07/02/2024
Dan S
Centauri was a pleasure to work with and would recommend them to anyone. We started discussions in February and by the end of the month were confident Centauri was the company for us. It was only ~6 weeks from the date of signing the first documents until they were installed which is probably faster than anyone else could have done. The system looks great, is performing well, and overall everyone at Centauri couldn't have been better. Brett, Noah, Dylan, Graham, and all the great installers, thank you. We got a good balance of high output REC 410W panels combined with a cost-effective IQ7 series (future battery system realistically is not for us).<br /><br />My recommendations: 1. Buy with a MN based company (Centauri on the top of that list of course) 2. Expect some delays and minor hiccups but don't worry, you're in good hands.<br /><br />1. We had just moved in January so didn't plan on doing solar so soon, but a Blue Raven door-knocker started the conversation and I started getting competitive quotes also from Centauri, All Energy, and iSolar. I will repeat other's recommendation: BUY LOCAL! Blue Raven was way too pushy, was in the business of financing rather than solar, and overall were not transparent on a system details and their slimey financing hidden fees. The other companies I would be happy to go with, but Brett and Centauri, while truly no-pressure, were upfront super willing to answer all of my technical questions immediately and to amazing length! They were priced very competitively and with SolarInsure at their back, longevity of the system is pretty much guaranteed.<br /><br />2. The reps at the energy company work with Centauri so it's hard to gauge progress of signing forms and getting things ordered, but just know it can take some time. While we had it installed in early April, it was approved and turned on officially in May due to several rounds of MVEC inspector pointing out new things that were related to billing or whatever which was annoying, but it got done. The few little mishaps here and there, Centauri owned responsibility and did what was needed to make things right, so I commend them for great service in all scenarios.