Shinnova Solar Review

Solar, battery and backup power installerBased in Kansas City, KansasProfile updated October 14, 2026

Is Shinnova Solar a good choice?

Shinnova Solar fits Kansas City and St. Louis homeowners who want solar paired with a whole-home battery system. It says it has been in Kansas City since 2016, uses in-house W-2 crews and sells the EcoFlow Ocean Pro battery line as an authorized dealer. Its site advertises a 25-year warranty but does not say what it covers, so get the workmanship and roof terms in writing.

Price
Quote required; no system price on the company pages we reviewed. Costs
Coverage
KS and MO around Kansas City; MO and IL around St. Louis. Service area
Warranty
Advertises a 25-year warranty without stating its scope; batteries 10 years. Warranty
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On this page
  1. Why choose it, or not
  2. Shinnova Solar 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 Shinnova Solar, and why you might not

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

Reasons to choose Shinnova

  • It builds around a whole-home batteryShinnova says it sells the EcoFlow Ocean Pro line: batteries, an inverter, a smart electrical panel and backup generators. It lists a 10-year warranty on that system. It can keep your whole home running in an outage.

  • Its own staff do the installsShinnova says its install crews are its own employees, not outside crews. It says it has been in Kansas City since 2016.

  • It promises output for 25 yearsIts site lists a 25-year production guarantee, a promise about how much power the system makes. StraightUp lists 10 years. Ask what Shinnova pays if the system makes less, and get it in writing.

Reasons to look at others

  • Its 25-year warranty is vagueShinnova advertises a 25-year warranty and 25 years of support, but does not say what they cover. It lists no warranty for leaks where the panels are bolted to the roof. StraightUp lists 10 years on its own work.

  • It does not say how you can payShinnova advertises plans with nothing to pay upfront. It names no lender, rent plan or PPA. Ask which plans exist and who owns the panels under each.

  • No panel brand or license numbersShinnova names no panel brand. It prints no license numbers for Kansas, Missouri or Illinois. Ask for the exact panel model and for its license where you live.

  • Some reviews describe pushy sales and slow serviceIts negative reviews describe a pushy sales visit, hail-damaged panels with service calls unanswered, and low power output. Most of its good reviews are about roofing and siding, not solar. Ask who handles solar service calls.

Shinnova Solar reviews: what customers say

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

How much does Shinnova Solar cost?

Shinnova does not publish a system price on its residential page; it offers a free estimate after reviewing your bill and roof. Ask for an itemized quote showing the cash price, system size, panel, inverter and battery models and, if you finance, the financed total with APR and fees. For state price ranges, see our solar panel cost guide; for how the plans compare, see loans, leases and PPAs.

$0-down options (details not listed)

Ask who owns it

The residential page advertises $0-down options without naming a lender, lease or PPA. Ask which plans exist and who owns the system under each.

Payment options as advertised on Shinnova’s residential page, read October 13, 2026. No cash terms, loan, lease or PPA are named.

Shinnova says it is an authorized EcoFlow Ocean Pro dealer and builds most systems around that line: stackable LFP batteries, a hybrid inverter, a smart panel and backup generators (homepage). Its residential page also shows Enphase. It describes its panels only as tier-1 monocrystalline, with no brand. 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 Shinnova Solar’s warranty cover?

Warranty terms Shinnova publishes, by type of coverage
Coverage
What Shinnova publishes
What to confirm
Solar panels
Not published as a product term
Confirm in your proposal: the panel maker and its product warranty term.
Panel output
25-year production guarantee (homepage and residential page)
Whether this is the panel maker’s output warranty or a Shinnova guarantee, and what it pays if output falls short.
Inverter
Not published separately
Confirm in your proposal: the inverter model, its term and who pays labor to replace it.
Battery
10-year warranty on the EcoFlow Ocean Pro system (homepage)
Which battery you get and who services it.
Labor and workmanship
Not stated; the site advertises a “25-yr warranty” and “25-year support” without saying what they cover
Confirm in your proposal: whether the 25-year warranty covers workmanship, and its written terms.
Roof penetrations
Not published
Confirm in your proposal: who repairs and pays if a leak starts at a panel mount, and for how long.

Company statements from Shinnova’s homepage and residential page, read October 13, 2026. It has no warranty page. Your signed agreement decides what applies.

