Reviews by Rich Finn

Boston Solar

Finally took the plunge to get solar after the latest rate hike on our electricity bill made our summer bills crazy expensive.

A year previously I had reached out to another, national solar company. They conducted all business over email and ended up with a quote that was more than Boston Solar for a lower spec system. Also, it wasn't until talking to Boston Solar that I realized how little info the other company provided on all the rebates.

The Boston Solar sales rep came out to my house the day after I contacted them to talk through the whole process. A week later he was back with a detailed proposal explaining exactly what I could expect and a very detailed breakdown on the various payment options and how much I could expect to save in the long run. They also included a guarantee to make up some of the difference if they didn't get the install in place before the SREC program ran out.

Installation team were very professional and they did a very neat job installing the panels and various cables. System has only been active for a week so far, so I'm still getting a certain amount of geeky joy to check out the mobile app and see how much electricity they're producing each day (doing great so far).

If I had one criticism it is was the time it took to get the install done (a little over 5 months, which isn't crazy long but initial discussions with sales guy had me thinking it would be more like 3 months). Admittedly some of that was due to hold ups with getting approvals from local inspector and Boston Solar did try to bump me up a month on the install queue (missed the call and slot was gone when I called back). On the flip side, it's good to know that they're being kept busy and you're signing up with a company that's not going to be out of business tomorrow!... read more

Type: Residential Electric

Reviewed: 08/29/2018