Solar Smart Living Review
Solar, battery, EV charger and HVAC contractorBased in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, serving El Paso, TexasProfile updated October 13, 2026
Is Solar Smart Living a good choice?
Solar Smart Living fits homeowners in El Paso and Las Cruces who want one local contractor for solar, batteries, EV chargers and heating and cooling. It says it has served the area since 2007 and prints its Texas and New Mexico electrical contractor licenses on its site. Its solar page shows 30-year panel, inverter and installation warranties without naming brands or conditions. Get the warranty documents and exact models in writing.
- Price
- Quote required; it offers an online estimate but no fixed system price. Costs
- Coverage
- El Paso, TX, Las Cruces, NM and surrounding areas only. Service area
- Warranty
- Panels, inverter and installation: 30 years each, per its solar page. Warranty
On this page
Why choose Solar Smart Living, and why you might not
What Solar Smart Living does well, and where to be careful, compared with the installers it competes with most.
Reasons to choose Solar Smart Living
It does heating and cooling tooSolar Smart Living puts in solar, batteries, EV chargers and heating and cooling. Of the three alternatives below, only Freedom Power also does heating and cooling.
It lists 30 years on its own workIts solar page lists 30 years on its own work, the panels and the inverter. Each alternative below lists 25 years on its own work. Ask who backs the 30 years and what it covers.
It shows its license numbersIt prints its Texas and New Mexico electrical contractor license numbers on its site. You can check them with each state before you sign.
Many owners have reviewed itIts head-office Google listing shows 4.8 from 545 reviews. Its good reviews praise skilled technicians and a visit within the hour when a battery failed.
Reasons to look at others
Its warranties leave out the detailsIts 30-year warranties come with no conditions. It lists no battery warranty and no warranty for leaks where the panels are bolted to the roof. Get every warranty document in writing.
It names no equipment brandsSolar Smart Living names no panel, inverter or battery brands. Its site shows a Tesla installer badge. Ask for the exact models in your written quote.
It does not name its lenderYou can pay cash or take a loan, but it does not name the lender or the terms. It lists no rent or PPA plan. Ask who you would pay, and for how long.
Some owners report slow warranty helpIts negative reviews describe a fee for a warranty check, weeks with no reply about a failed inverter, and a power guarantee one owner says was not honored. Ask what warranty visits cost.
Solar Smart Living reviews: what customers say
Each review site shows its own score; we read them on October 12 and 13, 2026 and do not combine them or add our own rating.
- Google4.8 / 5545 reviews · Santa Teresa, NM office listing only, not company-wideRead reviews
The five positive reviews below praise knowledgeable technicians and a same-hour visit for a Powerwall fault. The five negative reviews describe a fee quoted for a warranty check and weeks without a reply on a failed inverter, a production guarantee the reviewer says was not honored, higher bills than before solar, a refused free estimate and a hard-to-use online failure report. These are issues to ask about, not a measure of how often they happen. Ask Solar Smart Living what warranty visits cost and how its production guarantee works.
5 recent 5-star reviews
“I was very happy to have them working on my unit!!”
David R. · Read on Google
“Very good work, indeed!”
James K. · Read on Google
“I highly recommend them!”
Charles W. · Read on Google
“They were so helpful fixing our solar panels & explained everything that they fixed in a way I actually understood!”
Kaitlyne C. · Read on Google
“Smart Living provided good service in the installation of the panels and the electrical system.”
Mary G. · Read on Google
5 recent 1- and 2-star reviews
“It's been three weeks, and I still haven't received a response.”
Gladys S. · Read on Google
“Waited all morning for them to tell me when they were on their way just for the lady to tell me they don’t do free estimates.”
Vanessa V. · Read on Google
“Company does not want to make things right, they just give you their scripted response already on how solar truly benefits you long term and how they did nothing wrong.”
Monica M. · Read on Google
“They guaranteed production and if after 1 year the system did not meet the promise, they were supposed to install more panels at no charge.”
stuart h. · Read on Google
“Not only do you need an account to report a system failure, but you also need one to look at the service ticket when you call in your system failure.”
Pearl P. · Read on Google
How we picked these: the five newest 5-star and the five newest 1- or 2-star reviews with written text on Google and Trustpilot, as of October 2026 (200 reviews read, back to Sep 20, 2024). We found no Trustpilot page for Solar Smart Living on October 12, 2026. Each quote is one sentence, word for word. Picking the highest and lowest ratings shows the range of experiences; it is not a representative sample, and we did not verify what reviewers describe.
How much does Solar Smart Living cost?
Solar Smart Living does not publish a system price on the pages we reviewed; it offers an instant online estimate and a quote form. Ask for an itemized quote showing the cash price, system size, equipment models and, for a loan, the lender, APR, fees and financed total. For state price ranges, see our solar panel cost guide; for how the plans compare, see loans, leases and PPAs.
Cash purchase
You own itNamed on its solar page as a payment option.
Solar loan
You own itNamed on its solar page. The lender and terms are not published.
Plans as listed on Solar Smart Living’s solar page, read October 13, 2026. Its financing page explains leases and PPAs in general terms but does not say it offers them.
Solar Smart Living says it offers panels “from leading manufacturers” but names no panel, inverter or battery brand on the pages we read (solar page). Its homepage shows a Tesla Certified Installer badge. Your written proposal should list the exact panel, inverter and battery models, the system size in kilowatts (kW) and the forecast yearly production in kilowatt-hours (kWh).
