U.S. Government Asks For Consumer Help on Solar Scams

The federal government is taking steps to address the rising number of scams plaguing the troubled residential solar industry. 

The U.S. Department of the Treasury, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and the Federal Trade Commission told TIME that they were launching a unified effort on Aug. 7 to encourage consumers to report scammy behaviors, while also educating consumers about what those bad actors are doing. By getting more consumers to report scammy solar companies, government officials said...