Best Solar Panels in United States

Solar City is the best solar company we used. They were incredible from start to finish. They have a great team of professionals that are knowledgeable and friendly. From the first contact to the final installation, Solar City was there with us every step of the way. They answered all of our questions and walked us through the entire process. We are extremely satisfied with the outcome and highly recommend Solar City to anyone interested in going solar.

When I was researching solar companies to hire for my home I found Solar Shark to be the best one out there as far as service , panel quality, craftsmanship, and customer service. I have a busy schedule but they made meeting with them easy and convenient through a comprehensive and step by step virtual presentation. I felt very comfortable with the entire process of understanding how solar works, their product quality, the savings that are enjoyed with solar power, and the fact they had a solid organization I could rely on.

James F
Phoenix

Brad was awesome!! He came out, measured and gave us an estimate all within an hour. He is extremely knowledgabe and professional. We accepted amd agreed to his awesome quote and we had our new window shades installed within a week and a half. The screens look fabulous and look better than my expectation. We HIGHLY recommend this company for your window shades. Brads business has a 5 star for a reason!!!

We purchased (vs leased) a fairly large 14.28kW system (51 x 280Watt panels) installed by Argent Solar in the summer of 2015.  We shopped around a LOT, comparing purchase vs lease, installers, panel manufacturers and configuration options (normal string inverters vs the power optimizers).  Argent was up front with us (our rep was Charlie, but he might be retired by now), well-priced and timely in everything they did.  No problems getting it approved by APS & turned on.  Our power production this last 3.5 years has been exactly as forecasted (clouds are the biggest variable, but that averages out over time).
We've been very happy with Argent.

While I know the up-front cost to own your system is scary or undoable for most, it is really the better option in the long run if you can swing it.  If you do lease, make sure to read the fine print.  For example, a lease installation by SolarCity would have saved $ up front, but the price we paid for electricity from the solar panels was automatically going to increase by 3.5% per year.  That's insane!  You go solar to get AWAY from price increases!  3.5%/year over the 20-year lease means you're paying almost DOUBLE by the end.  In countries like Germany that have pushed solar & wind power very hard, the cost of electricity has dropped dramatically, and likely that will happen here, too, once we get enough adoption here down the road.  You don't want to be paying a ton MORE down the road while everyone else is paying LESS.  Neither will people potentially buying your house when you move.  Most leases are a 20-year commitment, regardless of the owner.  The wrong solar lease is a liability, not an asset.

We ended up getting panels that had black metal edges instead of silver/aluminum, so the panels are black-on-black, which looks very sharp!  I did a lot of research on panel manufacturers, to include calling a guy I know in CA that runs a solar install company and settled on SolarWorld panels.  There are plenty of other great options (LG, Sunpower, Kyocera) but SolarWorld had the best cost at the time and we wanted to make sure to stay away from cheap Chinese makes for peace of mind.

We also went with SolarEdge power optimizers & inverter rather than the more normal string inverters.  It's a little more cost up front, but having a power optimizer at each solar panel means each panel will produce as much as it can.  Despite being the exact same panel, the power rating is a minimum, as slight manufacturing differences can enable some panels to produce several % higher.  (Looking at my current totals for the week, my best panel has produced 8.42kWh (kiloWatt hours) and my worst panel only 7.80kWh.  That's almost an 8% difference between best & worst.  The average difference is probably 3-4%.)  For a normal string inverter setup, a bunch of panels are all connected to the same inverter and all panels are limited by the worst performer on the string, so you'd never get that extra production.  If you have a shadow from a tree or something on your panels part of the day, then the panels in the shade are going to limit your production over all.  Is it enough of a difference to make up for the extra cost?  I don't know, probably.  If you have a shade problem, though, I think it DEFINTELY would.

