Headline Solar

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Updated: 02 November 2022
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Installing solar since 2018

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2.77 from 12 Reviews

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Breakdown of consumer reviews

Sales Process

4.2

Price as quoted

4.1

On schedule

3.2

Installation quality

3.7

After sales support

2.6

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Gse1sw | Peotone, Illinois | 03/12/2021

Get what you pay for

While what I write will not directly equate to your situation there will certainly be many parallels. Let’s face it there are as many different scenarios as there are households. (Some statements in this review only pertain to homeowners in Illinois at this time) I’ve been thoroughly investigating numerous different options of alternative energy for about a decade now. I’ve held off making the shift due to many reasons. Primarily the cost to return ratio. Most systems of the past might not have ever made an actual return before their probable end of useful life. While a breakeven isn’t awful; didn’t you intend to get ahead with that project? Over the last few months, I have started taking a much deeper dive into researching local Solar power installation companies. The technology has truly come of age. I’ve specifically focused on companies that supply Generac brand equipment such as the backup power unit. I was sold on the PWRCell after I read the spec sheet. Being an electrician myself I fully recognized the value of what Generac has built. I have done a lot of research on Generac and believe they have the best equipment for the cost. After talking to quite a few different people at many different companies I have concluded that Headline Solar is the way to go. https://www.headlinesolar.com/ The level of honesty and integrity is obvious from the first conversation with them. They do not do any high-pressure sales tactics and are very happy to prove that the equipment they are specifying is the best that can be bought. My Sales rep is Sarah Cooley. She is amazing! I know I must have driven her nearly crazy with all the questions I had, but she was always ultra-responsive and never sounded put off with my inquiries. She sent me all the spec sheets right away and never hesitated to schedule a call if I had questions. In everything I do I try to learn as much as I can in the process. I recommend companies that try to teach their customers over the ones that try to coerce a quick deal regardless of whether the customer truly knows what they are buying or not. Headline Solar does truly care that their customers get what they are paying for. Sarah taught me what SREC meant and what it meant to me. She saved me from going with a non-SREC certified company which equates to many thousand dollars of savings I could have lost had I not known any better. Even more so than that she taught me what it means to do business with a company that doesn’t sub out any labor. There is something to be said for a company that provides their own employees for the entirety of a project. This is my first review of Headline solar, but thus far I am highly impressed. I will certainly provide another review in a few months once my system is up and going and then another at least a year down the road on how it is all going. God willing perhaps I will send another review in 25 years on how the system is doing at the end of the warranty of the REC panels.

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Mykola | Wauconda, Illinois | 05/01/2023

Solar panels

Do not work with them ! They are scammers, don't waste your time with them. I signed contract with them at Jen 2023 , and its already May and nothing installed, I tried to call them more than 20 times on a different phone number, I sent them emails , they just ignore me! The worst experience ever! Just imagine right now if they will install you a panels and something will go wrong with it like get broken and not working and they will ignore you and not fix it but you will have to pay for it and plus for electrical bill to comed ! Please stay away from that company

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John | Huffman, Texas | 11/02/2022

Avoid at all cost

We were promised that our solar production would cover the majority of our electric consumption. The system installation started last December and it was not complete and "functioning" until March. It has only worked properly for about a month. The inverters constantly have error codes that keeps them from working. There is a complete lack of customer support. Another review stated that they completely disappear after the contract is signed and that is true. Once the installation was complete and the lender funded the financing, there was a complete lack of support. I am currently looking for legal representation to either get my money back or get my system functioning.

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Latham Zearfoss | Chicago, Illinois | 03/28/2022

False promises and no support

This company is SO MESSY and has made so many promises they did not keep. We were told our bills would be reimbursed when they dragged their feet on install, but then when we filed for reimbursement they said they were out of funds. We still have not been paid. We were told the setup with ComED would be a breeze, but instead we've had to have multiple hours long calls with ComED customer service, which is also MESSY AS HELL. And of course, our solar is not producing nearly as much as we were told and our bills have barely shifted. Headline solar sucks! We had one good contact there and now none of the people we originally worked with are there anymore, which is also sketchy af. Proceed with caution.

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Chad B | Spring, TX | 12/03/2021

Worst customer service imaginable

As soon as you are locked into the contract you will never hear from these guys again. Our Ap has never worked from day one. We have no idea what we are producing or consuming. They sent someone out to check on this one time and they could not fix the problem. They said they would have it fixed within a few days. Three months later after countless unreturned phone calls and emails the issue is still unresolved. I have since talked to multiple acquaintances who have solar who can track exactly what their production and usage is by the minute. The install process was no better as they were constantly running late, no shows or well past schedule. All in all just a horrible experience.

