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Sunlight Solar Energy, Inc

About us

Sunlight Solar has 50 employees in CT, MA & OR. We cover the entire state, installing custom designed, grid-tied photovoltaic and solar thermal systems. SunlightSolar.com has extensive photo galleries showing some of the over 600+ systems installed by SSE alone. We provide free site assessments & estimates over the phone using on-line satellite photos of your property. We can go over your past electrical use with you and estimate available roof space to provide free estimates for purchasing solar electric and solar hot water heating systems. We will talk about the government subsidies currently available, including the incentives from the CT Clean Energy Fund and the federal government in the form of a 30% tax credit. We schedule FREE Site Surveys with one of Sunlight Solar’s professional Systems Designers. They will come to your home and perform a free site evaluation, giving you a custom proposal, no charge. We offer a 10 year labor warranty on our photovoltaic installations. Appropriately, Sunlight Solar is dedicated to helping folks learn about solar energy, energy efficiency and sustainability and make every effort to operate sustainably ourselves. We use hybrid & bio-diesel vehicles and reuse, reduce and recycle whenever possible. We look forward to the opportunity to serve you & sincerely hope that you will see the numbers, then decide if solar is right for you. There is never a cost or obligation at Sunlight Solar.

Business highlights

21 years of experience

Services we offer

Sunlight Solar designs & installs solar electric and solar hot water systems for homes, businesses and public buildings. We answer questions about how solar works, taking care of all of the paperwork. Sunlight Solar makes it easy to save money while saving the planet., what makes a home or business solar friendly and what incentives are currently available to help finance the project. We are fully licensed and insured and provide a completely turn-key installation

Amenities

Free Estimates

Yes

Reviews
4.86 Reviews
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James M.
Nov 2022
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$28,669
We are very happy with the job. We checked a lot of companies and Sunlight had the best price and was very responsive and knowledgeable. We had 28 panels @ 380 watts each = 10,640 watts. Cost per watt was $2.70 (Jan 2021 contract date), or $1.75 net of Fed tax credit and State rebate. System was rated at 8,862 kwh/year but actually produced 9,550 kwh in the first year. We had no generation charges for 7 out of the 12 months. Highly recommended!

James R.
Dec 2014
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$43,000
On initial visit, thoroughly reviewed site conditions. Projected energy production numbers came in close to my independent analysis. Promptly provided written project proposal. Competitive price with other quotes I received. Their optimizer based technology was the tie breaker.
Project took about 4 months from contract signing to power up. With the various sign offs and coordination required this is about average. Was kept up to date throughout project.
Roof installation was fast and neat. Even neater were the conduit runs in basement. Had an initial installation glitch but was quickly resolved.
Power production presently low but that is expected near the winter solstice and cloudy weather. Looking forward to sunny days.

L B.
Jun 2014
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
unknown

Raymond G.
Mar 2013
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$15,000
Please see above.

Stuyve F.
Oct 2009
5.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$20,000
It couldn't have been easier. I called a spoke at great length with the owner, Paul Israel. He was very helpful, straight forward and seemed to be truly interested in explaining everything until I understood it all. A very knowlegeable designer/sales person came to my home, gathered the information he needed and spent a lot of time answering more of my questions. After I decided to buy a system, I paid only 45% of the total cost. My payback was less than 10 years for a system that should last 40 or more years. They handled all of the paperwork and installed my system when they said they would. I was actually up and running before they estimated. I was completely satisfied with all aspects of the installation process.

RICHARD A.
Sep 2007
4.0
Yes, I recommend this pro
$34,000
My wife and I did a lot of research into this alternate energy source and I would recommend it to anyone. As far as the company who installed the panels for us, I would say they did a pretty job. They seemed to have several delays that were not explained and it took a little longer for them to complete the job than I expected but I am overall pleased with them.

Licensing

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FAQ

Sunlight Solar Energy, Inc is currently rated 4.8 overall out of 5.

Yes, Sunlight Solar Energy, Inc offers free project estimates.

No, Sunlight Solar Energy, Inc does not offer eco-friendly accreditations.

No, Sunlight Solar Energy, Inc does not offer a senior discount.

No, Sunlight Solar Energy, Inc does not offer emergency services.

No, Sunlight Solar Energy, Inc does not offer warranties.