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A city or county may not deny an application for a use permit to install a solar energy system unless it makes written findings based upon substantial evidence in the record that the proposed installation would have a specific, adverse impact upon the public health or safety, and there is no feasible method to satisfactorily mitigate or avoid the specific, adverse impac

I am in the middle of a consumer complaint against a Solar Pool contractor located in Simi Valley named California Solar (65 West Easy Street, #103 Simi Valley, CA. 93065 – 805-522-2747). This company sold and installed a Solar Pool heating system in our home in Van Nuys, which has never once been able to heat our pool since August of 2007.

Promises that can’t be delivered:
During my complaint process, I have had the opportunity to research many different Solar Contractors. Many of them promise 80 degree water in your pool over 8 months out of the year. While we have great weather in Southern California, these systems at best, (without a pool cover) can only marginally heat your pool a few months a year. (beyond what it would normally be). Often, a pool cover alone, is sufficient to heat pool water during the warmer months out of the year, without the cost (about $6000) of solar heating panels.

The problem: Americans who want to save energy and do the right thing are the easiest targets
The solar installer companies are not regulated and make outlandish promises to consumers who often spend thousands of dollars for these systems and in the end find out that they make little or no difference in their homes. The solar industry is in many ways very much like the old “tin men” who peddled aluminum siding years ago. All of their promises have to do what their system will do in the future. A future that sometimes never occurs. Most consumers want to save energy because the feel it’s the right thing to do and many of these unscrupulous contractors are counting on that.

The solution: We need regulation – require contractors to certify system performance
Solar contractors should be required to state the specific months of the year that the system will operate and provide the heating that is promised. There were some contractors that do include in their contract exactly the water temperature you can expect and what months out of the year you can expect such performance.

It’s important that we clean up the solar industry in our community because of its high cost and its appeal to consumers who want to do the right thing and save energy and then find themselves owning a system that simply doesn’t meet up to what was promised by the sales representative of the solar contractor. Unscrupulous contractors make promises that feed into the desire of all consumers to want to reduce energy consumption. They need to be held accountable to their claims.

What you can do:
Can you check this out. Do an undercover - either ask for a bid from one or more of these companies and see what they promise you for your money. Let’s bring the dishonest ones into the light.

Frank Catalano
818-994-2779