The Green Panel
Solar energy company · Brighton, MI
What the listing shows you
4.4★
138 Google reviews
What it doesn’t
14%
rated 1–2★
typical in Michigan, 3%
Newest review held
Aug 2026
newest held review this month
Google's rating breakdown · all 138 reviews
- Rated 1–2★
- 14%
- typical in Michigan, 3%
- Posted an update
- —
- we saw no owner post, which is not the same as none existing
- Replies to reviewers
- 89%
- of the 138 reviews we hold
Its one and two star share is 11 points above the typical installer in Michigan. Across Michigan, 25 of the 84 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 138 review texts for this company, quoted below. Google publishes review ages rather than dates, so every date here is approximate.
On the Michigan ranking
No. 20 of the 28 rankable records in Michigan →
Ordered by the share of one and two star reviews, weighted by how many reviews stand behind it. It ranks review records, not workmanship.
Every company we hold in Michigan, on one axis
42%
17%
6%
19%
17%
none
1–5%
6–10%
11–20%
over 20%
Every company we hold in Michigan whose Google breakdown has been read, grouped by their share of one and two star reviews. The Green Panel is in the highlighted group.
What reviewers said
1★ · around March 2026 · the company replied
Trained by the Glengarry Glenross crew...hard sales pitch that promised a full refund if cancelled which I had to do because of construction permit delays. Guess what...they kept 95% of deposit under the guise of "restocking fee". Nothing had been ordered or delivered. Cost me almost $7K!
1★ · around January 2026 · the company replied
This is the worse company I’ve ever worked with, people don’t know what they’re doing, they have been coming to my house for 9 months repairing things they messed up!!! Don’t recommend this company at all!!!
1★ · around September 2025 · the company replied
Significant Estimate Increase and Refusal to Refund Deposit” “Unreliable Estimates and Poor Accountability” “Disappointing Experience: Misquoted Powerwall Installation Costs” “Caution: Inaccurate Estimates and Deposit Dispute” “Unexpected 50% Cost Increase After Providing Complete Information” We began exploring the installation of a Tesla Powerwall and were referred to GreenPanel after reaching out to Tesla on August 5th. Our initial contact, Ashton Harris, requested detailed information to prepare an accurate estimate. As instructed, we provided: Photos of our electrical meter Photos of our
3★ · around August 2022 · the company replied
Sales team was responsive and helpful developing plan. Power walls look good. The batteries are all installed well. Communication after contracts signed was nonexistant. I understand the frustrations with permitting. Some update or response to repeated inquiries would have been nice. Only time I heard from them repeatedly was when they wanted payment in full before a completed electrical inspection. Frustrating to say the least.
5★ · around August 2026 · the company replied
The professionalism and attention to detail by The Green Panel is unsurpassed! From initial consultation to commissioning, when you decide to go solar, this is the team!
5★ · around August 2026 · the company replied
What a great company and crew! Professional, answered all questions, and explained other things I didn’t know to ask about. Highly recommend!!
5★ · around July 2026 · the company replied
They did a fantastic job and the panels look amazing on our house! Working with The Green Panel has been a great experience and we would recommend them to others who want to go solar. Prior to selecting a solar panel contractor in 2021, we realized our roof was nearing the end of its lifetime. So, we first re-roofed our house and while this was being done, we had the roofer move the bathroom room vent pipes to the rear roof so that we would be able to install an unbroken array of solar panels. Then we searched the web for local installers and received preliminary proposals from three. Based on
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 18
- tesla powerwall 14
- permitting 13
- installers 12
- quoting 11
- kind staff 6
- installation process 3
- installation speed 2
- battery backup 2
- panasonic panels 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.
24/7 availability
“home with sustainable, clean energy 24/7. Powerwall 3 stores solar energy…”
Insured
“4. Installation Fully licensed and insured technicians help you start generating…”
Licensed
“projects. 4. Installation Fully licensed and insured technicians help you…”
Its website also mentions bonded, but not in a sentence we can quote cleanly.
Elsewhere
When they say they are open
- Sunday
- Closed
- Monday
- 9 AM to 5 PM
- Tuesday
- 9 AM to 5 PM
- Wednesday
- 9 AM to 5 PM
- Thursday
- 9 AM to 5 PM
- Friday
- 9 AM to 5 PM
- 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.
- Srinergy4.6★ · 18
- Water Winter Solar Installers Co4.4★ · 7
- Michigan Solar Solutions4.8★ · 457
- Pure Energy Roofing Company5.0★ · 65
- CGE Energy3.7★ · 6
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 in Michigan
- CompanyRating breakdown1–2★Newest review held
Homeland Solar
4.2★ · 5 reviews · Ann Arbor, MI
20%
Newest held review this monthClimax Solar
4.3★ · 729 reviews · Portage, MI
16%
No held review in a yearMichigan Solar Solutions
4.8★ · 457 reviews · Commerce Township, MI
4%
Newest held review this monthESCON Power Solutions
4.9★ · 441 reviews · Bay City, MI
0%
Newest held review 3 months oldSunPower®
3.9★ · 252 reviews · Novi, MI
25%
Newest held review last monthESCON Power Solutions
4.9★ · 135 reviews · Clinton Township, MI
1%
Newest held review 10 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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