8MSolar Review

Solar, battery and EV charger installerBased in Raleigh, North CarolinaProfile updated October 14, 2026

Is 8MSolar a good choice?

8MSolar fits North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia homeowners who want a choice of equipment brands. It says it is equipment agnostic and that in-house licensed engineers oversee each project. Its warranty page promises a lifetime workmanship warranty that covers roof penetrations, though one paragraph on the same page says “up to 20 years.” Ask for the written warranty, and check who owns the system if you choose a lease.

Price
Quote required; no system price on the company pages we reviewed. Costs
Coverage
NC, SC and VA, centered on the Raleigh area. Service area
Warranty
Lifetime workmanship warranty that covers roof penetrations, per its warranty page; written terms not published. Warranty
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On this page
  1. Why choose it, or not
  2. 8MSolar reviews
  3. Cost and ways to pay
  4. Warranty
  5. Service area and licenses
  6. Compare installers
  7. Before choosing
  8. How we researched

Why choose 8MSolar, and why you might not

What 8MSolar does well, and where to be careful, compared with the installers it competes with most.

Reasons to choose 8MSolar

  • It lets you choose from many brands8MSolar says it does not stick to one brand. It names Qcells, REC, Silfab and Canadian Solar panels, and Tesla, Enphase and Franklin batteries. Of the three alternatives below, Renu and Creative Solar also name several brands.

  • Its work warranty covers roof leaks tooIts warranty page says the warranty on its own work also covers leaks where the panels are bolted to the roof. Palmetto lists 5 years for roof leaks. Renu and Creative Solar list none.

  • It has a prepaid plan, tooYou can buy, take a loan, rent the panels, or take a PPA (you pay for the power; the company owns the panels). You can also pay once upfront with a prepaid plan. Of the three alternatives below, only Renu lists one too.

  • Its own engineers oversee each job8MSolar says licensed engineers on its own staff oversee each project. It also says its installers hold a national solar certification. We did not check these claims.

Reasons to look at others

  • Its warranty page gives two answersOne part of its warranty page says its work warranty lasts a lifetime. Another part says up to 20 years. It publishes no written terms. Ask for the warranty in writing, and ask if it carries over when you sell.

  • Rent and PPA plans come from another companyIts rent and PPA plans run through LightReach, a Palmetto program, for 25 years. Some of these raise the price each year. It does not name its loan lender. Ask who owns the panels and who you will pay.

  • Some owners report broken equipment and no callbacksIts negative reviews describe failed inverters (the box that turns solar power into home power) and unanswered calls. Two say the system was much smaller than promised. Ask who handles repairs, and check the system size in your quote.

  • It shows license numbers for one state only8MSolar publishes no license numbers for South Carolina or Virginia. One of its North Carolina licenses showed inactive when we checked on October 13, 2026. Ask for the license that covers your address.

8MSolar reviews: what customers say

We found no Google or Trustpilot reviews for 8MSolar when we checked in October 2026. Ask the company for references from recent customers in your area.

How much does 8MSolar cost?

8MSolar does not publish a system price on the pages we reviewed; its homepage advertises discounts without a base price. Ask for an itemized quote showing the cash price, system size and equipment models, and for a loan, the financed total with APR and fees. For a prepaid lease, ask for the full agreement, including any buyout terms. For state price ranges, see our solar panel cost guide; for how the plans compare, see loans, leases and PPAs.

Purchase

You own it

You pay the full price up front.

Solar loan

You own it

A loan through a third-party lender, per its FAQ. The lender is not named.

Solar lease (LightReach)

Palmetto (LightReach) owns it

Listed on its residential page with zero-down options. A May 2026 company post says it offers LightReach, a Palmetto program, with a fixed monthly payment over 25 years.

PPA (LightReach)

Palmetto (LightReach) owns it

You pay for the power the system produces. The same post says some LightReach agreements include yearly rate increases; check yours.

Prepaid lease (Participate Energy)

Participate Energy owns it

One upfront prepayment and, the company says, no further payments for 25 years. Some agreements may include a later buyout; the lease can transfer when you sell.

