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Golden State Solar

(32 reviews)

I had an absolutely outstanding experience with Golden State Solar and I would recommend them to…read morefriends and family without hesitation! When I first inquired, Tim (the owner) reached out and scheduled a consultation/evaluation of my existing system for the following day. He arrived on time, was professional and very knowledgeable. He sent me over a couple different proposals that he believed would be best for me and my usage. I reached out to competing companies to test the market and one company found out that I was on a different NEM standard than we previously thought. This discovery made me second guess getting solar for the time being. I reached out to Tim and he said that he estimated I would still need to upgrade but that I could give it a few months to see how my energy bills were in the winter and early spring. To say he was right was an understatement! My bills went from $60 to over $300 some months. Now that I knew that adding to my system was worth it and had more information, I reached back out to Tim. He didn't miss a beat in suggesting a system that maximized my output and didn't break the bank. (Mind you, he spent hours going back and forth with me answering questions and concerns I had) Ultimately, I chose to go with Tim because of his expertise (he was an electrician prior to starting Golden State Solar), professionalism, customer service and honesty. He never pushed me to make a decision and gave me multiple options that he believed were best. The permit and installation process were painless and completed within a couple months (mostly waiting for the permit). The system drastically increased my solar output and I couldn't be more happy with my choice to go with Golden State Solar!

Tim, Nick, and their team installed our new system within just a few days. My home initially had…read moreonly the bare minimum solar setup required for new builds, and Tim was able to seamlessly integrate the new panels with the existing ones, adding a battery in the process. Other companies I contacted said they couldn't work with my existing system, but Tim made it happen. The entire process, from consultation to installation was quick and straightforward. After installation, one panel showed as offline. The team promptly replaced the microinverter, but the system still wasn't performing optimally. They came back out and replaced the panel, ensuring everything was working as it should. Recently, I noticed an error with one of the microinverters on the app. I reached out to Tim, and he responded within a day to resolve the issue.

Clean Solar - Beautiful solar install on clay roof

Clean Solar

(477 reviews)

North San Jose

Unreservedly recommend Clean Solar!…read more Had PV Solar installed when the house was built in 2006. Under our existing rate plan (time-of-use, meaning pay high rates 4-9 pm and low rates the rest of the time), and metering agreement (NEMS 2.0), we were selling more electricity (in $ terms) than we were using. However, we will be forced to switch to the new metering agreement (NEMS 3.0) in late 2026, which drastically cuts how much PG&E pays us for electricity we sell to them--we will end up paying money to PG&E. This motivated me to consider installing a whole-house battery storage system to do "rate shifting"--store the excess electricity generated by our PV system in the morning and early afternoon to power the house during the high rate period (4-9 pm). And of course provides energy in the event of a power outage. I also wanted to take advantage of the energy tax credit before it expires at the end of the year. Reading reviews on Yelp, Google, and other sites, I decided to contact Clean Solar along with 3 other companies. Clean Solar was the first to respond and I had a thorough conversation with a Senior Design Analyst, Art Balaoro. He listened and understood my goals, answered my (many) questions and said he would get back to me with options in a few days. Of the other 3 companies, 2 never responded to my inquiry at all! The other one did, but I had to repeatedly reach out to them to make any progress on getting a quote. In contrast, Art did as he said and responded within a week with several options, primarily around which battery vendor to go with (Tesla vs. Franklin, I preferred the latter) and the battery location. Clean Solar scheduled a technician to come out and look at our house: location and configuration of the main panel, possible battery locations, where the existing PV inverter was, etc. Took a lot of photographs and measurements to verify compliance with building codes. In contrast, the other vendor was sluggish to schedule someone to visit, so I ended up sending them photos and measurements from the Clean Solar visit. Because of the peculiarities of my house's main panel, it was going to be more difficult (and expensive) to install the Franklin battery. And although I would have preferred to put the battery inside my garage, building codes would have required a replacement of the entire smoke alarm system throughout the house, also adding significant expense. Art walked me through these issues thoroughly and so I went with the recommended (and cheaper) option, going with the Powerwall and an outside location. In contrast, the other vendor didn't do as thorough an analysis and wasn't aware of these issues until I pointed them out. When I did get a comparable quote from them (exact same system components), it was slightly more expensive than the Clean Solar quote. I started this process in June, and immediately Art said it was going to be a close thing to finish the project before the end of the year--so many people were wanting to install solar or battery projects and claim the tax credit. Art also walked me through the timeline for the whole process and how it would be managed on their end. Based on the interactions I had with him and others, I felt that Clean Solar was the best choice for my project--and my experience bore that out.

