Customer Testimonials

Jade and Luis Pascual

It has been over a year since we had you installed our solar system.  We couldn't be happier.  Too bad our roof couldn't accommodate any more panels.  I put together a chart of our usage from our bills.  We had some help from the milder temperature this year.  But overall, we were able to see our electric bill dropped in the peak months.  Here is a chart of this year compared to last year.  We were able to refinanced our mortgage this year thanks to the value added by having the PV system installed.  The only change we would have made is to go with the online monitoring system.  The Sunny Beam is nice but it doesn't provide the nice charts that we see from other systems on the SMA website.  FYI, since we have installed our system in September of 2009, our rates have gone up in December of 2009 and again in July of 2010. Thank you again for installing our system.

Your very satisfied customer,

Jade and Luis Pascual

Wayne R. Walton, CPA

I WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT AND THANK YOU FOR THE EXCELLENT JOBS YOU DID INSTALLING BOTH OF THE SOLAR SYSTEMS ON MY RESIDENCE. THE SYSTEMS ARE WORKS AS I EXPECTED AND I AM VERY HAPPY WITH BOTH THE ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS I AM RECEIVING. I HAD 2 DIFFERENT COMPANIES BID ON THE SYSTEM THAT I WANTED INSTALLED IN FEBRUARY, 2009. THE COMPANY I DID NOT CHOOSE SENT OUT A SALESMAN THAT COULD NOT ANSWER MY QUESTIONS ON DESIGN, PERFORMANCE, AND COST AND WAS JUST A WASTE OF MY TIME. THEN I CALLED BRAD. WELL WHAT A DIFFERENCE. HE NOT ONLY KNOWS THE SOLAR INDUSTRY LIKE THE BACK OF HIS HAND, BUT INSTALLS EACH JOB AS IF WERE ON HIS OWN HOUSE AND IS PROUD OF HIS WORK. I FOUND THIS A REFRESHING CHANGE IN TODAYS BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT. I WAS SO HAPPY WITH THE RESULTS OF MY 2.8KW SYSTEM I JUST ADDED ANOTHER 1.8KW SYSTEM THAT WILL NOW PRODUCE ALL THE ENERGY I USE, EXCEPT ON THOSE FOGGY WINTER DAYS. I HAVE REFERRED BRAD TO ONE OF MY CLIENTS AND AGAIN MY CLIENT HAD NOTHING BUT PRAISE FOR THE WORK THAT WAS DONE.

I AM A CPA AND WANTED TO CUT MY MONTHLY EXPENSES AS I GET CLOSER TO RETIREMENT AND WITH THE REDUCED COST AND FEDERAL TAX CREDIT OF 30%, I FELT IT WAS MONEY WILL SPENT AND A BETTER RETURN THAN WHAT I WAS GETTING AT THE BANK THESE DAYS.

IF YOU ARE CONSIDERING SOLAR ENERGY YOU HAVE FOUND THE RIGHT MAN WITH BRAD. IF YOU WANT TO DISCUSS MY EXPERIENCE WITH ME, BRAD CAN PROVIDE YOU WITH MY CONTACT INFORMATION.

Amanda K.

I am so pleased with our home's new solar electric system. It was designed beautifully, and even when it went live on a rainy day, it was producing energy! My kids and I love to check the boxes to watch how much energy it is producing and how much carbon we are saving. And, Valley Solar did such an excellent job on the installation that the county solar inspector said it's the best installation he'd ever seen. It gives me a lot of confidence that we went with the right installer for our PV system.

Thanks to the Valley Solar team, we'll have electricity for no cost for years to come.

Darien De Lu

Thank you for your extremely satisfying work with our PV installation! Your excellent service started from the initial visit, when you took the time to present a wide variety of information, answer our questions, and explain matters clearly.

You were responsive to our special concerns and desires. Also, you kept us informed about what we needed to do (trim trees) and provided the necessary charts, etc. to get the maximum performance from our PV panels.

