Sky Power Solar - San Ramon, California

MA C.

Excellent, knowledgeable company. They are premiere installers for several brands, so can figure out which brand yields the best cost-benefit analysis for you at the time you're buying, and hook you up with the "extra" warranty some manuf's offer for premiere installers. If you're looking to save some $$, they can recommend cheaper manufacturers and explain, in English, exactly how that should affect performance. The reps were exceedingly patient with me and responsive to my voluminous questions. They are one of the oldest solar companies in the Bay Area so have a long track record of good performance. They initially recommended I not get a system, given how frugal my electricity use is (honest!). I got one when I got a plug-in car. Installation was on time and a breeze. Every step was explained to me, and took my input on where wiring should go. System operation was explained to me. As I'm writing this, I've had system for about 1 month - Sky Power support is still fantastic.
Highly recommend.

Barry L.

I had several bids for my PV Solar project. I went with Bob Winn and Sky Power Solar and was not disappointed. Very professional throughout. I particularly trusted their long term (> decade) committed experience in the field; stating why certain options and panel choices were better for my particular situation. Their team of installers started ahead of schedule and completed the work on time and as stated. They kept the site clean and were very respectful of us and our property. Truly nice guys; hard workers. Power generation is awesome and on target. Online monitoring works flawlessly.

Steve B.

Great experience. Their salesman was very down-to-earth with no gimmicky pitches or pressures. Price and quality of panels surpassed all other bids I received (5 total). Most noticeable was their consistent level of customer support from sales to inspectors to installers. Very impressive. I highly recommend.

Megan G.

I am very happy so far! Everything went well with the installation. I had compared two companies and went with sky power, which I felt had a better price, solar panel product and overall package of warranties. I used the zero interest loan for 12 mo. (for the amount that I will get back in tax credit) which made the initial invest seem more manageable.

Rick H.

Sky Power Solar was very professional. They answered all our questions and provided plenty of documentation before and after installation. They installed on the scheduled day and finished by the end of that day. Except for a few communication issues, everything went smoothly. I would definitely recommend them.

Scott H.

Skypower did a great job for us - they delivered on every promise. We had an awful, terrible experience with another solar vendor, which wasted a year of our time (and electric bills). We fired them and hired Skypower, and we are thrilled that we did.

I am an electric engineer (specializing in something much different than solar), and I can confirm that I was not being sold something I did not need. In my first week of net metering I am generating more than I use, when the heat sets (and using AC) in we will be close to very zero - which is the goal.

We went with the Sunpower panels and micro inverters and are very glad we spent the extra money for these.

A big thanks to Bob and the Skypower team for finally getting us less reliant on PGE.

R L.

I purchased my first system from Sky Power in 2011 and that was a great experience, from the design/modeling thru the installation and final hand-off. When I was in the market recently for another new solar installation, I reached out to Sky Power in addition to the other two larger installers - SunRun and Solarcity. Though the initial consultation was good, the level of details and efforts around ensuring the customer requirements (cost, consumption/usage, esthetics, etc.) was nowhere as committed or involved as Sky Power. The time they spent on ensuring the slope, angle and space available on my roof to maximize my solar production cinched the deal. Pricing is more than competitive, especially if you're buying your system outright.

Doug S.

Beware - Don't use if you are a PG&E customer. The system they designed for me had me giving over $100,000 in free electricity to PG&E over the life of the system. The way they design systems is for PG&E old rate plans, not the current ones. I can't tell if there sales people are just trying grossly over sell for the commission or if they are just poorly trained. I have found other companies know how to design systems properly saving me over $10,000.