Solar Panels for Aptos, CA

So glad we decided to go with Sandbar! The team is knowledgeable, efficient, and personable. Their equipment is top of the line. We couldn't be happier with... read more our new solar system, thank you!

(This will be long, but should be worth the read) I highly recommend Sandbar Solar. There have been so many nightmare stories related to Solar City and others, Sandbar was... read more a reassuring change. Jarrett McGuckin was the sales rep I worked with thru the entire process. He patiently answered all of my questions, providing all the details I needed to make an informed purchase decision. It was truly AMAZING how far we got in the process without having to meet in person. It's IMPERITIVE to point out that I NEVER felt any pressure from Jarrett. There was never any pressure to send a deposit check or anything like that -- the laid back approach to getting paid was very reassuring. The only pressure was the sunsetting of NEM 2.0 (if you've read this far, you're probably quite familiar). Jarrett provided a detailed initial plan, complete with estimated roof-placement of panels. All without visiting in person and without commitment ('love Google Maps). The initial design was far from perfect, but it was a great start, giving a very adequate idea of whether solar would be worth the investment. Jarrett was very responsive to email and/or phone calls with questions I had along the way. Once the trigger was pulled another Sandbar team member, Eddie Diaz visited my home to do a pre-engineering planning drawing assessment of my home (roof and electrical panels). He too was incredibly knowledgeable and friendly. This visit was a couple of weeks earlier than originally expected, serving as a reaffirmation of my decision to go with Sandbar. Installation began three weeks earlier than expected (refer to previous commentary about reaffirmation). The lead installer, Chad, and his team were quite friendly and really knew their stuff. The install was expected to take 3 days. It took two. After the first day, I was very impressed with the attention to detail in the work done. The conduit was bent perfectly and calk was applied cleanly. The installers moved everything necessary in my garage to allow for conduit install and then moved everything back. While all of this is in many ways trivial, it's also *everything*. To me, if an installer pays attention to details, the overall work is much more likely to be very good. My install was completed in January 2023. There has been a metric ton of rain since then and no roof leaks. I'm confident Mother Nature has performed a sufficient leak test. The only real problem I ran into was PG&E's delay in providing Permission to Operate (to start getting credit for sending power up the wire). This was outside the control of Sandbar though. Brandon Pattynama with Sandbar was as helpful as he could be in providing assistance with PG&E. The delays ended up being due to the enormous increase in workload for the PG&E PTO team related to the sunsetting of NEM 2.0. Jarrett, Eddie, Chad, Brandon, and the inside project coordinator, Joceyln (who really did a lot of the heavy lifting) were excellent to work with. They were supportive, responsive, and highly knowledgeable through the entire process. BONUS: I got to use a local company and not get lost in the fog of Tesla or any of the other national firms.

We had an excellent experience with Sandbar. Our primary contact was with Jarrett McGuckin and he was very responsive and helpful in answering our many questions.

Tyler did a great job getting the solar system back up and running. Was great working with him.

Working with Sandbar was great. They were significantly cheaper than other bids we received, finished our project quickly, and answered all of our questions. The installation was so... read more fast that they finished it in one day before our young child's afternoon nap. The entire team was friendly and helpful. They made everything so easy for us. Can't recommend them highly enough.

Everyone was very nice and they did an excellent job on installing the solar panels! Jarrett was very personable! I can already see a difference in my electric bill big... read more time! I would definitely recommend Sandbar Solar to anybody that is needing or wanting solar panels!!