Customer Reviews
The Home Energy Company
the Midwest Trusts Most
Five stars on every major platform, four years running. But what customers talk about most is Dave picking up the phone and a team that shows up long after installation day.
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#1 in Illinois, 4 Years Running
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What Customers Are Really Saying
Why Homeowners Choose Solar Power Midwest
These aren't marketing claims, they're the themes that appear again and again across every review platform.
We Answer the Phone
Customers consistently mention reaching a real person, before the sale, during installation, and years after the project is done.
We Educate Before We Sell
We walk you through your electric bills, available incentives, and the math behind your options, before we ask you to sign anything.
We Stay With You Long-Term
Our relationship doesn't end at installation. Customers reach us with questions years later, and we show up with the same urgency.
We Handle the Details
Permits, ComEd paperwork, rebate applications, utility interconnection, we manage every piece so you don't have to.
We Solve Problems Fast
If something comes up, a monitoring alert, a billing question, an equipment issue, we respond quickly and resolve it completely.
You'll Know Who to Call
You won't be passed around a call center. Customers reach Dave directly, and he picks up. That's what a real partnership looks like.
Featured Customer Reviews
Highlights from verified 5-star reviews on SolarReviews, where we are rated 4.72 and #1 in Illinois. Read each one in full on our SolarReviews page.
Five years in with about $15 monthly ComEd bills, the promised state incentives all came through, and she has referred 17 people to us.
Non-pushy sales and smooth permitting. Up and running in about 30 days while neighbors waited eight months, with help on the rebates after.
SPM caught an inverter issue before he even noticed, ordered the replacement, and had it fixed within a week.
After nearly two years on the system, monthly bills dropped from around $300 to $400 down to about $13.
A complex three-phase shop. After comparing competitors, they valued our engineering-minded evaluation and successful custom design.
A better package than the competition, fast issue resolution, Dave personally involved, and a quick inspection after a tornado.
A repeat customer with a barn installation, several years of service history, and strong ongoing production.
A clean ground-mount install that combined two properties, used directional boring under concrete, and added bifacial panels.
After comparing four competitors, they praised the hidden attic conduit, clean workmanship, and honesty.
Nearly nonexistent electric bills despite running the air conditioning and a swimming pool.
Read Our Reviews
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The Person Behind the Reviews
Dave Sonner, Owner
Solar Power Midwest, founded in Illinois
Dave is mentioned by name across dozens of reviews, for walking customers through their electric bills before any contract is signed, for calling back years after installation, and for showing up personally when something needs to be resolved. That accessibility is intentional.
Our Commitment
Our Relationship Doesn't End at Installation
Customers mention calling SPM years after their project was completed, and getting a response. That's not a policy. It's who we are.
We monitor your system and alert you if performance drops
We answer questions years after your installation is complete
We help you navigate new incentives as programs are added
We resolve issues with the same urgency we had on day one
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