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Meraki Solar

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Meraki Solar provides comprehensive solar services to residential property owners in several states across the country. Since 2017, Meraki Solar has worked to provide clients with custom solar systems specifically designed to the property and the overall energy needs. Rather than involve multiple moving pieces, Meraki Solar will assist clients throughout the entire solar process.

The professionals at Meraki Solar will provide a free initial consultation to each property owner interested in having a solar system installed. Following this consultation, the Meraki Solar design team gets to work quickly identifying potential equipment options and mocking up what the system would look like aesthetically speaking. Once all parties come to an agreement on a design, the installation process moves forward and the actual system is installed. Finally, Meraki Solar will ensure that the system is successfully activated and clients are ready to utilize clean, renewable energy. 

Since its founding, Meraki Solar has quickly expanded its operations, allowing more residential property owners the ability to be energy independent. Prospective customers can request a free quote any time and get the solar process started. 

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The Good

  • Compare and Contrast Shopping Service
  • Broad Service Area
  • Payment Structure
  • Start to Finish Involvement

Compare and Contrast Shopping Service

The most unique service that Meraki Solar provides to its clients is the compare and contrast shopping service. Most solar companies will simply inform clients of what equipment can be installed or what equipment is accessible. Meraki Solar takes it a step further by shopping around on behalf of its clients.

After the initial home evaluation, a Meraki Solar professional will design the best solution for the home. After preparing, designing, and ultimately presenting the solar options, the Meraki Solar professional will go over these solutions with the client and compare and contrast the possibilities. This process ideally saves money and provides a completely customized experience that not all solar companies can provide. 

Broad Service Area

One of the most impressive aspects of the Meraki Solar operation is the fact that the company has rapidly expanded, servicing seven states with plans to reach even more. This is particularly impressive as Meraki Solar manages every aspect of the solar process for each client.

By offering services in multiple states, Meraki Solar is able to reach more prospective solar clients looking to become energy independent. To date, Meraki Solar offers services in the following states:

  • California — Laguna Beach
  • Florida — Clearwater, Destin, Ft. Lauderdale, Melbourne, Rockets, Orlando 300’s, Orlando Elit, Orlando Magic, Panama City, Pensacola, Tallahassee, Treasure Coast, and Empire
  • Texas — Brownsville, El Paso East, El Paso Elite, El Paso Strong, El Paso West, Horizon Strong, Rio Grande, and Valley
  • Colorado — Colorado Springs, Denver East and West
  • New Mexico — Albuquerque East and West, Santa Fe, Las Cruces East and West, Roswell, and Rio Rancho Ease and West
  • Utah — Provo
  • Arizona — Phoenix

Most solar installation companies only service one state or a select few of the more populated cities within a state. Meraki Solar has expanded to service multiple states and cities. 

Payment Structure

Most clients cannot pay for a solar system upfront and outright as the national average cost to have a solar system installed on a residential property ranges from $15,000 to $25,000. To combat this expense, many solar companies will offer some type of financing. Most commonly, solar installation companies will partner with a local credit union or bank to offer solar loans to clients.

Meraki Solar offers financing independent of these third-party sources. Clients will not have to put any money down initially for install. Clients will then pay for solar power by the month, just like a utility bill, but at a reduced flat rate. Over time, the panels themselves will be paid off and then the client owns them outright. 

Start to Finish Involvement

Typically, when a solar company expands into multiple states or covers a region of the country, there is some sort of outsourced work involved. Whether the installation process is outsourced to a local contractor or the sales process is handled by an entirely different company, that seems to be the most commonly seen makeup of expanded solar operations.

Meraki Solar has managed to keep all oversight and operations in-house, meaning the team handles all solar services from start to finish. There will not be middle man or outsourced work when clients decide to go with Meraki. 

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The Bad

  • No Solar Lease or PPA Options
  • Undisclosed Workmanship Warranty

No Solar Lease or PPA Options

Meraki Solar only provides customers with two financing options: direct purchase and solar loan. While both options grant homeowners to fantastic federal tax credit incentives, direct purchase can require tens of thousands of dollars upfront, while the solar loan can require even more money over time.

Solar lease and power purchase agreement (PPA) options are incredibly cost effective in that they place the financial burden of installation and maintenance on the company; the customer meanwhile only pays a flat monthly rate for either the system or the solar power — and often at a lower rate than the electric bill.

Undisclosed Workmanship Warranty

Although Meraki Solar provides customers with robust product warranties through their manufacturing partners, the solar company has not disclosed the terms of its own workmanship warranty, which provides additional protection for the system against installation errors and necessary maintenance. Leading solar panel installation companies provide workmanship or labor warranties of up to 25 years — the lifespan of the system.

