Solar scam evidence checklist and risk score

This checklist helps homeowners connect solar scam warning signs with the documents that make a contract, loan, lien, utility, or installation dispute easier to evaluate.

Warning signs to score

  • Free solar, no bill, fake rebate, or guaranteed savings promises.
  • Tablet signature, e-signature pressure, missing documents, or changed terms.
  • Payment jump after tax credit deadlines, loan payments before PTO, or unexplained dealer fees.
  • UCC-1, PACE, title, resale, refinance, roof, permit, inspection, or monitoring problems.

Documents that make the review stronger

Start with the five-document minimum: contract, proposal, financing record, utility bills, and at least one salesperson message. Add photos, PTO records, title records, monitoring exports, service tickets, and regulator complaints when available.

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Three-step evidence workflow

  1. Score warning signs across sales, financing, lien, utility, warranty, and installation issues.
  2. Gather contracts, disclosures, utility records, screenshots, photos, title records, and complaint copies.
  3. Choose whether to request records, file complaints, or start an intake review based on the pattern.

FAQ

What is a solar scam evidence checklist?

A solar scam evidence checklist is a structured way to match warning signs with documents. It helps homeowners organize contracts, loan terms, utility bills, messages, liens, permits, photos, and complaint records before they contact a regulator, lender, or attorney.

How many documents do I need before asking for help?

Five strong documents are usually enough to start: the contract, proposal, financing record, utility bill history, and at least one salesperson message. More records make the claim easier to evaluate, but missing documents should not delay preservation steps.

Does a high score prove solar fraud?

No. A high score means the fact pattern deserves closer review. Fraud, consumer-protection, lending, lien, warranty, or contract claims depend on state law, contract language, deadlines, and the exact evidence.

This tool is informational, not legal advice. A score does not prove fraud or guarantee any result.

Solar Panel Scams Resource Center

Solar panel scams usually involve more than a single bad sales call. Homeowners often need to connect misleading savings promises, financing disclosures, installer performance, lien filings, warranty failures, and state complaint options before they know what happened. This resource center is organized so a visitor can move from symptom to evidence to next step without relying on JavaScript navigation.

Use the guides below to compare your situation against common solar fraud patterns, understand federal and state consumer-protection rights, prepare a complaint record, and decide whether a free eligibility screening makes sense. Keep copies of contracts, loan statements, utility bills, screenshots, emails, inspection notes, and any sales materials that promised tax credits, no electric bill, or guaranteed savings.