Solar breach of contract?
contract attorney Colorado Aug 14, 2026
Location: Colorado Hello, I have about a 3 year old solar system which I financed and have already had two microinverters fail. This second time the installer informed me that the diagnosis and install of a warrantied part would be at my expense, "the 1st one is free" they told me. I asked if I could diagnose myself and was told I could. While up there testing I noticed that the panels are not the Hyundai brand stated in my sales contract they are of a lesser quality. When I contacted them about this the reply was "management says we can replace microinverter free of charge". I never was made aware of any sort of change order and I would have never known if I had not got up there. Is this a breach of contract? Contract reads: Change orders: contractors first responsibility will be to do a complete engineering review of the proposed solar system. As a result of this review contractor may need to alter the pricing timing and or component specified in this contract. If such changes are minor and agreeable to both parties there will be no need for a new contract. However, if significant changes need to be made for reasons including but not limited to changes in solar panel or inverter availability, changes to the predicted system output discovery of Hazard materials at job site jurisdiction man dated engineering certification the absence of a grounding mechanism and or site analyst error, contractor will draft a revised contract and submit it to owner for approval
