Polaron

Renewable Energy
BC T6B 0N9
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jgsnow
jgsnow
2 reviews Armdale, NS
10/10

great experience

work was completed this past summer, and we have been loving our solar system since. we have been recommending this service to friends and family. the process from start to finish was great, and really worry free.

Approximate cost of services:
$20,000.00
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Private User
Private User
Private User reviews Bedford, NS
10/10

Solar installation

Showed up in the scheduled days they told me to expect them. Completed the work as expected and were maintained a clean work site. Our system has been working very well in line with my expectations

Approximate cost of services:
$21,000.00
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January23,2012
January23,2012
1 review Okotoks, AB
10/10

Solar Panels

These guys were amazing. They kept us in the loop the entire time, they simplified the process, and made it easy to deal with them. Highly recommend.

Approximate cost of services:
$20,000.00
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Cliffy
Cliffy
1 review Bridgewater, NS
8/10

Polaron system running as promised

Wanted to report that the system I wanted from polaron is up and running as promised. The time it took was a bit long but in the end electricity is flowing off my garage roofthanks Chris and the team at polaron

Approximate cost of services:
$12,345.00
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Shaunak Mistry
Shaunak Mistry
1 review Charlottetown, PE
10/10

Solar System

Best service and affordable rates. Quick response and easy to communicate. They were very accommodating in each step. Very excited to be a part of Polaron Family!

Approximate cost of services:
$28,000.00
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NickD
NickD
1 review Port Williams, NS
9/10

Solar is more affordable than you think.

After some investigation my wife and I decided solar was worth the investment. Given our budget we felt the long term of fixed power rates were more manageable than variable increases year over year to our Power Bill.
With a 10KW system for our home, we are projected to pay $159 monthly for power and over the course of the year project to be entirely self sustaining.
Throughout the process, Polaron communicated well for a nationwide company, always keeping us informed of the next steps. I do think they could benefit from a regional account manager, who may be able to handle more region specific questions specifically around CGH grant and other timings etc.
Regardless, we are very happy with our installation, and they worked efficiently to get it done. Absolutely no regrets in our choice to go with Polaron.

Approximate cost of services:
$28,000.00
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Private User
Private User
Private User reviews Woodlawn, NS
10/10

Roof Solar Installation

After a year of study and technical evaulation I decided to add solar power to my home .Being a senior on a budget I felt the long term of fixed power rates appealing as I expect the cost of Power to increase year to year. The stability of solar even with the cloudy days is worth the investment. I will also say that Polaron has been great to deal with and their technicians have been excellent workers.

Approximate cost of services:
$26,000.00
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jackfish lake
jackfish lake
1 review Waskatenau, AB
1/10

Installation was good but sales person never told me everything I needed to know

They dont tell you if power outage even with solar you have no power and after your 15 year payment plan is up than you have to give them a lump some for the rest of it
Also if you sell your place like I did the new owner and myself called them after sending everything they wanted filled out to do the change and I NEVER GOT DONE AS THEY DID NOT KNOW WHERE ALL THE PAPER WORK WENT AND TRIED TO BLAME US AND SAID WE DID NOT SEND IT BUT WE HAD YHE POLRON REP ON THE PHONE AND HE WENT AND CHECKED AND TOLD US THEY RECEIVED IT BUT THEY STILL KEPT TAKING THE PAYMENT FROM MY ACCOUNT SO I HAD TO PAY ALMOST 20 every 3 months to put stop payment on them and fought with them for almost a year and I told them they will be dealing with my lawyer if they dont straighten this out now than got a call from a female rep and she sent everything to the new owner and I was with him and we filled it out again and sent it again for the 4 or 5 time and she finally got it switched over to the new owner but they manage red to get 2 payments out of my account for 84.16 each time so they cost me 168.32 on payments they took plus 4 payments of around 20.00 for stop payment which is another 80.00 so it cost me 248.32 which is BS and all because they do not know what they are doing when it comes to the paper work
STAY AWAY FROM POLRON SOLAR !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Approximate cost of services:
$28,000.00
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Company Response

Hi! We're sorry to hear about your experience. We understand selling your home can be a stressful process and we will always try our best to make the contract transfer to the new homeowner as smooth as possible. From our records, we were in communication with you last October when you sold your house. We requested that you send the necessary contract documents to the new homeowner and have them return the signed copy to us so we could complete the transfer. We did receive confirmation from you that the new homeowner sent the documents, however, upon review our team never received an email with the signed copy of the documents, despite multiple searches. We communicated these issues with you from November of last year to February of this year. We then requesting the new homeowner's contact so we could follow up with him directly and asked you to confirm which email address the documents were sent to as we still had not received anything. We received his contact email in late January and proceeded to directly send the new homeowner the contract documents. After not hearing back, we followed up again with them twice in February. Since then our team continued to attempt emailing and calling the new homeowner. 

