A Watchdog.org article highlighted the efforts of Arizona Congressman Paul Gosar to investigate potentially harmful sales tactics by solar panel leasing companies throughout the Southwestern United States. According to Watchdog.org, consumers complained that “the massive savings they were promised never materialized.”
As a result, “12 Republicans and four Democrats have asked two federal regulatory agencies to investigate concerns that “these leases are not offered in good faith or with accurate disclosures.”
On December 16, 2014 Gosar spearheaded a letter to the Chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Edith Ramirez urging the Commission to investigate the sales practices of companies offering third-party leases for rooftop solar systems.
Other signees of the Congressman’s letter include Reps. Lamar Smith, David McKinley, Jeff Miller, Cynthia Lummis, Andy Harris, Morgan Griffith, Mo Brooks, Ted Poe, and Alan Nunnelee.