Friday, February 22, 2019

A warning to Americans!!-----What Happened When I Bought A Home With Sunrun Solar Panels

Image result for solar panels garage TPOWhat Happened When I Bought A Home With Sunrun Solar Panels:

  • Third-party ownership and decades-long contracts can create real headaches.

"...The location was a big draw, as was, at least initially, the fact that the red pitched roof of the two-car garage was outfitted with 17 solar panels. 
We’d get to do our bit for the planet.
...Two days after walking through Jug’s ham shack, we made an offer.
A week later, just before we entered escrow, we learned the solar array hadn’t belonged to Jug. 
It was, in the language of the industry, a third-party-owner, or TPO, system, belonging to Sunrun Inc., the largest provider of residential solar in the U.S.
I started looking into the TPO model..."
Long and worth the read!

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