Sunko Solar is a breath of fresh air. It is so hard to find trustworthy solar companies in Los Angeles, especially given how many there are. Marco was excellent to work with and is a man of his word. Even afterwards when we had complications with the city, Marco made sure to take the lead on the issue and help us make sure that our solar was connected. It's incredibly rare to find such genuine business practice nowadays. I can't say enough good things about Marco and Sunko Solar in Los Angeles County. I appreciate and respect how transparent and genuine Marco is. I wholeheartedly recommend this company for Solar! read more

Signed a contract for solar with back up batteries on November 8 with an approximate completion date of 12/30/25. We received our City final inspection December 21 of 2025. From the start of the project Marco delivered on everything he said would happen and jumped through plenty of hoops thrown at him from the City and SCE. Still completed my project prior to December 30 of 2025. We have been making power since. Thank you very much Marco for your professionalism and knowledge to get done what you said would happen. read more

After shopping around for months. The only honest solar sales I have dealt with. True to his word Amazing price Correct calculations . Every other company was trying to over sell me and put 3x the amount of panels and batteries needed. An absolute pleasure . read more

In short, Sunko Solar and it's owner Marco Iwabuchi are amazing. I highly recommend you select Sunko Solar for your solar project. They are extremely knowledgeable, hard working, reliable, honest/trustworthy, great to work with, and very timely. Marco delivered our project on budget/in accordance with our contract and on time. From the day we started work, Marco and the crew finished their install and LADWP had us operational (i.e. - generating KWH from the solar panels) in about 2 weeks. Our project was particularly challenging because the largest roof area, where the greatest number of panels could be located, is north facing with a down slope. Nearly all solar companies I spoke to will only install panels on the roof following the slope of the roof. If our panels were installed that way, when the sun is in the southern sky providing max energy, the panels would not capture as much of the energy from the sun and the panels' KWH output would be significantly reduced. But Marco utilized a "reverse tilt" approach whereby the back, down slope edge of the solar panel is lifted 18" off the slope of the roof. This is critical to capture as much of the energy from the sun as possible and maximize the KWH output from those panels. Enclosed is a pic that demonstrates the "reverse tilt" feature we used on the north facing, down slope part of our roof (see middle left, tilt detail pic and lower right, side view of the house pic). Since July 20th through August 14th, we have been generating a daily average of 55 KWH per day. If you hire Sunko Solar/Marco to do your install, you will be extremely happy with the result. I can say that because that is exact how we feel! read more

Sunko Solar - Solar Panel Layout & "Reverse Tilt" - Solar Installation Near Me - Santa Monica, California

Outstanding company. I looked for years to find a solar company that I trusted and felt right about. SUNKO solar checked all our boxes. Marco Iwabuchi the owner is great! Marco and his team went up and above on delivering a quality solar system for our home. Great communication, great price and quality work. Super team and Marco has a very awesome personality that made me feel good about doing solar. I will recommend my friends and family to SUNKO solar. read more

I hired Sunko Solar to install panels on my home. Marco was extremely responsive and professional. He walked us through the entire process and made all the necessary arrangements for installation and inspection. Very personable, I would highly recommend using them. read more

What can I say about Marco Iwabuchi? He was amazing to work with! We have been shopping for solar for quite some time now and Marco was the first one that really explained things in detail and made us feel at ease. He patiently answered all our numerous questions and addressed any concerns. And the finished product? It looks amazing! We have an older Mediterranean style home so we were concerned of how the panels would look from the street. We didn't want the panels to take away from the architecture. It couldn't have turned out better. Very nice job. The crew was super friendly and professional. They took our pets into consideration making sure they didn't escape while coming in & out of the backyard gate. Much appreciated. The crew was also very clean making no mess during install and leaving no mess behind afterwards. I would highly recommend working with Marco at Sunko Solar. read more

Sunko Solar did a fantastic job with installing solar on our house. From start to finish, Sunko Solar was professional, responsive, efficient and friendly. They answered all of our solar questions and we had a lot! Sunko Solar walked us through the entire process and communicated at each stage what to expect. Sunko solar goes above and beyond to reinforce the decision to go solar. Our household is very happy we went solar and highly recommend Sunko Solar to others out there looking to install. read more

Marco of Sunko Solar, showed excellent customer service and his professionalism and knowledge of his company was refreshing. While others solar companies had negatives answers , to our questions about adding solar to our house , Marco had positive answers , and the sunko installation crew were very fast and proficient in completing the task at hand . I recommend that if you have answers that need answering, I recommend Marco of Sunko Solar for installation and service ! If I had another house , I would differently have Sunko Solar systems and installation crew do the second house ! read more

