Sarelas Peter

Solar installer working in Rockford.

Rockford publishes no contractor license list we can check

9 jobs on Rockford permits, 2024 to 2025: 8 solar installations, 1 panel upgrade. 18th most solar system permits of 34 contractors in Rockford.

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What the public records show

From the city's permits, one question at a time.

Question	Records show	Mark
Licensed?	Rockford publishes no contractor license list we can checkThat says nothing about this business either way.	Ask them
Jobs on record	9 jobs on Rockford permits, 2024 to 2025: 8 solar installations, 1 panel upgrade18th most solar system permits of 34 contractors in Rockford. That counts jobs, not quality.Our Rockford permit records cover September 2024 to September 2026.

Records: City of Rockford permits.

Cost and timing

All solar system jobs in Rockford: $13,000 to $27,000

Half of 928 city permits list an amount in this range. Permit amounts are often lower than what you pay.

Solar with a battery in Rockford: $15,000 to $29,000 (347 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 $10,118 (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 Rockford.

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Track record

0 jobs in the last 12 months, down from 7 the year before

Each bar is 3 months of permits. The tallest is 5 jobs, January to March 2025. Across Rockford, all contractors together had 63% fewer solar system jobs in the last 12 months than in the 12 months before.

Jobs by kind of work

Latest jobs

Permit values are what the contractor wrote on the permit form, not what the owner paid.

A row marked ×2 or more stands for that many similar jobs on one day in one ZIP code.

Date	Work	On the permit form
Feb 13, 2025	Solar, 7.25 kWSOLAR SOLAR RES Install a 7.25 kw AC/ 25 panel solar panel system on roof of primary home	$10,875
Feb 13, 2025	SolarSOLAR SOLAR RES Install a 7.25/ 25 panel solar panel system on primary roof of house	$10,875
Feb 12, 2025	Panel upgradeSERVICE UPGRADE Service Upgrade Utility Meter Upgrade	$2,000
Jan 16, 2025	Solar (×2, same day), 7.250 kWSOLAR SOLAR RES 25 425w modules are to be mounted to the roof of the dwelling	$15,937 each
Dec 10, 2024	Solar, 4.35 kWSOLAR SOLAR RES Install 4.35 kW AC solar on roof	$6,525
Dec 10, 2024	Solar, 4.35 kWSOLAR SOLAR RES Install a 4.35 kW AC solar panel system on roof of home grid tie in	$6,525
Sep 10, 2024	Solar, 4.64 kWSOLAR SOLAR RES Install a 4.64 kW AC solar panel system grid tie in	$9,360
Sep 10, 2024	Solar, 6.240 kWSOLAR SOLAR RES Install a 6.240 kW AC solar panel system on the roof grid tie in	$9,360

What to ask before you hire

About Sarelas Peter

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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