Name: LA Solar Group
Rating: 4.3

$3.31 Cost per Watt

LA Solar Group is a solar design and installation company in Southern California that offers a variety of solar products and services to residential and commercial customers.

LA Solar Group, Inc. is a privately-owned solar energy design and installation firm located in Van Nuys, California. LA Solar Group serves residential and commercial customers throughout the greater Los Angeles area, and is one of the fastest growing renewable energy companies in the region.

The founder and CEO of LA Solar Group is Ara Petroysan. Before launching LA Solar, Petroysan spent more than a decade working in the solar energy industry as a technician, installer, engineer, and Vice President of solar projects.

LA Solar Group opened for business in 2012.In less than seven years of existence, the company has installed approximately 8,000 residential and almost 100 commercial solar energy systems. More than half of the company's sales are completed online through their website, while nearly 30 percent are the result of direct marketing and another 15 percent come from referrals.

To give their clients a variety of options, LA Solar Group acts as a retailer for several solar panel Read More

suppliers. They are premier dealers for two companies that produce solar equipment on U.S. soil's SunPower and Panasonic. They also install solar panels manufactured by LG, Enphase and S-Energy, and they are certified installers of the Tesla Powerwall 2 residential energy storage system.

LA Solar Group installs complete solar photovoltaic energy systems, which are available for purchase or via solar leasing agreements. They have established relationships with multiple financial institutions, for the benefit of clients interested in financing their solar purchases with solar loans. They act as an information source and facilitator for people seeking PACE loan funding as well.

In addition to its solar panels, LA Solar Group also sells and installs building-integrated solar products (solar shingles), electrical main panels, EV charging outlets, and Smart Home energy management systems. While Southern California remains home base, the company has now opened 14 offices in seven other states.

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Mounted Panels

Low Profile Panels

Solar Roofing

Roof Replacement

Minor Roof Repairs

Batteries

Mobile App

Purchase & Finance Options

Lease

PPA

Loans

Cash

Warranties

Solar System:	25 years
Battery System:	10 years
Roofing:	25 years
Solar Roofing:	N/A years

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Kumar - California

I wouldn't give them a star but 0 wasn't choice. They just nailed solar panels through the roof, no flashings and worse first they drilled at wrong spot on the roof and left the roof messed up. They wouldn't even care to respond to calls and took days to answer emails. Left unfinished business and for weeks now no response. Don't throw your money and worse don't trust your most precious house with them. I will have to fight with these people in court now. LA Solar Group can contact me via email if any additional questions/comments you may have.

Nick - California

PREDATORY BEHAVIOR, AVOID AT ALL COST. If you don’t want to believe me, look at their records. As of this post, they have had 31 complaints in the last year alone to the BBB for roof leaks and crappy workmanship, rating 2.48/5 on their website. On the CSLB’S website (Contractor’s state Licensing Board), LA Solar has changed their surety bond company (job insurance) at least 6 times in the last 2 years alone!!

Our city’s inspectors have nothing but bad things to say about this company’s work. The solar repair service that we contacted to review their shoddy job says they service the victims of this predatory company more than any other.

What is worse, is now they can add fraud to their resume as they digitally forged our 75 year old father’s signature for an unauthorized PPA lease agreement via a DocuSign for an 8-panel addition. As of recently they are attempting to sue for foreclosure for $10,000 on an unfinished job with botched wiring that caused the original system’s inverter to blow out. If we hope to own the addition, they installed they claim it will cost $15,000. What a business model.

Aaron - California

DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY. Let me share my saga. I came to LA Solar as a referral from a solar group that LA Solar acquired. Evidently they didn't bring any of the successful DNA from Barnes Solar over...

Brian my sales rep was and continues to me wonderful. We priced out and financed the right solar solution for me. He took the time to hear what I needed and covered all the details. After a week or two of back and forth to get things right, I signed documents in September 2022.

Brian had already shared with me that inventories were backed up, so I wasn't expecting a quick turn around on installation. The install crew came out in early December to put everything on the roof. When they were finished there were four solar panels still on the ground. I counted the ones on the roof, and the right number were installed. What I came to understand is that they installed the WRONG panels. Instead of the 450w panels I had ordered, they had installed 390w panels instead. The inventory guys evidently caught the error and added four panels to make up the wattage difference - but never bothered to tell me.

After much back and forth, we agreed to keep the 390w panels and have new drawings created in mid-December. Then the work stopped. After THREE failed inspections, they finally put the additional four panels on the roof (in the wrong location), and still have yet to pass an inspection.

I can't get anyone from the production team to call me back, or take this serious. Due to my financing, they already have 80% of the money. The bank has sent me the first bill, and I still don't have live solar on my house (March 2023). I've complained, written to the Contractors Licensing Board, and pestered - but they just don't care.

DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY! They don't take their work seriously, can't communicate internally or externally, and won't finish your job in any sort of timely way without constant micromanagement on your part. STAY AWAY!

eric - California

I would never recommend this company to anyone. This is the first time I post my review. I just want to warn people who are planning for their solar project to stay away from this company. Go find someone else. If I could give NEGATIVE or ZERO stars I would. I signed a contract with LA solar group in May last year. My contract includes the solar panel and a TESLA Powerwall. Just like other reviews, the installation process was awful, no communication what so ever. I sent many emails to the sales person and the project manager without any response. One day, they told me they will send the crew to install the solar panels. Nobody show up on the scheduled date. No one tells me what's going on. This happened few times. I wasted all those PTO for nothing. Finally, the solar panels were installed in October. Then same thing happened for city inspection. And it's even worse. They only notify me the schedule one day before the inspection. I was forced to make myself available. In March this year, they installed the battery storage. But my garage, part of my kitchen, and part of my house don't have power during a power outage. The installer told me that they will come back to install few breakers after the city inspection. Since that, no one come back to install those breakers. Instead, they keep asking me to pay the last payment. I told them I will pay when the issue get resolved. But they responded that if I don't pay, they won't come resolve the issue. That's really ridiculous. I have never ever deal with a company like LA Solar Group. Don't even understand why this company is still in business. And I will still need to deal with this company for the next 20 year if something wrong with the system. Now, I have to sent all my contracts with LA Solar Group, all the text message, and all the emails to my attorney to handle this for me. So, if you don't want to have the same headache I have, DO NOT consider this company.

Toby - California

Customer service is appalling, if you’re look for quick helpful easy answers to questions- forget it. You’ll need to do you own digging as to why this company is neglecting to answer your questions- note: you won’t like the answers you find!

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Locations:	16238 Raymer Street, Van Nuys, CA, USA ...Read More 3111 Camino Del Rio North, San Diego, CA, USA 333 University Avenue, Sacramento, CA, USA 34040 Date Palm Drive, Cathedral City, CA, USA 3980 North Chestnut Diagonal, Fresno, CA, USA 470 Princeland Ct, Corona, CA, USA 473 E Carnegie Dr, San Bernardino, CA, USA 7850 Peters Rd, Plantation, FL, USA ...Less
Website:	https://la-solargroup.com
Phone:	8555527652
Email:	info@lasolargroup.com

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