For Homeowners With Solar
Keep Your Solar Panels Clean And Working
Dust, pollen, and bird droppings can cut how much power your panels make. Start with a cleaning quote. If your installer closed or something stopped working, we cover that too.
Why Clean Panels Matter
Anything that sits on the glass blocks sunlight and lowers output. Researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory studied pollen at five utility scale plants in North Carolina and found performance dropped by as much as 15 percent during peak pollen season, and that rain alone did not fully restore it (NREL on pollen and solar panels). Homes in other climates see different results, so check your own production numbers. See Solar Panel Cleaning for how often and what it costs.
What We Help With
Cleaning And Bird Proofing
Safe professional washing, plus mesh and guards that help keep birds out from under your panels.
When Your Installer Is Gone
Warranty steps, monitoring access, and finding a company to service an orphaned system.
Repair And Inspection
Low output, inverter codes, loose wiring, or roof questions checked by a licensed pro.
Before You Call Anyone
- Look at your monitoring app and compare recent production with the same months last year.
- Find your contract, permit, and equipment list.
- Take photos of the panels and any inverter error code.
- Check your warranty documents before anyone attaches anything to the array.
Guides
Solar Panel Cleaning
Why dirty solar panels lose output, how often to clean them, typical cost ranges with sources, and what to ask a cleaning company.
DIY Versus Professional Solar Panel Cleaning
When cleaning panels yourself is reasonable, when to hire a professional, and what can void a warranty or cause damage.
Bird And Critter Proofing For Solar Panels
How birds get under solar panels, what proofing options exist, and what to ask before anything is attached.
What To Do If Your Solar Installer Went Out Of Business
Steps for owners of orphaned solar systems: warranties, manufacturers, monitoring, and finding a new service company.
Solar Warranty Help
The usual layers of solar warranty coverage and how to find out what applies to your system.
Solar Monitoring, Repair, And Inspection
Signs your solar system needs service, how to use monitoring data, and what an inspection covers.
Add A Battery To Solar You Already Have
How adding a battery to an existing solar system works, and the questions that decide what is possible.
Solar Inverter Replacement
How long residential solar inverters last, signs yours is failing, and how to approach replacement when the panels are still fine.
Removing Solar Panels For A New Roof
What detach and reset means, typical per-panel cost ranges with sources, permits, warranty issues, and how to plan around a roof replacement.
Solar Monitoring Stopped Working
Why a solar monitoring app can go offline after a router change, how to tell a network problem from a real production problem, and where to start.
Help For SunPower Customers After The Bankruptcy
What changed for owners of SunPower systems after the August 2024 bankruptcy, who handles warranties and leases, and how to find service.
Solar System Not Producing
A homeowner checklist for a solar system that stopped or lost output: what you can safely check, what to document, and who to call.
Help For Sunnova Customers
What happened to Sunnova after its June 2025 bankruptcy filing, who services legacy Sunnova systems now, and what to do if yours needs repair.
Help For Titan Solar Power Customers
Titan Solar Power closed in June 2024. What reports say about its warranties and customer list, and how former Titan customers can find service.
Help For Lumio Solar Customers
Lumio filed for Chapter 11 in September 2024 and Zeo Energy bought its assets. What that means for Lumio customers and how to get service.
Help For Pink Energy Customers
Pink Energy, also called Power Home Solar, closed in September 2022 and filed Chapter 7 on October 7, 2022. Warranty, complaint, and service steps for former customers.
Solar Lease Or PPA When The Company Is Gone
What happens to a solar lease or power purchase agreement when the company that owns the system goes bankrupt, who must maintain it, and what to do.
Roof Leak Around Solar Panels
Why roofs leak at solar mounts, which of your several warranties applies, what to document, and what to do when the installer is gone.
Solar Owner Help In California
For California homeowners whose solar installer is gone: how to check a contractor license, where to file a complaint, and what we found on net metering.
Solar Owner Help In Arizona
For Arizona homeowners whose solar installer is gone: how to check a contractor license, where to file a complaint, and what we found on net metering.
Solar Owner Help In Texas
For Texas homeowners whose solar installer is gone: how to check a contractor license, where to file a complaint, and what we found on net metering.
Solar Owner Help In Florida
For Florida homeowners whose solar installer is gone: how to check a contractor license, where to file a complaint, and what we found on net metering.
Solar Owner Help In New Jersey
For New Jersey homeowners whose solar installer is gone: how to check a contractor license, where to file a complaint, and what we found on net metering.
Solar Owner Help In Nevada
For Nevada homeowners whose solar installer is gone: how to check a contractor license, where to file a complaint, and what we found on net metering.
Solar Owner Help In Colorado
For Colorado homeowners whose solar installer is gone: how to check a contractor license, where to file a complaint, and what we found on net metering.
