OC Solar Reviews

For the financing part, they helped connect me with their preferred financing partner, which is great. We used them, but it felt like they were disconnected. So there was a part in the project where everything was ready, but I haven't gotten anything from the finance company. Orange County said they were sure I'd get it. But from a consumer standpoint, you don't want to commit to something unless you know that the loan has been approved. Then, it wasn't until I told them that we were going to pause until I hear back from the financing company that they reached out and there was some traction.

As soon as I gave the green light with financing, they called me the following week, said that they had an installation available as soon as the equipment was ready, and asked if I wanted to take it. I told them it was too early and that I had something else going on. So we scheduled it at another time. On the day of the installation, they arrived on time and delivered the solar panels four hours after they started doing the initial work. The downside was, they drilled through the roof and into the finished ceiling. We have vaulted ceilings, so the space between the roof and where the finished room is, the actual ceiling is thin. But they came back, patched it up, and painted it, so it looks fine.

They finished in one day, checked everything out, and everything was green. They didn't give me direct access to the app until the city approved everything, but I figured out how to get access the following day and it showed that nine of the panels were not functioning. So, they came out three weeks later and fixed it before the city inspection. All in all, I'm satisfied with my decision to go solar. I wasn't sure if the system that Orange County provided me was going to be sufficient enough, but it was. And seeing the numbers is great.

One of our friends was getting solar at the same time, but we didn't know the other was getting solar, and a couple weeks ago, we were hanging out and talking about it. We talked about the pricing and without the loan, our total was $28,000 for 29 panels while our friends paid $37,000 for 21 panels with no loan. So they got less solar production and paid more than we did. So it was a good value. And when I started doing the research on the equipment they provided me, it felt like it was higher-end equipment.