How do I get out of a solar contract in Arizona?
Short answer
Arizona law writes the exit into the disclosures. Under A.R.S. §44-1763, a solar agreement’s disclosures — in at least 10-point type — must include a separately acknowledged right to rescind for not less than three business days after signing and before installation. Arizona’s home-solicitation rule separately runs to midnight of the third business day. After that, the contract controls — and Arizona also has two enforcement actions, against Vision Solar and Sunrun, that show what documented complaints can do.
The §44-1763 disclosures: what Arizona requires in the agreement itself
Arizona’s solar statute, A.R.S. §44-1763, governs agreements to sell, lease, or finance a solar energy device. The disclosures must be signed and dated, in type of at least 10 points, and they include a separately acknowledged statement of the buyer’s right to rescind the transaction for not less than three business days after the agreement is signed and before installation of the system.
The same section requires the total price, fees, and payment schedule, and any warranty shorter than the agreement’s term, to be separately set out — and an agreement signed with important blank spaces still in it is voidable (the buyer can cancel it) until the system is installed. On an Arizona file, the disclosure pages are not boilerplate: they are the checklist the Legislature wrote, and each missing or unsigned item is a finding.
The Vision Solar case: the FTC and the Attorney General, together
On July 14, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission and the Arizona Attorney General filed suit against Vision Solar LLC, Solar Xchange (doing business as Energy Exchange), and an owner, Mark Getts. The complaint brought claims under the FTC Act, the Telemarketing Sales Rule, the Arizona Consumer Fraud Act, and the Arizona Telephone Solicitation Act — a federal-and-state case about how solar was sold, including by phone.
For Arizona homeowners the lesson is jurisdictional as much as legal: a documented complaint in Arizona can land in two systems at once, the state Attorney General and the FTC, because both police the same sale.
The Sunrun consent: restitution through a complaint process
In a separate action, Attorney General Kris Mayes reached a settlement with Sunrun Inc. and Vivint Solar, Inc. in a stipulated consent agreement approved by the court on May 22, 2025. Under it, eligible consumers can receive restitution, repairs of non-functioning systems, and/or service-contract modification. The consent agreement also set a $600,000 consumer restitution fund and $600,000 in civil penalties.
The process the settlement built runs through the companies, under the Attorney General’s oversight: eligible consumers submit a written complaint to Sunrun’s customer service (the contact details must be posted on its website), and complaints received within two years of the agreement’s effective date qualify. The company gets 180 days to resolve a complaint informally, then must make at least one further offer. Unrelated new problems still go to the Attorney General’s consumer complaint process. If your system came from Sunrun or Vivint and something is unresolved — production, repairs, contract terms — file in writing, attach the agreement and statements, and keep copies.
Who regulates what in Arizona — and why your utility matters
Arizona splits solar oversight three ways, and the right door depends on the problem: the Attorney General for fraud and deceptive sales, the Registrar of Contractors for the installer’s work, and the Arizona Corporation Commission for the regulated utilities (Arizona Public Service, Tucson Electric Power, UniSource). One Arizona-only wrinkle: Salt River Project is a public power district, not regulated by the Corporation Commission the way APS is — SRP customers’ solar credit rules are SRP’s own.
As in Texas, what your exported power is credited at is set by your utility’s rules, not by the solar contract — a second document that decides whether a savings promise was ever possible. And Arizona has its own installer-failure history: Titan Solar Power was based here before its June 2024 Chapter 7 filing. For an orphaned system, see the solar company bankruptcy guide.
Documents to gather
- The §44-1763 disclosure pages — signed, dated, and separately acknowledged, or not
- Your full agreement, including the pages stating total price, fees, and the payment schedule
- Any page where a warranty shorter than the agreement term is set out
- The proposal and savings estimate you were sold from
- Loan, lease, or PPA statements, oldest to newest
- If your system is Sunrun or Vivint: any complaint you have filed, and the response
Questions to ask a licensed attorney
We are not a law firm, and this page is general information, not legal advice. These are the questions your paperwork raises that a licensed attorney in your state can answer for your situation:
- My agreement’s disclosures were never separately acknowledged — what follows under Arizona law?
- Am I eligible under the Sunrun consent agreement, and how do I file a complaint that qualifies under it?
- The agreement had blank spaces in it when I signed — what does Arizona law say about that?
Questions people also ask
How many days do I have to rescind a solar contract in Arizona?
At least three business days after signing and before installation — that is the floor A.R.S. §44-1763 requires the separately acknowledged disclosure in your agreement to state. Arizona’s home-solicitation rule separately allows cancellation until midnight of the third business day. Your agreement’s disclosure page states your right; act in writing inside it and keep proof of when you sent it.
What is the Arizona Sunrun settlement?
A stipulated consent agreement between Attorney General Kris Mayes and Sunrun Inc. and Vivint Solar, Inc., approved by the court on May 22, 2025. Eligible consumers can receive restitution, repairs of non-functioning systems, and/or service-contract modification. Complaints are filed in writing with Sunrun’s customer service under the agreement’s rules — complaints received within two years of the effective date qualify — and the Attorney General’s office oversees the process and takes unrelated new complaints directly.
What was the Vision Solar case?
A joint case by the Federal Trade Commission and the Arizona Attorney General against Vision Solar LLC, Solar Xchange (doing business as Energy Exchange), and Mark Getts, filed July 14, 2023, under the FTC Act, the Telemarketing Sales Rule, and Arizona’s Consumer Fraud Act and Telephone Solicitation Act. It is an enforcement action about how solar was sold — and an example of the kind of outcome a documented, written complaint can produce.
My Arizona installer went out of business. Do I still pay?
If the money is a loan or a lease, yes — those belong to the lender or the lease company, not the installer. Titan Solar Power, which was based in Arizona, filed Chapter 7 in June 2024, and its customers’ loans and leases continued with their servicers. What an installer failure usually strands is service, monitoring, and warranty repairs. The bankruptcy guide on this site explains how to confirm who services your deal.
How the workbooks help
Your Actions is built from your Arizona agreement and its §44-1763 disclosure pages — starting with whether the rescission right and the price disclosures the law requires are actually in your file — and The In-Depth Version documents every finding in full.
The Package — Your Actions + The In-Depth Version. Both books always included. Each book is delivered by email within 3–5 business days of purchase; delivery occurs after the 3-day cancellation window closes.
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