Best solar companies California Home Built Energy

Home Built Energy Reviews

Based in Hanford, CA. This profile is built from public installation records and published ratings, not paid placement.

63verified installs in California utility records*
15recent installs, 2025-26 records*
2019first year in county records
8.2/10Solar.com Score · 41 reviews analyzed

Solar.com Installer Score for Home Built Energy

One score, computed the same way for every installer. We read the full text of all 41 substantive published Home Built Energy review texts across every platform and measure what customers actually report. Not a survey. Not a sample. Never for sale.

Solar.com Installer Score

8.2/10

Synthesized from 41 substantive customer review texts (43 published reviews collected).

Google 5.0★ · 43 reviews

Updated September 28, 2026 · No installer can pay to change this score · How scores work →

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Sales IntegrityHow clearly and honestly the company explains the system, contract, savings, and incentives before you sign.7.0

1 reviews speak to this · 1 praise · 0 complaints

CommunicationHow reliably the company keeps customers informed and answers questions across sales, installation, and service.7.2

7 reviews speak to this · 7 praise · 0 complaints

WorkmanshipThe quality, professionalism, neatness, and property care of the physical installation.7.9

23 reviews speak to this · 23 praise · 0 complaints

Long-Term SupportHow well the system performs after turn-on, how the company handles monitoring, warranty claims, and service calls — and its staying power to honor them.7.4

1 reviews speak to this · 1 praise · 0 complaints

#244 of 678 scored in California by Solar.com Installer Score

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Where Home Built Energy builds

County-by-county activity from CPUC records through May 2026.

What this data covers: *Counts on this page, including the totals up top, come from investor-owned-utility interconnection records (SCE, SDG&E, PG&E). Work in municipal-utility territory, such as LADWP or city utilities, and outside California does not appear here, so this company's true totals are higher than shown. Unlike the county rankings, this profile also shows counties below the 250-install ranking floor.

CountyVerified installsRecent 2025-26Active sinceMedian system% leasedCounty rankingLink to the county ranking page. This company's rank on this page is its Solar.com Installer Score rank, shown above.
Tulare County22620204.6 kW0.0%below ranking floor (under 250 installs)
Kings County16820215.9 kW0.0%below ranking floor (under 250 installs)
Kern County14120204.4 kW0.0%below ranking floor (under 250 installs)
Fresno County11020194.5 kW0.0%below ranking floor (under 250 installs)

% leased counts systems recorded as third party owned (lease or power purchase agreement); the remainder are customer owned. Median system size is the middle system this company installed in that county. Star ratings and review counts are from Google.

Home Built Energy reviews: what customers say

An independent synthesis of published customer feedback, updated September 23, 2026. Green marks praise, amber mixed experiences, red complaints.

Sales & proposal integrity

Sales Integrity7.0/10

The available review evidence on sales and proposal integrity is limited but generally favorable. Reviewers suggest the company can set expectations clearly, though the corpus is too small to draw broader conclusions about proposal quality, savings claims, or contract details.Solar.com's composite of published customer feedback, not a customer quote

Clear expectations. The review evidence is sparse, but the available feedback suggests at least one customer felt the sales process was straightforward and expectations were set clearly. Representative review excerpt: "Yes, all of their personnel are very customer oriented, Briana, the one I've talked to mostly very helpful 😀."

Limited evidence base. Because only one substantive review appears in this category, there is not enough feedback to assess proposal quality or sales consistency more broadly. Representative review excerpt: "Yes, all of their personnel are very customer oriented, Briana, the one I've talked to mostly very helpful 😀."

Price & financing transparency

There were no substantive reviews captured for price and financing transparency. The review corpus therefore does not support a meaningful assessment of final price, financing terms, deposits, refunds, surprise costs, or incentive timing.Solar.com's composite of published customer feedback, not a customer quote

No pricing feedback captured. The review set did not include substantive feedback on final price, financing terms, deposits, refunds, or surprise costs. Representative review excerpt: "Yes, all of their personnel are very customer oriented, Briana, the one I've talked to mostly very helpful 😀."

No incentive timing evidence. There was also no substantive review evidence addressing rebate timing or incentive timing. Representative review excerpt: "Yes, all of their personnel are very customer oriented, Briana, the one I've talked to mostly very helpful 😀."

Communication & coordination

Communication7.2/10

Reviewers describe the company as responsive and customer-oriented, with repeated praise for helpful communication and polite interactions. The evidence base is still modest, but the available comments are consistently positive and do not show a complaint pattern in the reviewed set.Solar.com's composite of published customer feedback, not a customer quote

Helpful staff communication. Several reviewers say staff were helpful, kind, and easy to work with, which points to solid day-to-day communication during the project. Representative review excerpt: "Yes, all of their personnel are very customer oriented, Briana, the one I've talked to mostly very helpful 😀."

