Advanced Renewable Solutions LLC

I have had my ARS installed solar system for over a year now. As far as the workmanship and design, I was really concerned about how the panels would look on my roof as I really wanted it to be symmetrical. ARS designed my system around all my wants and needs and they were very accommodating considering all of my concerns. They helped facilitate a needed new roof as well! Everything went seamlessly, very clean and respectful workmanship. It is performing exactly the way Alex explained it would. I have earned over $3,200 in 12 months and most months my electric bill is under $5 even during the summer. Before signing with ARS, I had several solar companies reach out to me. I almost signed with one until I read the fine print and saw that I only would be saving just a little off of my electric bill and that it was actually a 20 year lease that escalated 2.9% every year. That was not explained to me at all. They were very misleading and did not explain all of the incentives that I was signing away. Thankfully I pulled out of the contract in time, but I lost trust in the industry. About a year later I saw an ARS/Nextek commercial, loved that they were a local company and that Alex (my solar consultant) was actually our Babe Ruth baseball coach. I felt solar was a scam so I decided to ask him what the deal was. He came out to my house, explained everything thoroughly and was very patient with my many, many questions. He explained why these solar companies are so eager to get to as many people as they can. There’s a lot of money to be made for going solar in NJ and that’s what they’re after. I have zero regrets going solar with ARS. I am confident that I found the best company to work with and I know they’ll be with me for the long haul. It’s one of the best financial decisions I have made

If you are considering solar, and considering Advanced Renewable Solutions (A.R.S. or ARSolutions), I would advise you look elsewhere. I met with my salesman, Alex, who spent an abnormal amount of time telling me how honest he was (Should have been the first clue), last year and purchased a system with an expected turn on of October/November. I was told that I would have 60 days of Solar running with no payments and a minimal ACE bill. Part of the pitch was with it being on in that timeframe that I would bank enough credits that I would be able to cover my electric bill in the summer with AC use. When I began, my ACE budget plan was running $240 a month. So now we are in March, I am still producing no solar, a $300 solar bill, in addition to my ACE bill. I am not generating SRECS to offset the fact my solar payment is higher than my normal ACE bill. On multiple occasions during this dreadful process, I would not hear anything for a couple weeks, so I would reach out for an update and their response would be that I needed to provide something or sign something. As an example, I had not had contact for two weeks. When I asked for an update, the response was the TWP did not approve their design and that they needed me to select between two other options. How long was that info sitting on someone's desk and would it have ever gotten to me if I didn't ask? Other responses were ACE needed yet another copy of my monthly ACE bill. This was always asked as a response to me checking in for updates. I would find it difficult to believe it is a coincidence that everything that they needed from me would suddenly pop up the same day I was looking for an update. Last week I received a series of emails from ConnectTheGrid that there were errors in the application submitted, so who knows what delays this will now cause? The only response I get from the salesman is that I will know before he does when it will be able to be turned on. All I have is $50,000 (much higher than other estimates) of worthless solar panels. I am now speaking to a lawyer to see about having A.R.S. come out and put my house back in the condition they found it, as it seems they have their money and see no need to provide service. Don't know if I have any recourse though, as I am sure their contracts have them covered. Also my warranty is ticking, so that won't be what I was promised by the time it comes online, which I can't even get an estimate on. So again, avoid A.R.S. at all costs.