A1A Solar Contracting, Inc

Highly recommended... love my new system & looking fwrd to sun!

**HIGHLY** recommend A1A. They made the entire process easy to understand. Everyone that worked on the system, from the plumber (who handled the hybrid water heater) to the electricians to the roof crew... everyone was professional, friendly, on time, kept their workspaces clean. Best "construction" project I've ever had at my house. Now, just looking forward to the more sunny months (installed in December 2015)

Frustrated!

MISLEAD AND FRUSTRATED!!! My family was looking into solar panels and found A1A. Our neighbors installed solar panels with them, so we inquired about the product and fell in love. We had been researching solar power for many years and finally decided to "bite the bullet" so to say. The installation was wonderful and the personnel were very friendly. However, when we decided to get the solar panels we needed to get a loan to help finance. OUR CANVASSING MANAGER said this would be no problem because the government had an incentive program that would pay off the loan with no interest for 12 months, one of the two loans we needed (one with interest over 12 years and one with no interest for 12 months) once taxes came out. THIS WAS A SHAM!!!!! While reading through our tax preparations, we only get 1/3 the amount needed THIS YEAR, and receive the rest the following year. This was NOT how the product was promoted by our canvassing manager. They calculated the total we would get based on the total 30% incentive program, which still exists, but FAILED MISERABLY TO MENTION, "oh by the way, even though I am saying you will receive the entire 30% incentive at one time when you file your taxes this year, that is not the case. You only get 1/3 this year and the rest next year." So now, we were expecting to get a check from the government as our incentive for the total price of the loan, but only get 1/3. Very frustrated and upset about the CALCULATIONS, MISREPRESENTATION AND OUTRIGHT LIE which now sticks us with paying for most of a loan we were told would be covered by the incentive, now with interest. The fact we have to pay the loan isn't the problem, our issue is the loan has been building interest since we received it and we didn't pay because we were told the incentive would cover the cost and we could pay it back INTEREST FREE before the 12 months was up! But now, with only 1/3 of the total 30% coming to us, we now get stuck with the bill AND interest.

No more electric bill!!

I've had my residential solar system for 3 years now, and i absolutely love it on my electric bill. I went from having an average of over $400 a month to under $50 and sometimes a negative electric bill. Thank you A1A

A1A solar did a good job

A1A Solar was very professional from start to finish. They communicated the process and timeframe accurately. Would I use them again? Absolutely!

Good Stuff

Very happy with A1A solar. I chose this company after interviewing the other companies in Jacksonville because I felt most confident they would be around for years down the road to honor my warranty. I did have a couple of problems during the install, but A1A took responsibility and fixed all the problems to my satisfaction. Everyone has been a pleasure to deal with and I'm constantly seeing the A1A install truck out and about so I'm confident that this company will be around for years to come.

Very satisfied solar customer

My wife and I will soon be on a fixed income. Our goal was to eliminate one bill from the monthly expenses to free up money to travel when we retire. I estimate about 3-4 years we will meet our goal thanks to A1A Solar. Jim (excellent salesman) sat down at our kitchen table started us on our journey to independence from the local electric company monthly bill. He suggested ways to reduce our monthly demand by changing to a more efficient water heater and converting over to LED lights. Initially, we agreed on 30 panels (8.1 KW) but after he left I looked at our average cost for the last couple of years for electricity and called him back two nights later and purchased the 37 panel (9.9 KW ) system. I am glad we did. I was also surprised to see how much electricity has gone up over the last 5 years. By reducing our demand and buying the larger system, our first month electric bill was -$18.21 WOW, The added benefit is that I am now buffered from the electric bill rate hikes and fuel hikes year after year. The installation was great, the installers were able to answer my questions and help me understand how the whole thing works. The $225.00 per month that I was spending on my electric bill, now goes to pay for my panels. I plan to pay them off early so that I can retire in about 3 years or so. I do not want to make this long because you may get bored with this review. Lets just say that we are very satisfied with the way things have gone so far and only wish the local weather man would tell us if its going to be a "good solar day" or not. The bottom line is I have to pay for electricity regardless, but now the money I spend goes to a system the will by mine in a few years and free from electric bills and rate hikes. If you can go with A1A Solar, you will not regret it.

Nettles Residence - A Robust System

A1A Solar Contracting, Inc. was contracted to provide and install 24 Sun Edison 375 watt solar electric panels, along with 24 Enphase microinverters, 1 8KW Radian inverter and associated load management gear in my residence in late 2014. By December 29, 2014, the system was complete and producing power for my home and pushing back into the local power grid any excess. JEA, the local electrical utility installed a photovoltaic generation system watthour meter to keep track of the energy sold back to the utility and my power consumption from the utility. The system was designed by A1A Solar, in coordination with myself, to incorporate a battery backup supply of power through the 8KW Radian inverter in the event of a power loss from the utility during the night time hours. 8 Trojan L16 AC flooded cell lead acid batteries supply the 48 volt buss for the inverter. Monitoring of the PV array and energy production is provided through a network connected Enphase interface and I can access the system information through the internet. The team at A1A Solar performed an excellent integration of all system components from the initial install to the system wiring to the final check out. They coordinated with both city and utility inspectors to make sure that all electrical safety protocols were followed and the system was code compliant and safe. Before, during the installation, and after the job was complete all my questions were answered in a timely and concise manner. Later, in mid 2015, 12 more Sun Edison panels were added, along with 12 more Enphase microinverters and were integrated into the system flawlessly. Now, the only way I know that my utility company is not online is to either see all my neighbor's houses and streetlights are dark, or, to see a loss of incoming AC power LED illuminated on the Enphase panel. Switching time is so fast that I am unaware that I am self sufficient with regard to electrical power. A1A Solar also made the low interest rate financing available and I got a federal income tax credit to boot! I am very pleased with the job that A1A Solar did and would recommend them very highly. The professionalism was just remarkable.

solar panels

very good choice for us; best buy we have done so far.

