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Senate panel advances consumer-protection bill for residential solar sales
Summary
HB 4,029 A, which would require licensed sales agents, a plain-language disclosure form and clearer contract elements for residential solar, was moved to the Senate floor after testimony from contractors, industry groups and consumer advocates about deceptive sales and predatory lending.
The Senate Energy and Environment Committee on Feb. 23 advanced House Bill 4,029 A to the Senate floor with a due-pass recommendation after hours of testimony from industry representatives, consumer-advocacy groups and the Oregon Department of Energy.
Local contractors and consumer advocates described repeated examples of deceptive sales tactics in rooftop solar transactions. "She'd been told that solar was for free, and it would not cost her anything. Now she's stuck with a solar loan that she didn't know she had signed up for," Tristan Kinsey, director of sales and operations at Earthlight Technology, told the committee,…
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