Freedom Forever’s bankruptcy case was officially converted from a Chapter 11 reorganization to a Chapter 7 liquidation on Aug. 7, 2026.
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Repair Help For Solar Owners Whose Installer Went Bust
When your solar company goes bust, we find a trusted repair person and claim your free replacement parts for you.
Score 6.8/10 · Worth testing
Home & energy
25 October 2026
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10 real complaints found and checked
8 platforms. Reddit r/solar, Reddit r/Solarbusiness, X and 5 more
14 Sep. newest complaint · 4 of 10 in the last 6 months
The problem
US residential solar installers keep going bankrupt (SunPower 2024, Freedom Forever Chapter 7 in 2026, TriSmart and others). Their customers lose the workmanship warranty, monitoring access and anyone to call. Manufacturer warranties still exist, but claims usually need an installer, and many local installers refuse to service systems they did not build, while door-to-door 'takeover' sellers target the confusion.
What people are saying
Thousands of homeowners are left without repair services or support for systems installed by solar companies that later went bankrupt. California alone has over 820,000 abandoned installations, according to Solar Insure data.
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- ongoing maintenance after your installer goes bust Reddit r/solar · 2026-04-20
An installer doing someone else’s warranty work will not charge you for the part but the labor costs will feel like they installed a new system.
- My original solar installer went out of business. Who can service my system or add a battery? Reddit r/Solarbusiness · 2026-09-14
Sadly many companies skip on servicing third party systems since it’s a liability and not a profit maker.
- Someone from Empower just came by and said that my original installer went out of business and they are taking over - is it a scam? Reddit r/solar · 2026-06-17
This works fine for a few years but the burden is on you to spot problems and find someone to investigate & fix things.
- Solar Installer Out of Business - need advice Reddit r/solar · 2026-03-09
Hire a third party Solar O&M company, that does maintenance and warranty/RMA work daily.
- Post by @BryanMcIntyre82 X · 2026-08-26
They installed the system, it had problems, they were going to repair it, then they went bankrupt, and now it's my problem.
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Theirs is $999 and a technician visit. Mine is $50 and plugs into the box you already own.
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