Great job

They completed the job sooner than we were told. In this day and age that is awesome. I would recommend if you are planning to go solar that you have an energy audit done on your home first. We found out the hard way. We were told that the system we had installed would be enough to cover all our electric needs and that would be true if our home was energy efficient but we had some major problems we knew nothing about. We have fixed some of them and it has made a huge difference but we do still have a small electric bill. I am sure once we fix the rest of the problems it will eliminate our electric bill for the most part. Bad duct work, a bad a/c coil and not enough attic insulation were our problems.

LOVE IT

I love my system! Installation was quick and all of the installers were professional, respectful of my time, and courteous. My only hiccup was with Andy, the scheduler. He forgot that my system was not fully commissioned so that I could monitor the system via web. I made a few phone calls and the issue was resolved in 2 days. Wayne, the salesman, came by after the monitoring issue to ensure everything was working properly and to make sure I was taken care of. Overall, I'm pleased with my system and happy with my decision to use A1A for my solar and water heater purchase! Great job A1A!!

I just love my Solar Paneles

I made a few phone calls with A1A's sales man and in house girls, and make myself 2 days free for inspections, of course make a big pay check to them as well. That is what takes for me to got solar power, now they produce least half of my power needed. Only thing I feel regret is that I should order more panels for my house, however my south side roof only can take up to 18 panels for now. I will order more when there have 350 W to 700 W panes years later.

getting even

Last winter I had $400.00, $500.00 and $600.00 electric bills. That's when I decided for sure to go to solar. I had been thinking about it for several years and talked to neighbors who had and were satisfied with it. I called and Jim Schewd came out and gave me details and options. He was very cooperative and patient while I weighed the expense vs my ability to pay. Everyone I dealt with from A1A Solar were very professional from sales to office to the engineer, web site monitoring people and the poor guys who had to be in my hot attic making the connections and wiring. . I love looking at the inverter and seeing my own power plant at work and I look forward to being more comfortable this winter. I would love to get a battery if and when they become available so I can store my power. The inspection after the installation was very slow and had nothing to do with A1A so there was some delay before being up and running.

Excelent Service

Easy to deal with, courteous and fast instalation

Solar increased my overall monthly bills

The solar system I had installed is providing a monthly savings of ~$40.00, with a monthly payment of $125.00 of the system. The system will take ~25 years to recoup the cost of the system AFTER reducing the price by the tax credit. The production of electric is far below what I was told during the sales process. This comes after the installers went directly against my advice of which part of my roof to install the panels on.

liven life thanks to the sun

a1a has been a blessing to our family! everyone at a1a has been a pleasure to work with... informative and kind, always eager to listen and help with any issues. It has been a true pleasure making this transition to the solar life with a1a solar! We will highly recommend them to our friends, family, neighbors and strangers!

I would recommend

Only company that'll even talk to you about battery backup systems. I'm very happy with our radian outbackthey installed.

6 months and still not working correctly

Its been six months now and I still cant get my solar panels to work. But A1A hasn't even attempted to fix my issue, I talked to several people and all promised I would get a call back, and still haven't gotten a call back. I even tried emailing them. Worse decision I ever made. Don't read much into the positive reviews, because after dealing with A1A you realize that they give people good deals for writing good reviews.

excellent

A1A Solar installation of our solar panels and hot water heater was professional, timely, and efficient. They also coordinated a new roof for us which exceeded all expectations. They were happy to answer any question and were very courteous. We would highly recommend A1A Solar to anyone.

Superb company

A1A Solar is the best. They were professional in every aspect of the business from initial estimate, to assisting us with the homeowners association to financing, installing and supporting the system after installation. Our system looks great and works as advertised. Highly recommend A1A to anyone in their service area of northeast Florida.

SUN POWER WORKS

We fine the bill we get from JEA is small But the solar did not do away with it all together. We have 20 panels and they seam to work well. I am very pleased that we did the sun power. Virginia

Excellent solar install

A1A did an excellent job. They were especially helpful in organizing the solar rebates. Job site was kept clean. The installers were professional.

A1A Solar

From the sales department to the installation they were very professional. I had no problem with the installers or the equipment. So far so good. Also I receive a monthly report on how much the system is saving.

Great company and team

A1A Solar was a wonderful company to work with. From the sales team, engineers, installation team, and support after installation. I have never had a company work so well with me on any project in my life. I recommend A1A Solar to everyone.

Pool solar installer

was installed for pool. in four days our temp was up to 85 degrees and we were swimming it is now 82 degrees and nov 1. it was trouble free and when we had a tornado come through it stayed in place. can't say enough about the way it was installed and the poeple who did the instalation. We are so pleased we used A1A. for our solor installer.

Satisfied Georgia Owner

Had no problems with the installation. They help set up everything with no problems. AiA was up front about realistic production amounts. I would highly recommend them. We had the panels placed on the west south west side of the house due to worries about road side view. Now we wish we had put the panels on the south side per A1A recommendation as that would have given us 25% more power. However we are still satisfied.