Every State Attorney General Lawsuit Against Solar Companies, 2022-2026
The short version: State attorneys general in 29 U.S. states have filed lawsuits, opened investigations, or issued public warnings about residential solar companies since 2022. Settlements include $275 million (New York, Attyx), $13.8 million (Arizona, Solar Xchange), $5 million (Connecticut, Vision Solar), and $4.3 million (California county DA coalition, Vivint Solar). Minnesota and Connecticut run the most aggressive enforcement programs. Pink Energy, Vision Solar, and Sunrun are the most-named defendants across state lines. If your state is on this list, the sales tactics used on you are on the public record.
There is a story solar companies don't want homeowners to read — and it's sitting in plain sight on attorney general websites across the country for those who know how to find it...
Since 2022, state attorneys general in 29 U.S. states have filed formal enforcement against residential solar companies. Lawsuits. Investigations. Public consumer warnings. Multi-state coalitions. Criminal indictments. The list keeps growing.
We went through every one of them. We pulled the case names, the dates, the defendants, the settlement amounts, and the statutes cited. This is the most complete public record of solar consumer protection enforcement in the United States.
If your state is on this list, read your state's entry. If your solar company is named, read that entry twice.
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Why this matters to you
If you have solar panels on your roof right now, stop and read this list. The name of the company that installed them could be on it.
And if it is, the story you were told at the kitchen table is already in a court filing somewhere.
Most homeowners who were misled by a solar salesperson assume it's just them. It's not.
State attorneys general have now put it on the record. The same pitches used in your living room were used in thousands of others. Inflated savings. Fake tax rebate claims. Door-to-door sales that ignored "no solicitation" signs. Tablets that hid financial documents. Loan fees rolled into the principal without being listed.
These aren't edge cases. These are documented patterns — now named in court filings.
If you signed a solar contract and it isn't delivering, you're not crazy. You're part of a problem the state is already investigating.
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The Big Numbers
Five largest known enforcement outcomes since 2022:
| Rank | State | Defendant | Amount | Type |
| ---- | ----------- | --------------------------------------- | ------------- | ----------------------------- |
| 1 | New York | Attyx (formerly SUNco), Mosaic, WebBank | $275M alleged | AG lawsuit (filed March 2026) |
| 2 | Arizona | Vision Solar, Solar Xchange, Mark Getts | $13.8M | AG settlement (July 2023) |
| 3 | Illinois | Direct Energy Services | $12M | AG settlement (April 2025) |
| 4 | Maryland | SmartEnergy Holdings | $6.5M refund | PSC order |
| 5 | Connecticut | Vision Solar | $5M | AG judgment (October 2024) |
Companies named in multiple state actions:
Pink Energy / Power Home Solar — sued or investigated by Ohio AG, North Carolina AG, Missouri AG, Virginia AG. Multi-state lender coalition (IN, IL, KY, MI, NC, PA, SC, TN, VA). Filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy October 7, 2022.
Vision Solar — sued by AGs of Arizona, Connecticut, and Florida. Filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy December 28, 2023.
Sunrun — investigated by Texas AG. Sued by Connecticut AG. 170+ complaints at Massachusetts AG.
Vivint Solar (now Sunrun) — settled with New York AG ($1.95M, 2020), New Mexico AG ($1.95M), and California county DAs ($4.3M, 2026).
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The Full Enforcement List, By State
Publish-order note (internal): At publish time, hyperlink each state name below to its corresponding Substack state article. Publish all 48 state articles Monday BEFORE publishing this roundup — grab each state's Substack URL, then paste them in. One link destination per state (Substack article, not SHA website state pages, since Substack articles have the deeper content).
Arizona. AG Kris Mayes sued Vision Solar, Solar Xchange, and Mark Getts on July 27, 2023. The charges: inflated savings claims, fake utility partnerships, illegal telemarketing. Solar Xchange and Getts agreed to a $13.8 million penalty.
Arkansas. AG Tim Griffin filed two lawsuits in March 2023. Sun Valley Renewables had $1.1 million in complaints. Cavalry Solar (Apollo Energy) had $1.8 million in complaints. In October 2023, Griffin sent a warning letter to every solar company in the state.
