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    Business ProfileforSwell Services, Inc.

    General Contractor
    BBB accredited business

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    3/5stars

    Average of 2 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    2 complaints closed in last 3 years

    1 complaints closed in last 12 months

    BBB Rating & Accreditation

    Accredited Since: 1/3/2019

    Years in Business: 7

    Customer Reviews are not used in the calculation of BBB Rating

    Reasons for BBB Rating

    Business Details

    Location of This Business
    1515 7th St #49, Santa Monica, CA 90401-2605
    BBB File Opened:
    1/24/2017
    Years in Business:
    7
    Business Started:
    11/28/2016
    Business Incorporated:
    9/14/2016
    Accredited Since:
    1/3/2019
    Licensing Information:
    This business is in an industry that may require professional licensing, bonding or registration. BBB encourages you to check with the appropriate agency to be certain any requirements are currently being met.
    Type of Entity:
    Corporation
    Alternate Business Name
    • Swell Contractors
    Business Management
    • Jill Tamaru, Vice President of Customer Service
    • Shawn Jacobson, COO
    Contact Information

    Principal

    • Jill Tamaru, Vice President of Customer Service

    Customer Contact

    • Jill Tamaru, Vice President of Customer Service
    • Shawn Jacobson, COO
    Additional Contact Information

    Email Addresses

    Industry Tip

    BBB Tip: Hire a reliable and trustworthy contractor

    Customer Complaints

    2 Customer Complaints

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    Most Recent Customer Complaint

    09/12/2023

    Complaint Type:
    Service or Repair Issues
    Status:
    Answered
    Lack of transparency during install and lack of follow up with the work order that had issues. First, it was not communicated to me that during the installation of the batteries that power to the house was going to be off for 9 hours to add a new breaker box for the house. The installers (a local energy company called ***********) said a couple of hours and Swell never gave me a detailed, step by step listing of the entire installation process. I lost some items in the freezer due to them thawing out along with several items in the refrigerator. I would have had a cooler with ice ready for those items it I had known.Finally, and most important, once Permission to Operate (PTO) was received from the power company to start using the solar system it would not work. I have tried several times to contact Swell with very limited satisfaction. I have been on the phone with customer support for several hours trying different solutions with no power activation.My opinion is that Swell Energy does very poorly at job completion, once they have been paid if the job is not complete and up and producing power.
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    Customer Reviews

    2 Customer Reviews

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    Most Recent Customer Review

    Wenjie Z

    5 stars

    12/14/2023

    This is a belated review for a solar+ storage system we got from Swell 4 months ago. We've gone through 2 outages so far and did not realize until we saw the app notification . In addition, we have not had to pay any utility bills in the past 3 months! We are so happy with our purchase and would like to recommend Swell to anyone that's looking to get solar or battery as they are not only customer centered, but also professional, and result driven. A+ to their customer service team!The installation team was also great. They arrived on schedule and immediately got to work. On the day of our final inspection, the inspector requested for another grounding to be installed in the front of out house and to our surprise, the tech stayed after to get that completed (over 90 degrees that day) in order to get the permit signed off the same day. They definitely went above and beyond.

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