Sunbum Solar & Roofing

Sunbum Solar and Roofing installed a Solar system for us. I never realized how fast this could be accomplished. From start to finish (once the discussions were completed), the process was very quick. My panels were put up on May 8 and we had permission to operate 14 days later. The Panels look great too-all on the back side of our house. Looking forward to putting that expensive electric bill behind us. Thank You-Sunbum Solar and Roofing !

We had an amazing experience with Sunbum! They were not only knowledgeable but also personable with everything. My husband was on the fence about going solar but once we sat down and talked to Kevin about the in and outs we made the choice to go solar. The installation was quick and easy and the guys were great! It's been a great experience over all!

Kevin gave us an informative presentation and was always responsive to follow up questions thru chats and phone calls. His install and planning crew like Jason1 and Jason2, Drew, Tyler and Dre were friendly and responsive to questions as well and completed my install in a single day. Jason1 was on top of getting final inspection thru the city and made timely updates on status. Thanks Sunbum solar and roofing for being a reliable company.

Sunbum has been great to work with for my solar installation. Great sales experience with Kevin. Installers were professional and fast. The only hiccups we had were caused by Appalachian Power (AEP) slow walking approvals. They issued my insurance policy and got me signed up for SRECs. Just all around a good job by the whole team. Highly recommended.

We decided in August of 2025 to try to join the mad rush to get solar installed before the end of the year to get the expiring 30% tax credit. Complicating things was that we wanted to replace an 18-year-old roof before getting solar. After shopping around, we found most only two vendors who could do both - roof and solar. We also looked at several roof-only and solar-only bids. SunBum's bids for both were extremely competitive, with the main risk being that they are not a huge, multi-state company and everyone is fighting for solar equipment at the end of the year. I usually DON'T go with the strictly lowest bidder, but in this case, we took that chance with SunBum, which had the most competitive bid by far. The roof went up in September with new architectural shingles. Then came the long permitting processing, the acquisition of the solar equipment (and in our case Tesla battery), and then trying to schedule installation, inspection, commissioning, then Permission to Operate from Dominion with the net metering agreement. I will say there were some challenges along the way from weather delays to a factory fire for one of the solar panel providers, to just the mad end-of-year rush that put everyone's nerves and patience to the test. Our 17 panel + Tesla Powerwall 3 install was by no means a piece of cake. A missing part from Tesla complicated the issue. But in the end, everyone kept a level head - despite frigid and wet weather - and Kevin and crews got us up and running before the holidays. The attached photo of our app shows that even on an almost 100% cloudy day, we were generating electricity which was charging our car, our battery, and our house. I am glad we got such a good deal with SunBum, but if I had one piece of advice for anyone considering solar - the basic solar panels + inverter are a really good idea - even WITHOUT the 30% credit. You will save on energy, and most systems last beyond their 25–30-year warranties. The battery (Tesla or otherwise) is a bit of vanity item that only makes sense if you REALLY want whole or partial power backup to run your fridge, AC, etc. for hours while your power is out. The economics don't make as much sense in the short term, but it does increase the value of your home. It's too bad the Federal government is taking 2 steps backwards in its support for solar - the rest of the world is moving ahead - but I would still consider this for your home, and the economics make much more sense when you can get pricing like we got from SunBum. So, we are some very tired but happy campers and look forward to our close to zero electric bills in the hot summer :-)

Kevin and Michelle, Thanks so much for the great service. You provided an estimate of projected costs, production, and consumption, and then delivered exactly what was promised to the tee. Your installation team members were professional and courteous. It was very obvious based on my interaction with your team members, they are treated with courtesy and respect. They were good stewards of your business. You had mentioned to me, the goal was to meet the expected consumption and not pay for unneeded power, and you got about as close as anyone could want or expect. Thanks again, and best of luck to your business.