I have to give a shout-out to Simon C. He's the sales lead on my parent's solar system. He went above and beyond his job description to figure things out for us. We ended up with a lot of questions regarding the system and instead of going through customer service, he was able to answer them or get things done without going through hoops. A good salesperson should always be knowledgeable about what they are selling and how it operates, and he has the knowledge to back up his products. You'll know you're in good hands with Simon. The pain point with solar is dealing with the city and Edison (power company); so those are understandably out of SolarMax's hands, as frustrating as it is dealing with the inspectors. read more

Jason Kong sold us a system that is not producing enough power. Original plan was to add more panels towards mountains and 2 in front where the sun is positioned most but he added more panels towards the wrong size. I am still paying $2,500.00 per year. Now I have to add plenty more panels. I would use other companies to get panels from. Two solar companies told me the same the panels are not positioned for maximum savings. BUYERS BEWARE. Always get 3 estimates and bargain. The panels are way over priced. Each time system produces less power, I have to send them so many bills for a small amount refund. The owner does not seem honest and so is the staff does not care for wrong installation. And they always argue that a tree is in the way, by looking at google picture which is over a year old and the skinny tree is on right side not in the sky blocking the panels. read more

Update #4 the onsite photo SolarMax has we (the homeowner's) provided when we became aware the conduit was kinked. If we were aware of tampering, why would we mention it?! We came to SolarMax as homeowner's for a resolution. We were willing to pay for any correction needed that we were not aware of. This is when SolarMax stated it was tampered by another contractor and were completely unwilling to work with us to resolve the issue and voided our contract. However, as stated, several SolarMax technicians have been to our residence and at NO time did they identify or report the kink in the conduit!! It is the responsibility of the original contractor to make sure the equipment is up to code and again none of the technicians who came to fix the split wiring (SolarMax work performed not to code) mentioned anything, nothing! read more

Go with a different company that honors what they promise. Their installer fried my air conditioner and won't admit it even when the repair company confirmed it. My production was below what they guaranteed on the first year after installation. They just find ways to justify it (didn't clean the panels or there's something blocking it). There are several other companies in this market, don't waste your time with this one if you value your money. read more

I DO NOT recommend this company unless you have lots of time on your hands to babysit your system. Today is 7/8/25. 4 years ago we were sold an amazing and little to no maintenence system by the sales rep that came to our house. We were also told they would monitor our system. The system we actually received according to my conversation with customer service today, can't meet our electrical needs. As far as monitoring, nope. If they do and notice a problem they don't tell you about it. After 2 years of running as promised, our system shut down for over 4 months and we had no idea. We found out our system was down when we got a $1000+ bill from Edison. Apparently we have to go out DAILY and look at our unit to verify the system is on. It has since shut down a dozen times or more and we sometimes don't catch it in time due to life getting in the way and then get a ridiculously high electric bill. We called for a tech to find out why our system keeps shutting down. They claim we are tripping the system from using too much energy. We are actually using less than when the system was designed. They charged us $500 for the service call due to our system tripping to tell us it is our fault THEY designed a under performing system. Use this information and use Solarmax with your own discretion. Extremely Unhappy Customer. read more

I had solar system and 2 battery packs installed and it was a great experience with SolarMax and Brandon Mezzanatto. The whole solar installation went without a problem and I was contacted every step of the way. I received communications from every department that was involved on the installation and SolarMax arranged the city and fire dept inspection. There was a few hiccups with Edison but Brandon was always available to help out and resolve the issue. Brandon went above and beyond his job description to figure things out for me and I couldn't be happier with his help. Thank you Brandon for all your help and for an amazing service!!! read more

The worse company that I encountered for no service We have solar max for five year should things go down we call them up they promise will come but never show up That I got sick and tried with this company read more

Report to them about "Riso Low" error with GRI red, but never received respond. Checking online and found out this is something to do with panel issue. I have total 24 panels and still received over $150 every month for bill, I am pretty sure this is something wrong with the existing panels, I have this problem since I got the house from previous owner which over 3 years ago. Look like they don't want to fix the issue since previous owner also report the issue to them too. Hopefully this post will help. read more

