Lifestyle Solar

I am extremely disappointed with my experience with Lifestyle Solar. What should have been an exciting investment has turned into months of frustration, unanswered calls, and a complete lack of communication. I was in the application process for approximately three months. Now, Lifestyle Solar has had approval to turn my solar system on for over a month, yet it is still not operational. In the meantime, I am paying a lease for a system that is essentially just a box sitting on my wall while I continue to receive and pay my regular electric bill. The most frustrating part has been trying to get answers. I have made countless phone calls, left numerous voicemails, and sent multiple emails requesting assistance and updates, to Delvin Villavicencio, Bill Gutierrez. and the office with no response. A delay is one thing, but completely ignoring a customer who is actively trying to resolve an issue is unacceptable. I am now paying for solar without receiving any benefit from it, while still paying my electricity bill as if I am not making a monthly payment toward my solar lease. After months of waiting, the lack of urgency, communication, and customer service has been incredibly disappointing. Based on my experience, I cannot recommend Lifestyle Solar. Customers deserve transparency, responsiveness, and follow-through—especially when they are being charged for a service that has not been fully activated and is not yet providing the promised benefit.

After a power outage Lifestyle solar contacted me to let me know my inverted was not working, this took me by surprise being that SCE and the builder company did not wanted to take responsibility on any of the damages that resulted after the outage. Tabitha was very professional and stayed in contact throughout the whole process, she even went above and beyond to help me sign up for the app so I could keep track of the power production.

I would not recommend this solar company based on my experience. When issues arise that require management support, it has been extremely difficult to get meaningful assistance. Rather than working collaboratively to resolve concerns, the company tends to place responsibility back on the customer, even when there are legitimate contractual issues. I am currently selling my home and have a lease-related concern involving two solar systems. The second system was installed in December 2024, and as of 2026 it still has not been activated and is awaiting PTO (Permission to Operate). My understanding of the lease agreement is that the system must be operational for the lease terms to be valid, yet the company has not acknowledged this concern. Instead, I was offered a buyout option of approximately $23,000, which I find unreasonable given that the system has never become operational. I had originally planned to use this company again for a second property, but after this experience I have decided to go with Tesla instead. Unfortunately, it feels like customer support significantly declines once the lease is signed. As a customer, I expected better communication, accountability, and assistance in resolving issues. Based on my experience, I would strongly encourage potential customers to carefully evaluate their options before committing to this company.

I was having a not so great experience with Lifestyle Solar. After four months of back-and-forth and very little communication from the office staff or my assigned representative, I was feeling frustrated. Fortunately, a few neighbors recommended Delvin, and he completely turned things around. He was extremely helpful throughout the entire process and made getting my solar system activated smooth and stress-free in just a week. Thanks to his support, everything was completed quickly and efficiently. I highly and truly appreciate Delvin’s excellent customer service. The tech that came out this morning was fast an efficient he Explain everything clearly and answered all my questions. Cheers to Delvin and Marco.

I recently had solar panels installed by Lifestyle Solar, and I’m extremely happy with the experience. From start to finish, their expertise, professionalism, and responsiveness put me at ease. They took the time to walk me through every detail of the process, and after comparing quotes with other companies, Lifestyle Solar offered the best price. They handled the house inspection, permits, and scheduling inspections with ease. The installation crew was friendly and efficient, completing the job quickly. I have 18 panels and 2 battery packs, and although there was a 1-2 days delay with energy production, they sent certified technicians to resolve the issue promptly. The techs also provided clear guidance on monitoring energy production, maintenance, and panel care. Overall, I’m very satisfied with the outcome and would highly recommend Lifestyle Solar for anyone looking to go solar.

Dishonest Businessman & Business!

Would give zero stars if possible! Larry Hoang at first presented himself as an honest, reasonable man and contractor but his actions have proven this very wrong. We have two major roof leaks that will cost us thousands of dollars to fix - caused by deficient solar panel installation. He refuses to repair them, despite three independent reports from other local licensed contractors indicating the roof damage was *directly* caused by the solar panel installation. We are currently filing a formal complaint with the California State Contractors Licensing Board in an effort to get him to respond, as we cannot even get our roof fixed until he agrees to remove the panels. We hired him specifically because we wanted to support local businesses - but we sincerely regret this decision. Buyer BEWARE! This is not an honorable businessman.

Do not use Lifestyle Solar!!!

Purchased my home in June of 2020, had lifestyle solar install solar panels on my home, after a month I noticed that the solar braker was in the off position after calling them they initiated the permit process with PG&E and turned on the braker. After all that I was under the impression that I was generating solar power. After eleven months, I hired a company to come and clean the panels, they informed me that the Rooftop shut off switch was in the off position. I asked them to please turn it on and I then contacted Lifestyle to please come and check my system. There customer service is horrible, they refused to come check my system. I contacted PG&E and they verified that my panels never produced energy until the switch was turned on by the cleaning company. I have attempted to contact lifestyle solar, but they will not assume responsibility, according to them they install solar panels they do not guarantee that they will produce energy. Now I am stuck with a huge true up bill from PG&E. Whatever you do, do not use Lifestyle, worst company!!!!

