Centauri Systems

I recently had 23 REC 420 Alpha Pure R panels installed on my home in St. Paul, MN. I considered going solar for the past few years, but for a number of reasons decided to wait. I even signed a contract with two previous local installers. One was not as communicative as they should have been for the size of my investment and the other one just didn't provide the value when final pricing kept going up as we neared the install date. Centauri Systems was essentially me taking a flyer because of their reputation on Energy Sage. Also, I contemporaneously priced a system with another large installer in town that was far more expensive per watt and with a lower quality panel. I'm so happy I went with Centauri. Do yourself a favor and have a chat with Dylan. At any point if you don't feel like it makes sense, then pull the plug, but I'm willing to bet that at every stage of the process you will feel more than comfortable with this company. Every electrician on staff, every installer on your roof and every project manager in the office is a genuinely nice person. I even personally texted with the owner when I needed a panel cleaned that had some sunscreen spilled on it during installation. Not once did I feel like I was being fed a sales pitch or uncomfortable around anybody on their staff. My advice would be to take your time when designing the system. Try to fit as many panels as possible and work collaboratively with Dylan to come up with a design that makes sense to you. I'm already planning on adding more panels on the eastern facing portion of my house. Two thumbs up!

From Dylan getting us started, to Noah dealing with permits and the electric company, and Graham, James and the whole team who installed our system we experienced excellence.

We recently had 35 solar panels installed on our roof by Centauri Systems, and the experience was exceptional! Without a doubt, they are the best local solar company in Minnesota. Dylan, our salesperson, was extremely knowledgeable and promptly answered all our questions. Destiny, our project manager, was incredibly friendly and kept us updated throughout the entire process. One of the highlights was that they managed to reschedule our installation to an earlier date. This allowed our system to be operational before the hottest part of July, which was perfect timing. Since then, we've been generating over 80kWh of power every day! The installation team, including James, Andy, Spencer, Mitchell and Graham, were very professional. They ensured everything was installed perfectly and paid extra attention to aesthetics. When it was time to activate the system, we encountered a minor issue that wasn’t Centauri's fault. Graham went above and beyond, spending over an hour on the phone with Enphase to get it resolved, ensuring our system was up and running that day. Overall, our experience with Centauri Systems was outstanding. Their team was professional, knowledgeable, and genuinely cared about our satisfaction. If you're thinking about installing solar panels, we highly recommend choosing Centauri Systems!

Centauri was a pleasure to work with and would recommend them to anyone. We started discussions in February and by the end of the month were confident Centauri was the company for us. It was only ~6 weeks from the date of signing the first documents until they were installed which is probably faster than anyone else could have done. The system looks great, is performing well, and overall everyone at Centauri couldn't have been better. Brett, Noah, Dylan, Graham, and all the great installers, thank you. We got a good balance of high output REC 410W panels combined with a cost-effective IQ7 series (future battery system realistically is not for us). My recommendations: 1. Buy with a MN based company (Centauri on the top of that list of course) 2. Expect some delays and minor hiccups but don't worry, you're in good hands. 1. We had just moved in January so didn't plan on doing solar so soon, but a Blue Raven door-knocker started the conversation and I started getting competitive quotes also from Centauri, All Energy, and iSolar. I will repeat other's recommendation: BUY LOCAL! Blue Raven was way too pushy, was in the business of financing rather than solar, and overall were not transparent on a system details and their slimey financing hidden fees. The other companies I would be happy to go with, but Brett and Centauri, while truly no-pressure, were upfront super willing to answer all of my technical questions immediately and to amazing length! They were priced very competitively and with SolarInsure at their back, longevity of the system is pretty much guaranteed. 2. The reps at the energy company work with Centauri so it's hard to gauge progress of signing forms and getting things ordered, but just know it can take some time. While we had it installed in early April, it was approved and turned on officially in May due to several rounds of MVEC inspector pointing out new things that were related to billing or whatever which was annoying, but it got done. The few little mishaps here and there, Centauri owned responsibility and did what was needed to make things right, so I commend them for great service in all scenarios.

Working with Dylan was the easiest and most helpful experience I’ve had with a company. He was prompt, understanding, and problem solved my issue until a solution was found.

Centauri was very responsive with excellent communication throughout the process. We weighed our options at the beginning and Centauri was patient while we made decisions. Once ready, scheduling was swift, especially considering the weather this spring/summer. The install was really fast and professional. They made it all really easy!