production during the day that we now don't have to pay for fuel for our daily driving).  The system will pay for itself in about 9 years (assuming power rates don't go up ((HA!)), and not even counting the fuel savings), and it will continue to produce power for more than 20 years.  Plus, because the solar panels are raised off the roof, the attic doesn't get nearly as hot, making the indoor temps much cooler in the summer.

I don't know what a ton of carbon dioxide looks like, but I know EXACTLY what $1600 looks like (and what I can do with the savings every year).

This company, actually Mr. Sunshine himself, provided a truthful, clear, and concise explanation of the process and outcome of going solar.  No pressure,  I called back 5 times and did not pull the trigger for over two weeks.  During that time I never got a pressure call back.  The quality information sells the product by its self.

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.

Everyone at Harmon was fantastic - from Lisa B to Eric D.  We asked a lot of questions and they were always quick with their replies.  Great company to work with.

Requested a Solar Installation consultation, after finding them through Yelp. I called AEP, discussed what i was looking for. They took down all my information, scheduled me for Friday 12/2/16 and proceeded to no call-no show.

As a real estate agent, it's so difficult to find competent contractors that will go above and beyond, guarantee their work and just make doing business easy.  I could not have better things to say about Matt's professionalism and communication.  THANK YOU!!

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.

This is a second update from August 17th.  Titan has been great overall.  The sale person Kyler has gone above and beyond what a salesperson is expected to do.  We had a smooth installation and it was very quick and they cleaned up after themselves, which was important to me as I had just had my yard landscaped.  Kyler addressed all my concerns and still (10 months later) answers my text about anything !!  

Recently I found out the solar panels were not working and was shocked by a large electric bill on top of my solar payment.  I was unhappy but called Titan right away.  A technician was scheduled to come out approximately 10 days later, they never showed up or called.  I was unhappy but called again and was informed that it was a scheduling error and that I had been left a voicemail (incorrect!)  I told the CS person that waiting another two weeks was unacceptable to me and that I would be very vocal about my unhappiness, but that did not help.  Later that evening I posted a 1-star yelp review and to my amazement, I got a call from Samantha Jones (Director of Operations/marketing).  Samantha exceeded my expectations, she was kind, listened, and totally understood why I was upset.  She must be a miracle worker because she has already taken care of the problem, solar is on and running, we have the app to monitor and I am being reimbursed with a check.  This is what customer service should be! I have her cell number for any future problems.  I can honestly say I have never had such a positive response after a negative interaction.  Samantha thank you and I will be sure to recommend Titan as long as they employ people like you, ones who value their customers and treat them fairly!

I have had solar for a few years now.  Since last June (2017), my summer bills have been 4x the amount that I was told they would be once I had solar.  Last summer, my inverter went out.  The company took a week to notify me of the issues, days to send a service tech to review, then over a week for the new one to be ordered and received only to have to wait more time for the service tech to change out.  I lost almost a month of production in the hottest month of Arizona and paid out a lot more in electric bills than promised.  Customer service is terrible.  Took me days to speak to a manager as whenever I called, all managers were "in a meeting."  I got to one manger who seemed like she was going to help and sent her the data on the electric bills and she shortly stopped responding.  I have emailed information to the company again with no response.  Hold times on the phone lately have been over 40 minutes and once you get a person, you can be transferred a few times.  I feel as though I was duped on how well the system would be for my house.

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