Okay . . . you've all seen em. All those kids with the matching polo shorts that canvas your neighborhood on sunny days to shill for solar install packages. It's often either a hard close (a sales term reference to sealing the deal right then) or the kid at your door is vetting you for another visit by a more seasoned vendor-agent . . . who attempts that hard close. We've been through many of these impromptu visits over the years. Most of them are very vague about specifics but long on promises as to the benefits of imbuing one's home with sun power. To establish legitimacy, they tout their number of years in the industry, the type of panels they use, their excellent record, and oh yes . . . how much money you're going to save on power once you spend a bundle on the actual install. The pitch is always hard and if you don't 'close' right then but ask to review the literature and then call back later with more questions, these same vendors can be a long time in responding (if they ever do). It's important to note the negative experiences first because they stand in sharp contrast to our dealings with Solectric . . . a privately owned and yes . . . LOCAL (to West Sacramento) solar services provider. You see, after working with four separate large company vendors, we stumbled upon Daniel Navarrete's business via review sites like this. We liked what we read and invited him over. During that initial visit, he explained everything to us . . . in as much detail as we wanted and did not rush the process. We then went back and educated ourselves via all the web literature available on the subject and then asked Daniel to return. And he did! The next day! He answered our questions, provided supporting documentation for what he was stating, and then encouraged us to continue researching. We did in fact do this (hey . . . a solar install is a home investment of no small cost and something not to be taken lightly). Daniel was responsive to all our questions and indeed came over on appointment two more times as we compared his services to some of the others that were out there. By the end of it, we knew what we wanted, how much power we wanted to produce, what the impact on our daily lives would be regarding the use of that power, what the products would look like on our home, and how much it would cost. Daniel literally drew out several plans of installation at our request and made sure WE were satisfied before ever discussing the final contract. Once we determined what we wanted in terms of material and equipment, that all important final 'price' discussion was easy . . . a natural extension of our previous meetings and not something that made us feel like we were buying a used car. From the day we moved forward, we've not only had NO complaints; we've been pleased enough to write about our experiences in the hopes of educating others on this best option for handling solar needs around West Sac. Really, we couldn't be happier. Daniel walked us around our neighborhood and pointed out things we'd never have noticed about the solar installations topping the homes of our various neighbors. Inevitably, their panels were uneven (some were downright crooked), wires were hanging out . . . or (and this is amazing) they were placed in the least optimal place on the roof for getting sunlight (I mean . . . who does that and calls it a good job!?). Many had inefficient placement of power conduits as well. At any rate, Daniel made a big point about the 'artistry' involving the actual set up of panels on our roof. Yeah, we know they're going to be visible but even after showing us some of the shoddy work around us, we thought he might have been engaging in a little marketing-showmanship for our benefit. However, when the work was finally completed, and Daniel had personally climbed on the roof to clean off any FOD, we saw exactly what he meant. Our panels had NO hanging wires and they were straight . . . pristinely straight (you know . . . we were kinda proud looking at our home and seeing that); it really looked good (high tech, modern, et al). Daniel had also walked us through selecting the right kind of inverter to use in our home and did a clean and efficient (in terms of how the power was routed) install that linked PG&Es gouge-a-meter to our home system. At the end of the entire process (install only took a couple of days for 20 panels) he personally walked through the city inspector and handled the PG&E processing for us . . . and even got us set up with the iPhone app to monitor our system. So . . . the bottom line up front is that we recommend Solectric without reservation. If you're looking to make this kind of investment, you owe it to yourself to have Daniel come in and do a consult . . . especially if you've had some experience dealing with other companies out there. It will be time well spent! read more

This is going to be a very long review and because of the amount of investment in time and money it has to be said. I just want to preface this that I've done my homework and compared things online and did some research before I actually pulled the trigger to go with Solectric. I had about 10 estimates and met with about 3-5 of the most competitive companies. Each had their spill of benefits, return on investment, guarantees etc... Stuff I mainly knew about. When I met with Daniel he explained everything differently in way that you felt comfortable about what he was presenting to you and not just trying to get a close on a sale. Daniel is the owner, installer, sales associate and essentially the project manager for your whole installation. This sets the stage of what the process is through the whole install. Daniel walked through the process at my home, going over the details of the inverter and solar panels. The way the panels are going to face, the way the electrical lines are going to be hidden, and even how PGE works with solar customers. I was really impressed by his approach and attention to detail. Clearly you can see he is a perfectionist and takes great pride in his work. We finally gave Daniel a call back after a doing more research on the products and he was very responsive. He answered emails very quickly and kept us in the loop during the request for a permit and the PGE approval process. Installation: The lines from the solar panels to my inverter were hidden along the outlines of my home and painted to match my home (barely noticed them). The panels were spaced symmetrically well and were aligned perfectly with my roof. He has about 15 years in this business and you can see it in the high quality of work. At the end of the install he handled the application with PGE and got me an account with SunnyPortal so I can monitor my solar production to my heart's content (20 times a day). I completed the install about a month ago and I am fully convinced I made the right choice. At the end of the day, this is a very large purchase and commitment to a project that will be with your home/family for a very long time. The difference was how Daniel was vs [X] company. He provided flexibility, answers, and assurances to every question and concern. I can't recommend Daniel and Solectric enough. He treats you like family and really goes above and beyond for his customers. read more