SolarMax Technology - Solar Installation Near Me - Diamond Bar, California

This is my second time having SolarMax install solar panels for my house. After several months of research to compare many other companies and experiencing difficulties in dealing with them, we still made the decision to go with SolarMax again. Fortunately, we were assigned Jeff Downs as our agent. He is highly professional and responsive. I must say that he is the only sales representative who consistently replies to my messages and questions on the same day. Communication with him is effortless, and in a short amount of time, he successfully helped us enroll in NEM 2.0. I highly recommend SolarMax, and it is a must to work with Jeff Downs. read more

I was referred to SolarMax Tech by my brother who installed his system over a year ago. When my husband and I did our research we agreed that they seemed to be very responsive, that was so not the case. We signed our contract over 2 months ago and paid our deposit and have basically not heard from them since unless we initiate contact. We live in an area that required HOA approval, we gave them all the info at the end of October so that it could be approved in the November meeting. They did not submit the paperwork because they thought we needed additional signatures however they never contacted us to tell us this or to get clarification for their error in reading the documents, so this created a months delay. Our HOA met 4 weeks ago and when we heard it was approved we sent a message with a copy of the approval to our rep at SolarMax who responded "Great News" and has not contacted us since. We heard from another rep 2 weeks ago stating that they were still waiting for HOA approval. We sent another copy of the approval letter to him and again have heard nothing since. We were also told they would get all the city permits, which we still have yet to hear about. After reading some of the comments here, we have also talked to "Jeff" about a month ago, who said he agreed that our project had fallen thru the cracks and yet still no one has bothered to contact us. At this point we are wondering if this project is even being worked on or if we can get our deposit back and move on. read more

Since I last posted a SolarMax report reached out and cleared up the issue in a timely manner. Very much appreciated

Attention attention attention do not buy Solar from this Solar Max company. They are crook. Pacifically if you go finance the solar from them. You will never finish paying the balance and if you want to pay faster you still have to pay a whole interest they charge which is a lots . Meaning you do not get the interest break from paying faster to . So the benefit always to the company not to the client. For example my payment is $250 every month for 15 years and my solar cost $25,000 So if you make a payment every month $250 a month . The financing you pay go the interest and the principal . But Solar Max company when you make a payment $250 a lot going straight to the interest only not to the principal ,so you do not see your balance going down that the one make me very upset. I never Financing with the company that takes A whole payment to the interest and not paid the principal and I can prove it because I have my payment summary from Solar Max . So be careful to go finance the solar from Solar Max this is my experience with this company very disappointed and I still make a payment . And it's not good customer service and Company not very helpful. read more

Just had a 4kW solar system added to my existing solar and I have to say, I had a great experience with SolarMax and John Brookshier. I wish I would've used them the first time. John was on top of the job the whole way though. When any issues came up during the approval process with the city or with Edison, John jumped on it and resolved it before I had to do anything. I never had to lift a finger. The installers were polite, efficient and fast. One day and done! They completely cleaned up when they were done and left nothing behind for me to clean. The system is now done, up and running and I couldn't be happier. I would absolutely recommend SolarMax to anyone looking for Solar and I would suggest asking for John Brookshier specifically when you call. read more

Good and fast install. They did a lot of the leg work tussling with the HOA. However if you want someone to call you back don't expect that to happen. Over the course of this project I must have called 5 different people including a question about how to pay and no one would ever call back. So fast install, relatively poor customer service. read more

WARNING!!! DO NOT DEAL WITH SOLARMAX!!! Working with Solarmax is like getting caught in a rabbit hole where they never intend to resolve anything, they just keep going round and round until you get so dizzy you pass out. Don't be fooled by them, I've been trying to work out their unethical business practices and give them a chance to do the right thing and fix things for well over a YEAR! Here are a few things we experienced which I don't want to happen to you: 1. Started billing us before the system was complete. 2. Charged us TWICE the going interest rate. 3. Oversold the capacity we needed. 4. Promised to have supervisors call, but they NEVER did. 5. Overcharged our credit card requiring us to call in and get the refunds. 6. Illegally Discriminated against ONLY US (yes they told us this - they decided they were no longer going to accept OUR credit card payment contract in September even though the notices in the mail every month said January 2020.) 7. They intentionally stopped processing our payments trying to force us to give them our ACH banking information. When we refused they started assessing us LATE charges. 8. After trying to deal with it every month, they are now saying it has taken too long to work through so they can't help! 9. Requested a conversation with the Senior VP which they say will call, but NEVER happens. Once they get your money, you won't hear from them except to extort you. Taking advantage of seniors seems to be easy pickin's for them. I have detailed notes with dates, times, who I spoke to and what was discussed. It is bad enough when we get taken advantage of but shame on us if we don't say anything and save others the same pain and frustration we've gone through. It is only if we tell each other what is going on that we can make businesses and brands get back to ethical business practices. We need to STOP THEM from taking advantage of us! #RaiseTheBar We're NOT Gonna Take it! #NotGonnaTakeIt read more

