Installer profile
Revco Solar Engineering Inc
Start with what Revco actually sells today, because it is not what most people reading a solar profile expect. The current site says our focus is solar pool heating installation, and photovoltaic work appears only as warranty related service and support for existing systems. If you want a new rooftop PV system, Revco is not advertising that work. If you want solar pool heating in Southern California, this is one of the longest running options you will find, and the license record supports taking a quote seriously.
The paper trail is genuinely old. CSLB license 387219 has been active since 02/14/1980 and carries B General Building, C46 Solar, and C10 Electrical classifications, expiring 02/29/2028, with a $25,000 bond and workers compensation through 01/01/2027. A predecessor sole ownership license, 367430, issued 12/26/1978 and now sits inactive at the same Laguna Hills address. BBB dates the business start to 9/26/1976, which supports the site's Since 1976 claim, though the license chain itself begins about 2 years later. Neither license shows any disciplinary action or civil judgment. Qualifying individual Richard Edwin Vogel certified 10 percent or more ownership and appears on BBB as President.
Now the part that pulls the grade down. BBB shows exactly 1 complaint in the last 3 years, filed 12/11/2024: a customer whose panels had not produced energy for a year while paying a high electric bill plus the cost of the equipment, and a $280 technician visit on top. The complaint status is Unanswered, meaning the business failed to respond to the dispute. One complaint is not a pattern. Leaving it unanswered while holding an A+ rating is the kind of detail we weight anyway, especially since it concerns exactly the PV support work Revco says it still provides. No workmanship warranty terms are published, and no Solar Power World listing verifies volume.
The evidence
BBB records the business start as 9/26/1976 and incorporation as 9/26/1979, supporting the site's Since 1976 claim. The earliest fetched CSLB license, sole ownership 367430, issued 12/26/1978, and the corporate license 387219 issued 02/14/1980, so the license chain starts about 2 years after the claimed founding. Either way, this is one of the oldest operating California solar firms, licensed continuously in corporate form since 1980.
Source: BBB profile
No government enforcement was found and neither CSLB license shows disciplinary action or a civil judgment. BBB rates the company A+, not accredited, with 1 complaint in the last 3 years and 1 closed in the last 12 months. The single displayed complaint, dated 12/11/2024 and concerning panels that had not produced energy for a year plus a $280 technician visit, carries status Unanswered, which BBB defines as the business failing to respond to the dispute.
Source: BBB complaints page
No Revco entry appears in the 2026 Top Solar Contractors, 2026 Top Solar Installers, or 2025 Top California Solar Contractors tables, and the company publishes no installation counts on its fetched pages. The current site focus is solar pool heating rather than new photovoltaic installation, so no volume evidence exists in either category.
CSLB lists Revco Solar Engineering Inc, a corporation in Laguna Hills, as current and active on license 387219 with B General Building, C46 Solar, and C10 Electrical classifications, expiring 02/29/2028, with a $25,000 Ohio Casualty bond and workers compensation through 01/01/2027. Qualifying individual Richard Edwin Vogel certified 10 percent or more ownership. The homepage prints CSL# 387219, matching the record.
Source: CSLB license 387219
No workmanship or installation warranty duration or scope is stated on the fetched home or about pages. The site offers warranty related service and support for existing photovoltaic customers, which describes a service line, not a published guarantee on new work. Get written terms before any pool heating contract.
Source: Revco homepage
Company facts
| CSLB entity | Revco Solar Engineering Inc, Corporation, Laguna Hills |
| CSLB license | 387219, B General Building | C46 Solar | C10 Electrical, current and active; issued 02/14/1980; expires 02/29/2028 |
| Predecessor license | 367430, Revco Solar Engineering, sole ownership, B | C46 | C10; issued 12/26/1978; now inactive and not able to contract |
| Address | 26631 Cabot Rd Ste B, Laguna Hills, CA 92653 |
| Contractor bond | Ohio Casualty Insurance Company, bond 817523C, $25,000; effective 01/01/2023 |
| Workers compensation | Midwest Employers Casualty Company, policy BNET567696770; 01/01/2026 to 01/01/2027 |
| Qualifying individual | Richard Edwin Vogel, certified 10 percent or more ownership effective 08/24/2021 |
| Company founding claim | 1976; BBB business start 9/26/1976 supports it |
| Current business focus | Solar pool heating installation, repair, leak detection, panel replacement, and maintenance; PV limited to warranty support for existing customers |
| Stated service area | Southern California, with an Orange County emphasis |
| BBB | A+, not accredited; 1 complaint in 3 years, status Unanswered |
Data pulled August 28, 2026 from CSLB license 387219, CSLB license 367430, BBB profile, Revco homepage and Revco about page.
How to read this
This grade weighs a license record that has stayed clean since 1980 against what the company sells right now and how it handled its one recent dispute. It is not a judgment on solar pool heating quality, where Revco may well be the most experienced firm in its area. If you are an existing Revco PV customer, ask directly how service requests are handled and reference the unanswered 2024 complaint. If you want new PV, this is not the company advertising that work. 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.