12/10/2023
Dale L.
Columbia, MD
This is actually the first review I have ever posted for a company and am doing so because of how impressed I was with Jim and his Celestial team throughout the whole process of going solar. Before I committed to going solar, I did a lot of research before I even talked with and requested quotes from 4 separate companies (2 national and 2 local). Jim was by far the most upfront and honest and his recommendations and suggestions were consistent with the research I had previously done on the current technology, pricing, estimated production, etc. He ended up working multiple designs for me to maximize my production while not wasting money and panels on roof locations that would not generate efficiently. His costs were substantially lower and the panel and microinverter selections were state of the art compared to the proposals the other companies were trying to convince me to go with. As impressed as was with Jim during the sales and design phase, I was equally impressed with the Celestial install team. They were timely, friendly, competent, and professional. They were approachable and responsive when I asked questions or discussed options when they were installing panels and doing the electrical work. I was happy that they actually reached out to me when there were last minute routing decisions to make sure I was happy with the final result. After the install was completed, I noticed there were a couple of panels that had small but annoying visual imperfections that were right next to my front entry way (which I saw every time I went in and out of my house). I sent Jim pictures of them and he immediately offered to swap them out for new ones, no charge. Finally, I was also impressed with the support Jim provided post install with the multiple county/BGE inspections. I decided to set up my own GATS and SREC exchange accounts so I did not take Celestial up on their offer to handle all this themselves. In summary, I am so happy I have gone solar and that I went with Jim and Celestial. I would highly recommend them.
System size (kW): 18.8
Year installed: 2022