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Forme Solar Electric

Solar energy company · Irvine, CA

What the listing shows you

4.8★

104 Google reviews

What it doesn’t

5%

rated 1–2★

typical in Irvine, 5%

Newest review held

Jun 2026

newest held review 2 months old

Google's rating breakdown · all 104 reviews

Rated 1–2★
5%
typical in Irvine, 5%
Posted an update
2 months ago
the company posting to its own Google profile
Replies to reviewers
91%
of the 23 reviews we hold

Its one and two star share is level with the typical installer in Irvine. Across California, 594 of the 1,529 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 23 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 Irvine, on one axis

0% rated 1–2★35%

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

What reviewers said

  • 1★ · around June 2026

    DO NOT RECOMMEND-- they go AWOL when you need them most. Have been trying for 2+ months to get them to do a repair from a leak and they keep giving me the run around in terms of scheduling. I see a response here 2 weeks ago that they its important and they will be responsive but have not heard from them at all and when I call they either don't pick up or tell me to call back in a few days for the schedule to finalize. Same thing for months

  • 1★ · around June 2026 · the company replied

    Originally they were 5/5 , even coming quickly to do a roof repair that caused a leak (tile misplaced near their installation) but for the last 6 weeks I have been trying to get them to come fix the dry wall in my daughters room (it has heavy water damage) and every time its "were busy call Mon for the schedule", "Call Thurs for the schedule" , "we'll call you back later today" which is very frustrating. I cannot recommend them any more with all this run around and lack of responsibility. Not calling back after seriously 5+ times I've called and they've promised they would call me back is some

  • 1★ · around May 2026 · the company replied

    Forme's response claims they "have no intention of running from our obligations." It has now been two months since they last responded to me regarding the issue below, which looks very much like 'running from their obligations.' At this point, I'd steer people away from Forme, especially if you're considering a battery with your solar. One of the most important things to me when choosing an installer was their ability to monitor my system and proactively reach out if they saw a problem. I had the unfortunate experience of installing solar at a prior home, and having the installer and manufactu

  • 3★ · around August 2024 · the company replied

    UPDATE: After the review, communication improved Terry the Ceo oversaw and tried to get things to move along. SCE as slow as it was finally approved us. …

  • 5★ · around June 2026 · the company replied

    I don't usually write reviews, but I had a good experience with Forme Solar and felt it was worth sharing. I spoke with a few different solar companies and Forme was the most straightforward about the process and didn't oversell anything. They answered my questions, explained the numbers, and gave me enough information to make my own decision.

  • 5★ · around June 2026 · the company replied

    After getting quotes from several solar companies, I decided to move forward with Forme Solar. What stood out to me was that they took the time to answer my questions without any pressure and were transparent about the costs, expected production, and process. The install itself went smoothly. The crew arrived when scheduled, kept the work area clean, and communicated well throughout the project. There were a few permit steps that took longer than expected but they kept me updated and handled it. Check. My system has now been operating for several months and it works. I have a noticeable reduct

  • 5★ · around June 2026

    I had a good chat with Terry from Forme Solar. With the latest tax changes it is challenging to see what we are eligible for in terms of savings for solar and batteries. He helped sort all of our options. Happy with the service.

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

  • solar installation 35
  • cost savings 15
  • new roof 11
  • permit process 7
  • installation crew 6
  • electricity bill savings 6
  • informative staff 6
  • low cost 5
  • microinverters 5
  • flawless installation 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.

  • Licensed

    “is a very important one. You wanted a licensed, qualified expert solar technician…”

Its website also mentions warranty and free estimate, but not in a sentence we can quote cleanly.

Elsewhere

  • It is also reviewed on the Better Business Bureau and Yelp. 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 Pinterest, Instagram, X and Facebook. A page that stopped posting years ago tells you something a listing will not.

When they say they are open

Sunday
8:30 AM to 8 PM
Monday
8:30 AM to 8 PM
Tuesday
8:30 AM to 8 PM
Wednesday
8:30 AM to 8 PM
Thursday
8:30 AM to 8 PM
Friday
8:30 AM to 8 PM
Saturday
8:30 AM to 8 PM

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

Who Google shows alongside them

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

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.

Other installers around Irvine

1–2★3★4★5★gauge 0–20%typical here, 5%

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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