Review for Golden State Solar

07/16/2018
Anonymous Cupertingo, CA

Great local company that I can’t recommend enough!!

We're so glad we found Tim and Golden State Solar! There are so many solar companies that have gone out of business in the last few years it was good to find one that has been in business for 10 years with a good CSLB standing. After getting quotes from 3 others companies, it was truly a refreshing experience. Where other companies would try to lock you with one PV Solar Panel manufacturer, or in one system size, Tim went over multiple different systems with us, explaining the pro and cons for each. Tim then sized our system according to our historical PG&E data. We had a tiny 100 amp panel that would not work with the system so for the price of the materials and permit ($750) he changed it out to a 200 amp panel. Something that would normally cost us $2500-$3000. Tim was always prompt to answer our texts, calls, and email questions, and we really enjoyed his positive energy and positive attitude. He's a funny guy.<br /><br />Based on a lot of research that we did and also thanks to Tim's advice We decided to go with the high efficiency Solaria panels, with SolarEdge optimizers and inverter. According to Tim's calculation we'll break even in about 6 years (we purchased our system), most likely sooner since PG&E keeps increasing their rates.<br /><br />Golden State Solar gave us a 10 year craftsmanship warranty and the panels and microinverters have a 25 years manufacturer warranty. <br /><br />Golden State Solar was the most competitive in terms of pricing, especially on a high efficiency system we chose. <br />Golden State Solar also has a full time crew with a journeyman electrician so nothing gets given to a subcontractor. Tim also was a the job everyday to oversee construction and they were always on time.<br />Our first meeting with Tim was on May 3rd.<br /><br />We hired him and signed the contract on May 4th. <br /><br />Tim posted the permits on may 7th. <br /><br />The material for the job arrived at our home on May 9th. <br /><br />Tim and his crew showed up on May 14th and were done and passed final inspection on the May 16th. <br /><br />On the 19th we received the PTO letter from PG&E and Tim came right out and turned on the system on a Saturday! He also stayed to show us how to operate the breakers, and other turn off devices. He also installed the Monitoring app on our computer and phone then showed us how to use it. So in total in 16 days we were free from PGE insane rate increases. Thats amazing! All other companies were 4 to 6 weeks and much more expensive.<br /><br />In summary Golden State Solar was awesome from start to finish, Tim perfectly designed our system, was the only sales rep to actually go on the roof and check everything, he even came back twice after installation was complete to make sure that everything was fine.<br /><br />Great local company that I can't recommend enough!!

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