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The Bottom Line

Meraki Solar provides a complete solar service to clients all across the country. With the company’s professional compare and contrast shopping service, clients can pick and choose equipment before it is drafted up or installed. Despite only having been in operation since 2017, Meraki Solar has found a way to expand into seven states and is looking to continue that trend.

To combat potential financial constraints, Meraki Solar offers a $0 down plan for anyone wanting to install solar sooner rather than laters. Lastly, Meraki Solar does not outsource any of their work. The company manages the entire solar process from start to finish. 

Even though Meraki Solar has been able to quickly expand, there are potential concerns prospective customers should be aware of. For starters, Meraki Solar does not have equipment partnerships and instead shops around for equipment. There is no way to disclose the equipment used because each case may be different. Also, Meraki Solar only does residential solar systems, so any other solar project will need to look elsewhere for services.

Considering all of the contributing factors, clients looking to use Meraki Solar should do thorough research and seek out experiences by former or current clients. There are some concerns mentioned, but there are also some proprietary services that can save clients money and allow for a better customized system.

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George

Installation was very slow and the panel's were not put up right away, so they had to put in another another electric box on the outside of the house because I live in an older house. The code did not allow them to put their connections inside my house, so it's outside my house. You need to step up your installation process. The panel's got put up pretty quick, but it was almost a year before I ever had the power turned on So I actually lost all the power records generated this summer and now I don't even know if I'm generating power or not, or if it's just a bunch of old panels on the top of my roof.

1 year ago

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Thank you for your review and feedback. Please contact our One Stop team at (850) 220-6533 or email [email protected]. We want to assist you in the best way possible.

Feb. 21st, 2023

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Melissa

The system does not function properly. The first crew installed the system and it didn't pass code, didn't pass inspection. The second crew had to completely disassemble the entire system and rewired it all, leaving holes in our roof where there shouldn't have been any. Also the first crew, one of them fell through the ceiling, leaving a giant hole in the ceiling of my garage. They finally got it up and running and then that worked for about 2 days and now it's not working, so they're supposed to come out here next week. They respond, but they don't seem to be able to get things right.

1 year ago

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Can you please contact our One Stop team at (850) 220-6533 or email [email protected] to provide more details? We would sincerely like to better understand your situation and offer insight to help resolve your concerns.

Feb. 20th, 2023

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Shannon

Some things happened that they didn't let me know were going to happen. People showed up at my house with no notice. And then they tried to tell me that I owed them more money and that I needed to sign a new contract. And I said no, I don't think so. And and then they got the higher level people involved and they said no, never mind, we're not going to try to make you pay that. So it was a bit of a mess.

1 year ago

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Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us feedback. If you have any additional questions or if there are concerns, please feel free to reach out!

Feb. 15th, 2023

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Gerald

The equipment is fine but Mark talked me out of getting backup batteries. They'll buy whatever power we don't use and they say they'll sell it back to us at night when our panels are not generating. Don't try to talk to your customers out of backup batteries, because now we're still paying more than we were than before we put solar on the house, which defeats the purpose.

1 year ago

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Feb. 15th, 2023

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Ann J Reier Satellite Beach, FL

Installation was great! The hidden costs, are not! Nothing is free, remember that. Now I have a reoccurring payment of $79+/- per month for a year, then it increases to approximately, $99/ month.If I sell my home, and the buyer doesn't "buy" into the program, I am stuck with the bill. Had I known this, I would not have had solar installed by Meraki.

1 year ago

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Jan. 13th, 2023

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Anonymous

It was very quick. They were out here and it didn't even take them a whole day and they put quite a few on. The installation process was very easy going, not stressful. When I have called nobody could answer my question and had to have someone call me back that was more capable of answering the question. When my solar panels went out, and they monitor them supposedly, it took a month of my solar panels not working before someone called me to tell me.

1 year ago

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We are happy to hear that your installation process was smooth. We sincerely appreciate you taking the time to leave us valuable feedback.

Dec. 14th, 2022

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K.

Between signing the contract and making the appointment to have the panels put on, it seemed like I didn't get a full explanation that it's gonna be multiple appointments. Nobody told me it was going to be like four months actually have my panels put on. They're definitely durable, and they work nicely.

1 year ago

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Dec. 14th, 2022

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Christina Taylor Panama City, FL

Kwh production isn't as good as expected. Out system is less than a year old and a piece broke within 2 months. It took a month to get fixed, meaning not producing energy, meaning I paid an somewhat large electric bill and large solar payment.

