Click on the image to read “Selecting a Solar Company: Green and Red Flags,” from Illinois Shines.
CUB encourages consumers to utilize the newly launched resource, Illinois Shines: Selecting a Solar Company: Green and Red Flags, to make informed decisions regarding going solar.
This is the first handout in the Illinois Power Agency’s (IPA) Homeowner Handout Series, which is part of an expanding resource library designed to help consumers make informed, confident decisions about going solar with the IPA-administered Illinois Shines program.
The launch of this important resource is part of the IPA’s broader consumer-protection commitment to educating consumers about the decision to go solar and providing resources to increase their knowledge. These resources are geared toward helping protect consumers against predatory and problematic vendor practices, including misleading marketing, contract confusion and financial risks.
Consumer protection is a key pillar for Illinois Shines, helping ensure consumers have necessary information and safeguards when considering going solar or when approached by companies about going solar. The new Homeowner Handout offers guidance to evaluate Illinois Shines solar companies, compare offers using Disclosure Forms, and spot the red flags of misleading, deceptive, or pressurized practices.
Upcoming Homeowner Handouts will cover solar loans, financing, and buying and selling a home with an existing solar project.