Shinnova’s sister site, Shinnova Home, sells roofing, windows and siding; any roofing warranty is separate from solar coverage.

Where does Shinnova Solar operate, and which licenses were checked?

Shinnova’s Kansas City page lists towns on both sides of the state line, including Olathe, Overland Park, Shawnee, Topeka, Lee’s Summit, Independence and Liberty. Its St. Louis page covers St. Louis, St. Charles and Jefferson counties in Missouri and Madison County in Illinois (both read October 13, 2026). A listed town does not mean every address qualifies or that EcoGen can connect you with Shinnova there.

Showing Kansas City, KS (headquarters)

Office addresses (2)

Address from Shinnova’s website, read October 13, 2026.

Licenses

Kansas licenses this work through individuals or local permits, not a company license; ask for the license holder’s number. Check the license yourself under the exact business name on your contract. A license check confirms registration, not workmanship quality.

Kansas1 recordNo company license in this state
  • License
    Electrical / contractor license
    Number
    —
    Registry check
    No company license in this state, per Kansas Legislature (no state contractor or electrical licensing agency), checked October 13, 2026
    Note
    Kansas has no state-level contractor or electrical license. The 2026 Supplemental Note on HB 2588 (kslegislature.gov) says the bill ‘would transfer occupational licensing authority for electricians to the State Fire Marshal … from cities and counties’; the bill died (kslegislature.gov/li/b2025_26/measures/hb2588/), so licensing stays with cities and counties. No state registry to search for Shinnova Solar (Kansas City, KS); local license not checked.
Missourino number publishedNot published
  • License
    Contractor license
    Number
    Not published
    Registry check
    Not checked by us
    Note
    Missouri licensing is set locally. No license number is published. Ask for the license that covers your address.
Illinoisno number publishedNot published
  • License
    Distributed generation installer certification
    Number
    Not published
    Registry check
    Not checked by us
    Note
    No Illinois certification number is published. Ask for it before you sign.

Shinnova’s residential page says its designers are NABCEP-certified and its install crews are in-house W-2 employees. It says it is an authorized EcoFlow Ocean Pro dealer for Kansas City and St. Louis. These are company statements; we did not verify them.

Shinnova Solar compared with three other installers

These three each share two of Shinnova’s states. Cromwell and Good Energy are based in Lawrence, Kansas, and StraightUp is based in St. Louis, where Shinnova also works. Every fact comes from the company profiles linked below.

Shinnova Solar compared with three installers that serve the same states
Shinnova SolarThis pageCromwell SolarGood Energy SolutionsStraightUp Solar
Best forSolar with a whole-home battery in KC or St. LouisBatteries, generators and car chargers from a local firmElectrical work and repairs on other firms’ systemsA St. Louis installer with its own service team
Head officeKansas City, KSLawrence, KSLawrence, KSSt. Louis, MO
States shared with ShinnovaAll 3 of its states2: KS, MO2: KS, MO2: IL, MO
RoofingNot listedNot listedNot listedNot listed
Ways to payNothing upfront, no details listedBuy, loan, rentNot listedBuy, loan, PPA (Illinois only)
Labor warranty“25-year warranty,” coverage not statedNot listedCalled long, no term listed10 years
Roof leak warrantyNot listedNot listedNot listedNot listed separately
Brands namedEcoFlow, EnphaseTesla, Enphase, FranklinWH (batteries)REC, Tesla, Enphase, FranklinREC, Enphase, SolarEdge, Tesla
Google score*No Google listing found4.9 (38 reviews)5 (286 reviews)No Google listing found

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

Full profiles: Cromwell Solar · Good Energy Solutions · StraightUp Solar

Before choosing Shinnova Solar

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 Smart Home Innovations, LLC, and its license for your state.

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How we researched this profile

We read Shinnova Solar’s own pages on October 13, 2026: homepage, residential, Kansas City and St. Louis service areas, and the Shinnova Home homepage. We did not check licenses in a state registry. On October 14, 2026 we also read its privacy policy, which says the site is operated by Smart Home Innovations, LLC, doing business as Shinnova Solar, its commercial page and its Kansas business registry record (through OpenCorporates). We did not buy a system, request a quote, visit an office or interview customers. Shinnova did not review this page.

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