Thoughtful customer handling. One reviewer says the team communicated well and handled elderly family members thoughtfully, suggesting careful customer interaction. Representative review excerpt: "Overall great experience, They were great dealing with my elderly parents and loved how they were able to communicate with them very well and thier work was amazing!!"

Timeline reliability

There were no substantive reviews captured about scheduling, permits, inspections, or utility activation. Because the corpus does not address these timing topics, no reliability pattern can be established from the available evidence.Solar.com's composite of published customer feedback, not a customer quote

No timing evidence captured. The review set did not provide substantive feedback on schedule reliability, permitting, inspections, or activation timing. Representative review excerpt: "Yes, all of their personnel are very customer oriented, Briana, the one I've talked to mostly very helpful 😀."

No schedule pattern established. With no direct timing feedback in the corpus, the available reviews do not show whether projects tended to run on time or face delays. Representative review excerpt: "Yes, all of their personnel are very customer oriented, Briana, the one I've talked to mostly very helpful 😀."

Workmanship & site care

Workmanship7.9/10

Reviewers are consistently positive about installation quality and site care. Comments highlight professional crews, clean work areas, respectful behavior, and efficient execution, with no substantive complaint pattern in the reviewed set.Solar.com's composite of published customer feedback, not a customer quote

Professional crews. Reviewers repeatedly describe the installation crews as helpful, professional, respectful, and clean. Representative review excerpt: "Their crew of installers super helpful, professional and do a clean job."

Efficient and careful work. One review says the crew was courteous, clean, and efficient while making sure the job was completed correctly. Representative review excerpt: "They showed up in the morning and were very courteous, clean, respectful, and super efficient at making sure everything was done quickly and correctly."

Respectful on site. A reviewer also notes that the crew was respectful to family members during installation, reinforcing the positive site-care pattern. Representative review excerpt: "The crew that arrived on the day of installation was very hardworking and respectful to my wife and kids."

Long-term support & performance

Long-Term Support7.4/10

There is limited post-installation evidence, but the available review point is favorable. The corpus does not provide enough detail to assess warranty handling or ongoing service performance broadly, so this category should be read as lightly positive rather than conclusive.Solar.com's composite of published customer feedback, not a customer quote

Positive follow-on experience. The available review evidence suggests at least one customer had a favorable broader experience after installation, though the corpus does not provide detailed long-term service reporting. Representative review excerpt: "We had Home built energy install a brand new a/c unit, water heater and replace my electrical box."

Limited post-install detail. With only one substantive review in this category, the evidence is too limited to judge warranty support or long-term performance patterns. Representative review excerpt: "We had Home built energy install a brand new a/c unit, water heater and replace my electrical box."

Bottom line: Home Built Energy’s review profile is strongest on workmanship and site care, with consistently positive comments about professional crews, cleanliness, and respectful behavior. Communication also trends positive, while sales, pricing, timeline, and post-install support have limited evidence and should be read as less conclusive rather than strongly negative or positive.

How this is built: category scores and summaries weigh the company's full published rating record (45 Google reviews averaging 5.0 stars), the most recent and most relevant review texts, and recurring feedback themes verified acrossGoogle. Ratings and review excerpts from published review sources. Refreshed as new feedback is published. No installer can pay to change it.

About Home Built Energy

Company background from published business information and licensing records.

Products

Solar

Service area

California. Note: the install counts on this page cover California investor-owned-utility records only.

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Recorded installs by year

Residential interconnections statewide in PG&E, SCE, and SDG&E records through May 2026.
13
2019
17
'20
9
'21
1
'22
3
'23
24
'24
14
'25
1
'26

Important context: this chart shows investor-owned-utility records only. Companies that shift work toward municipal-utility territory (LADWP and city power departments) or other states will show declining bars here even while building steadily elsewhere, and 2025-26 records also lag real installation dates. Treat this as a partial window, not the company's full trajectory.

FAQ about Home Built Energy

What do customers say in Home Built Energy reviews?

We analyzed 41 substantive published customer reviews of Home Built Energy in full. The company's Solar.com Installer Score is 8.2/10, with category-level detail on this page covering sales integrity, price transparency, communication, timeline reliability, workmanship, and long-term support.

How many solar systems has Home Built Energy installed?

Home Built Energy appears as installer of record on 63+ residential systems in California investor-owned-utility interconnection records through May 2026. Work in municipal-utility territory or other states does not appear in those public records.

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How we built this data

Methodology: Counts are residential PV interconnections in investor-owned-utility territory (PG&E, SCE, SDG&E) per CPUC Rule 21 public records through May 2026. Postal and name variants are merged. Municipal utility territory such as LADWP, Glendale, Pasadena, Burbank, Anaheim, and Riverside Public Utilities is not included in those CPUC counts. Counts show recorded installations, not quality ratings. Reported costs are self-reported on owned-system interconnections. No installer can pay for placement.

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