As we could not complete the contract transfer without the required documents, the contract and payment remained under your name. We do apologize for any stress caused, however there was nothing we could do until the contract could be officially transferred over to the new homeowner. Since the house was sold last October, we made numerous attempts to acquire the documents needed to complete the transfer. The new homeowner emailed our team July 2nd and we completed the transfer by July 3rd as soon as we got the signed documents. We sent over the remaining balance to the new homeowner and started his lease payments the following month. 


aeaston
aeaston
1 review Lower Sackville, NS
2/10

Home Solar Installation

Polaron did eventually install the solar system, but the project as a whole was poorly managed, poorly communicated and stressful as a result.

They do not provide a dedicated contact/project manager, so you'll end up dealing with countless different contacts. Getting our system accurately quoted was a battle, as a random polaron person who had no idea about what you'd agreed to with someone else would put together some slightly off proposal for me to sign. Phone tag, emails would ensue.

Post installation support is unfortunately proving to be just as poor. I've been trying for two weeks to work with them to get the EMA device online. (It reports on the output of your solar, fills in cloud dashboard and accessible from app) They've just scheduled a call with me to resolve the EMA issue, so we'll see how that goes.

If I could do it again, I'd choose a different vendor/installer.

Update: Polaron reached out to ensure my system was up and running. The EMA issue was resolved. I still would absolutely not use them again, and would choose a different installer. Dealbreaker is: no single point of contact. The people I started working with dropped off the face of the planet part way through the setup. Unless they institute a project manager and single point of contact for the whole process, just walk away.

Approximate cost of services:
$40,000.00
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Private User
Private User
Private User reviews West End, NS
1/10

Good product, Horrible Service

The concept of 0% interest sounds great.
The sales team makes you feel all warm and fuzzy AND then drops you like a hot potato. Asking follow up questions were not answered, tracking down the sales guy was impossible, being mislead to and more, made the 0% not worth it.

Approximate cost of services:
$20,000.00
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Company Response

Hi! We're so sorry to hear this! We strive to provide our customers with top quality service at every stage of the process. We would like to look into this for you immediately. Do you mind emailing us some more information and your project address to marketing@polaronsolar.com? We take our customer's questions and concerns extremely seriously and would like to do our best to earn back your trust. We hope to hear from you soon

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More about Polaron

Having launched in 2013, and since weathered numerous provincial policy and regulatory changes that have threatened the industry, Polaron has endured as the largest residential solar company in Canada—with over 12,000 installs across the nation.

Operating locally in British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, Nova Scotia, and PEI, we offer all-inclusive packages that include design, financial planning, installation, and professional maintenance.

Our dedicated team works tirelessly to ensure that each step of the process gets completed with care and precision. You get the best quality solar panel system as well as maximum savings, thanks to our innovative program that makes solar more affordable than ever.

CATEGORIES
Renewable Energy and Solar Panels
PRODUCTS
Solar Power Systems
SERVICES
Renewable Energy Solar Energy
SPECIALITIES
Unique Affordable Solar
WEBSITE
https://polaronsolar.com/
YEAR ESTABLISHED
2013
PAYMENT METHOD
Cash, Cheque and e-transfer. Financing Available.
LICENSES
CANREA, Efficiency Network, Solar Installers Canada, AP Systems Installer Canada
MEMBERSHIPS
Solar Homes Approved Installer
LIABILITY INSURANCE
Yes
WORKERS COMPENSATION
Yes
WRITTEN CONTRACT
Yes
WARRANTY TERMS
Yes. 2 Years on Labour. 25 years Performance on Solar Panels. 20 Years on Micro-Inverter.
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