California. A five-county District Attorney coalition (San Diego, Riverside, Alameda, Fresno, San Francisco) won a $4.3 million settlement against Vivint Solar (now a Sunrun subsidiary). That includes $3 million in refunds for California homeowners.
Colorado. AG Phil Weiser announced a criminal grand jury indictment in December 2025 against two Sopris Solar operators. 11 counts of fraud. The charges: taking customer deposits and never finishing the installs.
Connecticut. AG William Tong runs the most active solar enforcement program in the country. Wins so far: $5 million against Vision Solar (October 2024). A pending case against Sunrun and its dealers (July 2024). $20,000 from EnergyBillCruncher. A 2025 settlement with Dividend Finance for Vision Solar borrowers.
District of Columbia. AG Brian Schwalb issued a public warning in September 2025. The warning flagged scams targeting Wards 4, 5, 7, and 8. Victims named: seniors, low-income homeowners, non-native-English speakers.
Florida. AG Ashley Moody sued three solar companies in November and December 2023. Vision Solar. SetUp My Solar (also called 320 Solar). MC Solar. The cases cover fake rebate claims, property damage, unlicensed work, and missing permits that led to fines on homeowners.
Hawaii. Three state agencies issued a joint public warning in 2025 about door-to-door solar scams. In April 2025, the state warned again — scammers were pretending to be from the state's GEM$ solar program.
Illinois. AG Kwame Raoul is investigating Eco-Solar Solutions for pocketing Illinois Shines program money. Raoul also settled $12 million with Direct Energy Services (April 2025) and $3.5 million with Palmco/Indra Energy (December 2024).
Indiana. AG Todd Rokita joined a November 2022 multi-state letter. The letter asked five solar lenders to stop loan payments for Pink Energy customers. Signers: KY, IL, MI, NC, PA, SC, TN, VA.
Iowa. AG Brenna Bird flagged solar in her Top 10 Consumer Complaints reports (2023, 2024). No named lawsuit yet.
Kansas. The Sedgwick County DA won a judgment against Design 1 Group in 2024. $106,780 in refunds plus $110,000 in penalties. The charges: unlicensed contracting, fake permits, and missing 3-day cancel notices.
Kentucky. AG Russell Coleman won a restraining order against Design 1 Group (2024-2025) — the same company Kansas went after. About 200 Kentucky complaints. An earlier win: Kentucky v. Solar Titan USA established jurisdiction over out-of-state scammers.
Maine. AG issued a public consumer warning October 22, 2024. The warning said Maine has no state solar rebate program. 9 solar complaints filed since 2020 (4 in 2024 alone), plus 25 referrals from the Maine PUC. Pine Tree Solar drew 7 of the complaints in 2023.
Maryland. The Maryland PSC ordered SmartEnergy Holdings to refund $6.5 million to about 32,000 customers (signed up by phone 2017-2019). AG Anthony Brown also joined the October 2025 multi-state EPA Solar for All lawsuit.
Massachusetts. The Mass AG's office received about 170 complaints against Sunrun since 2023 — more than any other solar company in the state. Sunrun has filed 420+ lawsuits against Massachusetts customers in the same period. 24+ Massachusetts homeowners have sued Sunrun back.
Michigan. AG Dana Nessel saved Michigan customers over $2 million in a 2023 utility rate case. Joined the October 2025 multi-state EPA Solar for All lawsuit. Filed a January 2026 antitrust suit against BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil, and Shell over alleged efforts to slow early solar growth.
Minnesota. AG Keith Ellison runs one of the most aggressive solar enforcement programs in the country. April 2022 lawsuit against Brio Energy, Bello Solar, Avolta Power, Sunny Solar Utah. $310,000 in refunds by May 2023. March 2024 lawsuit against four major solar lenders alleging $35 million in deceptive fees. July 2024 Sun Badger founder ban.
Missouri. AG Andrew Bailey sued Simple Solar LLC in April 2025 — 6 counts under the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act. An earlier case against Pink Energy was dismissed in July 2024 after MO AG lawyers failed to show up.
Nebraska. AG Mike Hilgers sued Everlight Solar (Sunburn Construction) on May 8, 2024. The complaint: ignoring "no solicitation" signs, knocking as late as 9 pm, refusing to leave without a sale, and faking utility and athletic program partnerships.