Several of the SolarEdge power optimizers have gone bad during the last 3.5 years.  I'm not sure if I got a bad lot or what.  You have a graphic depiction of your system to monitor via a web page, though, so as soon as you see a "black hole" in your system, you just call your installer and they replace it free of charge.  Those power optimizers come with a 20-year warranty, so SolarEdge ships a replacement part and pays the install charge.  Argent Solar has been great for this, replacing the part within a couple days usually, as they have replacement parts on hand already.

Anyway, I've been thrilled with our setup.  When I first ran the numbers, the payback was going to take just short of 8 years (including the state & federal rebates).  Then APS put through not one, but two, price increases of nearly 8% each, so that shortened my payback period closer to 7 years (due to the extra cost of electricity that I'm NOT paying).  And when you think that the value of my house has surely increased (due to owning the system; not true for a leased system), there's a good chance the system has already completely paid for itself at just 3.5 years.  Your numbers will be different, maybe better or worse, but probably an excellent investment if you're going to stay in your house for even just a few years.

QUALITY, SERVICE, & COMPETITIVE prices! My wife and I wanted our attic and walls to be insulated in our 1,466 sqft home.  I called a couple different companies (who did NOT answer their phone) to get some prices/estimates. When I first called Thermo Shield, they answered the phone call the first time. I spoke with Nick who was very professional, kind, courteous, and NOT PUSHY. Within 2 minutes to speaking to him, he gave me a pretty solid estimate to do the job and was out at our house the next day to look over the job to be performed. He took his time to explain the process, go over house insulation works, the different types of insulation, and did not try and up-sell anything. He was knowledgeable, informative, and just a nice guy overall.

Highlights - Best insulation prices in Arizona. Very professional company. Took detailed time to take photos prior to starting the job. Made recommendations without trying to up-sell. Took before photos to show me exactly what my attic looked like. Took photos during the job to ensure quality was implemented. Took photos afterwards to show the difference.  Fixed things that needed fixing even though it wasn't part of the contract. They do the right job the right way.

It's very rare a company take the initiative and performs high quality services but Thermo Shield did just that!

P.S. I usually don't trust most companies but I did my research on Thermo Shield and have no problem recommending them to my family, friends, and neighbors.

Best Arizona Insulation Company!!

Tommy was excellent and gave me an estimate over the phone. They are the few electricians that answer the phone on the weekends. We had them move some light switches to another wall location. Steve his technician was on time and a true professional. Highly recommend T&K electric.

Scottsdale Solar did a fantastic job with my solar electric system.  They have the best pricing, installation and professionalism in the industry.   Call Greg for a quote to lower your electric bill and start using renewable energy today.

Wow!! Thank you for installing my new roof!! The roofers were extremely respectful, communicative, and reliable. They stuck to the timeline we agreed upon and pricing was comparable to other companies. The difference with this company, that I haven't seen before, is there ability to communicate. With each step/day they asked if I had any concerns or questions and updated me on what was being done next. For me, I like to know what's going on and what time someone is going to show up... the worse part about other companies I've used is the lack of reliability and communication. Other companies just come and go as they please... playing loud inappropriate music, and not cleaning up after themselves. Truvo (Brad) was a breath of fresh air!! Thank you for taking such a big stress item off my mind!

We had the Sun Power system installed in 2012.  It has since had three malfunctions,  The system has been providing approximately 1/2 its rated power output for nearly five months.  Three cases were opened with Sun Power.  The only response has been that they will evaluate the power production in March, the anniversary month.  The system is under constant monitoring and its low production is quite obvious to a casual observation.  This is quite unacceptable and I would caution anyone to seriously consider this type of reliability and service before entering in to an installation.

With the help of Aaron at Solar Penny I was able to put together the perfect off-grid solar setup for my needs. They have been knowledgeable and patient with all of my questions (I had a lot of questions!). I won't hesitate to refer them to anyone going solar.

