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I had a fantastic experience! The crews showed up early every day and stayed until the job was done. They were incredibly courteous from start to finish. You can tell they take pride in their work--every detail was handled carefully and professionally. The quality of the job exceeded my expectations, and they made the whole process easy and stress-free. I highly recommend them to anyone looking for reliable, detail-oriented, and truly excellent service. One thing that we loved, was how they concealed / painted all the steel piping. They color matched to the color of our house. Unlike my neighbors who used other companies, they have steel (almost chrome) pipes that are visible throughout the exterior of their houses (refer the attached photos). The crews were beyond punctual. They would show up early in the morning before their scheduled start time and leave late into the evening hours. My wife and I would like to thank the crews and their assistants; Aaron, Mike, Joseph, Mario, Javier Edger Richard Alejandro. As well as the project Managers Issac and Sierra, who kept my wife and I in the loop constantly, they were awesome at communicating and putting us at ease. Additionally, shielding us from having to deal with the city. Most importantly, I'd like to thank Mr. O and Mrs. S for all their honest and awesome products and services. I almost want to get more panels, because everyone was so nice and detailed. System: 33.5 kw Total Module Power 33 panels x 415 Watt Panels 20,911 KWh per year Battery: Tesla 13.5 kwh Powerwall 3

Eric A.

First I would be leery of any company on solar that has a lot of reviews and they're all or mostly 5-star. No company is without problematic cases, and apparently I'm going to be the first for this one. What a shame, because this was easily rectifiable...I gave them more chances than they deserved. I first contacted them on June 3, 2020 for an estimate, that's 79 days ago from the time I'm writing this review. Because we've been screwed so many times by bad and incompetent contractors, I choose to get everything in writing, so I do all my correspondence with a company by email. Until now, I've never had a problem with a company complying with that. If a company really wants the business, they should do what it takes to secure a customer. If that means taking the time to type out and answer all of the customer's questions, that's what they should do....not whimper about having to spend the time. 8 days after asking for the estimate, Aurora Parssinen, head of operations, still had not replied, so I wrote again (my 3rd contact). She then asks me for a copy of my utility bill, something she should have asked for the week prior when I first wrote in. Sending in the utility bill is commonplace. I sent the bill (contact #4). Over a week later, still no response so I touch base (contact #5). No response from Aurora for another six days after that. She finally sends me an estimate, but it's solely based on my utility bill and looking at my roof from a satellite image online. They did NOT come out and look at my roof or measure it. I write back with 4 questions. (contact #6) She does answer them the next day, but I'm concerned that they haven't actually looked at the roof (and it is an odd roof as our house has had many additions). I suggest they come out and look at the roof (contact #7). No word back for 10 days and then I FINALLY hear from a Lauren M. Christy, production manager who says they can send someone the next day. I write back to confirm (contact #8). 2 days later they send the revised estimate, which isn't all that different than the first one. What's concerning about this, is this estimate still doesn't reflect the questions I brought up to them previously, or options that other solar companies have said they can do. There are areas of the roof that space-wise could accommodate more solar panels that they're not utilizing. So I write back with more questions. Now most people would be appreciative that a customer takes the time to write out the questions so that they don't have to formulate answers on the spot, and can take a reasonable amount of time to consider them and reply. Not PlugItIn Solar...keep reading. I hear nothing back for 2 weeks, so I write in again to find out what's going on (contact #9). 3 more days later, I get an email from Leeron (Lee) Dagan, Director of Sales and Operations. He does take the time to answer my questions briefly, and ends the email with "Let me know if you have any more questions." Well, I do! I also feel he hasn't accurately responded to my questions about "reverse tilt" panels, so I send a bunch of photos to illustrate what I mean. It took me a while to find all the photos and write it out, but I wanted to make sure he understood what I was getting at. Then, no reply for nearly a month. So I write in again (contact #10), wondering why I'm even giving this company so many chances to get this job. Lee writes back within an hour with "Sorry, it's been absolutely nuts its [sic] been hard for me to get back by email. When would be a good time to jump on a call and discuss?" So, here it comes. The used-car-salesman phone call to discuss, which really means he wants to tell me I have no idea what I'm talking about and it can't be done the way I want it...he has no intention of taking the time to research what I'm trying to accomplish, so he just wants to talk to me on the phone so there's nothing in writing that he's actually just complaining about having to do his job. I write back and tell him I need to do it in writing (contact #11). He writes back with: "there are too many variables and details over email to discuss." So he can say them, but he can't type them. "I don't have that kind of time working from home with a newborn." Ah....so I'm paying the price for him procreating. Potential customers, know that you come AFTER his childcare needs. "I get 40 emails just from 6:30 am to 12 pm that I have to respond to by 12 pm everyday [sic]." Cue the violins. He expects me to believe that he gets emails at 12 pm that have to be responded to by 12 pm, and yet he didn't respond to mine in a MONTH! Mmhmm....sounds like a load of malarky to me! So, I write back and say "OK, forget it then. If I'm not worth the time and effort, I'll go with another company, and write this up in my Yelp review." (Contact #12) More in attached photos. Also, none of the people I dealt with are listed as employees on the Contractor's State License Board website.

Tammy D.

Thank you Lee and team! Working with plug it in solar was an absolute pleasure from start to finish. Lee and his team build the perfect system for our home which included upgrading our panel, guided us through the entire process, and answered any question or concern we had promptly. The installation team was professional, kind, and most importantly they were respectful of my property. When the plug it in solar team left for the day the areas where they worked were as clean as they were when they got there. The communication was excellent and our project was completed on time as promised and we are happy with the amount our system is generating (we love that we can see this all in real time on the app) If you are considering solar companies I highly recommend Plug it in Solar!

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