Solar Earth Choice

We feel incredibly fortunate that our neighbor referred us to Solar Earth Choice. We had gathered three bids for our solar project, but Sophia’s excellent communication and steady follow-through immediately set her apart from the competition. Most importantly, she made us feel confident and excited about upgrading our home. Because we were aiming to complete the project before year-end, Sophia and her team worked with impressive precision—coordinating the proposal, planning, installation, electrical work, and all permitting. With our own demanding work schedules, it was essential to partner with a company that could truly handle everything from start to finish, and Solar Earth Choice delivered exactly that. They executed the entire project flawlessly and met every deadline. The project team was knowledgeable, professional, and exceptionally tidy throughout the process. We couldn’t be happier with the experience.

We were referred to sophia at Solar Earth Choice by a neighbor who interviewed several solar companies and was extremely happy with their service. We interviewed a total of four, and she stood out far above the rest. To us, the communication on an experience that we aren’t familiar with was the reason we chose her. They are always a phone call or text message away. They hand hold you through the entire process and communicate to the city we live in, the Edison company, and the work crew. The process sometimes has delays, which is understandable, but she constantly updated us on the status. My wife was a little particular about the location of the panels and the symmetry, but they gave us several different layouts. We think our panels look beautiful and do exactly what we want. Would highly recommend.

This is a family run business. They treat their customers like family, too. Everyone was very professional and attentive to our needs. They were not the cheapest but the high quality of their work speaks for itself. I had requested that they only install the panels facing the rear of the house. They weren't sure they could squeeze that in given the configuration of the vents on the roof. Not only did they avoid the street side, but the installation over all was super neat. Kudos to Ivan and the crew. We've had lots of work done to our house over the last five years (it was a fixer upper), and we are very pleased with the quality of work by Solar Earth Choice. We highly recommend them. Sophia was patient with us from the beginning (we were not sure what to get and from whom). She also kept us posted as the installation approached, making sure that items were delivered during a specified time window. They are easy to work with and put the customer first.

I was brand new to solar until I bought a house a few months ago. My contractor (who I've known for several years--long story) recommended them. Everything was very easy and straight forward, including being continuously updated by Sophia. Once I had the new roof installed they came out and in less than a day had everything installed. Now I can crank the AC on hot days without worrying about a big bill. Very happy with them and I definitely recommend Solar Earth Choice. What they deliver is *solid*.

My wife and I are very happy with our roofing and solar projects and would highly recommend Solar Earth Choice. I am in the real estate business so have very high standards for construction projects. Sophia and Ben are top notch professionals who will explain everything to you clearly, keep you updated every step of the way, give you fair pricing, and deliver a high-quality job. We had them install a new roof and prior to removing the old roof, they walked us through the problem areas and how they intended to resolve the problems. They did a beautiful job on the roof. We wanted to get the solar panels installed prior to house guests arriving and they were able to expedite things to get the panels completed and operational ahead of schedule! The crew was extremely friendly and courteous, and left the job site clean every day. Overall, very happy with this job. You can trust them to be honest, fair and responsive. Thank you to the Solar Earth Choice team for a good experience!

Very satisfied customer!

I've been searching and waiting years for the right time to purchase and finance a solar system for one of my properties. I've checked several places and several options. All of those seemed so unreasonable and did not make any sense with their costs or leasing. The entire job from Solar Earth Choice with signing, permit, install (one day), approval and operation was just two weeks! 2 WEEKS'!!! My tenant and I couldn't be more satisfied with our sales consultant, (shout out to Thomas Ly (626) 203-9119/tom@solarearthchoice.com). Now my tenant saves around $50-$100 per month on their electricity bill and that's including the cost of the solar financing for twelve years. After twelve years, it's just free electricity. "WOW!" That's amazing. On top of that, the system is connected online or via a phone app to monitor the system's electric generation. Superb service and would highly recommend to contact Thomas for a free consultation. FYI, I am so satisfied that my other properties will also have a solar system installed by Thomas. 1

An honest and technically sound company

We have been searching for quite a few years for a perfect solar panel company, a perfect time to get them, the best performing and most reliable product. Three companies came to assess the roof, review our usage, and gave sales pitches. The estimates were all over the place and no one seems to be very knowledgeable. To learn more, I even helped my friend install his own solar panels on his roof. He’s a structural engineer and had done a number of major solar farm installation for big companies, basically he knows his stuffs. The people from the 3 companies didn’t have deep technical knowledge, slow to respond or did not listen well. None could clay tiles and said that they’d introduce roofers to take off the tiles so they can install the panels. Before giving up, I asked my structural friend and he connected me with his ex-colleague Brad Friesen, head of engineering at the structural firm, who started his own solar installation company called EarthChoice Solar. I met with Brad and his team Marcus and Van. They laid out everything, from panel technology options, to the mounting technology, to the installation steps, to the permitting process and timing and of course the cost options (the lowest cost compared to all other companies). For the first time, I finally understood the entire process before we even start. Brad is agnostic to the solar panel manufacturers and uses sound engineering and science. And very importantly his company does clay tile roof (no need to get a roofer) and clearly said that there will be a few broken tiles but they will pre-purchase spares and replace the broken ones as needed. It turns out that we had a number of broken tiles not related to the installation and his team replaced them for me without even being asked. Some of these broken tiles were far away from the installation site and along the high edges of the roof that was not easy to do. I told him that I plan to get an electric car and we discussed the details of my usage. He came back with 3 options for me to select. He did all the paperwork including drawings and application to HOA and the City. I did nothing except reviewing the plans with him. Instead of just submitting the application, he hand deliver them along with hardware to the HOA meeting to show the reviewers the quality of the product. The last time I had Home Depot install my windows, it took HOA 2.5 months to approve. Brad got approval by HOA on the same day and 2 days ahead of schedule approval by the City. I asked Brad to install electrical outlet for my electric car in the garage, they came and designed the entire circuit and installation and they were all clearly laid out on the drawings. I found a charging station and asked if Brad could install it. Hid team researched and was able to purchase for me at a discount with minimal cost to install. The week before installation, I decided not to install the station, only the outlet. Brad and his team had to adjust the drawing and got the City re-approval again quickly. Never once Brad was reluctant to listen and help or show any frustrations. His team installed and got all the panels up and running in one day – the meter started running backward. We were generating power! The team set up electrical/control panels, made adjustments and installed the high-performing inverter, connected an extended WIFI and app to track and monitor the energy generation. His system allows us to see individual panel performance, not just the entire roof, in case there’s a problem with any particular individual panel. Brad and his team then got SDGD paperwork and everything done. Again ahead of schedule. Brad and team continued to monitor our panels and kept me informed days and weeks aftward. We encountered problem with our pool motor, the pool guy and his electrician came and couldn’t figure out what’s going on. I asked Brad if he could help thinking that maybe the solar installation might have something to do with this. Again Brad and Marcus were at my house in no time working on a day that was raining, soaking wet the two of them finally figured out what was wrong. Nothing related to the panel but more about the incorrect pool wiring. Marcus followed up with the pool electrician to educate him of the issue so they could fix it. Not a dime charged to me. Throughout the process Brad responds to my text within minutes. We’ve been very happy with the solar performance, could see the daily energy production on my phone, and the system outperforms expectation. Given everything had gone so well I wish I had a few more panels, which I understand is the common sentiment. In short, I’d say Brad and his team were exceptional in their customer service, product quality, more knowledgeable about the technology, process and all the regulations, and most importantly completely under promise and over deliver on everything. I highly recommend Brad and his company EarthChoice Solar.