Your Solar Company Went Out of Business. Here's What to Do.
Thousands of US homeowners have been orphaned by solar installer bankruptcies. Your panels still work — but warranties, monitoring, and servicing need a plan. Here it is.
First: understand what survived
- Equipment warranties survive. Panel (typically 25-year) and inverter (10–12 year) warranties are with the manufacturers, not the installer. Register or re-register your equipment with them directly.
- Workmanship warranties usually die with the company, unless a parent firm or acquirer assumed them.
- Leases and PPAs get transferred. The financing entity owns the agreement and typically assigns servicing to another operator — check your statements for the new servicer.
Your action list
- Locate your contract, interconnection agreement, and equipment list (panel and inverter models and serials).
- Re-establish monitoring — inverter manufacturers can usually re-home your system to their own portal.
- Find an independent servicing company to inspect the system and take over maintenance.
- If you're in a lease/PPA with no responsive servicer, put every request in writing — it builds your case for remedies.
Get help
Our Solar Relief service connects orphaned-system owners with vetted companies that repair, service, and take over maintenance on existing installs — including underproducing systems and panel removal for roof work. Start at the Solar Relief hub or call (929) 597-8745.
Frequently asked questions
Are my solar warranties void if my installer closed?
Equipment warranties (panels, inverters) survive — they're with the manufacturers. The installer's workmanship warranty typically does not, unless another company assumed it.
Who services my solar lease if the company is gone?
The financing entity that owns your lease assigns servicing to another operator. Check statements for the new servicer, and put all service requests in writing.