1 year ago

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Thank you for sharing your feedback with us, Christina. We are sorry to hear that your solar panel production isn't as expected. Please contact our One Stop team at (850) 220-6533 or email [email protected] to provide more details. We want to assist you in the best way possible!

Nov. 28th, 2022

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Johnny

As far as I know, the actual installation went fine. They're still trying to work out some of the bugs. We have 6 panels that's not working yet. They want to come out tomorrow.

1 year ago

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We are happy to hear that your installation process was smooth. We sincerely appreciate you taking the time to leave us valuable feedback. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out!

Feb. 15th, 2023

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BarbaraMims Tallahassee, FL

They promised things that were not received and my bills have continued but they are less than they were they need to be up front with as to what to expect if I had it to do over I would not do solar

1 year ago

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Thank you for your review and feedback. Please contact our One Stop team at (850) 220-6533 or email [email protected] to provide more details. We want to assist you in the best way possible!

Dec. 28th, 2022

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Chuck

I did not get receive exactly the value I thought from the solar cells. Wasn't very smooth due to to some power holding up things. They weren't always as responsive as I liked.

1 year ago

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Dec. 14th, 2022

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Dorothy Ford Niceville, FL

My electric bill hasn't dropped much. Also, knowing I was retired, the presenter told me I would get money back on my taxes by deducting the expense. Nope. It was too expensive.

1 year ago

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Please feel free to reach out to our One Stop team at (850)220-6533 or email [email protected] with any further comments, concerns, or suggestions you wish to share.

Nov. 28th, 2022

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Jeremiah

They didn't cut some trees down that were supposed to be cut down and because of that, my solar is not really producing and they haven't taken care of that yet.

1 year ago

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Can you please contact our One Stop team at (850) 220-6533 or email [email protected] to provide more details? We would sincerely like to better understand your situation and to assist you in the best way possible.

Feb. 15th, 2023

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Alana Santa Rosa Beach, FL

One of the biggest selling points is the Federal Tax rebate, however they don't tell you that the gov can withhold that. Had I know that up front I would have waited.

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Nov. 28th, 2022

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Melvin J Briggs Pensacola, FL

The solar salesman didn't stress that the total cost of my 20 panel solar rig would be $35,000. Instead, he focused on the low monthly payment over a 30 year loan.

1 year ago

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Nov. 28th, 2022

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Barbara

So far the system is working good. Went very good. It not easy to get in contact with a representative.

1 year ago

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Thank you for your review and feedback. Please contact our One Stop team at (850) 220-6533 or email [email protected] if you require any further assistance! We want to help in the best way possible.

Feb. 20th, 2023

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Edward

Was not kept in the loop all the time, hasn't stayed in close contact, but people were nice for the most part.

1 year ago

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Thank you for your review and feedback! We apologize that your experience was less than exemplary, and we will provide this feedback to the correct teams so we can improve going forward.

Feb. 15th, 2023

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Alice Guidy

They did not fully explain all the things involved with solar panels, like insurance! They did not fully explain all areas of service!!

1 year ago Edited January 10, 2024

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Thank you for your review, Alice. We're sorry to hear you had a this experience, but we really appreciate you bringing this issue to our attention.

Nov. 28th, 2022

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MICHAEL GLENNON Port Saint Lucie, FL

They have no customer service and I have been waiting over 2 months to be reimbursed for an inverter.

1 year ago

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We are sorry to hear about the inconvenience, Michael. Please contact our One Stop team at (850)220-6533 or email [email protected]. We want to assist you in the best way possible!

Nov. 28th, 2022

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Alan

Installation went about as scheduled, which was good. Half our panels aren't working.

1 year ago

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Thank you for your review and feedback. Please contact our One Stop team at (850) 220-6533 or email [email protected]. We want to assist you in the best way possible by getting your panels working properly!

Feb. 15th, 2023

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Edward

I'm looking for the savings that we would have, but the bills are just about the same.

1 year ago

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Thank you for sharing your feedback with us, Edward. We are sorry to hear that your solar panel production isn't as expected. Please contact our One Stop team at (850) 220-6533 or email [email protected] to provide more details. We want to assist you in the best way possible!

Feb. 15th, 2023

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Bradley

They mislead people when they sell the product because some people don't qualify for the rebate.

1 year ago

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We appreciate you taking the time to provide your feedback, Bradley. We’re sorry your experience didn’t match your expectations.

Nov. 28th, 2022

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Brian Johnson Shalimar, FL

Not saving as much on power bill as we thought with the money invested in it

1 year ago

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Thank you for your review and feedback, Brian. Please do not hesitate to reach out to our One Stop team at (850) 220-6533 or email [email protected] with any further comments, concerns, or suggestions you wish to share.

Dec. 12th, 2022