Solar Max promises everything and delivers nothing, They have the worst customer service ever. When I needed help to figure out why my solar panels were not producing enough energy, they gave no help! read more

Our residence met with the Regional Manager Jeff of So. CA, covering all Riverside and OC; he is the top dog in addition to being with the original and current founder of the co. We've interviewed about 6 solar co.s before we selected SolarMax, on account of its many years longevity, financial security, warranty, expertise, available products we selected for project, Jeff's patience in addressing our exhaustive inquiry and details, breadth of knowledge, assurances, and professional demeanor. After honing out details on contract revision after revision, a Bomb was dropped on us on the day of our signing the finalized contract. Without warning, Jeff cancelled the online contract and documents!! Then, he emails me and states the tilting support system for our solar array paneling for our flat roof would be over an additional $2000! He didn't ask us first if we would agree to this sudden upcharge! No apology was even given in the email! He just cancelled! Since day one, he knew we had a flat roof when he was informed of the project, which he did not bother to come see us for an appointment because of COVID-19, and everything would be okay online?! We passed on by SolarMax because we wouldn't be able to get all of our inquiries and concerns addressed. I guess word got out to him that there would be no business with our residence, and a personal visit appointment was suddenly made. Second, he knew we wanted and was normal a tilted/angled solar paneling was required because the panels would achieve maximum exposure and performance, and the panels would require lesser dust and wash-off maintenance on account of owner's responsibilities. My wife especially and I spent countless hours researching, analyzing, and comparing solar companies. We had selected SolarMax also not being the least expensive (least expensive was over $4000), but due to a balance of product, service, warranty, security, company, and terms. Yet, after all the agreed upon terms on the final contract, SolarMax and Jeff smashed and stumped down on us hard--without any provocation, cause, nor deserving of disrespectful treatment we received here. When I called him after being bewildered after reading his email, he simply stated he "didn't know" how much the tilt support system would cost. He's the Regional Manager--not a line staff salesman who knows less! He knew since Day One our prerequisite flat roof, and tilt support for the panels!! After a few days since the visit to final contract signing day, he didn't even mention of a cost for the support system--because that's already factored in to our project's price!! Imagine what would have happened if the project was underway through SolarMax, and they all of a sudden dropped the Bomb on the project, and told the owners they have to pay additional $$$ more for something unforeseen, or else they pack up the equipment and walk away if the owners don't pay, leaving your roof exposed to the weather and elements. By the way, we heard from one SolarMax customer: they had problems getting a defective inverter replaced after several calls and being given defective replacement inverters; SolarMax finally gave in to correcting their problem--after what they went through. This should have been a warning to us about SolarMax. Imagine other untold bad stories out there not in Yelp. read more

I now have 34 panels on my home from SolarMax and have been impressed by their product, pricing, sales and installation teams. For someone considering solar, keep in mind there's been a big rush as the federal tax rebates are now on the downward slide. For people considering solar,go bigger than you think you're going to need, keep in mind local planning departments are overwhelmed with existing work and this will inevitably slow down your installation times. Be patient with whomever you work with, particularly the sales and project managers who are the true front lines of the company. I had a fantastic experience with Mark Andrews and Kyle Evans who did everything they could to make the best of a tough situation and got it done. I now am racking up solar credits and my payback period is accelerating as they days get longer. read more

We finished the solar system 3 years ago. Jason Kong from SolarMax is the best sales rep ever. Everything was somothly finished。Like he told us, the bill after solar is amazing. $250/month average before solar, but now $140/ year. I love this system, I love SolarMax. I will recommend more friends to Jason and SolarMax definately. read more

Reasonably priced, very responsive honest and great quality, both in terms of solar panels and related complements, as well as all required design, permitting and construction work. Came when they said completed on time and left everything as good or better than before, painting all new pipes and conduit to match existing and flawless stucco work! Passed all inspections first time. read more

Great team. Easy process as the took care of it all. I was picky and they worked with me as there are so many regulations with the city. I highly recommend them. read more

