Shockoe Solar, LLC - Ashland, Virginia

Hey H. B. B.

The Shockoe Solar team installed our inital 10.8 kwh Sol-Ark 15k system in November 2023. This included 300 ft of trenching to the outbuilding where the panels are located. In May they returned to add more panels. Later this year, I'll use them again to install the 30 kwh ESS battery bank.

I'm phasing the system installation based on my cash flow. The Sol-Ark recommendation was a perfect match for this phased approach. Just be sure your long-term plans are communicated to them. Very few solar inverter manufacturer's products are flexible enough to permit expansion or chosing to operate first grid-tied only, later with battery backup, later still, adding a generator input all in the single original inverter enclosure.

Shockoe Solar was able to ensure and recommend the initial equipment selected was compatible with all four phases of the installation over multiple years. Sol-Ark was the perfect choice having fewer components and a smaller footprint than the foreign competition (only SMA).

The remainder of the manufactures were eliminated by proprietary tech and design limitations intended to milk more revenue from consumers.

Bernie and Ryan ensured there were no surprises.
The experience to handle any job, residential or commercial. Small enough to provide individual tailored solutions to meet the client's requirements. Any requirements.

When its time for the new 30ft climate controlled off-grid mobile office/RV, these are the guys I'm calling again.

Thank you Shockie Solar for listening and doing and outstanding job!

Fazenda R. I.

In late March 2022 I contracted Shockoe Solar for a 22-panel residential unit. The original salesperson had tremendous knowledge in the field, fully understood our goals, made a recommendation based on our needs, and had all the planning documents, calculations and contracts done within a week. It was explained that Shockoe focuses on business/commercial work, but will do residential jobs whenever the team was available, but everything was done in-house and we would have a local resource should we ever need it.

The GOOD: the solar panels used on our job are very good. We opted to use Enphase micro inverters, and so far, all is well. Panel installation was completed in one day. The whole installation and set-up process took 2 days.

The BAD: Our installation was postponed three times with no explanations for the delays. On the third installation date, no one showed up, didn’t receive a call, text or e-mail. Two days later I contacted the salesperson to find out she was no longer with the company, but she would contact the owner to find out what happened. A fourth date was given, and the installation was completed by what seemed a third party.

Throughout this process I had several interactions with the office personnel. Should you chose to work with this company, SAVE yourself the trouble and frustration, work directly with the owner.

Fred R.

In August 2019, my wife and I signed a contract with Design One Group LLC (D1G) solar company out of southwest Virginia. In November, D1G installed an insulation package, a Sun Bandit solar fed hot water heater and a 10 panel solar grid. The grid was switched on in January 2020. Our electric bills from 2019 showed we used about 34,000 kWh.

In April 2020, I contacted D1G stating that we were not seeing any savings or reduction in our electric bill. From April 2020 through June 2021, the vendor did nothing to resolve my issues. During that time, I engaged a couple other solar venders to assess my installation. Two vendors stated that I was way overcharged for the installation that I received and there was no way that configuration would come anywhere close to the savings that D1G promised. The problem was none of them were willing to testify in court.

That is when I found Solar United Neighbors of Virginia on Facebook. They helped a lot and steered me to Bernie Stanley, President of Shockoe Solar, here in Virginia. I wish I had found Bernie before.

I spent hours on the phone with Bernie explaining the details of our solar nightmare. Bernie listened patiently, asked questions and provided feedback. Bernie impressed me with his experience and professionalism especially compared to that of D1G. D1G had proposed several iterations of “fixes” but refused to provide me with an estimate of the impact on our current bills. Bernie took each of their proposals and put it through his solar planning tools. As I expected he showed that the “fixes” D1G suggested would not come close to making our solar installation right.

I hired Bernie as an expert witness in a law suit I am bringing against D1G for fraud and violation of the Virginia Consumer Protection Act. With Bernie’s broad experience in the solar industry and his reputation for bringing shady solar companies to justice, my lawyer believes we have a very solid case. I could not have reached this far had it not been for Bernie Stanley and Shockoe Solar. I highly recommend that you contact Shockoe Solar and Bernie Stanley for any questions you may have regarding solar. You will not come to regret it like I have regretted ever coming across D1G.

Fred Ridgway

Tom &. P. F.

They did a great job installing 26 solar panels on our new house. System works great and they used high quality made in the USA panels. Great group of guys and easy to communicate with. Only issue was it took a while for them to come back and install our on-line monitoring system. However, it's completed now and all system are working great. Thanks Bernie and Ryan!

Andrew P.

Shockoe Solar did a great job back in 2009 installing my high quality rooftop residential solar array for electricity generation. Having a ballast system meant there was no roof penetration. They did a great job of coordinating with the local utility, so the still is tied to the electric grid. Excess solar electricity production gets put back into the grid, and that's wonderful. The rooftop solar array has been very reliable for years now and has dramatically reduced my electric bill. I appreciate the high level of customer service this company offers and highly recommend getting a quote with this company if considering installing a solar array at your home.

garrett L.

What a great group of guys. Honest, hard working, and very reliable.They may be a smaller company, but they have years of experience and knowledge. Plus, they make sure you have a complete understanding of every step they have to make until completion, and what a professional looking completed product!

Darrel H.

Personal and professional attention directly from the owner. He takes the time to answer all of my questions and provide solutions to all of My needs. They treat you like you are their most important customer.

Dusty C.

Amazing! I highly recommend this company. Ask them questions. They are honest. I really appreciated how they took the time to explain everything.