5 Solar Companies That Closed or Left Florida Homeowners Without Support

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Last reviewed: August 2026

The panels are still on your roof. Your solar loan payment may still be due every month. But the company that sold and installed the system has closed, filed for bankruptcy, left the residential solar market, or stopped responding to service requests. That can leave you with a monitoring error, reduced production, an unfinished permit, or a warranty claim that has nowhere to go.

This has happened to homeowners across Fort Myers, Cape Coral, North Fort Myers, Naples, Port Charlotte, Rotonda, Estero, Bonita Springs, Lehigh Acres, and other communities throughout Southwest Florida. The installer may be gone, but the system still has identifiable equipment, records, and service options. The job now is to separate the installation agreement from the equipment warranties, financing, permits, and utility approval so you know which company or agency handles each issue.

Titan Solar Power, Pink Energy, ADT Solar, legacy SunPower Corporation, and Sun-Tec Solar Energy all stopped operating in their previous form. Their situations were not identical. Three entered Chapter 7 bankruptcy, legacy SunPower filed Chapter 11, and ADT made a business decision to exit residential solar. Those differences matter when you are trying to locate records, request warranty service, or find a solar company willing to inspect the system.

Homeowners left without support after their solar company goes out of business are often referred to as solar orphan system owners. The former installer’s name is only the starting point. The equipment brands, approval status, and contract structure will determine which company or agency can act now.

What Happens When a Solar Company Closes?

A solar installer closing does not automatically shut down the equipment. A completed system may continue producing electricity for years without the original company. The immediate loss is usually service support. There is no installer available to troubleshoot an inverter fault, reconnect monitoring, correct installation work, locate permit records, or process a workmanship claim.

It helps to view the system as 4 separate relationships. The installer handled the sale and physical work. Equipment manufacturers made the panels, inverter, microinverters, battery, racking, and other components. A bank or solar finance company may own or service the loan. Your electric utility and local building department control interconnection, inspections, permits, and Permission to Operate. One company closing can disrupt the first relationship without automatically ending the other 3.

The Installer’s Workmanship Coverage

Workmanship coverage usually comes from the installer and applies to the labor or installation itself. Roof penetrations, mounting, wiring, and other completed work may fall into this category, depending on the written agreement. When the installer shuts down, that promise can become difficult or impossible to use. A different contractor may inspect and repair the work, but it does not automatically take over the closed company’s warranty.

Manufacturer Equipment Warranties

Panels, inverters, microinverters, batteries, optimizers, and monitoring equipment may carry warranties issued by their manufacturers. Those warranties can remain active after an installer closes. Coverage depends on the product, serial number, installation date, ownership records, warranty terms, and the cause of failure. Labor, shipping, roof work, and removal or reinstallation may not be included, even when a replacement component is covered.

Solar Loans, Leases, and Power Purchase Agreements

The company collecting your payment may not be the company that installed the panels. A third-party loan, lease, or power purchase agreement normally remains a separate contract when an installer closes. Before making assumptions about payment obligations, identify the finance company on your statement and request a current copy of the agreement.

Permits and Permission to Operate

A permit and Permission to Operate are also separate. The county or city building department can confirm the permit record and inspection status. The electric utility can confirm the interconnection account and Permission to Operate. A system should not be switched on or altered based only on what a salesperson previously said. Missing approval, open inspections, and design changes need to be reviewed from the actual records.

5 Solar Companies That Went Out of Business or Left Residential Solar

The companies below previously installed residential solar systems in Florida before closing, filing for bankruptcy, or leaving the residential solar market. Here is what happened to each company and what former customers should check when they need service, warranty assistance, system records, or help with an unfinished project.

1. Titan Solar Power

Titan Solar Power stopped operating in June 2024 after it was unable to complete a sale of the business. Titan-related entities then filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy in Arizona. The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Arizona maintains a case page for the affiliated filings.

Titan often worked through a dealer model. That means the name on the sales proposal, financing documents, permit, and installation paperwork may not be identical. A homeowner may remember buying from one sales organization while Titan appears as the contractor on the permit. That distinction can explain why calls to the salesperson, installer, and lender produce different answers.

Start by checking the contractor listed on the permit and the legal business named in the installation agreement. Then locate the panel, inverter, and battery manufacturers. For a completed Titan system that has stopped reporting or producing, the equipment details will be more useful to a new service contractor than the former sales representative’s name.

An unfinished Titan project needs a different review. Confirm which inspections passed, which permit items remain open, and if the utility issued Permission to Operate. Do not assume that installed panels mean the project reached final approval.

