Sea Bright Solar
Solar energy company · Redlands, CA
What the listing shows you
4.4★
143 Google reviews
What it doesn’t
13%
rated 1–2★
typical in the San Bernardino area, 5%
Newest review held
Jun 2026
newest held review 2 months old
Google's rating breakdown · all 143 reviews
- Rated 1–2★
- 13%
- typical in the San Bernardino area, 5%
- Posted an update
- 4 months ago
- the company posting to its own Google profile
- Replies to reviewers
- 80%
- of the 143 reviews we hold
Its one and two star share is 8 points above the typical installer in the San Bernardino area. Across California, 357 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 143 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 the San Bernardino area, on one axis
Each mark is one company we hold in the San Bernardino area whose Google breakdown has been read, placed by its share of one and two star reviews. Sea Bright 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 June 2026
Had back-up battery and 16 solar panels installed by SeaBright Solar in 2022. They performed a full pre-installation evaluation of my home's electrical needs and usage and assured me (at that time) that I would not pay any monthly bills or annual True-Up charges. However, this has not been the case. Since 2022, I have paid an about $2000/year (combined True-Up plus monthly charges). Very disappointing. Plus, their head installer (in 2022) was super rude and unprofessional.
1★ · around April 2026
I held out hope this company would take responsibility and treat their repeated failures as one‑off mistakes. Instead, it’s clear this is simply how they operate—followed by deflecting blame elsewhere. This company demonstrates a consistent pattern of poor communication, missed commitments, and lack of follow‑through. They were the original installers and were hired to replace our batteries. Site survey completed June 2025, plans approved November, permit held for four months—and still no installation. After I repeatedly chased them, they scheduled an install for 2/10/26, then canceled four da
1★ · around February 2026
Please do not use this company. Very poor service. Overall the team is trained to cheat their clients. False promises. 6 months into It and still work is not complete. Failed inspection by the city two times. When time came to initiate the solar system the brand new battery was faulty. Wil have to wait 3-4 weeks for a new one to arrive. You name it and they had problems. DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY! .
3★ · around August 2023 · the company replied
So far I'm not impressed and am wary of the service I will be receiving. They're not very responsive to my concerns and I have to jump through hoops to get a response. One of these days I may get an installation date. I hope that experience is better. UPDATE: I want to state that management reached out to me about my review, within a couple of days of my post. They assured me that they were working on my project and were very sorry I had not heard from my project manager. I was left at ease after the conversation that I had nothing to worry about. I'm supposed to get my system up and running b
5★ · around May 2026 · the company replied
We bought a home with newly installed solar from Sea Bright. There was a minor issue, previous owner, and we called Sea Bright and spoke to Megan. She was extremely helpful and had the problem rectified in a very timely manner. The whole team was very easy to deal with.
5★ · around September 2025 · the company replied
We have been very happy with the system. The whole process and the installation was smooth. They are very knowledgeable and helpful.
5★ · around August 2025 · the company replied
Sea Bright recently helped us with panel removal, roofing via a subcontractor, and panel replacement. Harley assisted with the estimate/scheduling and was great. I'm very pleased with their ability to minimize the time our solar installation wasn't generating while doing the roofing repairs. 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.
What reviewers keep mentioning
- solar panel installation 27
- answering questions 26
- installers 9
- informative staff 9
- site inspection 5
- estimate 5
- installation time 4
- easy process 3
- solar contract 2
- permit process 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.
Financing
“at affordable prices with an array of financing options. Explore Residential Solutions…”
Established
“to coast save money—and the planet! Since 2003, Sea Bright Solar has helped…”
Its website also mentions warranty and free estimate, 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.
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.
- Sunvert Solar LLC4.7★ · 13
- Smarter Solar4.6★ · 9
- Univercity Solar4.7★ · 23
- Semper Solaris4.7★ · 69
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 San Bernardino
- CompanyRating breakdown1–2★Newest review held
Affordable Solar Cleaning Pros
5.0★ · 730 reviews · Loma Linda, CA
0%
Newest held review this monthOption One Solar
4.9★ · 373 reviews · Apple Valley, CA
2%
Newest held review this monthProgressive Energy Solutions, Inc.
4.2★ · 32 reviews · Redlands, CA
19%
Newest held review 7 months oldRNR Solar
4.0★ · 20 reviews · Redlands, CA
25%
Newest held review last monthSunvert Solar LLC
4.7★ · 13 reviews
8%
Newest held review last monthFrost Electric power
5.0★ · 11 reviews
0%
Newest held review 2 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.
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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