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STEPHEN B.
06/2016
electrician, solar panels
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Description of Work: Independent Power Systems of Massachusetts (IPS-Ma) installed 26 solar panels on the roof of our primary residence. First, the quality of the workmanship was excellent. The final product (which has been in place for ~2 months) works well and the power production meets or exceeds the companies predictions. There was a small glitch in one of the output monitors that took a few weeks to fix but this was a manufacturers problem not one of IPS-Ma. | | Our main problem with our experience with IPS-Ma was with the sales staff, who promised far more than they were in a position to deliver. When we signed up in August, we were told that installation would occur in 4-5 months (Dec-Jan). Instead, installation was not complete until April. This cannot be explained by the weather, because the winter was very mild (and I was assured that they continued installation through all seasons). Moreover, once we were finally put in touch with a project manager, it turned out that they were not in a position to get the panels that needed for our job for 8-10 weeks. This should have been anticipated given the long wait. Overall, this part of process was frustrating and I would have appreciated a more straightforward discussion of the timing since one of the reasons we went with IPS-Ma was the apparently faster time line compared to other installers. | | In terms of price, this was not the lowest quote we got. On the other hand, the IPS-Ma installation included their own rapid shut off system that we preferred over microinverter-based rapid shutoff approaches. We also felt that the 20-year history of solar panel installation was appealing, as many of the other installers we met with had much less experience. | | Overall, I would work with IPS-Ma again as the qualtiy of the final work was excellent and the other issues were an annoyance but not a deal breaker.
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$41,000
Debarshi N.
10/2015
solar panels
+ -1 moreOne of the few companies that provide me with a customized solar installation plan for my residence. Most others were only willing to do a roof install. They worked with me to identify the right type of set-up and also source the tracker from the right company. Extremely professional and worked with the town's environmental review board to obtain the building permits required for the project. The actual construction and installation was organized to the minutest details and completed as promised on schedule. All paperwork with the utility company was handled as well as setting me up with a monitoring system and SREC trading firm. They also assisted me in securing financing from the project from a bank and organized a 2 tranche loan - the first one being a zero interest loan and the second one being a low fixed rate 12 year fixed loan to finance the entire project cost. Overall, they did an excellent job. I have been enjoying the solar power for more than a year now and I have to say that there have been no major issues at all so far with the project/installation. They also have a really great guarantee on their work. I have referred them to many of my friends who have also so far had a positive experience.
Description of Work: Install a ground mount dual axis tracker with Sunpower solar panels.
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$45,000
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DAN C.
07/2015
solar panels
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Jared G.
08/2012
electrician, solar panels
+ 0 moreFrom beginning to end everything went very well. They spent a good deal of time designing a system that would work with our south-west facing roof that has some afternoon shade. I am very happy with the installation and how the project turned out. It's been a year since the system was installed and I've had not problems. One other person commented about animals getting under the panels, but I've not had any issues with animals because they installed a heavy duty wire mesh guard around the panels.
Description of Work: Independent Power Systems installed a 20 panel 4.6kW PV solar system on my home in MA using Sunpower panels and Enphase microinverters.
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$27,000
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54 W Dane St Unit G, Beverly, MA 01915
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Independent Power Systems - Massachusetts offers the following services: Solar Panels, Generators, Electrical Services
Contact information
54 W Dane St Unit G, Beverly, MA 01915
www.solarips.comService hours
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