Reviews by JEPomer

Granite State Solar

I have been intrigued with solar power for decades but thought that the cost might not be recouped quickly enough. Fortunately the capacity and costs have moved in the right direction. Add the current Federal, State, and power company rebates, a net-metered installation becomes basically a "no additional cost" process.

Granite State Solar has been a wonderful company to contract to do the work. Our first contact was February 10th. The solar assembly was installed over two days finishing before noon on March 30th. Eversource installed the net-meter on April 3rd after the building inspector signed off.

Ben, the sales rep, was very responsive to our requests balancing current needs and increasing electrical demand of switching to electric hot water from current propane fueled boiler. My wife wanted the panel array to "look symmetrical" on the roof, especially since it would be the side facing the road. The final 30 panel array covers are main roof (not the offset portion) with a 2.5 inch margin on both sides! It could not have been designed to fit much better.

While reviewing the proposal, there were several technical pieces that did not make sense to me. Some were ones that Ben could not answer. Alan the owner called me directly. He quickly gave me the proper engineering level answers I wanted (yes, I am one of those engineering types). Mostly I felt that Granite State Solar wanted me to be happy and knowledgeable about the system they would install.

The panel crew was able to install the system working around the rain. Most importantly, the crew followed all OSHA safety rules while on the roof. At the end of each day, the ground was cleared of any work materials. They were very careful with ladders (our roof was reshingled last year).

The electricians routed the wire conduits very discretely. The connections to our main power distribution box was cleanly done. Due to the addition being installed, our electrical service in on a temporary mounting (officially temporary after what was a legal location gable end became a second story). Eversource needs the siding to be completed before moving the service. Granite State Solar worked with Eversource to allow the net-meter to be installed before the electrical service is moved. (The siding goes on in a few weeks after a sunroom arrives and is installed.)

When the building inspector came, Shawn, the master electrician, explained the details of the system. He broke the details down and could cite the applicable codes in a knowledgeable and friendly manner. The building inspector was happy with Granite State Solar's work (and my explanation of the temporary electrical service mounting (the building inspector just started recently and is catching up with open permits such as ours).

In summary, both my wife and I have been very satisfied with Granite State Solar. They made the entire process from start to finish including the financing go very smoothly. We had the additional situation of a temporary electrical service drop. They are very professional in every step. We have both recommended them to friends and coworkers.... read more

Type: Residential Electric

Reviewed: 04/07/2015