I was recommended to Solectric by my friend after he went Solar. I had just just bought a house in Davis and was thinking about getting solar on roof although I didn't know much about it. My friend was extremely pleased with this company and handed me their business card so I decided to contact them. After speaking to them wasting hours of their time with my random questions and their willingness to help me understand without making me feel like they were investing their time to trap me, I said thank you and that I would give them a call once I thought things through. The fact that they weren't blowing me up afterwards pressuring me into a contract really caught my attention because usually you get those people on the phone who after 5 minutes of speaking to them they start blowing you up every day and every hour of the day trying to force you into signing with them. They really gave me my time to think things through, I called them back and asked for a quote and they gave me their price. They told me that if i hadn't yet to look around for other quotes from other companies so that I got more knowledge into the pricing area. They also assured me that their price and quality would be the best i could find and they were not wrong, I can see why my friend picked them. They're a genuine family company and great people at heart. I called them back and told them i was ready for them. They're extremely kind people and very hardworking, my system was up within days and its now been 3.5 months since and the system is working 100% as they said it would. My electric bill is now fully covered and am saving myself about $250 a month average that I've always had to pay. My system comes with a 25 year warranty, 5 year warranty in case my roof ever needs repairing they'll come remove the panels and place them back on at no cost to me and 10 year labor warranty. I will recommend this Company to all my friends, neighbors and Family! read more

I'm not a huge yelp reviewer but I ran into Daniel and he told me how they're trying to start pushing business out to the Sonoma county and how he never paid attention to the fact that almost no one really took their time to review them, I told him that usually people that go and take their time to review are people who want to complain and say how horrible something is which wasn't my case because i loved them. I've had my system for about 8 months now . I live near Daniel and that's how I came to find them, I saw them installing and I stopped and asked a few questions as i walked my dog. Basic Conversation and i left completely informed, i had no idea that they were actual neighbors, or that the business was theirs. I talked to them and they just wanted to fully inform me on the benefits of solar never pushed me to sign with them but rather just pleased to answer any information I wanted to know. The following day the solar was fully installed and I saw them again, I complimented how nice it looked and they started a normal conversation with me out of solar. They are the most down to earth people, not like those big companies that all they care about is taking your money. I had never really considered getting solar, but after meeting this small family business they made me feel secure that they weren't just trying to steal my money and they really care for their costumers. They're very detailing, they did a few extras without extra cost which i thought was wonderful. The fact that i cam here to review you must know that I loved you guys ! i recommend them to anyone. My friend and his wife dealt with Solectric as well and i know that he had the same wonderful experience with the Navarrete family. read more

Best Experience I could Ever have Imagined - Solectric After having a handyman and his electrician at my house for 2 weeks, I began to fear the job they were doing was beyond their ability. I then hired Daniel Navarrete at Solectric, to start over and get the job done right. The job was to rewire the electric in my entire house and garage and get rid of the faulty wiring the handyman did. The job included 19 outlets in my house, 8 light switches and removing and inspecting the lighting and ceiling fans (4 fans and 5 ceiling lights) all of which needed to be rewired. Plus, the garage and patio wiring. One of the ceiling fans in the house was toast and Daniel ran to Home Depot for a new one to install. I'm having him come back to install all new ceiling fans now, and security cameras as well. Daniel is the most knowledgeable electrician I have ever spoken with. He and his coworker finished the job in 2 days. Daniel is not only extremely knowledgable in his profession, able to explain things to me in terms I could understand, affordably priced, and polite, he is also neat and cleaned up any remnants from the work performed. I honestly cannot RAVE about Daniel enough, but I am hopeful this review will bring him new customers that can trust they have hired the right person. For anyone that is looking for Solar, I have no doubt Daniel is your man for that, also. Solectric installs Solar as well as Electric! Pam in Sacramento. read more

