Odessa American
Starting September 1, sales contracts for residential solar energy panels are prohibited from making misleading statements about the performance or cost of solar energy panels and must have contracts that include the consumer’s right to cancel the contract within five business days.
Under Senate Bill 1036 (89th Texas Legislature), authored by state Senator Judith Zaffirini of Laredo, the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) now regulates the sale or lease of solar energy systems intended or designed primarily for family, personal, or household use to collect and use solar energy to generate electricity. (The department already regulates their installation by TDLR-licensed electrical contractors, but now also regulates the sales process.)
“Now that my Senate Bill (SB) 1036 has become law, Texas has taken a major step forward to protect homeowners from deceptive solar energy sales,” Sen. Zaffirini said in a news release. “I filed this legislation to address the alarming rise in misleading and predatory tactics that disproportionately harmed elderly and non-English-speaking Texans. With the new authority granted under SB 1036, TDLR can hold bad actors accountable and rebuild consumer trust in residential solar energy.”
