How to Cancel Your Texas Solar Contract Solar Contract?
A 7-step guide for Texas homeowners stuck in solar leases, loans, and PPAs
QUICK ANSWER: How to Cancel Your Texas Solar Contract
- Locate your solar contract and check the date you signed.
- Determine your cancellation window — 5 business days under Texas SB 1036 (signed on or after 9/1/2025), or 3 days under federal/state cooling-off rules.
- If you’re inside the window, send written cancellation by certified mail or email with delivery confirmation.
- If you’re outside the window, gather all sales materials, financing documents, and correspondence.
- Identify potential legal grounds: SB 1036, DTPA, TILA, or non-performance.
- Submit an intake to a qualified consumer protection law firm or intake service for review.
- Continue making payments until a qualified attorney has reviewed your situation and given you specific advice.
Each step is explained below — and you can submit a free intake at any point on this page.
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Cancelling a Texas solar contract is fact-specific. The right path depends on when you signed, what type of contract you have, what was promised at the point of sale, and which Texas and federal laws may apply to your situation. Below is the 7-step process — and at any point on this page, you can submit a free intake to skip the guesswork.
Step 1: Locate Your Contract and Check the Date
If you signed on or after September 1, 2025, Texas SB 1036 (the Residential Solar Retailer Regulatory Act) gives you 5 business days to cancel. If you signed earlier, federal and Texas cooling-off rules may still apply for door-to-door sales (3 business days). Either way, other laws — the Texas DTPA, the federal Truth in Lending Act, non-performance claims — may still apply if the cooling-off period has passed.
| Cancellation Right | Length | When it applies |
| Texas SB 1036 | 5 business days | Texas residential solar contracts signed on or after September 1, 2025. Period may be extended if your contract is missing the cancellation address. |
| Federal FTC Cooling-Off | 3 business days | Door-to-door sales of $25 or more. Failure to provide cancellation notice may extend the period. |
| Texas Home Solicitation Act | 3 business days | Texas-specific rule for door-to-door sales (Business & Commerce Code Chapter 601). |
| Federal TILA Rescission | 3 days → 3 years | For certain home-secured solar loans. If TILA disclosures were missing or wrong, the rescission window may extend up to 3 YEARS. |
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Step 3: If You're Inside the Window — Send Written Notice TODAY
How to send the cancellation notice:
- Send the notice to the address listed in your contract. Under SB 1036, this address is required. If your contract doesn't include it, you may send to the company's general business address.
- Use certified mail with return receipt for paper notices. Or email with read-receipt or send-confirmation.
- Keep copies of EVERYTHING — the cancellation letter, the receipt, the email confirmation, the original contract.
- Don't rely on a phone call. Always follow up phone conversations with written notice.
What to include:
- Your full name as it appears on the contract.
- Your address as it appears on the contract.
- Contract number, if assigned.
- Date you signed.
- Clear statement: "I am cancelling this contract under [SB 1036 / federal cooling-off rule / etc.]."
- Your signature and the date of cancellation.
Gather every one of these — even if you think it’s not relevant:
- Original signed solar contract (and any addendums).
- Financing paperwork (if a separate loan: GoodLeap, Mosaic, Sunlight Financial, etc.).
- PACE financing documents if applicable.
- All sales emails — search for the salesperson's name and the company name.
- All text messages with the salesperson or company.
- The salesperson's business card or contact info.
- Marketing materials, brochures, savings projections you were shown.
- Production reports if your system has been operating.
- Utility bills — before and after solar installation — to document actual savings or lack thereof.
- Any correspondence with the solar company.
- Photos of the installed system.
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| Legal Ground | When this may apply to you |
| SB 1036 disclosure failures | If you signed on or after 9/1/2025 and your contract is missing the required cancellation disclosures (cancellation deadline AND cancellation address), the 5-day window may not have started running. |
| Texas DTPA violations | Misrepresentation of energy bill savings, federal tax credit, system performance, or material contract terms. Texas DTPA cases require a 60-day pre-suit notice. |
| TILA disclosure issues | Solar loans only. “Dealer fees” of 20–30% of loan principal not disclosed in TILA-compliant form. Missing disclosures may extend rescission rights to 3 years. |
| Non-performance | System not producing what was guaranteed. Installer abandoned the project. Warranty obligations not being met. |
| Forgery or unauthorized loan | If your signature was forged or financing was obtained without your authorization. This may warrant immediate attorney review AND a police report. |
| AG investigation context | If your contract is with Sunrun, Freedom Forever (Chapter 11), Lone Star Solar, or CAM Solar — companies named in the April 2026 Texas AG investigation. |
Step 6: Get Your Documents in Front of a Law Firm
Direct attorney engagement: Find a Texas consumer protection attorney through the State Bar of Texas referral service (texasbar.com). Direct engagement gives you the most control over attorney selection, but typically involves hourly billing — Texas consumer protection attorneys commonly charge $300+/hour with no cap.
Intake service (faster, fixed-fee): Submit your information to a Texas-focused intake service. Free intake. Documents reviewed by a vetted law firm partner. If accepted, you enter a fixed-fee engagement — no hourly billing surprises.
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Step 7: KEEP MAKING PAYMENTS
Why you keep paying during the review process:
- Stopping payments may trigger default reporting to credit bureaus.
- Stopping payments gives the solar company more leverage in any negotiation.
- If the loan is mortgage-secured, stopping payments may eventually trigger foreclosure.
- If financing is PACE, stopping payments triggers property tax delinquency proceedings.
The law firm engaged on your matter — not us, not any other intake service — is the only party who can advise on payment decisions.
Common Questions
Can I cancel within 3 days?
If you signed at home (door-to-door sale), yes — federal and Texas cooling-off rules give you 3 business days. Texas SB 1036 (for contracts signed 9/1/2025+) gives you 5 business days. The clock starts the day you sign.
What if I'm past the window?
Cancellation generally requires legal grounds — DTPA misrepresentation, TILA disclosure issues, non-performance, or other fact-specific issues. A free intake gets your situation in front of a qualified attorney to find out.
What if my installer is bankrupt?
Freedom Forever (Chapter 11), SunPower (bankrupt 2024), Sunnova (Chapter 11 2025) — bankruptcy doesn’t automatically cancel your contract. But it adds urgency to organizing your documentation.
How much does an attorney cost?
Direct attorney engagement is typically $300+/hour with no cap. Through our intake service, the law firm partner offers a fixed-fee engagement disclosed up front — no hourly surprises.
Should I keep making payments?
Yes — until a qualified attorney has reviewed your situation and given you specific advice. Stopping payments can damage credit and complicate your case.
Are you a law firm?
No. We’re a Texas-focused intake service. We collect and organize your documents and connect you to a law group. Different roles, both important.
Important: Don't stop making payments without legal advice
Keep making your solar payments until a qualified Texas-licensed attorney has reviewed your situation. Stopping payments without legal advice can result in default, credit damage, or other consequences. Your attorney is the only person who can advise on payment decisions specific to your situation.
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