2. Pink Energy / Power Home Solar

Power Home Solar rebranded as Pink Energy before closing in 2022. On October 7, 2022, Power Home Solar LLC, doing business as Pink Energy, filed a voluntary Chapter 7 petition. The filing is confirmed by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of North Carolina.

Because this closure happened several years ago, former customers may no longer have access to the email account, app, or phone used during installation. Records can still turn up in places that are easy to overlook. Search old email for both company names, the property address, the lender’s name, and equipment brands. County permit records may also identify the contractor, system size, plan set, and inspection history.

Do not assume every Pink Energy system contains the same equipment. The name on the side of an inverter or inside the monitoring app can point to a manufacturer that still provides technical information or warranty processing. Photograph model and serial number labels from a safe location, but do not remove covers or open electrical equipment.

For systems that are operating but producing less than expected, gather at least 12 months of electric bills and any production history still available in the monitoring portal. A technician can compare those records with current system data and equipment faults. That is more useful than trying to judge performance from one unusually high electric bill.

3. ADT Solar / Sunpro

ADT Solar’s situation is different from the bankrupt installers on this list. ADT acquired Sunpro Solar in 2021 and later operated the business as ADT Solar. On January 24, 2024, ADT announced that it was exiting the residential solar business. ADT itself did not go out of business and continues operating its security and smart-home business.

Former Sunpro customers should search their records under both Sunpro and ADT Solar. The installation contract may use the older Sunpro name, while later emails, monitoring records, or warranty documents use ADT Solar. Keeping both sets of records together will make it easier to establish the installation date and the company named in each agreement.

Contact any support channel listed in your original agreement before paying another contractor to perform covered work. Save the date, case number, response, and name of the person you contacted. ADT’s exit from new residential solar sales does not, by itself, explain the status of every earlier agreement. The written contract and the response attached to your specific system matter more than general statements found online.

When outside service is needed, give the technician the original plan set, equipment list, and any open ADT case numbers. That prevents the diagnostic visit from starting with a blank file and creates a better record if you later return to ADT or a manufacturer about coverage.

4. Legacy SunPower Corporation

The SunPower name requires careful handling because it now refers to a different company. Legacy SunPower Corporation filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on August 5, 2024. Complete Solar later purchased certain assets, including the SunPower brand, in a transaction that closed on September 30, 2024. The current company explains the acquisition on its SunPower announcement page.

That means seeing an active SunPower website does not prove that the current company is responsible for an older installation, lease, service agreement, or workmanship warranty. Ownership type and installation date can change who should receive the request. An owned system, financed purchase, lease, and power purchase agreement can each involve different parties.

SunPower-branded panels also need to be separated from the company that sold the complete system. Maxeon became a separate panel manufacturer before the 2024 bankruptcy. Other components, such as inverters, microinverters, batteries, and monitoring devices, may have been made or supported by additional companies. Read the manufacturer names from the system records rather than treating every component as a SunPower product.

Begin with the original contract and establish 3 facts: who owns the system, when it was installed, and which legal entity is named as the service provider. Then identify the current lease, PPA, or loan servicer, if one exists. A local technician can diagnose the hardware, but contract ownership and payment questions must go to the company responsible for that agreement.

5. Sun-Tec Solar Energy

Sun-Tec Solar Energy has direct relevance for Florida homeowners. LSCI Inc., which did business under names including Sun-Tec Solar Energy and Sun-Tec Solar & Roofing, filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy in the Middle District of Florida on October 1, 2024. The filing is listed under case number 24-05874 in public bankruptcy case records.

Sun-Tec worked with more than one type of solar equipment. A former customer may have a photovoltaic system that generates electricity, solar pool heating, solar water heating, battery equipment, or work connected with a roof project. The first service call should identify which system needs attention. A pool-heating leak and a photovoltaic inverter fault require different testing, parts, and technical experience.

Sun-Tec customers should also check the scope of work on the original contract. Roofing, electrical, solar electric, and solar thermal work can appear on separate permits or under different license holders. Ask the local permitting office for the complete property record rather than searching only for a permit with “solar” in its title.

Florida heat, heavy rain, salt exposure near the coast, and hurricane repairs can complicate an older system’s service history. Tell the new contractor about any roof replacement, panel removal, storm repair, electrical work, or equipment replacement completed after the original installation. That later work may be directly related to the current fault.

Do You Still Have to Pay Your Solar Loan?

