SolarTyme by AAPCO

Each mark is one company we hold in Richmond whose Google breakdown has been read, placed by its share of one and two star reviews. SolarTyme by AAPCO 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 2025 · the company replied

  On December 21, 2021, a SolarTyme salesperson came to the home of my 74 year old disabled veteran father-in -law and using high pressure tactics had him sign a contract for $58,000 worth of solar panels/generator for a trailer that is not worth 1/2 that much. By the time he told my husband and I about this agreement the "buyer's right to cancel" time limit had passed. We immediately contacted the company and was told that it was too late and the contract was legally binding. We contacted the finance company to see if we could file a complaint and they said they conducted an "investigation" and

• 1★ · around August 2025

  Super pushy sales guy. Felt like a used car salesman. He kept saying they have been around for so long but they have very limited reviews. Thanks he was saying just didn’t add up

• 1★ · around August 2024

  Things started out great with Solartyme. I hesitated and decided I did not want the panels. Denzel came back and gave us $15,000+ off the original price. Graham and Denzel were great to work with in the beginning but then he stopped taking our phone calls. We were told that the panels would pay for themselves and we wouldn’t pay anymore out of pocket for our loan between the money we put away(monthly savings from having panels) and the amount we would get from srecs. Got our solar panels in March. After all of the inspections were done, we were able to use the app and noticed a couple panels n

• 3★ · around August 2019

  When SolarTyme installed my panels i was so excited and couldn’t wait to see the savings. Although we noticed damage that was done to our roof and wall, it was quickly repaired. We were pleased with their professionalism. When the salesman first visited my house he told my husband and i that they would remove the panels for free if we needed them moved or had any issues. Needless to say that was not a true statement, but after talking with them, SolarTyme was willing to work towards a resolution. Even though there were a few bumps, they work hard to remedy situations

• 5★ · around August 2026 · the company replied

  Just to let everybody know, SolarTyme shows up on time when they say they’re gonna be there. If you have questions concerns, you’re more than happy to bend over backwards to help you I would recommend them to anybody.

• 5★ · around July 2026 · the company replied

  James is amazing and always takes care of any possible issue immediately.

• 5★ · around June 2026 · the company replied

  James Scaife of SolarTyme was very helpful in resolving issues with my solar power panels. He also provided advice on the product needed to clean the panels using the hose. KUDOS to all of you that assisted him also.

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.

• solar installation 12
• new roof 10
• quick installation 7
• installation process 6
• informative staff 6
• installation team 5
• great installers 4
• electric bill savings 3
• no pressure sales 3
• knowledgeable technicians 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.

• Established

  “a household name in Eastern Virginia since 1969 and are proud to be accredited by the…”

• Years in business

  “of APPCO's Past Projects With over 50 years of experience, AAPCO has plenty of…”

• Better Business Bureau

  “that, we’re proudly accredited by the Better Business Bureau with an A+ rating for our top-quality…”

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

• 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 Instagram and Facebook. A page that stopped posting years ago tells you something a listing will not.

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

• Dominion Energy Solutions5.0★ · 118
• Southern Exposure Solar4.9★ · 83
• Virginia Energy Solutions4.9★ · 92

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

• ION Solar

  4.4★ · 2,046 reviews · Ashland, VA

  13%
  Newest held review this month

• Nexus Energy Systems

  4.8★ · 144 reviews · Ashland, VA

  3%
  Newest held review this month

• Dominion Energy Solutions

  5.0★ · 118 reviews

  0%
  Newest held review this month

• Southern Exposure Solar

  4.9★ · 83 reviews · Ashland, VA

  2%
  Newest held review 5 months old

• Virtue Solar

  5.0★ · 79 reviews · Charlottesville, VA

  0%
  Newest held review last month

• Nova Solar, Inc

  5.0★ · 36 reviews · Bumpass, VA

  0%
  Newest held review 3 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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