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Solar Owner Help In Colorado

If your Colorado installer has closed, the state's electrical licensing and the Attorney General's complaint process are the main tools. Here is what we found.

Who Licenses Solar Work

Electrical work in Colorado is overseen by the State Electrical Board within the Division of Professions and Occupations. The Colorado State Electrical Board page lists links to verify a license and file a complaint, and notes that residential wiremen, journeyman electricians, and master electricians with active licenses must complete continuing education. Solar wiring is electrical work, so ask any company who holds the electrical license on the job.

How To Check A License

The Colorado license lookup lets you search the Division's licensed professionals and businesses by as much or as little information as you have. Search the electrician named on the permit and the company.

Where To File A Complaint

• Electrical work. Use the File a Complaint link on the State Electrical Board page above.
• Sales and business practices. The Colorado Attorney General complaint page takes consumer complaints by problem area and may route some to an informal Consumer Mediation Program. It is clear that the office cannot give individuals legal advice or represent them.

Net Metering Status

As of its October 2020 date, the Colorado Legislative Council Staff memo of October 2, 2020 said Colorado utilities are required to develop their own net metering programs and must compensate customers for monthly and annual excess generation. Rules may have changed since then. Because each utility runs its own program, ask yours how your exports are credited, what happens to excess credit at year end, and whether replacing an inverter or adding panels needs a new interconnection application.

The same 2020 memo notes a property tax exemption for certain residential solar systems that produce less than 100 kilowatts and serve mainly residential use. If a repair or expansion changes your system, check whether the exemption still applies.

After A Storm

Do not climb up to clear snow or debris from panels. If production stays low after a storm, read Solar System Not Producing, and if you see water inside near the array, read Roof Leak Around Solar Panels.

Steps For Any Orphaned System

1. Gather your contract, permit, equipment list, warranty papers, and any loan or lease documents.
2. Call each equipment maker with your serial numbers. EnergySage guide to installer bankruptcy (updated January 7, 2026) says manufacturer warranties remain valid regardless of installer status, and that the manufacturer can often point you to installers certified on its equipment. It also quotes a service coordinator warning that if an installer is not certified on your equipment, those warranties could be determined to be void, so ask the manufacturer before you hire.
3. If you lease or have a power purchase agreement, contact the company that owns the system before hiring anyone. See Solar Lease Or PPA When The Company Is Gone.
4. Check any new company's license with the agency above before you sign, and get the scope and price in writing.

Agency rules, rates, and contact details change. Treat the dates on the sources here as a snapshot and confirm on the agency's own site.

If you want a local service company to look at your system, describe it in the system check form. We name the one company before anyone contacts you.

Related: Installer Went Out Of Business, Solar Warranty Help, Solar System Not Producing.