Everything was handled professionally and neatly. Our system worked from the first day, even in November. Now that longer days are here, we are pleased to see the system meeting nearly all of our electricity needs. We have had no problems whatsoever!

Bret Sutterley, Walnut Elementary Education Center

Walnut Elementary Education Center's goal is to provide alternative energy educational opportunities to our students and community. Valley Solar did an amazing job installing our 1 kilowatt, grid-tied solar array for our campus' energy education center. Working side by side with the Turlock Unified School District (TUSD) and the Turlock Irrigation District (TID), Valley Solar's planning and construction went beyond our expectations in the creation of our system.

As both a customer and teacher, I was most pleased with the time and effort spent by Valley Solar to create and complete this unique educational experience. Brad and his team went to great lengths to support our project. If you are a teacher or school district looking bring energy education to the forefront, and have acquired funding to install a pv system, Valley Solar would be my recommeded source to complete your project.

Bret Sutterley, 5th Grade Teacher
Discovery Math Science Magnet
Walnut Elementary Education Center, Turlock CA

Keith Golden, California Energy Commission

Valley Solar did a great job designing and building a 4.7 KW ground-mounted system for me. With Valley Solar, you're dealing with a team who is extremely knowledgeable about PV design and building a system. As a customer, I found it was a huge advantage to work with a customer-focused, smaller-size company, instead of the larger PV companies that have PV installations as one of many businesses.

President and owner Brad Price's only business is PV and thus his only focus is designing and building the best system he can for each customer. His bid was as competitive or better than the "big" companies. I highly recommend Valley Solar for a PV installation and would use him again if I add additional panels in the future.

Hans Strandgaard

This is an updated testimonial from Mr. Strandgaard, as he recently contacted Valley Solar with his thanks on the one year anniversary of his solar electric system:
Brad, as tomorrow is the anniversary of my system being turned on, I am very pleased to report that the production for the year has been about 6570 kwh, which is 8% better than predicted. Thanks for selecting high performing equipment for me (Evergreen and PV Powered)! I am loving it!

Here is Mr. Strandgaard's original testimonial:

To whom it may concern:

This letter of recommendation is for Brad Price and Valley Solar for the installation of my 3500AC Watt solar system installed at my home in October of 2007. Brad's bid was my lowest bid and his service and workmanship was excellent. He did what he said he was going to do and did it when he said he was going to do it. His knowledge of the equipment and the PG&E application process was excellent. He was also the only contractor who would allow me to do some of the work myself. (I am an engineer and mounted my own roof brackets and did some of the wiring.)

The system of Evergreen panels and a PVPowered inverter is performing better than expected and my PG&E electric bill has dropped from nearly $350 / month to less than $100 per month. (I have an all electric house.) Brad has also been prompt in follow up on my post-installation inquiries.

I strongly urge anyone reading this to consider Valley Solar for their solar project. I have told Brad he may use me and this letter as a reference for his character and workmanship. Should anyone have any questions about my system or the work that Brad did, please feel free to contact me.

Jeffrey Paull

I highly recommend Valley Solar for many reasons. Brad has been great to work with, he is not a salesman, just a great guy offering knowledge, great value, and results!

I had four solar system estimates for my home. He gave me the best price for the 4.2 DC watt system, used aluminum racking instead of galvanized rust prone material like other installers, panels with the best energy production tolerance, and it showed when completed because I have averaged 22kw per day even with some overcast weather.

I encourage anyone looking into solar to contact him, it's very nice to have all these good qualities all in one company.

Sincerely,
Jeff Paull
(Also an employee of SMUD, Sacramento Municipal Utility District.)

Jeff Parkhurst

Brad,

I wanted to thank you so much for all you did in helping install my solar panel system. My situation was very unique and definitely required special handling.