Help For ADT Solar Customers
ADT left residential solar in January 2024. What ADT said about its warranties, who was named to handle warranty claims, and what former ADT Solar and Sunpro Solar customers can do.
Help For Sunworks And Solcius Customers
Sunworks and its subsidiaries filed for Chapter 7 in February 2024. What happened to Sunworks and Solcius customer records, and how owners can get service now.
Help For PosiGen Customers
PosiGen stopped most operations in August 2025 and most of its residential projects were acquired after its bankruptcy. Who now owns and services former PosiGen systems, and what customers can do.
Help For Purelight Power And Solgen Customers
Purelight Power, which merged with Solgen Power in 2025, shut down in December 2025. What reports say about its customer contracts and how owners in its nine states can get help.
Help For Mosaic Solar Loan Borrowers
Solar lender Mosaic filed for Chapter 11 in June 2025 and its loan servicing was sold. What that means for your payments and what to do if your install stalled.
Solar Owner Help In Illinois
For Illinois homeowners whose solar installer is gone: how to check a contractor license, where to file a complaint, and what we found on net metering.
Solar Owner Help In Massachusetts
For Massachusetts homeowners whose solar installer is gone: how to check a contractor license, where to file a complaint, and what we found on net metering.
Solar Owner Help In Maryland
For Maryland homeowners whose solar installer is gone: how to check a contractor license, where to file a complaint, and what we found on net metering.
Solar Owner Help In Oregon
For Oregon homeowners whose solar installer is gone: how to check a contractor license, where to file a complaint, and what we found on net metering.
Solar Owner Help In North Carolina
For North Carolina homeowners whose solar installer is gone: how to check a contractor license, where to file a complaint, and what we found on net metering.
Solar Owner Help In Washington
For Washington homeowners whose solar installer is gone: how to check a contractor license, where to file a complaint, and what we found on net metering.
Solar Owner Help In Virginia
For Virginia homeowners whose solar installer is gone: how to check a contractor license, where to file a complaint, and what we found on net metering.
Solar Owner Help In Minnesota
For Minnesota homeowners whose solar installer is gone: how to check a contractor license, where to file a complaint, and what we found on net metering.
Solar Owner Help In Connecticut
For Connecticut homeowners whose solar installer is gone: how to check a contractor license, where to file a complaint, and what we found on net metering.
Solar Owner Help In Pennsylvania
For Pennsylvania homeowners whose solar installer is gone: how to check a contractor license, where to file a complaint, and what we found on net metering.
Solar Owner Help In New Mexico
For New Mexico homeowners whose solar installer is gone: how to check a contractor license, where to file a complaint, and what we found on net metering.
Solar Owner Help In Hawaii
For Hawaii homeowners whose solar installer is gone: how to check a contractor license, where to file a complaint, and what we found on net metering.
Solar Inverter Lights And Error Codes
What status lights and event messages mean on Enphase and SMA equipment, using the manufacturers' own pages, and what to do with a code before you call anyone.
Microinverter Vs String Inverter Repair
How repair differs for microinverters and string inverters: what stops producing when one fails, where the equipment sits, and what the sources say about warranty length.
Solar Panel Snow And Hail Damage
What Department of Energy sources say about snow, ice, and hail on solar panels: what damage looks like, why not to climb up, and what an inspection should cover.
Solar Rapid Shutdown For Owners
What rapid shutdown means for a home with rooftop solar, the voltage and timing limits in a code excerpt, and why owners should not test or bypass it.
Solar Panels Not Working During A Power Outage
Why most grid tied solar systems stop during a blackout even in full sun, what the manufacturer and energy sources say, and what a battery changes.
Solar Panel Output Decline Over Time
What a National Renewable Energy Laboratory review found about how fast solar modules lose output, and how to tell normal decline from a problem.
Get A Cleaning Quote
Tell us about your system. We match you with one local solar cleaning company and tell you who it is before anyone contacts you.
Get Your System Checked
Not producing, installer gone, or warranty questions? Describe it and we match you with one local service company.
Common Questions
How often should panels be cleaned?
It depends on your climate, tilt, and what lands on them. EnergySage on solar panel cleaning says most systems need cleaning once or twice a year, depending on where you live. See Solar Panel Cleaning.
Can I clean them myself?
From the ground with a soft brush and plain water, sometimes. Never climb on a roof. See DIY Versus Professional Cleaning.
How do I keep birds out from under my panels?
Wire mesh or critter guards along the edge of the array are the usual fix. See Bird Proofing.
My installer went out of business. Is my warranty gone?
Not necessarily. Equipment warranties often come from the manufacturer. See Installer Went Out Of Business.
Do you clean panels?
No. We publish guides and, if you ask, match you with one local company.
Will you call me?
Only if you check the consent box on a form, and only the single company we name to you. See the consent details.