Planet Solar

Just what we wanted

They were on time, and did what they said. No issues.

Evaluation of Planet Solar Installation

Did extensive comparisons. Priced to beat competition. Product rated top percentiles. Year end production beat guarantees. All questions answered promptly > 15 mos. post installation

Very Comfortable Experience

Planet Solar installed a good sized system on our Spanish tile roof home. They were on the job to supervise the roofing people and came back to check their work and get deficiencies corrected before I could ask them to do this. The panel installation went well and the staff seemed keenly aware of the issues to be addressed. Upgrades were made to our contracted package as they had become available in the interim and we were not charged for them. After the job they continued to help us in dealing with SCE to get our operating permit. All together we have very high praise for this group and are enjoying our new solar system immensely.

Santa Barbara Riviera "Built Green Santa Barbara 3-Star Home

After our home was destroyed in the Tea Fire we contacted 5 solar companies for bids. Four of the five responded with site visits and bids. Planet Solar won the job based on the follow criteria: 1) Demonstrated Business Professionalism 2) In-depth interview of what our objectives were 3) Timely bid response and education sessions 4) Price and Warranty 5) My Contractor's recommendations based on interviews w/all five 6) Reference responses Planet Solar was in the top two of each category. Having Westmont College as a reference was a major factor in their win.

SB Mesa Solar Installation

The original design was for all panels to be on the west side of the house so would not be visible from the street and because the mesa is socked in fog many mornings, the east side of the roof would not be as effective for a large percentage of the year. Apparently this information was not conveyed to the contractor who began to install the panels evenly on both sides of the roof. In addition, the supports (feet) they were going to use would have the panels at the same angle of the roof which was not optimum on the composition roof which had only a 10-1 slope. I interceded, stopping the installation. The result was very satisfying as the contractor agreed to correct the installation to my original expectations at no extra charge. The installation is performing as expected but our experience with SCE on the changeover was less than desirable. This is no reflection on Planet Solar, it's just a warning to be prepared for a bit annoyance from the utility giant -actually made me even happier that I got out from under their rate increases.

Great customer service at a good price

We were adding a second set of solar panels and were very impressed by the company and our sales rep from Planet Solar. The installation went very well and we have been extremely pleased with the high level of service from this company. Totally pleased!!!!

The only way to go Solar

We met with 3 companies to decide about our solar installation. Planet Solar's sales rep, Ace had the most knowledge and could answer all our questions. There is definitely a lot to learn about solar and each company told us different things. We really liked Planet Solar's system with the individual microinverters for the panels. So, if one fails, the others can still function. Almost one year out and the system is working perfectly. Our only negative was that the roof installers were a bit unprofessional in their behavior. I recommend with all solar installations that you inspect your roof after(especially if you have tiles) to make sure there isn't damage they need to fix. We luckily did this and they fixed it all.

Professional Ca company with a local, hands-on demeanor.

Company was responsive to a constant barrage of questions, and available for continuous in-person meetings, as well as upon call. The installation process took longer than expected but upon inspection seems to be been done well and as promised. Plus Planet Solar went out of their way to solve an electrical problem, probably not of their making, and do other good neighbor deeds. They have helped and continue to help with aftermath of the 8/25 flood.

Great Job

Very Knowledgable and Professional. Others wanted to charge extra for Planet Solars standard install. On Time! and after they were through, You couldn't tell they were ever here.