In many cases, yes. An installer closing or filing bankruptcy does not automatically cancel a loan issued by a separate finance company. The installer provided the system, while the lender provided the financing. Your payment obligation is controlled by the loan agreement and applicable law, not simply by the installer remaining open.

Do not stop making payments based only on the closure. Missed payments can lead to fees, collection activity, and credit reporting. Contact the lender in writing and ask for the current balance, payment history, agreement, and any process it has for incomplete or nonworking systems. Keep copies of your installation contract, lender communications, service reports, photographs, utility bills, and proof of attempts to reach the installer.

A system that was never completed, never received Permission to Operate, or was sold using disputed claims may raise contract or consumer-law questions. A solar contractor can document the physical condition and production of the system, but cannot cancel or rewrite the financing agreement. Speak with a qualified attorney or consumer-protection agency about legal rights tied to your facts. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau also accepts complaints involving consumer financial products and services.

Are Your Solar Equipment Warranties Still Valid?

Some equipment warranties may still be valid. Installer closure does not automatically erase a warranty issued by the panel, inverter, microinverter, optimizer, or battery manufacturer. The workmanship warranty from the installer is a separate matter and may no longer have a company available to perform the promised labor.

A manufacturer will commonly need the product model, serial number, installation date, proof of purchase or ownership, and a diagnosis of the failed component. Some claims must be submitted by an approved contractor. Coverage can be limited to the replacement part, leaving the homeowner responsible for diagnosis, labor, shipping, roof access, or removal and reinstallation. Read the actual warranty before authorizing work based on an assumption that everything will be covered.

The U.S. Department of Energy advises homeowners with systems installed by companies no longer in business to identify the panel and inverter manufacturers and contact a qualified local installer familiar with that equipment. Its guide to homes with existing solar systems also recommends checking warranties, production records, monitoring access, and system ownership.

What to Do When Your Solar Installer Is No Longer Available

Gather the technical, financial, permit, and service records connected to your solar system before contacting a new contractor. These details help identify the equipment, approval status, and parties responsible for different parts of the project.

Check the System’s Current Production

Review your monitoring app for recent production, alert codes, communication errors, and the last date data was received. Compare recent electric bills with the same months from the previous year. An offline app does not always mean the system has stopped producing, so save screenshots and bills for the technician.

Gather Your Project Documents

Locate the installation agreement, system design, equipment list, warranty documents, financing agreement, permit number, inspection results, Permission to Operate notice, and monitoring login. Include emails about unfinished work, repairs, or previous system problems.

Identify the Installed Equipment

Record the manufacturer and model information for the panels, inverter, microinverters, battery, gateway, optimizer, and monitoring equipment. This information may appear in the proposal, plans, app, or labels visible from the ground. Do not open electrical equipment or climb onto the roof to locate a serial number.

Confirm the Permit and Utility Status

Ask the local building department if the solar permit is open, expired, or finaled. Contact your electric utility separately to confirm interconnection and Permission to Operate. A completed inspection does not necessarily mean the utility approved the system for operation.

Document the Problem

Record when the issue started and what you noticed. Include inverter codes, monitoring outages, higher electric use, roof staining, breaker trips, storm damage, leaks near solar pool equipment, or inspections that were never completed. Mention any recent roofing, electrical, internet, or utility-meter work.

Have the System Professionally Inspected

A professional inspection can identify the installed equipment, check current performance, locate visible problems, and confirm which records or approvals are missing. The findings can also show which issues need to be handled by a contractor, manufacturer, lender, utility, or permitting office.

Local Solar Orphan Support in Southwest Florida

Green City Solar provides solar orphan support in Southwest Florida for homeowners whose original installer closed, left the area, or stopped providing service. We evaluate systems installed by other companies throughout Lee, Collier, and Charlotte counties, including Fort Myers, Cape Coral, North Fort Myers, Naples, Port Charlotte, Rotonda, Estero, Bonita Springs, Lehigh Acres, and nearby communities.

Our team can identify the installed equipment, check system performance, troubleshoot inverter and monitoring problems, inspect visible components, and determine what manufacturer warranty support may still be available. We can also explain the repair or solar maintenance options based on the condition of the system. You do not need to be an existing Green City Solar customer to request an evaluation.

Schedule Your System Audit

When your original installer is gone, an inspection can show what is happening with your solar system and what needs attention. A Solar Orphan System Audit checks the installed equipment, current production, monitoring, and visible problems, then identifies the service or follow-up the system may need.

Contact Green City Solar to schedule a Solar Orphan System Audit anywhere in Southwest Florida. Call 239.309.9566 or request service online.