SunLectric

My wife & I, who live in Riverbank, had five solar companies give us written proposals. We also did a fair amount of independent research on solar. We were able to view a Sunlectric solar system on our neighbors roof that was installed 1.5 years earlier. Our neighbor is very happy with their system and the work done by Sunlectric from start to finish. Our decision to go with Sunlectric was an easy decision in the end. Stephanie was prompt at getting us a proposal and Joe came out to the house to make sure the placement of the panels was optimal. Placement was spot on based on our research and viewing of the other proposals, some of which placed the panels differently. Sunlectric offers various panels. We decided on SunPower with a 25-year warranty. The cost quoted by Sunlectric for our solar system was competitive with the other proposals. Some of the other proposals were lower but that was because they recommended different panels that cost less and did not have as good a warranty as SunPower. Some of the other company salesmen tried to oversell their products and the benefits their systems would provide. Sunlectric did not do this. Sunlectric gave us an estimate of the date of installation and they met that estimate. It took two days to install our solar system, as promised. The lead crew member on our job was Jeff. Joe came out to oversee the job from time to time and do some of the technical work. Sunlectrics entire staff was a pleasure to work with. The installation was clean and professional. Care was taken to minimize the ground view of the electrical connections to our three sets of panels on our roof. Care was also taken to make the solar system electrical boxes, installed next to our main electrical panel, clean looking and out of view as much as possible. Our system has been in operation for a week now (April 2020). We have been monitoring the solar kWh production and have a good estimate of the actual electricity produced on a sunny day and a full cloudy day. The estimate originally provided by Sunlectric was spot on. We examined our PG&E usage and cost of electricity charged by PG&E. Based upon this monitoring and examination, we estimate that we have reduced our PG&E electrical bill by a little over two-thirds. This takes into account the Federal Tax Credit of 26%. What really excites us is that this two-thirds reduced rate is locked in for the next 25 years. We can imagine electrical rates charged by PG&E will continually go up. Perhaps two to three times the current rate over the next 25 years. Yet our electrical cost is now locked in, insulated from future rate increases from PG&E. In closing, we can confidently say that Sunlectric is honest, communicates well, reliable and does quality work.

I contacted 8 solar companies total when originally getting quotes and assessments. 2 companies told me I had too much shade on my house to even come out to assess options. I ended up going with Sunlectric due to their great customer service, use of high quality parts and general cost of the project and financing options. Joe and Stephanie were EXTREMELY responsive to questions even after the project was complete. The entire install was completed in 3 days when it probably could have been done in 2 days if my roof tiles weren't so brittle. Sunlectric replaced tiles all 3 days they were on location instead of gluing them back together. I never felt they were cutting corners and trying to hide aspects of their process. They used high quality railing and mounting equipment when they could probably easily use cheaper materials and most people wouldn't know the difference. They warranty their install from leaks for up to 10 years which seemed to be standard but they later told me that they have NEVER had a roof leak because of the attention to detail they take when installing. They over do the sealant to ensure no leaks occur due to their mounting points. I have since recommended them to at least 3 other people and would recommend them to anyone interested in getting solar installed. I plan to reach out to them at a later time to go over options for battery storage and whole house generator hookups. My project ended up getting installed in September so I only have October as far as generated power numbers but my October bill had $10 worth of credit towards my true up bill so I will only owe $0.95 to PG&E for the connection fee. I was happily surprised that I still generated more power than I used in October. Looking forward to seeing where we end up at the end of the yearly billing cycle.

Buying Solar is a big decision and Sunlectric made it as pain free as possible; no high pressure, just lots of information. Joe and his crew are very friendly and exceeded our expectations.Stephanie contacted PGE to find out our usage last year and then tailor fitted a system for our needs.Great experience all around...and we love our new system!

Joe, Stephanie, and the rest of the crew were great. We got 3 bids and chose Sunlectric because of what they offered. They really worked to understand our needs and then implemented them flawlessly. They look great on our garage. Our system is up and running and we couldn't be happier. Got our PG&E bill yesterday, $2.53. :)

Our experience with Sunlectric has been wonderful. I have always expected a good product, for good money, and with Sunlectric I was not disappointed.The quality of their work was beyond my expectations, and I am so happy that I chose the Sunlectric company to install our solar system. The owner, Joe Gordo, was great to work with through all aspects of the job. He was on the job and available whenever needed.