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HES Solar

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HES Solar ranks #19 of 23 among the solar installers AI assistants recommend in San Diego, CA, named by 2 of the 10 assistants that answered — down 8 places from #11 in the previous edition.

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Solar Installation · San Diego, CA

#19

19th of 23 businesses AI names

▼ 8 since last edition

2 of 10 assistants

DeepSeekMeta AI

Edition of October 1, 2026·2 mentions

#19

Best rank

2/10

Assistants recommending

Mentions this edition

Category ranked

Hidden

out of 100

AI Access score · hessolar.com

Free AI Access score · measured October 2026

Can the AI assistants actually read hessolar.com?

How well the assistants can read hessolar.com, out of 100 (what it checks). All 8 scored solar installers ranked above HES Solar scored higher. The typical score in this ranking is in the 40s.

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Which AI assistants recommend HES Solar

DeepSeek and Meta AI name HES Solar when asked for solar installers in San Diego, CA. Alexa, Claude, Gemini, Grok, Mistral, Perplexity, Siri and ChatGPT answered the same questions without naming it. Its strongest question is “Who are the best solar installers in San Diego, CA?”, where it ranks #9; on “I need a solar installer in San Diego, CA. Who do you recommend?” it is not named. Freedom Forever holds #18, one place ahead, with 2 mentions to HES Solar's 2.

What “searches the web” and “answers from memory” mean.

ChatGPTNot naming youSearches the web

ClaudeNot naming youSearches the web

GeminiNot naming youSearches the web

PerplexityNot naming youSearches the web

Google AI OverviewsNamed no one on this listSearches the web

Microsoft CopilotNamed no one on this listSearches the web

SiriNot naming youVoice assistant

AlexaNot naming youVoice assistant

GrokNot naming youAnswers from memory

Meta AIRecommends youAnswers from memory

DeepSeekRecommends youAnswers from memory

MistralNot naming youAnswers from memory

What the AI assistants say about HES Solar

Across 1 answer from 1 assistant in the October 2026 edition, this is what they told customers about HES Solar — in their words, as recorded.

Positive in all 1 answer that described it.

San Diego–based

DeepSeek
strong on customer service

DeepSeek
well-reviewed

DeepSeek

These are the assistants' own statements about HES Solar when asked for solar installers in San Diego, CA, recorded as given. We don't verify them — an assistant can be out of date or wrong, and that is exactly what a business needs to know. How these are recorded.

Rank, movement and who's ahead

Each ranking HES Solar holds in San Diego, CA, how it has moved edition to edition, and the businesses directly above and below it.

San Diego, CA

Solar Installation

▼ 8 since last edition

#19of 23

Rank history

2 editions on record. Lower is better: #1 sits at the top.

Who's around you

#16Momentum Solar1 AIs · 3 mentions
#17Aloha Solar Power2 AIs · 2 mentions
#18Freedom Forever2 AIs · 2 mentions
#19HES Solar · you2 AIs · 2 mentions
#20Solar Optimum2 AIs · 2 mentions
#21SolarTech2 AIs · 2 mentions

The gap to close: these 2 assistants name a business ranked above you, but not you.ChatGPTPerplexity

Your rank by question#9Who are the best solar installers in San Diego, CA?—I need a solar installer in San Diego, CA. Who do you recommend?—Best affordable solar installer near San Diego?

Named by 2 of 10 assistants that answered · 2 mentions · edition of October 1, 2026 · see the full solar installation list

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Badge: HES Solar is #19 of 23 solar installers AI assistants name in San Diego, CA, October 2026 edition

Why the badge helps in AI answers

Common questions

What is HES Solar's website?

HES Solar's website is https://hessolar.com/ — its own site, which names HES Solar and its San Diego, CA location, and checked to be this business's own website.

Do AI assistants recommend HES Solar?

Yes. In the edition of October 1, 2026, 2 of the 10 assistants that answered named HES Solar when asked for solar installers in San Diego, CA: DeepSeek, Meta AI. It ranks #19 for solar installers.

Where does HES Solar rank for solar installers in San Diego, CA?

#19 of 23, named by 2 of the 10 assistants that answered, across 2 mentions — down 8 places from #11 in the previous edition.

What is HES Solar's AI Access score?

A free 0–100 measure of how well AI assistants can read hessolar.com: whether their crawlers are allowed in, whether the site answers the questions customers ask them, and whether it publishes the files they look for. We measured it on October 12, 2026. The number is shown only to a verified email address: enter yours on this page and we send it with the top fixes.

What do AI assistants say about HES Solar?

Asked for solar installers, the assistants described HES Solar with statements such as "San Diego–based", "strong on customer service", "well-reviewed" — their own words, recorded as given and not verified by us. Positive in all 1 answer that described it.

Which AI assistants don't recommend HES Solar?

In the edition of October 1, 2026, Alexa, Claude, Gemini, Grok, Mistral, Perplexity, Siri and ChatGPT answered the question for solar installers in San Diego, CA without naming HES Solar.

Who ranks ahead of HES Solar in San Diego, CA?

Momentum Solar (#16), Aloha Solar Power (#17), Freedom Forever (#18) — Freedom Forever is one place ahead, named by 2 assistants across 2 mentions. Solar Optimum is one place behind at #20.

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