Solar Energy World
Updated: 21 September 2020Installer
Years in business
> 11
Pros
Review score is above industry average of 3.98
4.55
NABECP qualified installer
Yes
Cons
There are no cons noted
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Latest review
jsegal 3 days ago
We have an atypical house & roof (EPDM with a slight slope, no attic) and were quite concerned about puncturing it, but ultimately felt at ease after walking through the process with SEW. The warranty also gave us peace of mind in terms of being covered in case of any potential leaks in the future. We haven't actually been able to turn the panels on, but we don't expect any issues once Dominion installs our new meter and we can finally start using them. Would definitely recommend SEW based on our experience so far.
Read moreLatest complaint
Raj, over 1 month old
I am writing this review after 8 months of my solar installation. I choose them as it was highly recommended by my friend. I was impressed at the beginning of how they took care of the installation process with all approvals from townships and how the job got done professionally. They were able to get the installation job done on time with no glitches. Things went smooth until we hit the summer. However, after 6 months in summer during my vacation, the solar edge inverter broke down and the app on phone did not have any notification mechanism. I was under the assumption that the grid gets monitored by the company but no one notified from SEW. I noticed this only after 2 weeks that I had no power generation the whole month of July. When I made my first complaint, a technical person informed that he will have 2 replace the chip of the inverter. I had to wait for 3 weeks and finally the day came, the chip replacement did not work and they had replace the whole inverter. Finally I had it replaced after 4-5 weeks. The installed a newer version of Inverter. During this whole process I had to pay my PSEG bills of about $550(peak summer) and lost about 2 SRECs of about $450. When I reached out on this to SEW they did not compensate in any manner and blamed the inverter company and they had no ownership. This made me very upset going back and forth on this issue with no result. My another biggest problem is the Software App on the phone, which does not alert you on any failures and you need to monitor it regulary. Prior to this I made referals to my friends on this company but this situation left me with low confidence now on this company. My strong suggestion to this company is to step up on Service aspects and perform the App upgrades.
Read moreSolar Energy World prices
This installer does not publish their standard system prices on the net.
As such we have used average pricing from the installers service areas as a proxy for what this company would most likely charge for a solar system.
System size
12.0kW
Average cost per watt
$2.43
Net cost of system
$18,518 - $22,633
Average payback time
8.5 years
Annual power production
16,190 kWh
Levelized cost of solar energy
?
5¢ kWh
If you don't get solar
21¢ kWh
Forecast average MD electric rates over the next 25 years
Installers description for their business
Solar Energy World is the fastest-growing, independently-owned and operated solar company serving Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Northern Virginia, Florida and Washington, DC. With thousands of solar panel system installations since our founding in 2009, we are also one of the most experienced and stable solar companies in the region.
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5681 Main Street, Elkridge MD, 21075
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Solar Energy WorldOffice locations
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MARYLAND - Elkridge
5681 Main Street, Elkridge MD, 21075
NEW JERSEY - Pennsauken
100 Twinbridge Drive, Pennsauken NJ, 08110
FLORIDA - Tampa
201 Kelsey Lane, Tampa FL, 33619
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Accreditations and affiliations
Service Types
Residential Solar Electric
Commercial Solar Electric
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