This is my second time around with Clean Solar, and they are just as stellar as the first time, if…read morenot better and more efficient. We needed to add panels because we purchase an EV and needed more solar to offset PG&E. The impeccable experience started with Art the consultant, he gave 4 scenarios and explained in detail what each means and provided detail report including all the tech details and break even timing. To be honest, it was too much for me, I really just wanted pricing and how long it takes to install haha but was good to know he has such knowledge and I was confident he is looking out for my best interest. Then we had Patrick the PM, arrived for site inspection on time and courteous and explained the whole process. Then come the impressive installation team Luis, Alberto and Kevin. The 3 arrived on time and with smiles, just overall a great vibe from them. Luis walked me through the installation plan and gave a few choices taking into consideration aesthetics of the house and then got to work. 4 hours later, clean line, fine craftsmanship and symmetrical matching placement from last system is in place and ready to tangle with PG&E (attaching some photos) I really really can't recommend any higher to go with Clean Solar on your solar projects. Seamless is what you'll experience with them. Until next time Clean Solar!

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Solar Electric Supply

(14 reviews)

Scott at Solar Electric Supply gave me outstanding support and advice as I constructed my 14.4KW…read morearray for an off grid homestead. After creating my load table and modeling summer and winter pier needs, then PVWATTS to model solar array performance settled on a~14 kw stationary ground mount arrays. Shopping solar panels I chose REC for their technology, longevity, physical load strength, thermal characteristics and began searching for best deals to get them. Here's the first phase of contact with SES. Scott helped select the family of REC panels. He also knew the particulars of the Sol-Ark inverter I had selected. He urged me to buy the family of panels in quantities of 36, 40, or 44 to "balance the system". I knew not what he meant then and bought 40 REC NP2 360W at a great deal. He suggested I buy a few extra as spares but I suspected he was adding fluff to the invoice and passed (he was not adding fluff as events unfolded). The 40 panels arrived and the array installed. Then a 100 year ice storm hit and a tree toppled destroying only one panel. The suggestion of extra spare panels was for inevitable hail, ice, causing a need for replacement. The reason I had gotten such a good deal was the end of REC making that panel in 360 watt size. The same family continues but in larger wattage and larger physical dimensions. I could not buy an NP2 that would physically fit in that space The array would need to be partially disassembled, and an over sized panel fitted to the end without end support (the metal support wasn't long enough to expand to longer lengths. Scott found a different family of REC panels at 365W abd similar voltage and current characteristics with slightly different thermals abd the same rugged construction. But he didn't have any instock yet had heard of a trailer load that had sold a few months prior. I found that buyer and got a close out deal from him (in New Mexico) and bought replacement plus extras to fit my arrays exact dimensions. As an aside, the shipment of these panels had 2 destroyed in shipping which I heard was common with solar panels but did not happen with Solar Electric Supply's packaging abd shipper selection. Months later I'm getting ready to wire the array and studied the Sol-Arks MPPT specs and saw that 4 strings wired in series gave voltage in the sweet spot of the Sol-Ark 15 MPPT charge controller then combining these in parallel hit the sweet spot of current for the Sol-Ark 15 MPPT. The 4x10 array minimized the lengths of wire running from the ends of the strings to a combined box. This is what Scott meant by "balanced" and behind his encouragement of making the array in multiples of 4. So I called Scott a third time about the parallel connection and he quickly educated me on the perils of 350V DC connections and the need for a combiner box, grounding of arrays and the box separately, DC circuit breaker, and surge protectors. Stuff he does not sell!!! Referred me to Midnight Solar where I got the bits and pieces to build the combiner box. It's all together now and works seamlessly. Every bit of advice Scott gave was spot on the bullseye and made the project SO much easier. I trust Scott and Solar Electric Supply for tech support, delivery support, fair pricing, industry and market knowledge, and exemplary customer service. You can too.

I am very happy with the DIY kit I purchased from SES summer 2000 for a 9KW ground-mount system. I…read moreheard good recommendations from others who used SES and since CA was locked down during covid summer, I had free weekends to do the project. Installing it myself cost less than half what solar contractors quoted and my system paid for itself in four years given CA's insanely high power prices. I am very happy with it. SES carries top product lines and their support far exceeded my expectations. Bill was there every step of the way for me, answering questions and offering advice. A panel was damaged on my ground-mount system a few weeks ago and Scott was super helpful and went out of his way to help me find a replacement panel with the exact same dimensions as my existing panels...and he didn't even carry that panel! My experience with SES, start-to-finish and post-sale support, was excellent. I will use them again on future projects and I regularly recommend them to friends interested in solar.

Santa Cruz Renewables - solarinstallation - Updated May 2026

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