Jason Russo

Review of The Boston Solar Company, LLC

When I heard that National Grid was raising rates ...

When I heard that National Grid was raising rates 30%+ this year, I knew I had to do something about my energy needs. I knew that my house was a great candidate for solar I started looking into options. I found many different companies, some local and some in California. I also needed to decide if I was going to lease or buy. The answer to that question is: BUY, BUY, BUY! With the 0% down financing options, tax credits/rebates, and SREC credits, it is a no-brainer. I decided to go with a local company for two reasons; servicing the system if needed and helping out a local business.

With that decision made, I started looking into Massachusetts companies. Brian Cassidy from Boston Solar called me and answered all my questions. He was very knowlegable and actually let me know about other rebates that no one else told me about. He continued to answer the myriad of question I kept coming up with over the next month.

After speaking with other companies (8 total) and reading countless reviews, I decided on Boston Solar. I felt the most comfortable and felt that they were offering the best system with the highest quality components for the money. I also felt that they would be the easiest to get back to my house if I had a problem and needed warranty work. That's important to me, because I feel that many companies "forget" about you after the install.

Brian came out after work (7:30) to sign the papers to get everything going. They took care of all the permitting required (building, interconnection, rebates, etc) which is more than you might think. I wanted the biggest system that would fit on my roof. With the way the credits and rebates work out, it all balances out in the end and you save more on your bill. Boston Solar designed a 6.7kW system of 24 280w panels. I have about 8" on all the sides so it fits very nicely (see pictures.) It took about 2 months from the start until the install.

The crew (2 roofers, 2 electricians) finally came out on 12/8 for the install. It was 20 degrees all day, but they toughed it out and got the job done. I didn't actually see the finished product until the weekend. It was dark when they finished and I leave and come home when it's dark. When I finally saw it, I was very pleased. All the seams are very straight and centered.

The system was inspected by the town and the inspector said that Boston Solar did a "very nice job." Now I just have to wait for National Grid to install a bi-directional" meter and then the system can be put on-line. I already downloaded the app to monitor the system. I am really excited to start saving money.