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Rytis J. | Romeoville, Illinois | 04/01/2021

Stay away

This company does not even deserve a one star. My system was installed over a year ago and it still not right. Sales guy was great installation was quick and on time but after that it became a nightmare month after month i would hear excuses on why my system is producing electricity yet on my ComEd bill it never reflected that. They promised they would cover my loan payments till it's taken care of well that stopped after a few months so i have been paying both bills for months. Keep calling, emails nothing is done not even excuses anymore just ignoring their customers. DO YOURSELF A FAVORITE and stay away from this company and for those who echoes my feelings we need to do a class action lawsuit against this company and get something back for this kind of mistreatment.

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Jeudi Juetten | Alsip, Illinois | 03/10/2021

Horrible Contractor-Do Not Use

I think this horrible company has gone out of business. No surprise. Horrible project management. Took a year, terrible damage to my walls inside & our, lack of communication, failure to complete the repairs, and when they finally got the system on line supposedly, it was just in time for the panels to be covered in snow so I don’t even know if it’s actually working. Phone calls go to full voicemail boxes or “mailbox not set up.” No one answers office or cell numbers or emails. They owe me foe a couple electric bills because as of August, I’ve been paying them AND ConEd. No idea if I’ll get my rebates. DO NOT HIRE. Filing complaints with every possible entity. Such a shame, started out well and downhill from there.

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Great Service | Chicago, Illinois | 09/04/2020

Great service!!

First thing first, I want to say thank you to Jared for all he has done for me and my family! My brother and I both went both solar this past year. The result has been great! On average we were paying $150 to $200 monthly, the solar got it to down to $10-$20 dollars a month! The installation and contract process was smooth and we got our rebate check from the state soon after. Headline Solar made sure our houses were up to code with the city of Chicago! They literally went the extra mile to make it happen. Thank you again!

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Taylors | Elmwood Park, Illinois | 07/08/2020

Awesome company thank you the Taylors

We chose Headline because of other referals. Rudy and Jarred made the entire process very easy and explained everything in detail and stayed on top of everything from day one. Thank you guys customer for life

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Midlothian Resident | Midlothian, Illinois | 06/03/2020

Starting to question my decision

I had Headline Solar install my panels on March 11, 2020. One of the documents you sign throughout this process is that you will have the panels listed on your homeowners insurance (makes sense). Since March 11, 2020, I have asked four times for the certificate my insurance agent needs. Each time my e-mail was verified and I was promised I would get the certificate. Today is June 3, 2020, and I still don't have the certificate and the panes are not listed on my homeowners policy. My agent can't listed the panels on the policy if he doesn't know what is on my roof. I'm still waiting for a call back for the 3 messages I've left this week. Their lack of responsiveness to this is very troubling to me.

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Rob Sall | Forest Park, Illinois | 09/09/2019

Worked Fast and Designed the Project as We Wanted

Headline was great to work with and helped facilitate our project as quickly as possible. We had attempted to do our Solar Project with several other vendors before this and they all went south and refused to install on the roof area we wanted to utilize. Headline was willing to do exactly what we wanted and the project turned out great! We're currently getting almost 100% offset and looking forward to almost no electric bill!

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Dave | 03/19/2019

Excellent Service

They were very forthright and the rep was very knowledgeable on the incentives and the industry.

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Service types


Residential solar - Grid tied

Commercial solar - Grid tied

Energy audits

Residential solar - Hybrid solar systems

Energy monitoring

Residential solar - Off-grid systems

Utility scale solar sales and installation

Utility scale solar - EPC

EPC installation - Other solar sales companies

EPC installation - Hybrid solar systems

EPC installation - Off-grid systems

Tesla Powerwall sales and installations

Sonnen battery sales and installations

Pika / Generac Energy Storage

LG Chem solar batteries

SolarEdge - StorEdge

Roofing - Minor repairs

Roof replacement - Shingles

Roof replacement - Metal roofs

Roof replacement - Tile roofs

About Headline Solar


Net metering ensures that you benefit from the full value of your solar panels and is a great way to balance out your electricity production and consumption, which do not always happen at the same time. Commonwealth Edison offers the top utility net metering program in Illinois.

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Illinois - Hoffman Estates

2000 Center Dr, Hoffman Estates IL, 60192

Illinois - Chicago

111 S Wacker Dr, Chicago IL, 60606

Illinois - Chicago

1000 N North Branch St, Chicago IL, 60642

Illinois - Chicago

35 E W Wacker Dr, Chicago IL, 60611

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Texas - Houston

6811 Theall Rd, Houston TX, 77066

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- Schaumburg

529 Morse Ave, Schaumburg Illinois, 60193

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Licenses


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2000 Center Dr, Hoffman Estates IL, 60192
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