Plans as listed on 8MSolar’s residential page, prepaid lease page and FAQ, read October 13, 2026, and its LightReach post, read October 14, 2026. The residential page also lists “synthetic cash offers” without terms; ask what that plan is and who owns the system.

8MSolar says it is equipment agnostic. Its equipment page names Qcells, Axitec, REC, Silfab and Canadian Solar panels; Tesla, SMA, Enphase and SolarEdge inverters; and its menu lists Tesla Powerwall, Franklin aPower2 and Enphase batteries. Its about page says it uses Pegasus Solar racking. Your written proposal should list the exact panel, inverter and battery models, the system size in kilowatts (kW) and the forecast yearly production in kilowatt-hours (kWh).

What does 8MSolar’s warranty cover?

Warranty terms 8MSolar publishes, by type of coverage
Coverage
What 8MSolar publishes
What to confirm
Solar panels
Maker’s warranty; varies by brand
Which panel you get and its maker’s term. The equipment page describes Qcells at 25 years and Silfab and Axitec at 30 years.
Panel output
25 years, 92% guaranteed output (per its FAQ)
That this output guarantee applies to the panel model in your proposal.
Inverter
Maker’s warranty; 12.5 to 25 years depending on the model, per its warranty page
The inverter model, its maker’s exact term and who pays labor to replace it.
Battery
Not published
Confirm in your proposal: the battery maker’s term and who services it.
Labor and workmanship
Lifetime (per the FAQ on its warranty page; another paragraph there says “up to 20 years”)
Confirm in your proposal: the written workmanship term, what it excludes and whether it transfers.
Roof penetrations
Lifetime; covered by the workmanship warranty, per its warranty page
Confirm in your proposal: who repairs and pays if a leak starts at a panel mount.

Company-published terms from 8MSolar’s about page, FAQ and equipment page, read October 13, 2026, and its warranty page, read October 14, 2026. Your signed agreement decides what applies.

Its warranty page also lists a 25-year mounting and racking warranty and says its in-house service team files equipment warranty claims with the maker. Its residential page says loan customers “may qualify for warranty through lender to pay for maintenance”; ask which company holds that coverage.

Where does 8MSolar operate, and which licenses were checked?

8MSolar’s service area page lists cities across North Carolina, from Raleigh, Durham and Cary to Charlotte, Greensboro and Wilmington, plus Virginia Beach, VA, and says not all locations are listed (read October 13, 2026). Its South Carolina page offers residential installs there. A listed city does not mean every address qualifies or that EcoGen can connect you with 8MSolar there.

Showing Raleigh, NC (headquarters)

Office address (1)

Address from 8MSolar’s website, read October 13, 2026.

Licenses

We found 1 active license record in state registries (October 13, 2026). 1 published or listed license is expired or inactive in North Carolina; see the records below. 8MSolar publishes license numbers for North Carolina that we have not checked in the registry yet. Check the license yourself under the exact business name on your contract. A license check confirms registration, not workmanship quality.

North Carolina3 recordsActive, checked Oct 13, 2026
  • License
    Unlimited General Contractor
    Number
    82456
    Registry check
    Not checked by us
    Note
    Published on the company’s about page (read October 13, 2026).
  • License
    Unlimited Electrical Contractor
    Number
    Not published
    Registry check
    Not checked by us
    Note
    The about page says it holds this license but gives no number.
  • License
    General Contractor (Unlimited, Building)
    Number
    L.82456
    Registry check
    Active, North Carolina Licensing Board for General Contractors, checked October 13, 2026
    Note
    Registry lists 8MSOLAR LLC; expires 2026-12-31.
  • License
    Electrical Contractor (Unlimited)
    Number
    U.35668
    Registry check
    Inactive, North Carolina State Board of Examiners of Electrical Contractors, checked October 13, 2026
    Note
    Registry lists 8MSolar LLC; expires 2026-10-11.
South Carolinano number publishedNot published
  • License
    License or registration
    Number
    Not published
    Registry check
    Not checked by us
    Note
    No South Carolina license number appears on the pages we read.
Virginiano number publishedNot published
  • License
    License or registration
    Number
    Not published
    Registry check
    Not checked by us
    Note
    No Virginia license number appears on the pages we read.

