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OneGrid Energy Integration

B
B grade. Verified registrations in two states with zero complaints anywhere checked and a published 10 year workmanship warranty, held back by thin public volume data and unverified license claims in a third state.

OneGrid is worth a quote, and it earns that on records rather than marketing. The Rhode Island Contractors' Registration Board lists ONEGRID ENERGY CORP under registration GC-51409, valid through February 2, 2027, residential and commercial, with 0 complaints and 0 violations shown. Massachusetts lists the same corporation under HIC 215001, active through March 2, 2027. Both records name Thomas Janowski, one of the two founders. BBB rates the company A+, accredited, with zero complaints. Three separate public files, zero complaints across all of them. That combination is rarer than it should be.

The warranty language is unusually direct for a company this size. The Rhode Island battery storage page states every system includes a 10 year workmanship warranty. EnergySage describes the company as offering a lifetime warranty, which does not match the first-party 10 year statement, so get the actual term written into your contract rather than trusting either figure. OneGrid also offers both ownership and a lease or PPA route with zero down, maintenance included, and a production guarantee, and it serves Rhode Island, eastern Connecticut, and southeastern Massachusetts.

What keeps this at B instead of A. First, scale is unverified: no OneGrid entry appears on the 2026 Solar Power World national or Rhode Island lists, and BBB counts 9 employees, so there is no independent volume evidence. Second, the history is a little tangled. BBB dates the business start to March 14, 2014 but incorporation to December 8, 2021, and the site describes two founders with 22 years of combined experience rather than a company founding year. Third, the site footer claims Massachusetts electrical A-8978, Rhode Island electrical A-004665, and Connecticut HIC-0701493 with E1-0183498; those four numbers came from the company's own footer and were not verified against state records in this research. For a Connecticut project especially, run those numbers through eLicense before you sign.

The evidence

LongevityVerified

BBB dates the business start to March 14, 2014 and incorporation to December 8, 2021, while the company site gives no founding year and instead cites two founders with 22 years of combined industry experience. EnergySage says 12 years of experience. The corporate entity is young; the operating history behind it depends on which record you credit.

Source: OneGrid BBB profile

Complaints and enforcementVerified

RI CRB shows 0 complaints and 0 violations on GC-51409, BBB shows zero complaints alongside an A+ accredited rating, and searches for enforcement found nothing; the Rhode Island attorney general solar suit surfaced in those searches targets a different Providence company. Note the CRB has removed complaint detail from its website per policy, so the summary columns are the readable record.

Source: RI CRB contractor search

Verifiable volumePending verification

No OneGrid entry appears in the populated 2026 Solar Power World national or Rhode Island tables, and the company publishes no project counts. BBB lists 9 employees. Nothing here proves scale in either direction; it simply is not publicly measured.

Source: Solar Power World, 2026 Top Rhode Island Solar Contractors

License statusVerified

Two state records verify: RI CRB registration GC-51409, ONEGRID ENERGY CORP, valid through February 2, 2027, and MA HIC 215001, active from March 3, 2025 through March 2, 2027, both naming Thomas Janowski at 225 Dyer St, Providence. The footer additionally claims MA electrical A-8978, RI electrical A-004665, CT HIC-0701493, and CT E1-0183498, which were not independently verified in this research.

Source: RI CRB contractor search

Warranty termsCompany claim

The company's Rhode Island battery storage page states every system includes a 10 year workmanship warranty. EnergySage describes a lifetime warranty, third-party wording that conflicts with the first-party statement. Treat 10 years as the claim to hold the company to, and get the term into the contract.

Source: OneGrid Rhode Island battery storage page

Company facts

Legal entityONEGRID ENERGY CORP, corporation, per RI CRB and BBB
RI registrationGC-51409, residential/commercial, VALID; expires February 2, 2027; 0 complaints, 0 violations shown
MA registrationHIC 215001, Active; effective March 3, 2025; expires March 2, 2027
Other claimed licensesMA electrical A-8978, RI electrical A-004665, CT HIC-0701493, CT E1-0183498, per the company footer; not independently verified
Address225 Dyer St, 2nd Floor, Providence, RI 02903
BBB ratingA+, accredited, 0 complaints; file opened November 15, 2024
FoundersDexter Hofhines and Thomas Janowski, per BBB
Business historyBusiness started March 14, 2014 and incorporated December 8, 2021, per BBB; 9 employees
Workmanship warranty10 years, stated on the company's RI battery storage page
Service areaRhode Island, eastern Connecticut, and southeastern Massachusetts; solar, battery storage, and EV charging; ownership and lease/PPA options

Data pulled August 29, 2026 from RI CRB contractor search, MA HIC contractor search, OneGrid BBB profile, OneGrid about page, OneGrid RI battery storage page and Solar Power World 2026 Rhode Island list.

How to read this

This B rewards verifiable state records and a published workmanship term, and it withholds the A because scale and part of the license story rest on the company's own statements. Ask OneGrid for recent comparable installations you can call, confirm the warranty term and who backs it in the contract, and if your project is in Connecticut, verify the claimed CT numbers on eLicense yourself. A nine person shop with a clean record can be an excellent hire; just size the job to the crew. Our full rubric, including how our own installation business gets graded on the same scale, is on the methodology page. We are a solar installer and we partner with other solar companies. Grading is structurally separated from revenue; see disclosures.