Best Solar Installers

Sacramento Valley

Volt Modern Roofing

Volt Modern Roofing and Solar is the company you hire when you need both a new roof and solar panels and don't want to coordinate two contractors who pretend the other doesn't exist. We analyzed reviews spanning emergency repairs to full solar installs, and the pattern that stood out most was their

DIY Solar Planning

DIY Solar Planning gets permit sets approved on the first try, often within days. One reviewer submitted drawings that Rodney created in 2021 but forgot about for two years. When the city finally reviewed them in 2023, they passed without changes. We analyzed dozens of reviews and found zero complai

North Valley Solar Power

North Valley Solar Power delivers what most installers just promise: a fast, drama-free installation with a team that actually answers your questions. We analyzed hundreds of reviews and found one homeowner who shopped for an entire year before choosing North Valley, then watched the company finish

Ledbetter Electric gets the fundamentals right. We found 43 reviewers specifically praising their workmanship, and only 2 mentioned any quality issues. One customer's solar panels sat dead for a year, racking up a brutal PG&E bill, because the original installer went under. Blaine at Ledbetter walke

Alternative Energy Systems delivers solid workmanship but stumbles badly on project timelines and customer compensation. One homeowner watched their system sit idle for nearly a year after signing a contract with projected completion in December, only to have the panels finally go live the following

Safe Haven Solar is not worth the risk. We found a company where management breaks promises, bullies customers, and leaves jobs half-finished. One family paid extra for an attic install but still got conduit run over their new roof, then had to schedule three separate callbacks because crews kept le

ION Solar's installation quality is solid, but post-sale support falls apart when problems emerge. We analyzed reviews showing 1,361 complaints about value versus 873 positive mentions, the worst ratio of any metric we tracked. In one case, a homeowner discovered dead birds nesting under incorrectly

Westhaven Power is a gamble you don't want to take. We found a company whose install crews can do solid work, then the problems hit months later and the support structure collapses. One customer paid $80,000 for solar, HVAC, and a generator in 2020, then watched their salesperson, three install fore

V3 Electric is not a company we can recommend. One homeowner lost two years of her life to a botched installation that began with deception after her husband's death, left nails scattered across her yard that punctured two tires, and ended with tarps and bricks blowing around on a leaking roof that