Came out, did a thorough assessment, said they would submit an estimate, and never did. Regardless of whether they figured the job was just too small, not getting back to a potential customer is bad customer service, no matter how you look at it. read more

We interviewed 5 solar installers, and decided on Good Energy Solar for these reasons: 1) integrated hardware; the panels, controller and battery are all Sunpower, not panels from company X, controller from company Y and battery from Z, so we have an efficlient, reliable set up. Two power outages since the system was completed in June have proven this as we had seamless power to those critical items we elected to have supported by the battery. 2) reasonable cost 3) Good Energy has a professional staff who coordinated the Spanish roof tile removal, reinforcing of the waterproof membrane and reinstall of the tiles after the solar panels were installed. The crew was courteous. Good Energy took care of the permits. Good Energy is located here in town, not in the next county or virtual. I would definitely recommend Good Energy Solar to a friend. Jack Underwood . read more

100% great experience with the team at Good Energy Solar: the honest and informative sales person Kris, the helpful and efficient office person Monika, the hard working installers Robert and Clint, and the owners Aaron and John who remain accessible and supportive, patiently answering all of our questions long after installation. Highest possible recommendation!! read more

Good Energy Solar did a fantastic job adding solar to our home in Mission Canyon. Aaron and team are honest, hard-working and technical experts. Also, if you are considering working with a contractor that handles their own invoicing, etc. you should know that Monika at Good Energy makes sure the finances are handled smoothly. We spoke with one of the top solar installation companies in the area and they told us with certainty that they could not install solar on our home due to the type of copper roof we have. We appreciated their honesty. My wife did not give up, and found Aaron at Good Solar. He quickly consulted his experts and came up with a solid design. Since the panels would be on the garage only, they added backing blocks inside the garage and pinned the panels solidly through the roof. We have had the usual wind through the canyon, and lots of rain this year, and all is well (as you would expect if you look at the rock solid installation). As a side benefit, our garage is much cooler on warm days, with the sun going to much better use! Our house is on a very steep hill, with the garage at the top. On the side where they were working there is an about a 75' drop from roof to ground. Aaron and team took all necessary safety precautions, including harnessing, etc. Really amazing job with that. Good Solar also installed a Sonnen Battery system. This was not cheap, but it works great. During the hours of peak and off-peak rates, we either run our home from solar or battery. Extra solar energy (lots of it) goes back to the grid as credit. We charge the batteries (home and cars) at super off-peak (overnight). In addition, we can run our home indefinitely from batteries during a power outage, as long as the sun shines during the day. Aaron and John (electrician) are easy to contact and respond right away to our questions. The installation was top notch (super clean work). We don't have to think about it any more...and our Southern California Edison bills are at the minimum connection charge each month. read more

Good Energy Solar - View from the top. Note the through-the-roof solid footings. - Solar Installation Near Me - Santa Barbara, California

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Good Energy Solar recently installed a solar battery as a back up during power outages for our small (and old) Westside home. As another reviewer said, as long as there's sun, we'll have power. Aaron, John, Monika and the entire team were a dream to work with. It took some time to get sign off from the City of Santa Barbara and Edison and then there was Covid. But the job is now completed, and I can't say enough good things about the entire team. They know what they are doing (our old home had lots of quirky problems that are now solved) they have integrity, and provide good customer service. Whenever we had a question, they got back to us quickly. In the future, we may add another battery for our guest studio and to charge an electric car which we don't have now, but likely will in the future. We highly recommend them for all things solar. read more

Aaron Luckett and Good Energy Renewables did a great job for us. He told us his energy production estimates would be conservative and indeed our panels produced quite a bit more than the minimum he predicted. There were no last minute price adjustments. The work went as scheduled and on time. We would, and have, recommended Aaron again. Cheers, Bob and Marlene Rifkin read more

We were planning a new home build p on the Westside facing east, and this was to me no ordinary home. We wanted to build a home for what we KNOW is coming! We chose to build a Method Homes modular prefabricated sustainable home, which I modified a lot to be even more sustainable and future-ready. Solar power was a priority. I had panels in our old home in Culver City, 3.5kw, since seven years already, and I'm an industrial designer, so I had a great foundation for choosing a great contractor. I interviewed several, checked some references, and easily chose Aaron and Good Energy Renewables (now ... Solar). The thing that clinched my choice was that he clearly had high integrity, was wide open in his bidding process, and had some excellent references. We even attended the same design college, and I know that when you put an industrial designer on a task, it gets done right! We agreed upon the largest system the city would allow me to install, and he helped me position it on the garage roof so that in the future, when they wise up, we could more than double the size of the array. Aaron recommended SunPower Inverter Panels and I agreed. The most efficient in the industry, solid warranty, easy to expand, and gorgeous. Aaron's team was great. They handled the whole paperwork element, and designed a system that fit my budget and needs perfectly. The installation was so fast, and IMMACULATE! I'm a master builder, and I have very high standards in my own work, ad demand the same of my teams. Good Energy Solar easily satisfied me because they are the same. The system is working perfectly, is so nice looking and easy o monitor. The entire process was seamless and effortless! I can't recommend them highly enough. Look no further. They will set you right with award-winning installation, design and follow up. Thanks GES! You guys ROCKED IT! read more

After many years of considering whether we wanted solar panels for our home, we took the plunge. I met the Good Energy team through my business, was impressed with their products and service, and couldn't be happier with the results. We chose a Sunpower system which will provide emergency power in case of an outage. Our breakeven point is 10 years, which I thought was very reasonable, and the feel-good return from green energy is priceless. I highly recommend investing in solar power, and Good Energy is an excellent choice to provide it. read more

Aaron was the best! Starting with helping us get roof repairs done prior to the solar installation... providing top of the line solar panels, an installation cost way below what anyone else was quoting, easy to work with and always available to answer questions. I'm not sure why anyone would buy solar panels anywhere else. read more