My wife and i had been considering doing solar for a bit. We were a little tight in budgets as we were planning our wedding, moving, buying a house, we had a few sales people come to our door once we moved and we were interested but just not yet. We lost interest in these other companies when the high amounts of disturbance and pushiness followed, they could just not get the hang that we didn't want it yet. We ended up blocking these companies calls and they would still find a way to call. A few months later Andrea showed to our door and we were like "oh no! here they go again." Andrea explained that she didn't come from these type of companies and that they were a family business (literally all family even the installers!) after talking to her, me and my wife decided that we would try this again and let me tell you i am so glad that we did! they go beyond the average basic costumer service. They really left us feeling content with their work, any questions we had they were there to answer it and never made us feel forced or pushed against a rock to sign a contract. They even offered us a 10 year warranty for their labor and a 5 year warranty for our roof if it was ever to need fixing they would come remove the panels and place them back on AT NO EXTRA CHARGE! thank you all for everything. It was our pleasure to be able to do business with you. - The Kumars read more

I had a fabulous experience with Solectric from start to finish. This is a family run business and I got individual attention. A sales woman came to my house and walked me through all of the details and options regarding potential options. We got into the technical details which I enjoy about output, heat, inverters, monitoring, and more. We talked about the tradeoffs between different panel options in terms of efficiency versus cost. I felt really confident about the technology by the end of the session. Comparing the Highlight proposal to the ones I got from other companies, I could see I was getting a far far better deal with Solectric. Oddly enough, when I told this to a salesman from another company, he immediately offered to drop the price of their system by more than 8 thousand dollars, which would have still been up by $500 from solectrics proposal. Just goes to show how much most companies try to steal from you. The installers were on-time and professional, finishing as promised.The owner of the company himself was always there making sure everything was perfect. He also showed me how the monitoring system works and how it was operating. I could see the results then, and have been enjoying the no electric bills since then read more

Solectric did a great job on our solar system from start to finish. Andrea was our sales rep and she was very thorough in explaining what all our options are. She continued to help us with all our concerns till the project finished. The engineers who came out to survey went above and beyond.We were very concerned with not only placement, but also the look of the system, wanting to ensure that the system is pleasing to the eyes and will not adversely affect our home value. With their guidance, we were ultimately very comfortable with the final design. Installation was a breeze and the contractors were absolute professionals. It took two days for installation and the end result, from the solar panels themselves to the inverter connecting to the meter were immaculate. Our neighbors are at awe at the clean job. They were all on top of their game. They even walked me through a couple of things my house needed to be touched up on and they surprised me by doing it for free! What I appreciated the most is that Daniel Navarrete the owner was always in touch with us throughout the project. I highly recommend them! They're efficient, genuine and very pleasant to work with. read more

My SunPower solar installation by Solectric was a great decision and a wonderful experience. The solar system has been in operation for over a year. I originally found 7 solar installers but narrowed that down to three and finally selected Solectric. I wanted a company I could work with. I did not want to have the panels on the house roof, I wanted to upgrade my residential electric service and I wanted certain components for the battery and panels with micro-inverters. The Solectric staff and crew were fantastic from start to finish. Several months after the installation, the utility power when out...twice. The first time for several hours and the next time for a few days. The system automatically switched over to the solar battery and I would not have known expect for the SunPower app alarming me on my phone. Also, my house was the only one in the neighborhood with lights still working. Friends and neighbors have been impressed by the neat and clean installation done by Solectric. The system has worked flawlessly since the installation, and I do appreciate the system monitoring by SunPower and Solectric. I do believe Solectric is the Best of the Best. read more

I have rarely had a better experience with a company. Daniel is the owner and delivered amazing service from the moment we contacted him. He presented all of the information in an easy to understand way, was honest about everything, and after seeing concept schematics for our house and deciding to go with his company, he handled literally every part of the process for us. He handled the permitting with the city, ordering the materials, was on the roof with his team for installation day of the panels and converter and tying it into the grid, did the testing, presented us the app to track our energy generation, and then handled all of the work with PG&E. After all of that, he thanked US for choosing his business! He is a genuinely great guy and a model business owner, I'm glad he's a neighbor here in West Sacramento. It's been a couple of weeks and our system is running strong - we can't wait to see our progress over the coming year. There are lots of solar companies out there, so let us just save you some time and tell you to choose Solectric - they're local, they're quality, and the service was second to none. read more

My husband and I had people come to our door plenty of time offering solar. The numbers never penciled in for us until we found Solectric. We knew we wanted solar but we wanted it to make sense in our wallets. The quote they gave us for our house was by far the best and most affordable one we had seen. They even told us we could keep looking around and that if we found someone with a better price that they would beat it by 10%! So we knew they were not playing games when it came to competition. Daniel was great! Very persistent and helpful! He even went as far as fixing a few things at our house not related to solar which was totally unexpected and highly appreciated. They sure know how to take care of their costumers and make them feel appreciated. They're not some big company just trying to take your money and as much as they possibly can, there was no pressure from them and you can tell that they really care for their business and helping people go solar. I would recommend this company to the world! And definitely will to my friends and family who are interested. Thank you! read more

