Company details

HEADCOUNT

25-99

ORG TYPE

Corporate

SECTOR

Energy & Climate

WEBSITE

http://www.kr.solar/

About the company

KR Solar is a residential and commercial solar installer that also sells related home upgrades like backup power systems and EV charger installs. The company says KR Solar has been operating since 1996 and positions the work around lowering household energy bills. KR Solar markets a warranty package that includes a 10-year workmanship warranty plus 25-year manufacturer and production warranties. The careers page also frames KR Solar as a direct sales, promotion, and installation business with local marketing teams in “strategic cities in the USA.”

Locations and presence

KR Solar describes a “direct local marketing presence” across multiple US cities, rather than a single HQ-only footprint. The public careers list shows roles across places like Charlotte, New Orleans, Raleigh, Savannah, Norcross, and Greensboro.

Palpable Score

46.7

/ 100

KR Solar is easy to access for early-career candidates because many roles are framed as entry-level, high-volume, and hiring across multiple cities. The score drops sharply on pay stability and outcomes because public employee feedback includes commission-only setups, missing benefits, and delayed pay claims.

Pillar 1: Early-career access

Score

14.0

/ 20

The company advertises a large spread of early-career-accessible roles like Solar Appointment Setter and Solar Consultant across multiple cities on the careers page.
KR Solar’s job-board presence also shows “starter” paths like appointment setting and sales roles that are commonly marketed to entry-level applicants.
The company’s entry-level access is heavily concentrated in sales and field installation, with fewer visible “junior ops/admin/technical” pathways for graduates who want non-sales starts.

Pillar 2: Hiring fairness and transparency

Score

11.0

/ 20

The company routes applicants into an ATS-style flow (via Workable links from the careers page), which is better than informal DMs for consistency.
KR Solar’s public job ads vary in quality, ranging from practical descriptions (appointment setting responsibilities) to highly salesy language that can hide the real day-to-day.
The company does not publicly outline interview stages, assessment tasks, or timelines in a way a first-time applicant can plan around.

Pillar 3: Learning and support

Score

10.0

/ 20

The company’s recruitment copy repeatedly claims “training” and “mentorship,” including “no experience” language in sales hiring posts.
KR Solar also promotes an internal growth ladder from setter to closer and into leadership in public job ads, which can be meaningful learning if paired with coaching.
The company has mixed public signals on support, including employee review language implying new hires may need to “train yourself,” so learning quality is hard to rely on from outside.

Pillar 4: Pay fairness and stability

Score

5.0

/ 20

The company’s most visible early-career roles are commission-driven sales roles, which can be high-upside but often means unstable month-to-month income for first-job candidates.
KR Solar has public employee-review claims of “no base pay,” “no benefits,” and pay delays, which is serious negative evidence for pay stability.
The company does not publish a clear, consistent benefits and base-pay policy for entry-level roles across all listings, so a candidate cannot verify minimum earnings or protections upfront.

Pillar 5: Early-career outcomes

Score

6.7

/ 20

The company is described as operating since 1996, which suggests business longevity, but that does not automatically translate into early-career progression outcomes.
KR Solar’s public job ads describe promotion paths (setter → closer → leadership), but there are no published examples of junior promotions, cohort outcomes, or retention stats.
The company has limited review volume on Glassdoor and Indeed, and some of the most specific outcome signals are negative (pay/benefits complaints), which caps the outcomes score.