07/09/2017
Anonymous
I wanted to express what a great experience I had in contracting Orange County Solar, to install my solar panels. About mid-April I decided I wanted to go solar and also wanted to have them installed before July 1st. If I had a working system before that deadline date, I would still get in on the Net Metering 1 program, which would be more advantageous to me, the homeowner. I also decided I wanted to get a good solar loan to finance the project. I contacted 5 companies using Yelp as a guide. Vince Curcie from Orange County Solar seemed to have the best answers to all my questions and I felt that he was very honest and forthcoming about detailing the whole process ahead. We discussed the advantages that LG panels have along with Enphase micro-inverters. His price for the project was the best among the companies I contacted. Vince helped me get a great loan through the San Diego Metropolitan Credit Union. The loan is for 12 years, has no fees, 5.49% simple interest, no pre-payment penalty and can be amortized once during the term. The other solar companies didn't seem as interested in helping me in obtaining a loan. The permiting process was very speedy. The 16 panels were installed by a very nice and obviously experienced crew in just 2 hours. The City of Huntington Beach inspectors came out and after a few minor details were ironed out, the system was ready to go. The whole process from my picking OC Solar to completion only took about 3 weeks! This, despite the fact that Vince was extremely busy with many other projects, with all the customers trying to beat the same July 1st deadline. Vince also set up the Enlighten monitoring system, so I can keep track of the performance of each individual solar panel by using my smart phone, tablet, laptop or desktop computer. I'm very happy so far with the performance of the panels and am looking forward to great savings in the future. I was very impressed by Orange County Solar throughout the project and their young owner, Vincent Curcie. I whole heartedly recommend his company to do your solar panel project!