Beat the Fresno Heat

We met with a wonderful Larry to go over all of our options while comparing to other companies. Since we had multiple homes, we Larry guided us to do the lease on our main house incase we wanted to add systems for our tenants in the future. Our normal usage was pretty low, and since we were buying more homes, Lifestyle's own lease made the most sense compared to other companies. We decided to sign up for 13 Canadian Solar Panels with the Solaredge option. After Larry, Diana was wonderful in communicating the status with our installation timeline. It was installed quickly in one day and turned on after. Even one month later, Melissa from their office called to follow up and check production of our system. It was actually 5% over the estimated, so we're super happy with them, and absolutely thrilled to help them spread the word. Highly recommend this local fresno company.

Very Happy!

I couldn't be happier with Lifestyle Solar! From the day I started the process to the day I had my complete solar system up and running was about 30 days. Lifestyle Solar made the whole process quick and painless. Their office staff was very friendly and helpful in answering all my questions and made sure that I was notified immediately every step of the way to keep the ball rolling. My system took 2 days to install, but totally worth it. While other companies say they can install in 1 day, the quality and craftsmanship just isn't there. My neighbor had a different company do their solar and the side by side comparison is like night and day. I was very concerned with the aesthetics of the finished product and the installers that came out were professional and very attentive to detail. All the electrical conduit was run very precisely and as inconspicuously as possible as well as painted to match the color of my roof and stucco so that it blends in with the house and you really have to look to see it, where as on my neighbors house it sticks out like a sore thumb. The installers asked me where I would like the inverter box and I decided on a spot, then after they left the first day my wife and I decided that we would like it moved just inside the fence to be less conspicuous. When the installers arrived the next day and we told them they didn't even bat an eye, they were happy to move it if that is what we wanted. Even with us having them move the inverter they were still 100% complete by the end of the second day as promised. While Lifestyle Solar wasn't necessarily the cheapest out there they installed top of the line panels and inverter to insure that we get the most out of our system with the fewest problems as well as the best manufacturers warranty and Lifestyle Solars warranty. I am a firm believer that you get what you pay for, and I couldn't be happier!

Sue Ann Nguyen

Lifestyle Solar did a remarkable job. I received a great customer service, huge saving with Canadian made panels, and clearly explanation from Larry. I have zero dollar for my first electric bill!

Lifestyle Solar did a remarkable job.

Lifestyle Solar did a remarkable job. FromLarry presenting the program and answering all questions very clear and making it easy to understand to Vanesa the Customers Service Representative helping walk through the epaperwork and answering additional questions. Charlie and the crew were very conscientious and careful when installing the solar. At the end of each day they picked up all their equipment and left the area very clean.

Amazing Customer Service & Super Fast Installation

I was referred to Lifestyle solar by my boss, and the moment that I started to search information about Solar. Lifestyle was very helpful and very knowledgeable about everything that I asked. Every person that I dealt with were very nice, each individual had amazing customer service and didn't give you run abounds. They all gave you straight to the point answers and followed a detailed and timely manner. Since I am getting married in 2 weeks, Lifestyle was able to get my installation super fast and up and running on my house. I didn't think that they would be able to get this going so fast as to what they did. I am forever thankful for Scott Crumb, and Vannessa Mejia for all what they did for us. The Solar crew were very polite, and very efficient with everything. I have zero complaints with this company and I will be recommending all my friends and family to you!

Happy Happy

Shopped several different solar providers and decided Lifestyle was the one for us. So glad we did! Charles and his team are very professional and very customer oriented, and not knowing much about solar, we really appreicated this. Very well planned and executed from start to finish. I would highly recommend them.

Dump evil PG&E

PG&E keeps increasing rates... everyone should think about going solar and avoid the evilness of PG&E. And when you finally decide, just skip to the punch, and go with Lifestyle Solar. These guys made it right, even when the City of Fresno couldn't get their act together. Sales... Scott was Awesome! Install... are you serious!!! Amazing!!! Front office staff, very informative and communicated often... but the best part, was dealing with Kim! She was by far the best that Lifestyle Solar had to offer. Professional doesn't come close to describing how awesome she is! I visualize I'm talking to angel everytime I'm blessed to speak with her. When the City of Fresno screwed up, she got involved and calmed my nerves ensuring SHE would take care of the problem. She's just amazing! My experience with Lifestyle Solar was top notch. Do yourself a fair and go with them for your solar needs, you won't regret it!

BUYER BEWARE IS SOOOOO TRUE

So after having my system for nearly a year, I have come to find that Lifestyle installed the wrong size. I was promised a system to meet 110% of all our electrical needs. Now they are telling me they misquoted us and we would need to purchase an additional 15 panels. This would be a $50k system. Unbelievable! They basically lied to get our business. Fortunately I have the emails to prove it.