New Jersey. Vision Solar filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy in New Jersey federal court on December 28, 2023 (case 1:23-bk-21939). 60+ legal actions pending across states. AG Matthew Platkin joined the November 2025 multi-state EPA lawsuit.
New Mexico. AG Raúl Torrez sued New Mexico Solar Group in 2024. Customers paid for systems that were never installed. The AG also opened investigations into Meraki Solar and Titan Solar. Earlier: Vivint Solar paid $1.95 million to the NM AG.
New York. AG Letitia James filed a $275 million lawsuit on March 17, 2026 against Attyx Energy (formerly SUNco), its two CEOs, and lenders Solar Mosaic and WebBank. Allegations: bait-and-switch sales, tablets that hid financial documents, hidden lending fees, and continuing to operate under "LGCY Power" after the state shut them down. Earlier: Vivint Solar paid $1.95 million to the NY AG in January 2020.
North Carolina. AG Josh Stein investigated Pink Energy in 2022. 270+ complaints. 30,000 customers. Estimated losses: $140 million+. Stein asked five solar lenders to pause loan payments for affected customers.
Ohio. AG Dave Yost sued Pink Energy in September 2022 — one week before the company filed for bankruptcy. 124+ Ohio complaints. Yost sought $25,000 per violation in penalties plus consumer refunds.
Oklahoma. AG Gentner Drummond and OG&E issued a joint May 2024 warning about solar scam robocalls. Callers pretended to be from OG&E with fake rebate and mandate claims.
Pennsylvania. Then-AG Josh Shapiro opened a Pink Energy investigation in 2022. PA joined the multi-state lender coalition letter.
Rhode Island. AG Peter Neronha sued Smart Green Solar and CEO Jasjit Gotra. A March 14, 2024 consent order bars Gotra from misrepresentations while the case continues. The AG's office logged 107 solar complaints in 2023 — up from 48 the year before. More than half were against Smart Green.
Tennessee. Tennessee joined the November 2022 multi-state lender coalition letter. Kentucky v. Solar Titan USA (TN-based) also affects Tennessee consumers.
Texas. AG Ken Paxton is investigating Sunrun and other solar providers. 100+ formal complaints. Texas AG complaints jumped from 154 in 2020 to 696 in 2024 (a 352% increase). Texas SB 1036 took effect September 1, 2025 — the state's new solar consumer protection law.
Utah. The Utah Division of Consumer Protection sued Colarusso Ventures (Elan Solar) in March 2024. 140+ Utah customers had nonfunctional systems. Elan's license was revoked in August 2023.
Virginia. AG Jason Miyares sued the founders of Pink Energy on January 16, 2026 — plus the lenders that financed Pink Energy customers. This is a post-bankruptcy case targeting the people behind the company.
Wisconsin. A Wisconsin-based company called Sun Badger Solar went into state receivership in 2022-2023. 124 creditors. $12.2 million in claims. Minnesota AG banned the founders in July 2024. Wisconsin criminal theft charges followed.
Wyoming. The Wyoming Supreme Court ruled in favor of solar owners in September 2024. The court said they deserve "just compensation" in a net metering rate dispute.
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What to do if your state is on this list
Filing a complaint is free. Every state has a consumer protection division. Most homeowners have never used it.
Here's the short version of the process:
1. Find your state's complaint URL. Search "[your state] attorney general consumer complaint." Or pull your state's page in our state guides.
2. Write down what the salesperson told you at the sale. Savings claims. Payment amount. Tax rebate language. Anything you were told that didn't match what showed up.
3. Save your contract and any paperwork. Your contract is evidence. So are emails, texts, voicemails, and monitoring app screenshots.
4. File the complaint online. Most states take 15-20 minutes. You don't need a lawyer.
5. If your solar company is named on this list, say so. The AG's office tracks company complaint volume. Every new filing strengthens the case against a repeat bad actor.
Filing a complaint doesn't guarantee your contract gets cancelled. What it does is create a public record. And public records are what state AGs use to decide where to put enforcement resources next.
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What you can do right now
If your solar contract isn't delivering, you have three paths. Most homeowners don't know about any of them.
