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SOLAR COMPANIES – BETTER DISCLOSURES FOR CONSUMERS

AB 2863, Public Utilities Code 218, 218.3, 739.5, 2868

This new law requires solar companies to give customers an estimate of the kilowatt hours to be delivered; how the pricing will be calculated over the life of the contract, and the price per kilowatt hour. The company has to also explain the operation and maintenance responsibiliy created by the contract; the removal of the system at the end of the contract; and provisions regulating the transfer of the contract if the house is sold.

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County of Los Angeles Department of Consumer Affairs
B-96 Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration
500 W. Temple Street * Los Angeles, CA 90012-2706
Telephone (800) 593-8222 (within the County) * (213) 974-1452
Web site: dca.lacounty.gov