{"id":323,"date":"2017-10-16T16:11:48","date_gmt":"2017-10-16T16:11:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.empower-solar.com\/what-happens-if-your-solar-company-closes-and-how-to-avoid-it\/"},"modified":"2022-05-10T14:55:41","modified_gmt":"2022-05-10T14:55:41","slug":"your-solar-company-closed-what-do-you-do-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/empower-solar.com\/en\/blog\/your-solar-company-closed-what-do-you-do-now\/","title":{"rendered":"What Happens If a Solar Company Goes Out of Business, and How to Avoid It"},"content":{"rendered":"

SOMEONE KNOCKED ON YOUR DOOR, YOU SIGNED UP TO GO SOLAR, AND NOW THEY\u2019RE OUT OF BUSINESS \u2013 SOUND FAMILIAR? YOU\u2019RE NOT ALONE!<\/h2>\n

After hearing news about your solar installer closing down, you’re probably wondering what happens next. Thousands of Long Island and New York City homeowners have been in your shoes after local installers have gone out of business. Luckily, many of these homeowners are protected by a 20-year agreement and, or, a manufacturer\u2019s warranty that will long outlive the installer that happened to put their system up.<\/p>\n

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Why is this happening?<\/h2>\n

Solar is evolving from early adopter to mass deployment and attracting many new businesses, some only looking to make a quick buck. A few solar companies have used aggressive sales tactics such as door knocking and cold calling to generate fast business growth, and many of these operations have come and gone.<\/p>\n

Many well-established companies, like EmPower Solar, have been around since the early 2000s. After the big New York solar boom of 2013, several national companies opened offices locally and others popped up seemingly overnight. Unfortunately, they didn\u2019t all exactly embrace the same customer-driven culture that we did and instead focused on rapid growth. As a result, many received low customer satisfaction ratings, and frankly, didn\u2019t make it. Companies focused on consistent, sustainable, and scaled growth are the ones that will continue to have a place in the local market for the long haul.<\/p>\n

What do I do if my company is no longer around?<\/h2>\n

Step 1. Don\u2019t panic. If your auto mechanic closed shop, you\u2019d find another one, right?<\/p>\n