RT Mistler

Review of The Boston Solar Company, LLC

Like many people, the appeal of making energy was ...

Like many people, the appeal of making energy was a great draw and what we needed to know was how this worked overall such that even if it was cost neutral, it was what we expected.

We found that it ALL was what we expected, and beyond. From Sales, to Site Evaluation, to Proposal, to Financing, to Installation, to Activation, Boston Solar did an exceptional job throughout the whole process. Very informative, professional, across all persons in their company.

They have excellent experience with the equipment and solar technologies, as well as great connections with all needed contractors to help aide the project along fully.

For those considering solar energy, I will tell you my take which is that there are exactly two things: Net Zero, and Clean Energy Credits.

Net Zero is how Boston Solar, and any company should design a homeowner's system. It makes most of the energy during the sunny months, your meter runs backward and you get $$ credits to your electric bill, then during the Winter (New England) you take away those credits and get back to zero, thus you are designed to have no electric bill for the entire year.

Clean Energy Credits is because the electric company is required to have a certain amount of clean energy they provide (i.e. from solar or wind customers), and you get credits for producing this. That's a financial benefit to you.

Summary:
- You pay for your system, but you own it. You also get tax credits for some of the amount you've paid for the system.
- You are covered for at least 20 years, the inverters last 10 and the contract stipulates that Boston Solar will replace those inverters after the 10 years. The solar panels last far longer, like 25+ years.
- You pay no electric bill.
- You get clean energy credits in the form of payments. NOTE: Some solar companies try to retain these credits and don't assign them to you, or have you sign away your rights to them. Watch out for that. Boston Solar does not do this.

Any solar company tells you stuff that sounds too good to be true, stay away from them. Boston Solar will tell you truth and they also will tell you if your location/site is not good for solar. Such as if you are facing a high hill which obstructs too much sun, etc. They will not sell you a system which cannot fulfill the net zero goal, or one that will cost you too much and not give you enough energy production.

We had a large number of unusual impairments for our installation, unusually bad weather, a very unusual event occurrence in our home, and a difficult interface with town inspectors due to the remoteness of our residence. Boston Solar was highly professional and helpful, as well as greatly accommodating throughout this entire process. We always knew we would be very pleased with the final outcome, and we definitely are!