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Alternative Power Enterprises, Inc

Solar energy system service · Ridgway, CO

What the listing shows you

4.2★

19 Google reviews

What it doesn’t

21%

rated 1–2★

typical in Colorado, 3%

Newest review held

Aug 2025

no held review in a year

Google's rating breakdown · all 19 reviews

Rated 1–2★
21%
typical in Colorado, 3%
Posted an update
—
we saw no owner post, which is not the same as none existing
Replies to reviewers
37%
of the 19 reviews we hold

Its one and two star share is 18 points above the typical installer in Colorado. Across Colorado, 26 of the 216 installers whose breakdown Google has published carry a higher share than this one.

The percentages are Google’s own arithmetic over every review it holds, not a sample we assembled. Separately we hold 19 review texts for this company, quoted below. Google publishes review ages rather than dates, so every date here is approximate.

Every company we hold in Colorado, on one axis

none

1–5%

6–10%

11–20%

over 20%

Every company we hold in Colorado whose Google breakdown has been read, grouped by their share of one and two star reviews. Alternative Power Enterprises, Inc is in the highlighted group.

What reviewers said

  • 1★ · around September 2025

    I manage a remote property. Last summer Alternative power installed a new generator. This summer I noticed it was low on antifreeze and looked like it may be leaking. I called and I was told that someone would call to schedule in about a week. That was about five weeks ago. I have since tried to contact multiple times leaving a message with no contact back. I would not recommend using these guys.

  • 1★ · around September 2025

    I bought property that the previous owner said he used Alternative Power as his repair company. I have called 4 times and left messages that we are having problems with our generator and no one has had the decency to call us back.

  • 1★ · around August 2023

    We have called multiple times. Stephanie never remembers who we are and takes a message saying they will get back to us. They have been to our home and act like they don’t know what we are talking about each time we call. After posting …

  • 5★ · around August 2025

    Dillon from Alternative Power Enterprises did a bang up job replacing a broken inverter. Followed up to make sure the system and Apple were working properly. Only negative is that SolarEdge does not have a notification when something goes wrong. But that’s not on Alternative Power.

  • 5★ · around September 2022

    Everyone that we've had the privilege to interact with at APE has been absolutely top notch. Josh was very patient with my wife and I when we were first looking into solar for our home. He answered every question with knowledge and made sure we completely understood the process and how it would work going forward. The installation crew were very particular in their workmanship and the end product shows!! The job was even completed ahead of schedule. The system is up and running and working better than expected. We would highly recommend APE to anyone that is considering solar for their home or

  • 5★ · around August 2022

    The finest design, construction and service. Wonderful attitude. Great experience with all personel. We have been off grid twice before, but this has been our best experience. Highly recommend them!

Reviewer names are not published here. Negative reviews are shown first because they are the ones a listing hides, not because they are more representative.

What reviewers keep mentioning

  • company 3
  • messages 3
  • generator 2
  • property 2
  • reliability 2
  • solar system performance 2

Topics Google derives from the review text, with how often each appears. A frequent topic is not a good one: “price” turns up in praise and in complaints alike.

What the company says about itself

Taken from its own website. We have not checked any of it, and a sentence on a website is not evidence.

  • Warranty

    “or replace the part. We handle all warranty claims. No matter where you purchased…”

  • Years in business

    “Our NABCEP certified staff has over 25 years of experience in both off-grid and…”

Its website also mentions established, but not in a sentence we can quote cleanly.

Elsewhere

  • Google also lists this company under electrical.
  • It is also reviewed on the Better Business Bureau. Worth reading before you sign anything: those are a different crowd, and the complaints that reach the Better Business Bureau rarely reach Google.
  • It posts on Facebook and Instagram. A page that stopped posting years ago tells you something a listing will not.

When they say they are open

Sunday
Closed
Tuesday
9 AM to 5 PM
Wednesday
9 AM to 5 PM
Thursday
9 AM to 5 PM
Friday
9 AM to 3 PM
Saturday
Closed

As Google published them when we last read the listing, not a live check. Ring before you drive anywhere.

Other installers around Gunnison

1–2★3★4★5★gauge 0–20%typical here, 3%

Ordered by how much we can tell you about each, which is not an order of quality. We do not know which of these is better and would not say if we did.

What we don't know

  • The date above is the newest review we hold, which is not necessarily the newest that exists — we hold a large share of Google's reviews, not all of them.
  • We do not verify licences, insurance or bonding. Nothing here has been checked against a state licensing board.
  • We cannot tell you what an installation costs, and we hold nothing about the equipment they fit.

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