Reviews by Tom N

Renova Energy

We purchased our new home in Palm Desert in October of 2017, and immediately began thinking about adding a solar system, so we educated ourselves about whether it made economic sense, since it certainly made ecologic sense.

After some research we chose Renova as our vendor-of-choice, and worked with Ken Waski as our consultant. Ken asked a lot of questions over the phone and a few days later came to our house to discuss the options. His team had done research using Google Maps to look at our roof and determine how many panels we needed to cover our electric bills. He also brought along an engineer to verify the panel placement, location of electrical connections and other factors that would impact the installation.

Using our electric bills and estimates of future rate increases, Renova sized the system so we should have a net zero electric bill every year. At times we'll be selling electricity back to SC Edison, and during the peak periods of the summer we'll be buying - but overall the system is sized to net out to zero (for electrical usage - there's still a small monthly "connection" fee). Ken went through all the details and brought spreadsheets to show how the estimates were calculated. His presentation was clear and understandable.

Overall, this has been a very easy decision and working with Renova has been a great experience. The financials work, and the Renova team has been super professional, helping with rebate paperwork, communicating regularly, doing a very professional looking installation, and even cleaning up and painting the walls where some holes were drilled. The best part is that we now have guilt-free air conditioning during the hot season and we are doing something positive for the environment. Ken was also a zero-pressure sales guy - he spent hours educating, and his information matched what I had researched independently.

Our system has been up and running for a few weeks now and everything is working great. The Sunpower system controller is connected to the internet and we can see how much power the system is producing at any given time. So far this month we've produced 415kWh, far more than we've used.... read more

Type: Residential Electric

Reviewed: 04/11/2018