Daniel installed solar on our house in April and it is running great. We have been incredibly pleased with the entire experience: sales, installation, activation and use. Daniel is straight-forward, professional, honest, and knowledgeable. He pays attention to the details while presenting the information and quote, while installing, and in following up with the electric provider and with us. While giving us the quote, he took time to explain which materials were available, which he recommended and why. He gave us his opinion of the best panels but he was willing to install what we wanted (we ended up going with his recommendation). He took care of all the permits and communication with the electric company. About a month out from activation, we got charges from PG&E that simply did not add up and we were concerned. We contacted Daniel and he figured it out with PG&E and put our minds at ease. We would recommend Solectric to anyone looking for an excellent, cost effective system and great service. read more

Exceptional service from these guys! I needed to re-roof so had to have someone take down and reinstall 34 panels.While searching for solar companies I found interest in Solectric because of their care for their costumers, the offered a 5 year warranty to come remove the panels and reinstall them at no cost for me just for signing with them. My roof was old but I was convinced I could get away with it for a few more years, last winter water was running through our roof into our house so I knew I couldn't keep this off, Daniel did tell me i needed a new roof but I was hard headed. I felt bad calling him a few months later to come remove the panels so i could get my roof fixed, I was expecting some nagging but never received none, he gladly gave me a date to come do the job and from there on his team was on top of the coordination with the roofer and did both remove and reinstall flawlessly. I highly recommend Solectric! they are very caring people and go beyond costumer service. read more

I called Daniel, the owner after having a negative experience with another solar company. He responded promptly, gave me an estimate, showed up for the appointment on time and completed the job. He went out of his way by agreeing to do the job on the only day I was available so I would not have to wait long (he typically does not work on the day I requested). He had to come back one more time due to having to activate a communication system to my existing solar panels after the installation. He did not cash my check until the job was completed even though I wrote him a check after the first visit. That was very professional of him. He was patient and explained how the system worked and how I can check production. He did a super job cleaning my solar panels as well. I will continue using this company for any solar related needs in the future, and I can strongly recommend them to anyone who wants prompt, reliable and professional services. read more

I have been reviewing different solar options for several years and was not satisfied with any until I spoke to Daniel and he presented his proposal. He is the consummate of a professionalisms. His proposal was easy to understand, reasonably priced, and exactly what I was looking for in a solar system. That is only the start of my overwhelming satisfaction with his company's work. Their exterior instillation has a better appearance than any I've seen anywhere. They paid attention to every little detail. He noticed the vent grommets on the roof were deteriorating and replaced them at no cost. There was no added cost to me for the entire project even though there was added cost to Daniel. I looked into Solectric on the recommendations of a friend. It was best decision I could have made for our solar instillation. He also replaced our electrical breaker box with the same high quality work. He's the best read more

Daniel installed solar onto my house about six months ago. As he began the installation I noticed a leak on my roof so he was unable to finish the job that day. After being patient with me for about a month of dealing with roofers he was able to finish the job. When Daniel initially came to my house to talk solar with me it was unlike other experiences I'd had before with other solar company's. He's a true professional and he's not just some salesman knocking on doors. Not only does he walk you through everything in detail but he installs the system too! Some of my neighbors got solar around the same time I did but from different companies, I couldn't believe the gimmicks that came with other companies to pass "discounts" to the customer... There is no gimmicks with Daniel. He shoots it straight and his prices are great! I've had my system installed now for about 4 months and it works great:) read more

After many years of wanting solar for our home, and lots of research I decided to have Solectric install a system on our home. I totally made the right decision going with solectric. Daniel and his team were helpful in explaining all phases of the installation and advised us wisely on the system needed for our home. The installers were friendly, professional and made us feel at ease as they crawled all over our home. Truly highly personable members of the solectric team. I highly recommend doing business with this local company. Thank you Daniel, Pricilla and the solectric team, you made the whole experience of solar installation a great one! WE are looking forward to years of doing business with you and helping our environment.Go Solar- Go Solectric!! read more

They absolutely deserve all and the best of credit. My family and I decided that our home electricity bill was out of control especially during the summer months. Paying more than $280 per month was just too expensive. My mom and I researched and met with a few solar companies and by far Solectric was the most professional and gave us and gave us the best price for our system ( I'm talking about a huge price difference from what others were trying to charge). They're family owned and there was no harassment, or pressure that you usually get by the money hungry bigger companies. Now that the summer is upon us again, we're saving so much money. We really should have done this much sooner! Thank you Solectric. read more