iSolar — Minnesota Solar & Electrical
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Our team

The people behind every install.

Family-owned means you work with owners, not a call center — meet the local team that designs, installs and stands behind your system.

★★★★★ 86 Google reviews500+ customers30-yr warrantyLicensed EA761814Family-Owned & OperatedVeteran-OwnedBBB A+ Accredited
Solar Insure Certified ProviderNABCEP CertifiedQMerit PartnerAngi Certified Installer
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Family-owned means you work with owners

When you call iSolar, you don't reach a call center or a commissioned closer — you reach the family that owns the company and the local crew that will be on your roof. We've kept many of the same people since 2019 because we care about our team as much as our customers, and it shows in the work. We're proudly veteran-owned and BBB A+ accredited — a Minnesota family team you can vet before you ever call.

Ownership

Meet the owners.

Licensed, hands-on and local — John and Ryan founded iSolar together in 2019.

John Ihle, Master Electrician and co-owner of iSolar in Saint Paul Park, Minnesota

John Ihle

Master Electrician & Owner

John is iSolar's Master Electrician of record and the reason the company exists. He's been in the electrical trade since 1977, earned his Master Electrician license in 1993, and has done renewable-energy work in Minnesota since 1982 — two decades before most of today's solar companies existed. He co-founded iSolar in 2019 with his nephew Ryan, and he still cares more about a job done right than a job done fast.

Ryan Ihle, CEO and co-owner of iSolar in Saint Paul Park, Minnesota

Ryan Ihle

CEO & Owner

Ryan leads iSolar as CEO. A UW–Eau Claire physics graduate (2005), he's worked in renewable energy since 2016 — designing, financing, wiring and commissioning solar from utility-scale projects down to residential rooftops. He co-founded iSolar with his uncle John in 2019 to build a solar company that treats its people and its customers the way family should.

The rest of the crew

Behind John and Ryan is a tight local crew of licensed installers and electricians — the same people who start your job and finish it, with no subcontractors. As part of the Three Rivers family, our customers also get roofing (Three Rivers Contracting) and full electrical (Three Rivers Electric) from people we trust, on one schedule.

Honest, fair pricing

Quality work, priced fairly.

You get the equipment, engineering and workmanship you'd expect from the big national installers — delivered by a local, family-owned crew that's here for the long haul. Every system is designed and installed by our own team, permitted and inspected, and backed by a 30-year warranty.

★★★★★ 4.9 on Google · 86 reviews

What Minnesotans say.

Real reviews from real iSolar customers — homes, farms and businesses across Minnesota.

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“Dan and company at iSolar were great to work with throughout our solar project. Communication was top-notch throughout the planning and install process, and even…”

Julian Oja · Google
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“10stars!! I am a Sr. Project Manager for Patriot Homes, LLC (a general contractor) The solar panels of a customer of mine needed to be removed and reinstalled to…”

Cindy Blomquist · Google
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“iSolar installed 15 panels on our home, which has a standing seam metal roof. We have been very pleased with their approach, communication, price and the Solar…”

H E · Google
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“Professional and very thorough in follow-up and responses. Their electricians takes time to explain things well and very honest in their pricing. I got an EV…”

Rana Das · Google
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“Jon and everyone over at ISolar have been awesome to work with on getting my panels installed and getting me through the different programs offered to me. Jon also…”

Brennan clark · Google
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“Our experience has been wonderful! We are so happy we made the shift to solar and iSolar was so great to work with at all stages of the process!”

Erin Amundson · Google
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Call (651) 565-1140 or book a free assessment — you'll talk to the people who own the company.

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