Great service from day one. Terry B was very knowledgable and really helped understand the benefits of solar. He made it sound so simple and easy. They handled everything with my home owners as well as SCE. I have already recommended a friend and he is getting his hooked up this week. read more

We had our solar panel system installed in November 2019. The sales dept and project manager were thorough and excellent (Darvin & Elizabeth). They were timely in their communications throughout the initial process of approvals, etc. However, our initial install team was inept & did a sloppy job. After complaining to Solar Max, the original team was yanked off the job and a new crew came to correct it right away. Once the system was up and running, we have been very pleased with the company. We had a relatively minor issue 4 months after install. Called Darvin and he sent a crew promptly to address the matter. Great customer service even months after!! (The only reason did not give 5 stars is that the initial installation crew was terrible and bungling. They were apparently a subcontracted crew but should have been vetted better.) read more

SolarMax is an amazing company. I have my solar panels for three years. The customer service is amazing. Any issue at all I call my solar rep, Andrea. She is so patient and has always answered all my questions. I have saved so much money having a solar system. read more

I want to say THANK YOU to Solarmax for delivering a solar system that is beyond my expectations! I had a 6.27kw, 19 panel system installed that has been running for about 6 months and I couldn't be more pleased. Having a background in real estate, finance and accounting, I have seen many bad solar deals so I was very leery of working with just any solar company. Too many solar companies are here today, gone tomorrow. I had 2 other solar companies give me proposals. The first one was very expensive. The second one was too small and would not produce enough electricity for my needs. But the third one, Solarmax, was just right! The sales representative, David Johnson, along with his partner, Mark Andrews, were very professional, knowledgeable and explained everything from start to finish. I had many questions and they were very responsive, taking the time to answer all of them, no matter how small. They did everything they promised, and actually over-delivered. They dealt directly with my HOA and the city to get all necessary permits. The installation crews were professional, arrived on time, cleaned up at the end of each day, and even replaced broken tiles on the roof that were not broken by them! David also continued to communicate with me after the solar system was installed, answering all my many follow up questions until I fully understood how everything worked or should be working. Solarmax offered superior panels, an excellent warranty, amazing customer service, and professionalism from start to finish. I highly recommend you call David Johnson, 951.333.1755, if you're looking for the BEST solar system for your home or business. You will not be disappointed! read more

SolarMax Technology - All 19 panels are south-facing and can't be seen from the front of the house - Solar Installation Near Me - Diamond Bar, California

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Do not use SolarMax! If I can pick 0 stars, I would. They would lie to you to get you to sign the contract. I was promised a mini from their sales rep if I signed up with them. I have texts proving it yet the manager and director of the company won't honor it because it's not on the contract. I truly believe this is fraud. The sales rep deliberately lied to me to get me to sign up. Never believe a single thing from this company. Anyone that wants to know the details, feel free to provide me their email address. I will report this to the BBB. read more

What they are saying about working with me is not true. They told me they could not help me and that I needed to pay for monitoring in order to make sure that my panels were working. Paying for monitoring would cost me extra and bring my solar bill up to $300 a month. By the way $300 a month is what my electric bill was averaged out to for the year. So there is no savings. Along with paying Solar Max For my panels I also received an electric bill of $1200 this year. At this rate I am paying more for solar then I would have just paid for my electric bill. Solar Max is a bad move all around. This is the honest to God truth! read more

Terrible experiences with solarmax ！ there sales lair to us and installed system that dont even works ！ I call them to removed the system for me / they hanged up the phone ！ super rude ！ dont go with it scam ！ read more

I have very pleasant experience with the whole process. Alex was very patient comparing cost and product, then quoted fair price and offered easy payment plan. Then they worked with our difficult HOA and got all necessary document with city . They were so helpful scheduling for me cause I had to travel overseas . Also I had to reschedule the installation due to my own misplanning . They were so nice about everything. Installation was professional and left no broken tile They came back to inspect on the roof once again to make sure no damage . I would highly recommend to my friends . read more

thank you for reaching out however it was not the product or the company but rather the sales associate that did not like that i shop around and found SunLux to offer me an apples to apples system for 10k less. and furthermore i even did not bother to follow up the so call $500 that your sales associate claimed i would get if i found an apples to apples system at a lower price so just so i would bother the gentleman... so i signed up with SunLux read more

