The Solar Exit Blog
Practical guides for Utah homeowners navigating solar leases, PPAs, and contract exits.
How to Get Out of a Solar Contract in Utah (2026 Complete Guide)
Want to get out of a solar contract in Utah? This 2026 guide covers every exit path for leases, PPAs, and loans — plus the legal grounds that actually work.
How to Cancel a Sunrun Solar Lease in Utah
Sunrun leases run 20–25 years and are designed to be difficult to exit — but legal cancellation is possible. Here's what Utah homeowners need to know.
How to Cancel a Tesla Solar Contract (Including SolarCity Leases)
Tesla acquired SolarCity in 2016 and assumed all of its lease obligations. If you're stuck in a Tesla Solar contract — or a legacy SolarCity agreement — here are your legal options.
Will Getting Out of My Solar Contract Hurt My Credit?
Worried that exiting your solar lease or loan will wreck your credit? Here's what actually affects your score — and how a proper legal exit protects it.
Why Did My Solar Payment Suddenly Jump? The Escalator Clause Explained
Why does your solar payment keep going up? An escalator clause is usually why — here's how it works, why you may pay more than before, and your options.
Selling Your Utah Home With a Solar Lease? What Happens When the Buyer Won't Take It Over
Selling a Utah home with a solar lease the buyer won't take over? Learn your real options — transfer, buyout, or legal exit — and what each one costs.
Solar Lease vs. PPA vs. Loan: Which Are You Stuck In — and How to Exit Each
Lease, PPA, or loan? Each solar contract is exited a different way. Here's how to tell which one you signed — and the exit path that applies to yours.
Are Solar Cancellation Companies a Scam? How to Vet Legitimate Help
Worried that a solar exit service is just another scam? Smart instinct. Here are the red flags to avoid and the questions that separate legitimate help from predators.
SunPower Bankruptcy: How to Exit Your Solar Lease or Loan
SunPower filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2024. Homeowners with SunPower leases, PPAs, or loans face urgent questions about contract transfers, warranty coverage, and legal exit options.
Pink Energy (Power Home Solar) Is Out of Business: What Homeowners Can Do
Pink Energy — formerly Power Home Solar — shut down and filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in 2022, leaving many customers without service or warranty support. Here's what your options may be.
What Is a UCC-1 Solar Lien — and How It's Blocking Your Home Sale or Refinance
A UCC-1 solar lien can stall your home sale or refinance until it's cleared. Learn what the lien is, why it blocks closings, and how to remove it.
The Solar Salesperson Lied to Me — What Are My Rights in Utah?
If a solar rep promised savings, a tax credit, or terms that never materialized, Utah consumer protection law may let you cancel. Here's how misrepresentation claims work.
How to Cancel a Blue Raven Solar Contract
Blue Raven Solar was founded in Utah and later acquired by SunPower. If your loan or agreement isn't what you were told, here's how Utah homeowners can review their exit options.
Vision Solar Has Shut Down: What Homeowners Should Do About Their Contract
Vision Solar, the New Jersey-based residential installer, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy and ceased operations amid dozens of legal actions. Here's what customers should know.
How to Cancel an ADT Solar Contract (Formerly Sunpro Solar)
ADT announced it was exiting the residential solar business in 2024, leaving Sunpro/ADT Solar customers with service and warranty questions. Here are your options.
PosiGen's Bankruptcy Wind-Down: What It Means for Your Solar Lease
PosiGen ceased most operations in 2025 and entered a bankruptcy wind-down, with its residential portfolio acquired by successors. Here's what customers should know.
The FTC Holder Rule: How to Cancel a Solar Loan for the Installer's Fraud
The FTC Holder Rule can make your solar lender legally responsible for the installer's lies — which means the loan itself may be cancellable. Here's how it works.
Sunlight Financial's Bankruptcy: What It Means for Your Solar Loan
Solar lender Sunlight Financial went through Chapter 11 in 2023 — but was acquired and still operates. Here's what borrowers should understand about their loan.
Mosaic Filed for Bankruptcy: What It Means for Your Solar Loan
Solar lender Mosaic filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2025, but its loans continue to be serviced. Here's what borrowers need to understand about payments and rights.
Sunnova Bankruptcy: What Utah Homeowners with Solar Leases Need to Do Now
Sunnova Energy filed for bankruptcy, leaving thousands of homeowners uncertain about who holds their lease or PPA. Here's what to expect — and how to protect yourself.
Purelight Power Shut Down: What Homeowners Should Do Next
Purelight Power ceased operations in late December 2025 and announced it was preparing to liquidate. If you have a Purelight system, here's what to know.
Freedom Forever Filed for Bankruptcy in April 2026: What Homeowners Must Know
Freedom Forever, one of the nation's largest residential solar installers, filed for bankruptcy in April 2026. If you have a Freedom Forever lease, PPA, or incomplete installation, here's what to do.
