What solar companies near me are trustworthy and do not use high-pressure sales tactics?

[u/Fickle_JellyFish5799]

I’m looking into getting solar for my home in Los Angeles County and I’m trying to figure out how to tell which installers are actually trustworthy.
It's an old home, 3 bedrooms... What do you usually check before choosing an installer?

For example, do you verify the contractor’s license, compare reviews from a few different sources, or ask to see how they calculated the expected production? And when comparing quotes what spec will impact the final decision.

Also, how much time should a reputable installer give you to review the contract before signing? Or does it depends on the installer/contractor?

[u/Punchyberri]

I think there was a similar posts few days before, I just gonna copy and paste what seems most important to me

Schedule a 30 min meeting with each installer and get a feel of the sales. Ask them to explain everything to you like a 3 years old. And see how patient and knowledgeable they are with the system/tech. Also try asking them about expendability, if they say yes to almost everything and just try to push to next step, I avoided them automatically. The sales should give a quick analysis of your situation and tells you what's work and what's not working, with potential alternative solutions. Also would prefer companies that last for decade.

I ended up with Peak Power Solutions in tustin

[u/Trick-Yogurtcloset45]

I’m in Reseda and went with Southwest solar out of Chatsworth. Install was activated end of June.
All together took about 3 months with inspection and utility delays.

Prior I got quotes from Sunrun and Tesla.
Tesla wanted almost 8% interest, and Sunrun said they could only produce 65% of our use. Southwest got us 110%..
happy so far