1. File a complaint with your state AG. Free. 20 minutes. See the step-by-step above.
2. Check your loan paperwork for hidden dealer fees. Solar finance companies add dealer fees of 15 to 30 percent to the loan balance. They roll these fees into the principal. They don't list them as a separate charge. The federal Truth in Lending Act says every fee must be shown in writing. A hidden fee can be a federal violation — and a legal basis to renegotiate or exit the loan.
3. Get a free solar contract review. We can refer you to a FREE Assessment with a senior solar advisor who will walk you through your contract with you in plain English. They tell you what was signed, what was promised, and what your options are. No charge. No obligation. No high-pressure pitch.
Sources
All enforcement data drawn from primary sources collected 2026-04-17/18 via web research:
State AG press releases and press archives (26 state AG sites)
State court filing records (CT, OH, NJ, AZ, RI)
Federal bankruptcy court dockets (D. Del., D. Ariz., D.N.J., S.D. Tex.)
State public utility commission filings (MD, OK)
State consumer protection division reports (IA, ME, MA)
SolarInsure 2024 bankruptcy tracker
Full research data: `/bned/projects/solar-relief/substack/enrichment-data/state-research.json`
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"Sal says: 29 states. Dozens of named defendants. Over $300 million in settlements, judgments, and alleged fraud. If your state is on this list, your salesperson's pitch is probably in a court filing too."
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Frequently Asked Questions
Which states have sued solar companies?
29 states plus the District of Columbia have filed formal enforcement against residential solar companies since 2022. That includes AG lawsuits, AG investigations, public consumer warnings, county DA cases, and multi-state coalition actions. The full list: AZ, AR, CA, CO, CT, DC, FL, HI, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, MD, MA, ME, MI, MN, MO, NE, NJ, NM, NY, NC, OH, OK, PA, RI, TN, TX, UT, VA, WI, WY.
What's the biggest solar fraud lawsuit so far?
New York AG Letitia James filed a $275 million lawsuit on March 17, 2026 against Attyx Energy (formerly SUNco) and its lenders Solar Mosaic and WebBank. That's the largest known alleged solar fraud case in U.S. state AG enforcement history. The second-biggest known settlement is $13.8 million from Arizona against Solar Xchange (2023).
Which solar companies have been named in multiple state lawsuits?
Pink Energy / Power Home Solar (OH, NC, MO, VA, plus 9-state lender coalition), Vision Solar (AZ, CT, FL), Sunrun (CT, TX investigating, MA complaint volume), and Vivint Solar — now a Sunrun subsidiary — (NY, NM, CA county DAs). Titan Solar Power, Sunnova Energy, SunPower, Freedom Forever, and Lumio Holdings have all filed for bankruptcy.
Do state AGs actually win cases against solar companies?
Yes. Confirmed wins: Connecticut secured a $5 million judgment against Vision Solar. Arizona won $13.8 million from Solar Xchange. Minnesota secured $310,000 in refunds across 10 defendants. The California 5-county DA coalition won $4.3 million from Vivint. Utah revoked Elan Solar's license. Colorado secured criminal indictments against Sopris Solar operators.
How do I file a complaint against a solar company?
Every state has a consumer protection complaint process — free, online, usually 15-20 minutes to file. Start at your state attorney general's website. Search "[your state] attorney general consumer complaint." Document what the salesperson told you at the sale, save your contract and any correspondence, and file formally. Include your solar company's name — AGs track repeat defendants.
What if my solar company went bankrupt?
Your contract still stands. Your payments keep going. But your workmanship warranty usually dies with the company. Major bankruptcies since 2022: Freedom Forever (April 2026), Sunnova (June 2025), SunPower (August 2024), Titan Solar Power (June 2024), Lumio (September 2024), Vision Solar (December 2023), Pink Energy (October 2022). If one of these touched your system, you still have options — including reviewing your loan for Truth in Lending Act violations.
What if my state isn't on this list?
Your state still has a consumer protection law. The federal Truth in Lending Act applies to every solar loan. The federal FTC Cooling-Off Rule applies to every door-to-door sale. Just because your state hasn't named a solar company in a lawsuit doesn't mean homeowners in your state don't have rights. It usually just means nobody has filed yet. Your state AG's office still accepts complaints.