From day one salesman Terry Beams put this old retired detective at ease He answered difficult questions He let me compare his personal bill as he too is a customer of SM The process was efficient and amazing we no longer pay for electricity What are you waiting for? Call this man who loves his job and will save you thiusands$$$$!. I will recommend this company to everybody. read more

Installed a 30k annually production package on our new house. 62 panels and professionally installed. Compared solar 360 and others. Solarmax has the best price with same part components. Warranty policy is better than the rest as well. Especially, I want to thank Alex and Tim. They were very patient and helpful during the entire process. read more

Wow. These folks rock. 100 percent American panels. So don't like the Chinese ones. Yuck. So GREG the sales associate was a Rock Star. Super professional, great personality. Treated me like family. I now have zero electric bill. Great for environment. And based on study I found adds 6 to 11 percent to value of home. People love no electric bill. So based on those numbers, with my solar costing under 20k, 2800 square feet house worth 1.2 million, the value it added was approximately 100k based on 8 % value to home. That means 20k made me 80k. That's insane. No brainer. Happy to answer brief questions about experience. Ask for Greg when u call solarmax. I'm Brodie. 310-295-7820. Peace and Blessings And let's burn less fossil fuels!! read more

I had a great experience with Solarmax! I had a 26 panel-7.8kWH system installed in December and we couldn't be happier. Mark Andrews was our salesman and Mark was great! He answered every question by phone, email or txt easily within 5 mins. In fact, now that the system is installed, he is still answering my minor questions quickly. The panels and monitoring system is working great and will easily handle our electricity needs for our pool and 2 refrigerators. The installation crews were quick, efficient and professional. I highly recommend them. read more

Please read my review response from Jojo C. With this company. Her version of my experience was a completely untrue. My experience with them was was less than perfect. read more

If you ever want to go solar, Mark Andrews is your man. He explained everything to us and answered all of our questions. Mark was professional, personable, and always kept us in the loop. I did my research and no other company compared. Solarmax made it all so easy. Everything from the sales, to the installation, to the inspections and monitoring were seamless. It's almost like it was magic but I know there was a lot of work behind the scenes. We thank you and your SolarMax team for making this such a simple process for us! read more

They did a great job, kept on schedule and in budget. Darvin, our Sales Rep was very helpful.

We had our Solar Max system installed in December 2018. Before going forward with Solar Max, We interviewed and had meetings with 2 other solar companies. We were very impressed with the Solar Max program and really liked working with salesman, Dan Cooley. Dan explained everything in detail and was very patient, as I had multiple questions. We had a slight hiccup with our installation but Dan was on it immediately and addressed everything. Everything made sense to work with Dan and Solar Max. There are so many gimmicks and bait and switch deals out there - Solar Max definitely does not operate this way. Everything was very straight forward and the strength of the company is very strong. They have a large support team and I like the fact that I can call them anytime with questions. If you are interested in a solar system, I would highly recommend calling Dan Cooley with Solar Max. read more

Have have no problems since Solarmax installed my solar power love the saving I receive from SDG&E even though my account will true up in April 2018 find I have plenty of time to pay my bill down so come that day will be at $0. Laura has been a God send to this company as she follows up and meets our every request. read more

Solar Max never provide and explain the detail to the consumer regarding the amount of electricity that the costumer will receive but you can calculate base on the total of electricity you will receive over 20 years that information is listed on page 3. They will just keep telling you your electric bill will be lower but end up you paid much more because the amount of energy being provided is not enough so you have to buy more electricity from your local electric company. The solar energy provider, Sun Power will take your rebate in amount of $2772 also! Solar Max is just like a greedy used car dealer, never disclose the true information such as the mile per gallon of the vehicle to the buyer! You are leasing the solar panel NOT buying it! The amount of electricity they told you the solar panel will generate is NOT enough for one person household and they have many limitations such as cloudy sky and trees in your area, etc. The amount of electricity you will receive decrease annually but the cost per kWh increases, see the last page of your contract. So you will end up paying more and more every year to both Sun Power and your local electric company. Your lease contract is for 20 years! Please read the contract very careful especially page 3, 28 and 30. DON'T rush to make any decision over the phone! Solar Max doesn't provide any guarantee the amount of electricity you will receive because they are just the middle man! They DO NOT have any liability if you are not satisfied! WATCH OUT their high pressure sale pitch! read more