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From Master Resource<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Robert Bradley Jr.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cIt is hard to square Meghan Nutting\u2019s parting comments with good, only bad. Her company<\/em> failed everyone but a few employees, and no one more than founder\/CEO John Berger. Her industry<\/em> has failed its owners and customers too. Her solar journey was a mistake, a mirage, enabled by government.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Rooftop solar will go down as one of the biggest consumer busts in energy history\u2013and it is just getting started. Sunnova Energy International<\/a>, with 441,000 rooftop customers, already the subject of mass complaints and lawsuits, can no longer perform on their long-term contracts. So much for promises (still on their website<\/a>):<\/p>\n\n\n\n

25 Years of Protection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Enjoy peace of mind knowing your home solar system and battery are covered by Sunnova Protect\u00ae, featuring maintenance, monitoring, repairs, and replacements for 25 years. * Zero out-of pocket costs for repairs, replacements, and labor for ALL system components, even if outside the manufacturer\u2019s limited warranty * Roof penetration warranty *Energy guarantee<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The problem is industry-wide as explained by Cesar Barbosa<\/a> who issued this industry-wide warning<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A bold prediction no one wants to hear: Half of all commercial solar systems installed before 2016 will be underperforming or non-operational by 2030\u2026. [It is] a silent crisis unfolding on rooftops across America\u2014a crisis I\u2019ve been tackling firsthand since 2012, traveling the country with SunPower to address some of the industry\u2019s most pressing system failures.

Across the country, tens of thousands of rooftop solar systems\u2014once hailed as the clean energy revolution\u2014are quietly decaying. Not because the technology failed, but because the industry did. We rushed to install. We cut corners. We promised 25 years of performance\u2026 and delivered systems that can\u2019t make it past 10. [1]<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Back to Sunnova, the busted rooftop solar leader. I have traced the fall of Sunnova Energy and founder\/CEO John Berger with these prior posts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n