Solar industry in California has experienced bankruptcies, leaving homeowners with unfinished systems.
via CBSNEWS:
The solar industry in California has experienced several high-profile bankruptcies including one of its largest producers, Petersen Dean.
Now, another local solar company has shuttered, leaving homeowners with unfinished systems on roofs that aren’t producing any power, not saving money on utility bills, and often there’s still the financing of the equipment and installation that the customer is responsible for.
In Compton, Angela Dorsey’s 83-year-old mother had panels installed on her home’s roof, but they aren’t producing any power. Dorsey said the installer, Harness Power, gave them a timeframe on the contract saying the solar will be up by July 2022, and in full operation by September.
Nearly 10 months later, Harness Power is out of business, shutting its doors in the spring without warning and Dorsey’s mother Theresa is supposed to soon start making payments on the $32 thousand system.
“I don’t think it’s fair for me to pay a company that didn’t finish the job,” said Theresa.
Harness Power has a slew of negative reviews on Yelp with customers being left with inoperable solar systems. One review reads ” We got to the finish line right before they went out of business,” while another reads, “They took my down payment seven days before they closed their doors.”