Switch Solar
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Author: Kaitlyn Short
Over the last seven years, Switch Solar has served residential and commercial customers in Florida. Switch Solar has multilingual employees, which allows the company to work with customers that speak English, Spanish, and Portuguese.
Switch Solar distributes some of the top-branded solar materials in the industry, including products from Panasonic, SolarEdge, Heliocol, IronRidge, and SolarWorld.
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The Good
- $0 Down Ownership Financing
- Online Shop
- Examples of Work
- Additional Services
- Panel Options
$0 Down Ownership Financing
Customers are able to pay for Switch Solar services using the $0 down PACE financing option. With this option, interest rates are low and fixed. The loan is paid off on the property tax bill. For these loans, the terms are flexible. Customers can choose if they want to pay off their loan in 5, 10, 12, 15, or 20 years.
Online Shop
Unlike other companies in the industry, Switch Solar has an online shop where customers can purchase individual solar products. The online store sells products for energy storage, inverters, racking, and solar modules (including polycrystalline, monocrystalline, and other options).
This online shop is advantageous for customers. Not only because they can purchase individual products, but because it can help customers estimate and understand the costs of solar products. However, these online prices do not account for installation and other services.
Examples of Work
The company’s website includes a vast media gallery with photos and videos of past projects. The videos highlight both commercial and residential solar projects. In watching these videos, you get to hear from past customers first hand about their experiences with Switch Solar.
The photos and videos posted on the site are well done and professional. This content can instill potential customers with confidence that Switch Solar is a professional company with valuable experience.
Additional Services
In addition to typical commercial and residential solar services, Switch Solar offers other services as well. In partnership with Heliocol Solar, Switch Solar can install and maintain solar pool heating solutions.
Depending on your situation, you may need solar panels installed on the roof or on the ground. Using IronRidge hardware, Switch Solar professionals can mount solar panels to your roof, or build a ground-level structure where panels can be installed.
According to its website, Switch Solar’s team is made up of architects, electrical engineers, solar specialists, economists, and structural engineers. This experienced team can ensure that your roof, electrical system, and plumbing are in great shape before installing your PV system.
Panel Options
Switch Solar works in partnership with different solar manufacturers, in order to provide you with the very best options for your solar system. Switch Solar is an authorized Panasonic Solar Installer — Panasonic solar panels are known for being very efficient and high quality.
Switch Solar also partners with SolarEdge, which is known for its DC optimized inverters. Using SolarEdge products, customers can monitor their energy savings through the mobile app.
The Bad
- Unclear Warranty
- Limited Availability
Unclear Warranty
According to Switch Solar’s website, the company offers a 20-year System Warranty on residential PV systems. However, there is contradicting information on the company’s social media posts and in other sections of the website.
The company’s website has a section that talks about the SolarEdge partnership. On this page, it says that there is a 25-year warranty for optimizers and 12-year warranty for inverters. This page states that monitoring systems also have a 25-year warranty. Whether these warranties apply to all Switch Solar products, or just the ones under the SolarEdge partnership, is uncertain.
However, recent posts on Switch Solar’s social media accounts claim that the company offers a 30-year warranty on installation, panels, inverters, and optimizers. It is possible that the warranty has been updated to be a stronger competitor in the industry; if this is the case, the website should reflect this.
Limited Availability
Switch Solar only provides its services to customers in Florida. Those outside of this region will not be able to obtain quotes or receive installation and maintenance services. Even so, customers in the United States may be able to purchase Switch Solar products through its online store, regardless of location.
The Bottom Line
As is apparent through its media portfolio and various services offerings, Switch Solar is a highly professional company. Online reviews of the company are generally positive. Switch Solar is a competitive solar option for Florida residents who are seeking to install and own a PV solar system on their property.
If you choose to go with Switch Solar, we recommend speaking to the company's solar representatives about the specifics of your warranty.
