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Planet Solar

Solar energy system service · Palm Desert, CA

What the listing shows you

4.2★

23 Google reviews

What it doesn’t

22%

rated 1–2★

typical in Palm Desert, 0%

Newest review held

Apr 2026

newest held review 4 months old

Google's rating breakdown · all 23 reviews

Rated 1–2★
22%
typical in Palm Desert, 0%
Posted an update
—
we saw no owner post, which is not the same as none existing
Replies to reviewers
4%
of the 23 reviews we hold

Its one and two star share is 22 points above the typical installer in Palm Desert. Across California, 218 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 Palm Desert, on one axis

0% rated 1–2★75%

Each mark is one company we hold in Palm Desert whose Google breakdown has been read, placed by its share of one and two star reviews. Planet Solar 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 February 2026 · the company replied

    Dealing with Planet Solar has been a night mare. They put my lease through Sunnova which was a rip off. Now Sunstrong has it and they are no better than Sunnova. The panels have lanot produced for about a year. No one wants to come out for repairs. SunStrong tells me I will not be refunded all the money Sunnova owes me. SunStrong calls me every day trying to collect $1200.00 for panels that don't produce. Dennis at Planet Solar was supposedly going to try to help me, never heard from him again. This is getting to be too much!!!

  • 1★ · around August 2023

    I regret dealing with this company from the start. 2 month delay they blame on Edison. They should have their drivers license revoked along with their contractors license. You will regret buying from planet solar.

  • 1★ · around August 2022

    No one called back left a message with whoever answered, was supposed to relay a message to zeke. 2 weeks later haven't heard anything.

  • 5★ · around April 2026

    Bryan Colbert was incredible to work with. As a local Realtor in the area, I had some complex solar related questions that needed answers for one of my clients. He went above and beyond and delivered exactly what we needed. Mark and the team at Planet Solar will absolutely be one of my go to resources for anything solar related.

  • 5★ · around April 2026

    We just completed a major solar installation on our Palm Springs home — 47 panels, 2 Tesla Powerwall batteries, and a full electrical panel upgrade. After going through the entire process with PlanetSolar, I completely understand how they've built their business entirely on referrals with zero advertising. From start to finish, their execution was flawless. The sales process was relaxed and pressure-free, backed by a detailed proposal with clear projections on energy costs and savings. They showed up when they said they would, every time. The work itself was exceptionally clean and professiona

  • 5★ · around August 2025

    Great Work, Prompt, great price, no surprises, 2 Thumbs up!!

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

  • value 4
  • saving money 3
  • communication 2
  • deadline 2
  • no surprises 2
  • repairs 2
  • promptness 2
  • clean work 2
  • pleasant staff 2
  • detailed plan 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.

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

    Elsewhere

    • It is also reviewed on 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 LinkedIn, 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
    Monday
    8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    Tuesday
    8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    Wednesday
    8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    Thursday
    8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    Friday
    8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    Saturday
    Closed

    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 Palm Desert

    1–2★3★4★5★gauge 0–20%typical here, 0%

    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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