What does Solar Smart Living’s warranty cover?
Coverage | What Solar Smart Living publishes | What to confirm |
|---|---|---|
Solar panels | 30 years, per its solar page | Whether this is the panel maker’s warranty or the company’s, and what it covers. |
Panel output | Not listed separately | Confirm in your proposal: the output guarantee and its term. |
Inverter | 30 years, per its solar page | The inverter model and whether the 30-year term comes from its maker. |
Battery | Not published | Confirm in your proposal: the battery maker’s term and who services it. |
Labor and workmanship | 30 years (“Installation” warranty), per its solar page | What the installation warranty covers and any conditions. |
Roof penetrations | Not listed as a separate term | Confirm in your proposal: whether leaks at panel mounts fall under the installation warranty. |
Company-published terms from Solar Smart Living’s solar page, read October 13, 2026. It has no separate warranty page. Your signed agreement decides what applies.
Where does Solar Smart Living operate, and which licenses were checked?
Solar Smart Living’s homepage says it only services El Paso, Texas, Las Cruces, New Mexico and surrounding areas (read October 13, 2026). A listed area does not mean every address qualifies or that EcoGen can connect you with Solar Smart Living there.
Showing Santa Teresa, NM (main office)
Office address (1)
- Santa Teresa, NM (main office)108 Ray Ward Pl, Santa Teresa, NM 88008Show on mapOpen in Google Maps
Address from Solar Smart Living’s website, read October 13, 2026.
Licenses
We found 2 active license records in state registries (October 13, 2026). Check the license yourself under the exact business name on your contract. A license check confirms registration, not workmanship quality.
Texas1 recordActive, checked Oct 13, 2026
- License
- Electrical Contractor
- Number
- 27852
- Registry check
- Active, Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, checked October 13, 2026
- Note
- Registry lists SOLAR SMART LIVING, LLC; expires 2027-01-27.
New Mexico1 recordActive, checked Oct 13, 2026
- License
- Electrical Contractor
- Number
- 361818
- Registry check
- Active, New Mexico Construction Industries Division, checked October 13, 2026
- Note
- Registry lists SOLAR SMART LIVING, LLC., PO Box 1377, San Teresa 88008; expires 06/30/2027.
Solar Smart Living’s memberships page says its team includes NABCEP-certified PV installers, LEED Accredited Professionals, licensed electricians and HERS raters. Its homepage says it is a Veteran-Owned Small Business and a Mitsubishi Electric Diamond Elite Contractor, and shows a Tesla Certified Installer badge. These are company statements; we did not verify them.
Solar Smart Living compared with three other installers
No alternative shares New Mexico with Solar Smart Living, and all eight share Texas. We picked three Texas companies that, like Solar Smart Living, list a long warranty on their own work. Every fact comes from the company profiles linked below.
| Solar Smart LivingThis page | Freedom Power | Circle L Solar | Longhorn Solar | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best for | El Paso and Las Cruces solar plus HVAC | Solar, batteries, generators and HVAC in TX or FL | Texas homes wanting solar, batteries or EV chargers | Long written warranties in large Texas cities |
| Head office | Santa Teresa, NM | Austin, TX | Fort Worth, TX | Round Rock, TX |
| States shared with Solar Smart Living | Both of its states | 1: TX | 1: TX | 1: TX |
| Roofing | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Ways to pay | Buy, loan (lender not named) | Buy, rent, home equity line | Not listed | Buy, loan, home equity loan |
| Labor warranty | 30 years | 25 years | 25 years | 25 years |
| Roof leak warranty | Not listed separately | 10 years | Not listed | Not listed separately |
| Brands named | None (Tesla badge shown) | Maxeon, Qcells, REC, Enphase, Tesla and others | Enphase (inverters) | REC, Q CELLS, Tesla, FranklinWH and others |
| Google score* | 4.8 (545 reviews) | 4.5 (1,012 reviews) | 4.4 (172 reviews) | 4.6 (381 reviews) |
*Each Google score is for the company’s head-office listing only, read October 12 and 13, 2026.
Full profiles: Freedom Power · Circle L Solar · Longhorn Solar
Before choosing Solar Smart Living
Ask for these in writing:
- An itemized quote with the cash price and the financed total, including the APR and all fees.
- The exact panel, inverter and battery models, the system size in kW and the forecast yearly production in kWh.
- The warranty documents for your payment plan: panels, inverter, labor and roof penetrations.
- Your local service contact, and who handles utility approval and warranty claims.
- The exact company on the contract, such as Solar Smart Living, LLC, and its license for your state.
Before you sign, read the quote line by line and bring our questions to ask a solar installer.
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How we researched this profile
We read Solar Smart Living’s own pages on October 13, 2026: homepage, solar, financing, battery storage, FAQ, about, memberships and contact. We did not buy a system, request a quote, visit an office or interview customers. Solar Smart Living did not review this page.
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Sources (8)
- Solar Smart Living: Homepage (address and service area), read October 13, 2026
- Solar Smart Living: Solar (warranty and payment options), read October 13, 2026
- Solar Smart Living: Financing, read October 13, 2026
- Solar Smart Living: Home battery storage, read October 13, 2026
- Solar Smart Living: About (licenses), read October 13, 2026
- Solar Smart Living: Memberships and awards, read October 13, 2026
- Solar Smart Living: FAQs, read October 13, 2026
- Solar Smart Living: Contact, read October 13, 2026