Buyer Beware

I wanted solar and I got it. After having several companies come over and give me their sales pitches, I finally decided that I was going to move forward with Lifestyle. The salesman told me what I wanted to hear and made me guarantees that made me feel like a valued customer. I was wrong. I was lied to and it costed me thousands. Having the company local made little to no difference than working with a nationwide retailer. I left messages and would never get calls back for months (3 months to be exact). They sold me a system that they guaranteed to produce a certain amount of power and fell short of their promise. What amounted to several hundreds of dollars out of my pocket at the close of my true-up bill (end of the year that I have to pay PG&E), meant that they would refund me just enough to take my wife to the movies (matinee) and a drive-thru for dinner. I would not go with them again and would advise anyone else to seek your solar systems from elsewhere. Their solution to my shortfall of solar power was to buy another system from them to supplement their failed guarantee.

Mills Family Install

Lifestyle was a pleasure to work with. We had numerous quotes from other companies and because they did not attempt to over sell me saving us at least $10K on the install price. We had some equipment glitches and although they were not their responsibility they took ownership and made the system work. I strongly recommend that anyone looking to install solar request a quote from Lifestyle before selecting any other provider's quote.

Great - Great - Great

We have had an outstanding experience with Lifestyle Solar. They made the decision easy, the installation a breeze, the instructions for use a piece of cake and in general were one of the easiest home improvements made to date. Highly recommend them for solar needs.

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installation exceeded my expectation

Wonderful

Lifestyle Solar is a great company. I highly recommend them. The representative Nancy was very helpful and knowledgeable. Nancy made things go very smoothly without any hassle. Nancy would explained everything clearly and professionally. Once all the paperwork was good to go the solar panels where installed quickly. Even after they were installed if I have any problems I would just call them up and they would take care of it.

Great install and salesperson

Lifestyle Solar sent over a person recommended by the hero program going over the program and their product. If I didn't know who was coming, if thought they would work with Hero! They offer the best introduction to how solar works with my bill hands down from everyone, and ended up choosing them best on recommendations and the salesperson Adam! The installation and permit process was relatively painless as well. They updated whenever they were changes, but it would have been nice to know weekly updates since sometimes it would go 2 weeks without an update while waiting. But whenever I called, their staff got back quickly and updated when the next person would reach out to me. Only improvement here is just let me know in the beginning, otherwise Im happy. Installation took 1 day and looked great. Crew came early in the morning l(woke me you) and cleaned up and finished before the end of the day. Overall, sales and installation was great, a little bit more communication in between major updates would be great

Best solar

Lifestyle Solar provided me with excellent customer service.They have great solar products for the best price.I am very happy to be saving money and going solar!

Run Run Run

I chose this company based solely on their reviews. The worst company I have ever dealt with. It would take me a full day to go over everything that went wrong with Lifestyle. From attempting to get the permits to installing incorrectly this company is awful. Totally shocked if they stay in business. Forget the communication process. Plan on calling them continuously for any type of update. My solar panels have been installed for three weeks now but we are still running off SCE because "surprise" they forgot to send SCE the paperwork. So now it will be another 4 weeks before we can run on solar. Also, all 35k of their money is still sitting at my home because they have never asked for the checks from the bank...again...choose another company...please....they may be cheaper but thereis clearly a reason!!!

Quality Service

People who work for this company are great from start to finish.

They even have an office in San Jose!

Lifestyle Solar was very honest during the whole process and answered every question I had. The price quote was much better than others in my area too! Thank you!

Lifestyle Solar is the best!

We had a great experience with Lifestyle Solar! I can't speak highly enough about it--everyone we worked with was extremely professional and answered all of our questions. We made the right choice!

Lifestyle Solar provides Solar for your Lifestyle!

Lifestyle Solar is a local company which immediately caught my eye while shopping for solar. Despite being a local company, their prices are able to compete with the larger behemoths around Fresno which made me more inclined to stick with a local company. The salesperson who helped me had a policy of honesty and it showed. He was very thorough about explaining every aspect of the system and the process from start to finish. I am very happy about the system! I'd like to think things might've gone longer than planned, but I still respect this company highly for their honesty and integrity. The installation team is not subcontracted to a large contracting company, but is their own in-house company which I think is awesome!

American Support

Great Pricing for American panels FINALLY!!!! This was a truly fantastic company to work with. They had an amazing cash special with Sun Edison panels at that time with a 2.99% Financing.

Overperforming system

Great Job on design, fit perfectly on the back of my house & overproducing!

I never do reviews

Sometimes a company performs in a way that is more then I expect. So I decided to say so. My thanks to everyone at LifeStyle Solar for exceeding my expectations. Not only are we saving about 45% on our electric bill they gave us the best value and were also a pleasure to do business with. We worked with Keith and he was very helpful. Thanks Again John