Ally Electric & Solar

Jason C.

Chris is excellent - courteous, knowledgeable, and fast. Good electrician is in demand. He gave me a two hour window and shows up towards the end. He then quickly diagnosed the problem with the recess light. And even go to the hardware store to get the part for my old recess light. Reasonable rate. I will call him again.

LaKeisha C.

My tenants were having an electrical issue with the stove at one of my rental properties. I called several electric companies and described the issue, but most said they were booked and not taking any new appointments. That's when I called Ally Electric. They asked me to take a few photos of the circuit breaker and put me on the schedule for the next available appointment. They were professional and did everything within the 1 hour that I was billed for. It's been a pleasure working with both Melina and Metin! I look forward to working with them on other upcoming projects.

David Colin C.

What a pleasure to do business with Metin. He's prompt, timely, tidy, has great follow through - and he's even a pleasant person to chat with. Have had terrific service from him and his staff over the years on small projects - repairs and improvements. He has honored estimates a year old (!) and even not charged extra when I discovered more expensive fixtures than he'd estimated for. He's energetic and enthusiastic, and seems to enjoy the personal relationships which I relish with people I invite into my house. It doesn't get any better that that.

Jm C.

Metin and his crew did a great job. We have a duplex that still had its original knob and tube. They updated the service to both units with fewer holes than I expected. Amazing job!

Brian F.

Metin and his team did a great job on a small project we had to install some lights and bring our breaker panel up to code. I'd highly recommended working with Ally Electric

D C.

Ally Electric & Solar installed solar panels on our Berkeley home last year, and they are working well. Ally was recommended by our Berkeley architect. The Ally installer had worked for a large solar company and said that Ally was more careful about the placement of the solar panels. Ally was also able to do the necessary upgrade for our electric panel. Ally handled all the paperwork with the City of Berkeley. Ally has been available to answer follow-up questions about the readings I receive, but I have not followed the production of electricity closely. I know that the panels are producing enough energy to cover our electricity costs for the year: PG&E does a ""true-up"" (called ""net energy metering"") at the end of the year after the solar panel installation and the PG&E monthly billings show that we are ahead. Note that our electricity costs are not zero because PG&E gets a monthly fee allowed by the California Public Utilities Commission. This fee applies to all solar panels.

Ann N.

We have been using Ally since 2013, when they did a major re-wiring and lighting installation project for our house. We liked everyone, from the owners (Metin and Haluk) to the electricians' assistants, and we were very impressed by the care and quality of the work they did. since then, we have had Ally install an electric car charger and, most recently, a stand-by generator that comes on automatically and provides electricity to our entire house, using natural gas, during power outages. (It proved itself during a recent El Nino storm and was a great relief, since we rely on an electric sump pump to keep our basement workroom from flooding.) Once again, Ally's work was excellent. Metin was directly involved in every step of the process, including getting the necessary permit from the city, which had no experience with such generators, and making sure that every connection (and there were many) was made correctly. He went far beyond what we expected. We unhesitatingly recommend Ally Electric and Solar.

Je L.

I used Ally to replace four outlets with waterproof versions. I said I didn't need a separate visit for an estimate, because I wanted the work done quickly. They said OK. Three days later, someone showed up, unscheduled, but would only examine the site in preparation for doing an estimate. It took them another week to schedule the work itself. The worker arrived with the wrong materials. They seem unable to use USPS. They were unable to provide a final, detailed invoice, but simply hand delivered their vague estimate as invoice. Finally, although I had asked about their credit card policy three times, it was not until they sent the bill that they disclosed their policy of adding a 2% surcharge for credit cards. I would not use them again.

Robert W.

I have used Ally twice in the last 2 years. The first time, I needed to have my existing solar panels moved to a different place on my roof, and they came up with a great plan to mount racks on my garage and move all 36 panels there. This worked out very well - the plan also included replacing my ancient inverters with a brand new one.

This year, with the purchase of an electric car, I wanted to add some more panels to increase my generation capacity, and they once again came through - they put 10 more 280W panels on the roof, and installed micro inverters to be able to monitor each panel. I called several places, and they were the only ones who were willing to modify an existing solar setup.

In each case they were professional, showed up on time, cleaned up and did excellent work, which was reflected in the quick and painless passing of the inspection, for which they were present.

I would recommend them to anyone, especially if you have a solar project that is not your standard installation.

ellie y.

Whether you need a major upgrade or have an emergency, the quality of service, price, and response continue to be excellent. We have used Ally for many years and appreciate the attention to detail, prompt and timely service, and reasonable prices. I would also seek them out for Solar if you decide it is time to look into adding that.