What Happened to Sungevity? A Guide for Current and Former Customers
The original Sungevity went bankrupt years ago, but the brand is now owned and operated by a publicly traded company. Here's what customers should understand.
How to Cancel a Vivint Solar Lease (Now Owned by Sunrun)
Vivint Solar was acquired by Sunrun in 2021, but misrepresentation from your original Vivint signing may still be legally actionable. Here's what former Vivint customers need to know.
Elan Solar Is No Longer Operating: A Guide for Utah Homeowners
Utah's Elan Solar lost its contractor license and was the subject of state consumer-protection action, leaving customers with unresolved systems. Here's what to know.
Encor Solar Closed Abruptly: What Affected Homeowners Can Do
Encor Solar, based in Lehi, Utah, abruptly closed in early 2024, leaving customers with loans and non-functioning systems. Here are your options.
How to Cancel a Lumio Solar Contract
Lumio, headquartered in Lehi, Utah, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2024. If you hold a Lumio agreement, here's what Utah homeowners should understand about their options.
Sunworks Has Liquidated: What Homeowners Should Do Now
Publicly traded installer Sunworks filed for Chapter 7 liquidation in 2024. A successor now supports existing systems — here's what customers should know.
How to Cancel a Palmetto Solar Contract
Palmetto offers solar loans and subscription-style agreements across many states. If your Palmetto contract isn't what you expected, here's how to review your exit options.
Suntuity Renewables: What Happened and What It Means for Your Contract
Suntuity Renewables ceased independent operations after bankruptcy, and its service line was picked up by another company. Here's what customers should know.
How to Cancel a Momentum Solar Contract
Momentum Solar customers routinely report paying for years with no meaningful savings. If you were misled by inflated projections or undisclosed escalators, legal cancellation may be available.
iSun's Bankruptcy: What Solar Customers Need to Know
iSun, Inc. filed for bankruptcy in 2024 and its case later converted to liquidation, though some subsidiaries were sold and continue operating. Here's what customers should understand.
How to Cancel a Trinity Solar Contract
Trinity Solar offers leases, PPAs, and loans. If your Trinity agreement isn't matching what you were promised, here's how to review your cancellation options.
Solcius Has Closed: A Guide for Affected Solar Homeowners
Solcius ceased operations as part of parent company Sunworks' 2024 liquidation. A successor now supports existing systems. Here's what to know.
Titan Solar Power Has Closed: What Utah Homeowners Need to Do Immediately
Titan Solar Power has ceased operations. If you have a Titan solar lease or PPA, your contract has likely been transferred — or may still be in limbo. Here's what to do.
Verengo Solar Went Out of Business: What Happens to Your Solar Agreement
Verengo Solar, once one of the nation's largest residential installers, filed for bankruptcy in 2016 and its brand has since disappeared. Here's what long-time customers should understand.
Zenernet Has Closed: A Guide for Stranded Solar Customers
Phoenix-based Zenernet went out of business around the end of 2022, leaving some customers with unfinished or non-operational systems. Here's what you can do.
Your Solar Company Went Bankrupt and a Servicer Took Over — Is Your Warranty Still Valid?
When your solar installer goes bankrupt, a third-party servicer often takes over billing — but not your warranty. Here's who you pay now and what your exit options are.
RGS Energy (Formerly Real Goods Solar) Shut Down: What Homeowners Need to Know
RGS Energy — the publicly traded solar company once known as Real Goods Solar — ceased operations and filed for bankruptcy in 2020. Here's what former customers should know.
Kayo Energy Has Ceased Operations: Options for Solar Customers
Kayo Energy, the Tempe, Arizona-based solar installer, appears to have ceased operations. If you're a Kayo customer, here's what to check and what to do.
Hidden Solar Dealer Fees and the Tax-Credit Trap: Why Your Loan Costs More Than You Were Told
Why is your solar loan tens of thousands more than the system's price? Hidden dealer fees and a misused tax credit are usually why — and they may be grounds to fight it.
SunEdison Went Bankrupt: What It Means for Your Panel Warranty
SunEdison, once the world's largest renewable-energy developer, filed for bankruptcy in 2016. If you have SunEdison-linked equipment, here's what to know about warranty support.
SolarWorld Americas Is Defunct: What It Means for Your Panel Warranty
SolarWorld Americas stopped producing panels and wound down after its assets were acquired and its Oregon factory later closed. Here's what owners of SolarWorld panels should know.
Is Saveco Solar Out of Business? What Utah Homeowners Are Reporting
Some listings and customers report that Utah's Saveco Solar has closed, but the status isn't independently confirmed. Here's how to check and what to do.
Is Utah Solar Group Still in Business? What the Listings Show
Crowd-sourced listings label Utah Solar Group as out of business, but there's no official confirmation. Here's how to verify and protect yourself.
Need a New Roof but Have Solar Panels? What Removal and Reinstall Really Cost
Replacing a roof under solar panels means removal and reinstall — and with a lease, it gets complicated. Here's what it costs and who's responsible.