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Rob P.

In the last couple years we have had several extended power outages from hours to days and wanted a whole house backup solar solution. In 2022 Lighthouse sales was the most upfront of the companies we contacted. The location of our electrical panels on opposite sides of the house and the Austin Fire Dept rules (sadly they don't recognize that Li ion iron phosphate batteries (Enphase...) are safe indoors unlike Li ion NMC (Tesla...) which are prone to thermal runaway fires) made an installation that would meet our goals and Austin Fire rules difficult. A year later in 2023, Corey at lighthouse called us back and informed us that the new Enphase products allowed a reliable solution for us that fit with AFDs rules. This time we limited our bids to Enphase solutions. Once again Corey was the most professional of the sales people we delt with. Lighthouse's bid was competitive and we were given a substantial completion estimate of 6 to 8 weeks. I found our project manager Dale to be very responsive and the installation crew to be professional and on time. Our system was complete, producing power, and connected to PEC, exactly 8 weeks from the day our contract was signed. Kudos to Lighthouse and PEC for getting the whole job done in less time than I've heard just the utility permission to connect taking after the installation was completed. In the month since our system was commissioned we have had sunny and cloudy days, weather alerts, and even a brief grid outage. Our system has performed just as we were lead to expect. In an industry notorious for "used car sales" behavior. I have no hesitation recommending Lighthouse as professional, and reliable with fair pricing.

Old, fried junction.  We thought it was rust.  But it was scorch from arc'ing

I looked on Yelp for help in finding someone to repair our solar which is 13+ years old (we've lost the paperwork). It looks like our system failed May 2024 and hadn't been generating any electric from our solar panels and we didn't notice until recently. They came over for a non-refundable fee and diagnosed the issue: fried junction box and 1 or 2 inverters dead. The impressive thing about Lighthouse was they didn't jump immediately into "upselling" us. They didn't offer to replace/improve/add to our existing solar setup. In fact they started asking for serial numbers to see if the dead inverters were still under warranty. And when we figured they weren't, they offered two choices. One where they fixed the junction and provided 2 brand new inverters. And the second choice was the junction fix and two USED inverters - literally cutting the price in half. And then they said that once they fixed the junction, they would bring out two (used) inverters and if only one was dead, they would only replace that dead inverter with a used inverter. Turns out that's exactly what happened. So the original price went from $4800(new) to $2400(used) to $1800(one replaced). Very happy with the interaction with Alexis. Knowledgeable about the technical questions to ask me over the phone before and during the fix. Pictures are of the fried junction box and their fix.

Corey H.

Great Follow-Up Service - After two years I had some of my panels quit reporting. I reached out and they sent someone out the next day. Brad spent 2 hours on my roof and said it would be covered under their workmanship warranty. I will continue to refer these guys out as they seem to stand by their work!

Gene B.

Had a great experience with Lighthouse. They were extremely responsive to all my questions and did a great job adjusting the bid to all of my change requests. Once we decided on a system, the process moved very quickly. We secured financing at 2.9 percent. The installation was seamless. They kept me informed throughout the entire process. There were a couple of minor glitches, mostly due to miscommunication and my lack of understanding. When I raised my concerns, they were immediately addressed. The system has been running since October my electric bills are 1/3 of what they used to be. This was my second time purchasing Solar panels. I purchased a 9.5KW system 5 years ago and loved it. My system this time is nearly 15Kw. I went with a different company last time and was very happy with them. But this time I no longer live in Austin and there no incentives from the City, so price became a much bigger factor. Last time nearly 1/3 of the system cost was subsidized by Austin Energy. I think the other guys may have a slightly better product, but for a 22% price premium, I couldn't justify the additional expense for marginally better technology. I have lots of roof space, so slightly smaller panels were not a big selling point. Both systems came with a 25-year warranty. I Loved Lighthouse and highly recommend them.

Upgraded electrical panel installed by Mater Electrician (for record to show before/after once solar is integrated).
Jason O.

Spoke directly with the CEO, Stan Pipkin, and had one of the best conversations encompassing my project and the industry at large. While there was a communication lapse, overall, I'm extremely pleased with Lighthouse Solar. They stand behind their work, extremely transparent, and unabashedly open to critique on where they can improve their process with regard to customer relations. You would be doing yourself a huge disfavor if you don't at the very least get an estimate from Lighthouse for your solar project.

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Prompt service and clear explanation as to why we had an electric arc message in our inverter. Problem was repaired within two hours.

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Had their solar panels installed 11 years ago. No problems. Thought about adding a few more panels but not enough room.

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- Excellent Service and would highly recommend them for doing your Solar work- Value Quality work

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Can you tell me what country manufacturers the panels? we live in Hutto. Williamson co. what credits are still available?

Randall, Thanks for the question. We source panels that are made in the US. LG, QCells, Mission and Lumos all have manufacturing facilities in the US that provide our products. Stan Pipkin, Owner.

Since my system is aprox 5 years old should I have y'all come out to inspect it and make sure everything is running optimally?

Hi Jeremy, Thanks for reaching out to us. I would be happy to help you. In order to get started I… Read more

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I still had some questions about the monitoring system and got prompt support from their Engineer Jeff (on a Sunday!

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512 Solar

512 Solar

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My husband and I wanted to add solar panels to our roof, and we're so glad we went with 512 Solar…read more They were efficient, responsive, and within budget. We did our installation in 2022 and have seen our energy bills lower than ever before! (We have some shade on our roof so we didn't do the full roof, ~20 panels or so, but it worked out well.) They did the rebate work with the city so our out-of-pocket cost wasn't exorbitant at all. Our household also recently purchased a second electric vehicle so we contacted 512 Solar again, this time for a level 2 charger installation. Once again, 512 Solar was excellent at getting our quote together, suggesting two hardwired chargers that the city does rebates on, and actually getting the work done as well. We have to do the final step with submitting the rebate paperwork to the city, I believe, but that's small beans compared to all the work that JP and Huiyun did for us at the outset. Really happy we went with these folks and will continue to recommend their business!

This is actually the second time I've used 512 solar! I invested in 13 panels hooked up to a Tesla…read moreinverter last year, then added another 6 recently. The installs went flawlessly. The sales contact Jane is incredibly responsive and worked many different quotes with me with ease. There was an issue with the critter guard install but they came back out immediately to fix it. My system has been working flawlessly. I definitely think this is the best solar install company in Austin. Definitely get connected with Jane she is the best!

Freedom Power

Freedom Power

(149 reviews)

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Our home officially operating with solar in and distributed to home, battery and grid…read more Our inspector was impressed. He came out yesterday and found one part missing. Freedom Solar was out,along with the inspector first thing to make corrections. It was done in two hours. And the Tesla app was pumping out favorable data. We asked the inspector about other companies and their response time. Thumbs down to Alternative Solar , who has missed three inspection appointments with one customer who has been installed since May. Best in the eyes of the inspector on install and customer service: 1. Freedom Solar 2. Sun Power The quote,design,approval by HOA,electrical install and panel install was painless. Tesla is providing batteries for solar installations. We opted to have a battery. The entire solar system is managed/monitored through the Tesla app. Things to keep in mind, they warrant their own work. Long history in solar business. They manufacture their own panels. They service their panels, electrical system. No third party warranty,repair,servicing. Really good customer service.

Terrible! They came to our door and despite our "No Soliciting" sign proceeded to try and sell…read moretheir services. The salesman was very rude, pushy, and refused to back off. They even tried to get us to show them our electric bill, which to me is an invasion of my privacy. Sorry, I don't do business with people who cannot read.

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