American Solar Enterprises LLC

Each mark is one company we hold in the Alexandria area whose Google breakdown has been read, placed by its share of one and two star reviews. American Solar Enterprises LLC is the red one. The amber line is the middle of that set, which includes suppliers and maintenance businesses as well as installers.

• 1★ · around August 2022

  We have worked with American Solar in the past and had a good experience with Joel, the owner, and his assistant, but it appears the company has changed. This week a different crew came to replace some insulation and to install a “critter guard” to keep animals out from under our panels. When they left, the price of the work was more than 40% higher than what was in the written, itemized estimate. I spoke with Joel, the owner. He told me that the cost of a both the service call and labor had increased, but no explanation was provided for the failure to update the quote. The main increase in th

• 3★ · around August 2022 · the company replied

  Personnel were friendly and their explanations were thorough. They did have a couple of missed appointments, but they always communicated this well at the time. My only dissatisfaction was that when they made the first service call to diagnose the problem they didn’t try to pressurize the system. Had they done so then the second call may not have been necessary since pressurization would have quickly determined that the system could not be fixed due to part unavailability. On the positive side they did seal a leak at the roof, which I appreciate.

• 5★ · around July 2026

  Joel and the team were professional, efficient, and effective. Cannot recommend more for your solar tank needs.

• 5★ · around July 2026

  I've an almost 40-year relationship with American Solar through both hard and good times and they have always done a great job. Recently, I had old solar panels removed for installation of a new roof and new solar panels installed. Despite some unfortunate delays due to unforeseen circumstances, the project was completed to my complete satisfaction. I strongly recommend Joel G.and American Solar for all solar system needs.

• 5★ · around June 2026

  Joel has serviced my solar hot water system twice. He’s friendly, extremely fair, thorough, efficient, and deeply knowledgeable. Highly recommended.

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.

• knowledgeable staff 24
• solar hot water systems 12
• polite staff 8
• knowledgeable crew 4
• fair pricing 3
• thoroughness 2
• leak repair 2
• clear explanations 2
• solar system needs 2
• repair time 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.

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

• Financing

  “analysis, timeline and $0 down financing options. If you have any questions or would…”

• Free estimate

  “us for a no-obligation, hassle-free consultation. One of our expert installers will…”

• Family owned

  “American Solar is a 3rd generation, family-owned and operated company that has been…”

• Established

  “to the Northern Virginia area since 1986! Whether you need solar water heating…”

• Years in business

  “We’ve got you covered! With over 35 years of servicing solar water heating…”

• 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.

Google’s own “people also viewed” set, in Google’s order. It is Google’s comparison, not ours.

• Prospect Solar LLC4.1★ · 26
• Sky NRG Solar Inc.4.9★ · 76
• Evergreen Solar Service1.0★ · 3
• GreenBrilliance4.3★ · 383
• Nova Solar, Inc.5.0★ · 141

The ones without a link have no page here, either because Google does not categorise them as solar businesses or because we could not match the name to a listing with confidence.

• CompanyRating breakdown1–2★Newest review held

• GreenBrilliance

  4.3★ · 383 reviews · Herndon, VA

  16%
  Newest held review this month

• Ipsun Solar

  4.6★ · 207 reviews · Fairfax, VA

  9%
  Newest held review this month

• Sky NRG Solar Inc.

  4.9★ · 76 reviews · Reston, VA

  1%
  Newest held review this month

• Lumina Solar

  4.7★ · 53 reviews · Fairfax, VA

  8%
  Newest held review this month

• SolarPowerVA

  5.0★ · 43 reviews · The Plains, VA

  0%
  Newest held review 2 months old

• Prospect Solar LLC

  4.1★ · 26 reviews · Sterling, VA

  19%
  Newest held review 5 months old

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.

• —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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