ION Solar Reviews

Ion Solar has the worst sales culture! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do not disturb people who have clearly placed No Soliciting signs. No clue if you have a great product but STOP BOTHERING PEOPLE AT THEIR HOMES who have asked you not to. I have requested several times since 2023 to be on your Do Not Knock list. So please don’t tell me to ask again! Their door to door sales people have harassed me so much at home with clearly posted No Soliciting signs that I actually got Ion Solar to buy me a large red NO SOLICITING sign last summer. I escalated multiple complaints to them each time a sales rep disregarded our clearly posted signage. I am completely at a loss as to why an Ion Solar sales rep knocked on my door just now. Walked past a giant bright red no soliciting sign that blocks my walkway, didn't regard the additional No soliciting sign on my door and proceeded to knock anyways. Will be reporting this again to Better Business Bureau, FTC and their corporate headquarters. I get you need to make a living and I have respect for sales people and solar power but stop interrupting me at home! Ion Solar - What are you doing systemically to address this issue?

I would not recommend ION Solar. The process takes a long time, understandably not all ION’s fault, but due to an error in our address on paperwork AFTER the panels were already installed delayed the process significantly. The customer service in the final stages was so poor that we had to continue following up to see what part of the process we were in after installation and when they would be turned on. No communication after the panels were installed. Installation was completed in December 2022 and our panels were finally turned on in February 2023. We randomly got an email in February providing us with step by step instructions on how to turn on the system OURSELVES and went outside to see that everything was already on! But we were not entirely sure as we are not the professionals? No follow through from their end to actually turn on the system with us and walk us through setting up the app and show us how to work everything. My husband figured out the app on his own and we have had one panel not working and no one still has cared to stop by to fix the issue or let us know things are working properly or thank us for being a customer. They said they were sorry but they have been so busy! Busy, walking door to door to get those numbers or meet their quotas, too busy to go back to those homes and make sure the customers they already sold to were satisfied customers. On another note, they are lying when they tell you, you will get $9000 back in your tax refund. This is not something they should be telling people because it’s not the case for everyone. This should not be the selling point to get customers. If they can stop by my house and sell me a product, they should be able to return to my house in person to make sure we are even happy, but now we are stuck. In the options for submitting this review the longest option is 1-2 months from the time the contract is signed to the time the system was FULLY installed. We signed our contract in June 2022 and our system was turned on in February 2023 totaling 8 months!

The system works great! Customer service is outstanding! Now I need a company that sells a battery so I can keep and store some of the power, especially when the power goes out. Can you recommend a company?

They came out twice and said that they couldn’t do solar because I’m the middle unit of three townhomes. However there is another set of three townhomes right down the street and the middle one has solar. So I called them and sent pictures and they said they’d get back to me and they never did.

Ionsolar install the solar on my roof, did it take longer than I expected? Yes, from the challenges with my power company and my city inspections. Ion solar they did provide the service of they were paid for.

I wad very satisfied with my initial installation. However we opted to add additional panels to our existing system. We started the process in August our installation didn't happen until February. We have never been contacted by a project coordinator. At time of installation the electricians opted to use the existing connection panel without first consulting with me. This has resulted in my entire (new and existing) panels to remain offline since install. We were told that a project coordinator would be in contact with us 24 hours after install to discuss scheduling the city and county inspection. This still had not taken place. we've recieved no communication. I've requested numerous updates and not calls. Overall we were happy our original investment and system. However at this point I like to take the panels off.

Really professional installers. Know what they are doing and polite and knowledgeable. The rep also very knowledgeable on the payment and answered all questions.

Do not choose this company! I would give zero if I could. Let me tell you how I was cheated by this company. My sales rep was Ryan, and he came to my house at the end of July 2022 to introduce Ion Solar as a full-service company and the benefits of solar. First, he projected the solar panels based on my previous 12 months of utility bills in order to ensure the production of solar panels to meet my needs. Second, he pointed to one of my utility bills and stated the Energy Charge and Fuel Charge would show $0, and the only thing for which I had to be responsible was the tax, which Ion Solar could not void. In addition, he promised me that my utility bill would be less than $5 (tax) after my solar panels were activated. Third, I would receive a call back within 24–48 hours from customer experience if I had any problems. Here are the realistic ones: First, the solar panels did produce as estimated. Second, unfortunately, my utility bill was much higher than his promise. I had been paying $70 to $85 every month to the utility company since the solar was activated, plus $84 for the solar monthly premium. Compared to what my sales rep promised me, I had been paying $65 to $80 more every month. I had been calling the Ion Solar customer experience team for five months, and I had spoken with many people, such as Will, Daniel, and Michael. Will told me that his manager would take care of me if I could provide evidence about what my sales representative promised on my utility bill. I emailed my evidence to them a long time ago, but no one could really solve my issue. The most ironic thing was that everyone kept saying that the solar system produced 100% of its estimated output, which I had never questioned. I have attached my most recent utility bill was for 11/23/2022 - 12/22/2022, the total of Energy Charges and Fuel Charges was $92.94 without Ion Solar and Taxes, whereas the total bill was $85.67 with Ion Solar. However, my Ion Solar monthly premium is $84, so total I paid for current month was $85.67 plus $84. Third, as I said above, I had been calling this company many times. No one called me back during the time frame of 24-48 hours. Overall, I am so disappointed in the company’s ability to solve problems. The salesperson represents Ion Solar, not me. I think Ion Solar should have been fully responsible for their employees' overpromising. However, I have been fully responsible for his unprofessional behavior. The issue was that my utility company charged me a higher rate and credited me with a much lower rate. However, the root of this issue was my sales representative's overpromising, which caused this problem because he overpromised me the $5 on my utility bill that gave a good value for installing solar without any knowledge about how my utility company credit consumers. It is immoral behavior to utilize such an unprofessional resort as cheating consumers to meet their sales goals. As consumers, we only buy the product that will offer more value for us. As I explained, the salesperson promised the big value which was I could save money with Ion Solar, but it did not come true. Be aware! Do not trust this company! Avoiding ion solar is an intelligent decision if you are deciding to install solar!

Everyone I came in contact with was pleasantly knowledgable and accommodating and helpful and everything was completed just as they said it would be and in a timely way.

On Thursday 25 August 2022 at 12:35 US/Pacific in NE Portland, Oregon, an Ion Solar representative who identified himself only as Jim and would not give further contact information ignored the clearly displayed "No Soliciting" sign displayed prominently on the property and proceeded to disrupt the household, with folks who work from home present and visibly working via the window, to make a sales pitch. When asked why he ignored the "No soliciting" sign, he said that he "thought the sign was cute" so he knocked (the sign has a cute image of a dog on it, but clearly reads "NO SOLICITING"). When I phoned the company, they said they never heard of "Jim", but that they do engage in door knocking practices for marketing. I asked to be sent a copy of their guidelines for employees who do this (specifically wanting to see if they are instructed to follow No Soliciting directives), and they refused. I encourage folks to avoid this company due to aggressive and inappropriate marketing tactics.

Too many managers or coordinators. When the equipment install was complete, the area manager tried to tell me that the meter was yet to be installed. The pictures provided by the electrician should have shown the new meter. There might be fewer delays if fewer people were involved.