I originally planned to have my general contractor who was building my house install the entire system for me. I first searched the internet and found the best deal I could on panels, inverter, and ground mount structure. My builder fell behind on the building plans and soon it became apparent that they would not be able to do my solar installation. I called numerous solar companies throughout the Sacramento area asking them if they would be willing to complete the task. Only one person and one company was willing to help me complete the task and that was Brad Price at Valley Solar.

He was willing to assist me and provide all the technical and specialized work I required. He was instrumental in the most critical phase including selecting the site and suggesting the mounting structure that would work best with my system. He generated the building permit and the process went smoothly with the electrical drawings and wiring size information he provided. In fact, within a couple of days after submitting the permit application, the permit to build was granted.

Brad was very flexible in enumerating what remained to be done to complete the task and allowing me to select which portions I could to keep costs low. I ran the conduit and snaked the wiring. Brad installed the mounting system, mounted the panels and then finished the wiring. When time came for final connections, Brad was there with his knowledge as to how things should be done and specialized tools to get the job done right. Final connection went smoothly and when the switch was thrown to test the installation, all was great.

Looking back, I could not have completed this task without Brad's help. There was a lot more complexity in the wiring and the mounting structure than I was aware. The final building went very quickly and I am now the proud owner of a safe, functional PV solar system and lower PG&E bills. I would strongly recommend Valley Solar to anyone considering a PV system for the house.

Thanks again for all the help.

Cresleigh Homes

To Whom It May Concern:

If you are considering photovoltaic on your home or commercial project, we can't recommend anyone better than Valley Solar for your job!

Cresleigh Homes spent many months researching solar companies, various products available, permitting processes, and the rebate programs available before offering solar options on our homes. We discovered early on that we required not only a knowledgeable solar contractor who could help us through the permitting and rebate processes, but could work well with our other subcontractors. We found the perfect fit with Valley!

Brad Price has been a pleasure to work with and we look forward to a long working relationship with his company as solar power will no doubt gain in popularity within the new homebuilding industry.

My endorsement is issued after measuring Valley's performance against hundreds of new homebuilding subcontractors I've supervised over the past 25 years. I believe that says it all.

Thanks Brad for the excellent service you've provided. Cresleigh looks forward to having you as a valued Trade Partner for years to come.

Sincerely,
Todd Sellers
VP of Construction
Cresleigh Homes

Tom Teal

I wished to install PV solar at my house. I had previously installed PV Solar at my old home and was very knowledgeable of what needed accomplishing. As an avid do-it-yourselfer, I always want to do a lot of the work myself, but knew from prior experience I would need some help, especially in the technical areas.

Brad Price at Valley Solar was the answer. He was willing to assist me and provide all the technical and specialized work I required. He was instrumental in the most critical phase, site selection as well as sizing the installation. With his assistance the necessary paperwork for the solar rebate reservation process was filed. He was great help in the selection of the mounting system and was able to purchase the majority of the supplies and equipment for me at very competitive prices. The building permit process went smoothly with the electrical drawings and wiring size information he provided.

I installed the mounting system, ran the wiring and then mounted the panels, consulting Brad frequent. When time came for final connections, Brad was there with his knowledge as to how things should be done and specialized tools to get the job done right. Final connection went smooth and when the switch was thrown to test the installation, all was great.

Looking back at the task, without Brad's help it would have been much more difficult. I probably could have completed it myself but it would have taken a lot more time, more trips to the building department, and surely more "do-overs". The final building inspection went very quickly and I am now the proud owner of a safe, function PV solar system and my PG&E bills should be history. Do it again with Brad's help, definitely; without, never.

Chevron Energy Solutions

Project: Sacramento City College

Brad,

I just wanted to say thank you for the work Valley Solar did with the installation of the PV system at Sacramento City College. Valley Solar did a great job of coordinating the installation around a campus full of students and did so in a timely manner.

Looking forward to working with you on future projects.

Thanks again.

Randy Upham
Construction Project Manager
Chevron