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    Great experience with them, John was our sales guy who helped us with a million questions including looking at environmental panel options with no lead and avoiding specific companies who provide batteries. He covered the whole process. Our project manager was Maria, every communication went via phone which helped as she was able to give us immediate info via phone. The panels we wanted were out of stock for a few months, they provided options to prevent the wait if we wanted. For some of the approval steps between installation and operation - It felt like we had to chase them a bit to keep the momentum as it stretched out for weeks in between updates at time which is the point where I felt like it wasn't easy breezy. The guy who came to install it was the same one that turned up for each step so he knew us and where everything was and our property which made it a breeze, it was incredibly helpful to have the same guy each time. All of the installation team were epic, friendly, kept everything super clean and smashed it out in a day. Everything was installed and labelled clean and professionally. Their pricing wasn't the cheapest quote but it was competitive and they were professional and well worth working with. They made every effort to help us work toward getting over the line before the end of the year for the tax credits and Maria was super informative on the details of that. Would not hesitate to recommend them or work with them again in the future on any solar projects.

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    Cydney M.

    FIRST AMERICAN SOLAR DID A GREAT JOB ON THE INSTALLATION ===================================================== Last year I started gathering recommendations for solar companies based on local community members and Yelp reviews. Then we proceeded to get a few estimates. My husband was really impressed with the quote we received from Tony Mirzakhanyan who is the president of First American Solar in Montrose. Four months later we decided to proceed and everything was pretty seamless. First American Solar also took care of getting the permit from the City of La Canada which seemed to be very quick. We just had the panels and everything installed a couple weeks ago and we're very happy with it. Hopefully we'll get some rebates when filing this years taxes and it will pay off in the long run. It is nice to charge the plug-in hybrid at home and not worry about the electricity bill too. I highly recommend this company.

    Mino S.

    I spent an inordinate amount of time deciding to move forward with solar and compared quotes and product across a multitude of companies. They provided a good price and we began the project. Throughout the permitting and construction project Tony communicated every step of the way. There were delays with shipping and the city which Tony handled and shared with me throughout. Very happy with the final result as they followed through exactly as they said they would. Already planning another project with Tony who is the best!

    These guys were very professional and fast!  The panels look great and I look forward to getting rid of my electricity bill!

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