Great service from Nick and his company, I literally texted him nextdoor this morning, he responded very fast, and was at my house in 2 hours to fix our AC unit, now it starts and operates much better, much quieter. Thank you very much, wish you and your company all the best...Vince (U.S. Navy (retired))

Fair pricing. Arrived on time. Technician was in and out pretty fast.  Panels look great

Raymond is very knowledgeable about solar and loves what he does! He's not just your average solar salesman. He actually cares about his customers and looks to find you the best rates possible. If your going to go solar. Give Raymond a call. You won't be disappointed.

We got quotes from numerous companies and decided on sunpower. Happy we did! The process  was easy and the project went smooth. Chad our representative was great and sent us updates often so we always knew what was going on. Only giving 4 stars because while they were working on the roof, they dropped soooooo many nuts and bolts and if my dog had one hit it's head it could have been pretty painful or my child coulda picked it up and choked on it. They did however go around and clean up anything the dropped after the fact. (So just watch your head while the are bolting things on the roof ) They also knocked our vent hood off and it took me a couple of times asking before it was put back on, but again no biggy and honestly, overall I think it's a wonderful company and those two minor things shouldn't detour anyone from checking them out. Our panels look great and again, every rep/worker was sooo kind and courteous. We've only had solar up for a month or so but so far so good!

After an unpleasant experience with another local company, I gave Phelps Solar a call and they have exceeded my expectations! David and Jerry were quick to respond, explain the quality of their solar panels, and provided an extremely reasonable price. They came out to quote on a Friday and showed up to install at 9 am on Monday. With their competitors quoting 3 weeks lead time and almost 2x the price, this family owned company is a no brainer! So excited to finally be able to use my pool starting tomorrow!

I can't say this has been a good experience since I signed the contract a month ago.  Maybe a week or two after signing, a surveyor from Triton Solar came out to look at my roof and after going on the roof and breaking several tiles (he didn't even tell me he broke the tiles, just left them on top of my garbage can), he comes down and tells me that they don't install solar panels on tile roofing.  After I notified Modern City about the damage, representatives from Triton came out at 715am one morning without notice and were up on my roof making repairs.  I would have been happy about that had they not left my side gate open when they left.  When I let my 2 dogs out, they escaped and I had to track them down in a panic.  Now I get an email from the "project manager" informing me that they will be leaving and my project has been assigned to a new person.  I am doubting that this will ever get finished and feel I chose the wrong company to do the job.  Not a happy customer.

Buy the Sunrun Power Purchase Plan if you would like to save $15 to $20 a month until you move to another house.  When you move however, you may end up paying for someone else's electricity for the rest of your life. Don't expect any help from their transition team.  My house sold in August, I advised them in June I was selling my house and gave them every bit of information they requested, (buyer, escrow, real estate salesman along with phone numbers and e-mails). After escrow closed, I called them again to advise them the new owners are in the home.  

They stated the new owner hadn't signed the transfer docs and that I would be responsible until they did.  They even advised me to get them to sign. I was now in another state.  After several phone call by me, I received an e-mail from Sunrun stating I could be in default of my agreement because we haven't finished the transition and it was now November.  

They took money from my account each month for the electricity produced for the new owner.  Two weeks after the default threat, they sent me an e-mail stating everything was completed.

They attached a copy of the transition documents.  My signature in July, the Buyers signature in August (Before escrow closed) and their signature in November

They had lied to me about the new owner not signing, it was Sun Run transition team that apparently lost the docs and finally realized it when they were about to take me to court.

They billed me again in December but dropped that, they re-imbursed November only and would take no responsibility for their own mistakes.

Do not use this company.  They will fail to act, cover up their mistakes with lies and put you in financial jeopardy, and after will fail to remedy.

You have been warned

I had my solar installed in the summer of 2015.  It is now the spring of 2016 and my solar still isn't producing energy.  So now I'm paying Erus for the lease and I'm also paying APS full price for electricity (which the snake who signed me up assured me that would never happen). Do not under any circumstances sign with this joke of a solar company.  If there were an option for 0 stars I would do that.

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