Avid Solar Llc

We were referred to Mr. Russell Andrew Aney, the owner of Avid Solar, by our brother-in-law, who had solar panels installed by Mr. Aney. We hired Mr. Aney and signed a contract for solar panels. We paid him, according to our contract, a $2,500 initial check. He installed the metal brackets on the garage roof. We gave him an additional check of $4,000 for the permits and applications. He submitted the application to National Grid, but never pulled the town permits. We gave him the third check for $17,500 so he could purchase the Solar Panels. Since then, he has not returned any of our calls. He has not provided any solar panels, and the metal brackets on our garage roof are leaking, which is causing mold on the plywood. Mr. Aney is a personable salesperson, but is not a trustworthy businessman. We are pursuing legal action for the $24,000 that we paid him, and he has not delivered on our contract.

BUYER BEWARE. We are New England Solar Agency, an unbiased company that helps our customers find the best solutions available to them. We set them up directly with independent Solar companies who will provide installation and service. We met with Russ Aney back in 2016 and believed him to be very knowledgeable and trustworthy. After a very short honeymoon period, we quickly learned of the con artist that he was. He was outstanding up until the contract signings. After that, he was extremely difficult to communicate with and would not follow up on his promises. We moved on from him many years ago and have installed over 200 systems in Massachusetts since. I am writing this review because unfortunately our past relationship has reared it's ugly head. Two customers who we referred to him for installations have called us recently for advice because they are having issues with him. He is ghosting them, so they are reaching out to us for help. We do not have a working relationship with Russ (Avid Solar) because we had to win a judgement in court to get him to meet his obligations. Russ seems like a nice enough guy when you meet him but don't be fooled by your first impression and the positive reviews. I have over 40 years of business experience and consider myself a pretty good judge of character and I learned very quickly the type of person that Russ is. I only wish I picked up on it before I referred a few customers his way. There are many good and honest solar companies out there. RUN from Avid Solar and Russ Aney.