The Solar Guys

The Solar Guys has built what is now the longest-standing dedicated residential solar practice in the Kansas City metro and Des Moines markets, and the company's most recent recognition pattern speaks louder than any self-reported metric. The Solar Guys received the EnergySage Installer of the Year 2026 award — a marketplace-level recognition that selects from EnergySage's nationwide network of vetted installer partners and ties directly to homeowner project-outcome data, customer satisfaction, responsiveness, and operational consistency. The company is also ranked among the top five solar installers in both Missouri and Kansas on the EnergySage Marketplace, and was voted the #1 Solar Company in Kansas City by The Pitch in 2024.

What stood out to our research team is the breadth and depth of the residential portfolio. The Solar Guys has installed ground-mount systems, roof-mount systems, and carport solar across homes and businesses throughout the Midwest, and the company's customer offerings range from straightforward residential solar panel installations to integrated battery storage systems. The Kansas City and Des Moines operating footprint gives the company three meaningful metropolitan markets — Kansas City Missouri, Kansas City Kansas, and Des Moines Iowa — across which to develop the kind of permitting fluency, utility interconnection experience, and crew specialization that translates to predictable project timelines for homeowners.

Prospective customers should ask pointed questions about which physical office and crew handles installations in their specific Missouri county, since the multi-metro footprint means routing logistics can vary. Reasonable diligence questions include verifying the specific NABCEP individual credentialed for the homeowner's system design, confirming Evergy or Ameren Missouri interconnection experience for the project's service territory, pinning down the workmanship warranty term and dispute-resolution path, and asking which panel and inverter manufacturers the company is currently authorized to install. The fundamentals — longest-standing solar company in Kansas City and Des Moines, EnergySage Installer of the Year 2026, EnergySage top-five rankings in both Missouri and Kansas, and a residential-and-commercial dedicated solar business model — make The Solar Guys our second-ranked Missouri pick for 2026.

With a composite score of 78.0 out of 100, The Solar Guys holds the second-ranked position in Missouri for 2026.