8MSolar’s about page says its installers are NABCEP certified and lists Enphase Certified Installer, Qcells ProPartner, authorized SunPower dealer, REC ProTrust, Tesla Powerwall Certified, SolarEdge Preferred Partner and Generac Certified status. It also says it is a Chapter 87 engineering firm with in-house professional engineers. These are company statements; we did not verify them.

8MSolar compared with three other installers

Palmetto serves all three of 8MSolar’s states. Renu and Creative Solar serve two each, and like 8MSolar they name many equipment brands. Every fact comes from the company profiles linked below.

8MSolar compared with three installers that serve the same states
8MSolarThis pagePalmettoRenu Energy SolutionsCreative Solar USA
Best forA wide choice of equipment brandsA monthly plan where it owns the panelsSolar with battery or generator backupPaying cash, with its own crews
Head officeRaleigh, NCCharlotte, NCCharlotte, NCKennesaw, GA
States shared with 8MSolarAll 3 of its states3: NC, SC, VA2: NC, SC2: NC, SC
RoofingNot listedNot listedNot listedNot listed
Ways to payBuy, loan, rent, PPA, prepaid planBuy, loan, rent or PPABuy, loan, rent, prepaid planCash only
Labor warrantyLifetime or up to 20 years (page unclear)10 yearsNot listed5 years
Roof leak warrantyCovered by its work warranty5 yearsNot listedNot listed
Brands namedQcells, REC, Silfab, Tesla, Enphase, moreEnphase, SolarEdge (inverters only)Silfab, Hyundai, Tesla, Enphase, Generac, moreTesla, Enphase, FranklinWH, Sol-Ark, more
Google score*No Google listing foundNo Google listing found4.6 (610 reviews)4.2 (91 reviews)

*Each Google score is for the company’s head-office listing only, read October 12 and 13, 2026.

Full profiles: Palmetto · Renu Energy Solutions · Creative Solar USA

Before choosing 8MSolar

Ask for these in writing:

  1. An itemized quote with the cash price and the financed total, including the APR and all fees.
  2. The exact panel, inverter and battery models, the system size in kW and the forecast yearly production in kWh.
  3. The warranty documents for your payment plan: panels, inverter, labor and roof penetrations.
  4. Your local service contact, and who handles utility approval and warranty claims.
  5. The exact company on the contract, such as 8MSolar, and its license for your state.

Before you sign, read the quote line by line and bring our questions to ask a solar installer.

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How we researched this profile

We read 8MSolar’s own pages on October 13, 2026: homepage, about, FAQ, residential, South Carolina, Raleigh, prepaid lease, equipment, service areas and contact. On October 14, 2026 we read its sitemap, warranty page, financing and LightReach posts and locations page, its Google Business listing, and an OpenCorporates summary of its North Carolina business record. We did not buy a system, request a quote, visit an office or interview customers. 8MSolar did not review this page.

Our installer methodology explains what we check.

Sources (16)
  1. 8MSolar: Homepage, read October 13, 2026
  2. 8MSolar: About (licenses, certifications, warranty heading), read October 13, 2026
  3. 8MSolar: FAQs (financing, panel output warranty), read October 13, 2026
  4. 8MSolar: Residential solar (payment options), read October 13, 2026
  5. 8MSolar: Prepaid lease with Participate Energy, read October 13, 2026
  6. 8MSolar: Solar equipment, read October 13, 2026
  7. 8MSolar: Service areas, read October 13, 2026
  8. 8MSolar: South Carolina residential solar, read October 13, 2026
  9. 8MSolar: Raleigh solar installation, read October 13, 2026
  10. 8MSolar: Contact (address), read October 13, 2026
  11. 8MSolar: Solar panel system warranty options, read October 14, 2026
  12. 8MSolar: What is LightReach solar financing? (May 12, 2026), read October 14, 2026
  13. 8MSolar: Solar financing (July 20, 2025), read October 14, 2026
  14. 8MSolar: Locations, read October 14, 2026
  15. 8MSolar’s claimed Google Business listing (5112 Departure Dr, Raleigh, NC 27616), read October 14, 2026
  16. OpenCorporates: 8Msolar LLC, North Carolina (active; pointer to the NC Secretary of State record), read October 14, 2026