If you are looking for a solar company that is really knowledgeable about what they are doing in this industry, you have to contact Marco Iwabuchi at Sunko Solar. What stood out to me the most was how driven and organized they are as a company. I was so impressed with the team and their customer service. They answered every question I had and they explained everything in great detail. I was totally new to this process and they were patient with me every step of the way. I highly recommend anyone that is interested in solar to contact the owner Marco Iwabuchi. He has a great team of professionals who are well organized and trustworthy. EXTREMELY RELIABLE!!! read more

Sunko Solar is the best, period. My experience was simply fantastic. I had issues with my HOA approving the install for months, and Sunko worked with me every step of the way. Marco and Sin are awesome. They constantly answered all of my questions over that period, and made sure to check in with me periodically. The install itself was flawless, professional and fast. They finished much earlier than expected. Marco helped get me setup online for monitoring, and even came by to ensure an issue was fixed himself when he was under the weather. I 100% recommend Sunko to anyone that is looking to get solar! read more

I purchased a house last year that already had solar panels installed and paid for. I really didn't know anything about how the system worked, I just assumed it did. In January, to my horror, I received an extremely high power bill which alerted me that something was wrong. Apparently my inverter had malfunctioned without my knowledge and my system had not been capturing sun power at all for months on end. I called Marco from Sunko Solar for help. He could not have been more helpful and truly went out of his way to resolve my solar problems. Marco and his worker came to my house at least 3 times to diagnose my system and basically fight tooth and nail over the phone with customer service and to finally get the manufacturer to replace their faulty non functioning inverter. You could tell he really cared and was not going to rest until the issue was resolved. It's been a month now and everything is working properly. I received my next power bill and this time it was miniscule. Did I mention Marco and his team fixed my issues at no charge? I cannot recommend him and this company more. Thanks for everything! read more

Sunko and it's owner Marco were just great. Explained everything that needed to be done clearly and effectively. Was very responsive to questions any time day or night. The job was done in a day and a half exactly as he projected. And he follows though with your electric company to make the entire process as seamless as possible. Plus, he's a great guy to boot. Easy to communicate with and he understands everything about solar residential installation, from financing to installation to integration with power companies, cold. I highly recommend Sunko for solar installation. read more

Sunko was very reliable, fast, and walked me through the entire process. Any questions were responded promptly and he completed the work, signed off, faster than I had anticipated. I would recommend Sunko Solar to all my friends and family. read more

My experience with Sunko Solar was surprising spectacular since they came knocking on my door one Sunday morning, waking up my dogs and two kids!! I answered the door to a young man named Marco who also happened to be the owner! He stated that he was in the area and previously installed solar panels in the neighborhood before, so this made me somewhat comfortable off the bat! They told me the amazing benefits of going solar and how it would be benefit my house and the environment! Since I drive a Tesla, I was always mindful of the eco friendly things in life! But when it come to solar panels in the past, I wasn't to sure about them!! So Marco informed me about Sunko solar, such as no upfront cost, 30% tax credit, a 25 year life guarantee, and I had full ownership of the solar panels. So I asked for his card, since I was running late for work and told him I would reach out to him via email. So I sent him information on my electric bill which was surprising high ($600 a month), so he sent back a proposal, on how much I could save monthly and which option would work best for me! The email was very super in depth about the perks of going solar, especially the savings I would receive immediately. So I emailed Marco back, stating which opiton I preferred and within the next day the solar panels were installed with no up front cost!! I highly recommended Sunko Solar to anyone who wants to go solar!! Great customer service, fast, reliable, and trustworthy!! Highly recommend SUNKO SOLAR read more

SUNKO solar was a great company to work with from beginning to end. SUNKO delivered a great solar system and I work closely with Marco to get what I wanted. I highly recommend SUNKO. read more

Sunko is amazing. I was told that I would have to put no money down and that is exactly what happened. The owner did 99% of the work getting the loan set up and approved, and the panels were up within a couple weeks of our first meeting. He had an electrician move our old, unsafe electrical box (we had been told by another contractor it needed to be replaced), and even communicated with Edison for us to make sure that everything went smoothly. So basically we had to do basically nothing, had to put no money down, our loan payment is about what it was to Edison, and now we are being kinder to the earth. Could not recommend more highly. Oh, and they look cool too. read more

Sunko Solar did an amazing job on the solar installation for my house. From the first day I met Marco to the day the project was completed, the experience was simple, seamless and enjoyable. I remain amazed at how quick and easy it is to install solar on a home and how compelling the economics of the project are, most notably the zero up-front cost for the customer and the ending of getting an electrical bill from the utility company. Sunko handled all of the paperwork, getting the permits to install the panels on our house, and of course the installation... they were a "turn-key" solution for us in every way. Also, every Sunko employee we came across was friendly, knowledgeable and professional. Sunko's team did an amazing job and I would recommend them extremely highly! read more