Sun Energy Builders
Solar installer working in Riverside.
- Riverside publishes no contractor license list we can check
31 jobs on Riverside permits, 2022 to 2024: 23 solar installations, 8 panel upgrades. 20th most solar system permits of 161 contractors in Riverside.
What the public records show
From the city's permits, one question at a time.
| Question | Records show | Mark |
|---|---|---|
| Licensed? | Riverside publishes no contractor license list we can checkThat says nothing about this business either way. | Ask them |
| Jobs on record | 31 jobs on Riverside permits, 2022 to 2024: 23 solar installations, 8 panel upgrades20th most solar system permits of 161 contractors in Riverside. That counts jobs, not quality.Our Riverside permit records cover September 2021 to September 2026.Of their 23 solar system permits, 6 mention a battery. |
Records: City of Riverside permits.
Cost and timing
All solar system jobs in Riverside: $11,000 to $31,000
Half of 3,569 city permits list an amount in this range. Permit amounts are often lower than what you pay.
- Solar with a battery in Riverside: $22,000 to $47,000 (137 permits)
How to read this range
Contractors write a job value on the permit form, and the city uses it to set the permit fee. It is not the contract price, and it is often lower than what you pay. A quarter of the permits list less than this range, and a quarter list more. Use it to see if a quote is in the normal range.
Permit value (not a price)
Their typical permit lists $27,000 (half list more, half less)
That is the figure written on the permit form, which can be far from what you pay. What solar system jobs cost in Riverside.
Get 2 or 3 written quotes.
Track record
Jobs per quarter
Jobs by kind of work
Latest jobs
Permit values are what the contractor wrote on the permit form, not what the owner paid.
| Date | Work | On the permit form |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 2024 | Solar, 5.330 kW | $20,000 |
| Aug 1, 2024 | Solar, 11.340 kW | $36,000 |
| Jun 3, 2024 | Solar, 3.735 kW | $31,000 |
| May 3, 2024 | Solar, 8.100 kW | $27,000 |
| Mar 11, 2024 | Panel upgradeInstall (2) 125amp subpanels 4/10/24 revised - bh: install 1 125amps subpanel only | $2,000 |
| Mar 6, 2024 | Solar, 3.15 kWAddition to existing system | $24,000 |
| Feb 22, 2024 | Panel upgradeUpgrade electric meter to 200 amps service upgrade | $2,400 |
| Feb 7, 2024 | Solar, 8.0 kW | $22,000 |
| Feb 7, 2024 | Solar, 7.6 kW | $30,000 |
| Feb 2, 2024 | Solar, 7.2 kW | $26,000 |
| Jan 19, 2024 | Solar, 4.40 kWInstall pv system with 11 panels and 4.40 kw on residential roof solar | $17,000 |
| Dec 15, 2023 | SolarNo details on the permit | $109,000 |
| Nov 1, 2023 | Solar, 10.00 kW | $39,000 |
| Sep 25, 2023 | Solar, 16.00 kW | $86,000 |
| Sep 6, 2023 | Solar, 9.8 kWExpand existing pv solar with (28) pv panels - 9.8 kw on residential roof solar | $30,000 |
| Sep 1, 2023 | SolarUpgrade electric meter 175 amps pv permit # bp-2023-15009 service upgrade | $4,000 |
| Jul 26, 2023 | Panel upgradeUpgrade electric meter 200 amps service upgrade | $3,000 |
| Jun 28, 2023 | Panel upgradeUpgrade electric service meter 200 amps service upgrade | $4,000 |
| May 3, 2023 | SolarNo details on the permit | $29,000 |
| Apr 14, 2023 | Panel upgradeRelocate & upgrade main electrical service panel - 200 amps service upgrade | $2,200 |
| Apr 10, 2023 | Solar, 7.20 kWInstall pv system on residnetial roof: 18 panels & 7.20kw **electrical service upgrade by… | $45,000 |
| Mar 10, 2023 | Solar, 4.8 kWInstall pv system on residential roof: 12 modules system size: 4.8 kw (dc) **panel upgrade under… | $13,000 |
| Mar 8, 2023 | Panel upgradeUpgrade main electrical service panel - 200 amps | $2,400 |
| Feb 2, 2023 | SolarINSTALL PV SYSTEM ON RESDENTIAL ROOF: 19 PANELS & 7.600K & BACKUP POWER BATTERY SYSTEM 4.8KWh … | $32,000 |
| Nov 1, 2022 | Solar, 3.82 kW | $15,000 |
| Aug 8, 2022 | Solar, 6.96 kWInstall pv system on residential roof: (16) panels & 6.96kw 09-07-2022: revised: install pv system… | $22,000 |
| Jul 21, 2022 | Solar, 6.12 kWInstall residential pv system with: (17) panels and 6.12kw panel uprgrade on separate permit… | $23,000 |
| Jul 13, 2022 | Solar, 5.95 kWNew pv system on residential roof: 14 panels/5.95 kw solar | $20,000 |
| Jun 8, 2022 | Solar, 6.8 kWInstall pv system on residential roof: 17 panels & 6.8 kw & energy storage system - 13 kw 9-8-22/nb… | $30,000 |
| Apr 5, 2022 | Panel upgradeUpgrade main panel 200 amp service upgrade | $2,400 |
| Feb 24, 2022 | Panel upgradeUpgrade electric service (meter) panel to 200 amps service upgrade | $2,400 |
What to ask before you hire
About Sun Energy Builders
- Ask for their license number and check it with the state.
- Ask what the warranty covers and for how long, in writing.
- Search their name on the Better Business Bureau site, and read their reviews.
Worth asking any solar installer
- Can you show me proof of liability insurance and your bond?
- What size system, which panels and inverter, and what will it make in a year?
- Is my roof good for 25 more years, and what if it needs work first?
- Who handles the permit and the utility's approval to turn it on?
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