Installer profile

SolarQuest

C grade. SolarQuest has an active 2014 C-10 license and a BBB page with A+ rating and no published complaint records, but the lack of a published workmanship warranty and the unresolved crew-status conflict keep the record mixed.

SolarQuest has the basic state record a buyer wants to see: active C-10 license 992252, issued in 2014 to SolarQuest Inc doing business as SolarQuest Electric. Its BBB profile shows an A+ rating and no published complaint records, while its CSLB detail page shows no disclosed action. Then the public record gets awkward. SolarQuest says it does all work itself, does not subcontract, and uses an in-house crew for installation. CSLB says the same license is exempt from workers compensation because it certified it had no employees as of March 13, 2026. Both statements appear in the evidence. Neither answers the other. No workmanship or labor warranty length was published, and no independent installation volume was found. That does not establish wrongdoing. It does mean the company needs to give a specific, written answer about who will be on your roof and how labor defects are covered.

The evidence

LongevityVerified

CSLB issued license 992252 on April 21, 2014. SolarQuest does not publish a founding year, and BBB lists 12 years in business. The state issue date establishes a multi-year licensed operating record even though the company's own founding date was not published.

Source: CSLB license 992252

Complaints and enforcementVerified

BBB shows an A+ rating, no government-action alert, and no published complaint records on its complaints page. CSLB displays no disclosable action on license 992252. That is a favorable public record, not proof that no customer has ever had a problem, because BBB publishes no three-year complaint count here and CSLB disclosure is limited by law.

Source: SolarQuest BBB complaints page

Verifiable volumePending verification

SolarQuest was absent from the 2026 national and 2025 California Solar Power World lists. No employee count, installation total, or megawatt figure was published or found. The company's statement that it serves homes and businesses in the San Diego area describes a market, not a verified project volume.

Source: Solar Power World, 2026 Top Solar Contractors

License statusVerified

CSLB lists SolarQuest Inc doing business as SolarQuest Electric as a corporation with active C-10 electrical license 992252, issued April 21, 2014 and expiring April 30, 2028. The same record says the license is exempt from workers compensation after certifying it had no employees as of March 13, 2026. That sits beside the company's claim that it does all work itself, does not subcontract, and has an in-house installation crew. Get the crew arrangement explained in writing.

Source: CSLB license 992252

Warranty termsPending verification

No workmanship or labor warranty duration or terms were published on the reviewed home, about, and services pages. Equipment warranties do not settle who fixes installation defects, so the data was not published or found where it matters most to the buyer.

Source: SolarQuest services page

Company facts

Entity	SolarQuest Inc doing business as SolarQuest Electric, Corporation
CSLB license	992252, C-10, current and active; issued April 21, 2014; expires April 30, 2028
Workers compensation record	Exempt after certifying no employees as of March 13, 2026
Service area	San Diego area homes and businesses
Company crew claim	Says it does all work itself, does not subcontract, and uses an in-house crew
Workmanship warranty	Not published or found

Data pulled August 22, 2026 from CSLB license 992252, SolarQuest BBB profile, SolarQuest about page and SolarQuest services page.

How to read this

Put the two crew statements on the table, then ask a simple operational question: who exactly is performing each stage of my job? Ask for the legal employer or subcontractor name, license number where relevant, insurance arrangement, and the person responsible for correcting roof, electrical, or production defects. Also get the workmanship term as a contract attachment. A company can be licensed and still leave buyers guessing about the people doing the work. Do not leave that guesswork in your file. 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.