Freedom Forever · Florida · updated 2026-09-05

Freedom Forever went bankrupt. Here's what to do if they installed your solar in Florida.

Freedom Forever filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on April 15, 2026, and the court converted it to Chapter 7 on August 7, 2026, which means the company is being wound down rather than reorganized. It installed roughly 190,000 systems in more than 35 states. If yours is one of them, the panels still work, the loan is still due, and the people who promised to service the system are gone. This page is the calm version of what that means.

The October 16 claim deadline has passed. Freedom Forever is in Chapter 7 liquidation (No. 26-10522, District of Delaware), and the last day to file a proof of claim was October 16, 2026. Whether a late claim is possible is a question for a bankruptcy attorney. What still protects your system now: Freedom Forever Chapter 7: what now.

Self-help information, not legal advice.

Run the free check right here

Four numbers from your inverter or old app. The result compares what your system has produced with what one like it should have produced at your address. No account, no sales call.

ZIP code Used only to look up typical sunlight for your area.

System size, kW On your contract, permit, or utility interconnection letter. Or count panels and multiply by 0.4.

Install date The month is close enough. Use the first of the month if you're not sure.

Lifetime production, kWh (usually thousands, not the system size) The "lifetime" or "total energy" number on your inverter's screen, or in the old monitoring app if it still opens. Where to find it, by brand.

Roof details, optional

Roof pitch, degrees

Direction panels face, degrees South is 180. West is 270. East is 90.

Email, to save your result We'll send the result and a reminder in a year to check again. Nothing else. No list is sold, ever.

Your result

of expected

Your system has produced
A system like yours should have produced
Time in service
Weather station used

How this was calculated

Expected production comes from PVWatts, the federal solar model from the National Laboratory of the Rockies (formerly NREL), using typical-year weather for your area, your system size, and a fixed roof mount at the pitch and direction given. It's summed month by month from your install date to today, with a small allowance for normal panel aging. Your actual number comes from you. The comparison is only as good as those inputs.

Thresholds: 85 percent or above reads as normal, because weather, shade, and dust easily account for that much. Between 65 and 85 percent is worth a look. Below 65 percent, something is usually wrong.

This is a production comparison, not an inspection. It cannot detect electrical faults, wiring damage, or safety problems, and a "normal" result does not mean the system is safe. If you smell burning, see scorch marks, or hear buzzing at the inverter, turn the system off at the disconnect and call a licensed electrician.

Getting a quote from another company? Run the quote check before you sign: price, production, financing, tax credit, and whether they will be around.

What you lost

The workmanship warranty on the installation itself, including roof penetrations
Any production guarantee Freedom Forever made in your contract
Their support line and any monitoring portal they ran
Anyone who knew your system's history

What you kept

The hardware. It's yours and it doesn't know the installer is gone
The manufacturer warranties on panels, inverter, and battery. Those come from Enphase, SolarEdge, Tesla, Q CELLS and the like, not from Freedom Forever
Your utility interconnection and net metering agreement
Your loan, unfortunately. It was sold or serviced separately and bankruptcy of the installer does not cancel it

Want the letter written for you? Who to write to depends on one thing:

You own it (cash or a loan)I write the warranty claim letter for you to send to the panel or inverter maker, with your serials and production numbers, and settle who pays the labor before any repair.

You lease or have a PPAI write the dispute letter for you to send to the company billing you, quoting the service and any credit your agreement describes.

You read and approve it, then send it yourself from your own email. $99, one time. Ready in 3 business days.

Write it for me, $99 Not sure it's underproducing? Run the free check first

This week

Find out if it's producing. Look at your inverter or your old app for a lifetime energy number, then run the free check. Ninety seconds. If the number is fine, most of the panic goes away.
Get your own monitoring access. If your app went dark, it was probably tied to the installer's account. The brand guides walk through getting your own Enphase or SolarEdge access so no future company can take it away.
Find your paperwork before it disappears. The contract, the system design or layout sheet, the permit, and the utility interconnection approval. If the Freedom Forever customer portal still opens, download everything today. Save the serial numbers of the inverter and a few panels.
Register your warranties directly. Most installers never registered the homeowner with the manufacturer. Do it now with the serial numbers. It's free and it's the thing that makes a future repair claim work.
Confirm who holds your loan. Keep paying it. Check your most recent statement for the servicer's name and put it with the paperwork. If you believe you were misled at the time of sale, that is a question for a consumer attorney, not for us, and the Florida Attorney General's consumer protection division takes complaints.

Rather not write it yourself? Who to write to depends on one thing:

You lease or have a PPAI write the dispute letter for you to send to the company billing you, quoting the service and any credit your agreement describes.

You read and approve it, then send it yourself from your own email. $99, one time. Ready in 3 business days.

Write it for me, $99 How it works

Questions Florida owners keep asking

Do I still have to pay the loan?: Yes. The loan was made by a lender, not by Freedom Forever, and it's being serviced by whoever holds it now. The installer's bankruptcy doesn't touch it. Stopping payment damages your credit and can put a lien on the house.
Is the 25-year warranty gone?: Two different warranties got sold to you as one. The manufacturer's warranty on the equipment survives and is usually 10 to 25 years depending on the part. The installer's workmanship warranty, which covered the labor and the roof, is the one that's now a claim in a bankruptcy court.
Can I file a claim in the bankruptcy?: Yes, if Freedom Forever owes you money: a deposit, a promised rebate or refund, or a repair its workmanship warranty should have paid for. The deadline was October 16, 2026. The court mailed the notice (Official Form 309D) in August; it is the letter that lists this date. File Official Form 410 for free on the court's electronic claim form at deb.uscourts.gov/claims-information, case number 26-10522 (District of Delaware), with your contract, receipts and photos attached. The trustee is Alfred T. Giuliano. Recoveries for unsecured claims in a liquidation are usually small or nothing, but filing is free, and a claim not filed by the deadline is out. This isn't legal advice. That deadline has now passed; whether a late claim is possible is a question for a bankruptcy attorney. What still protects your system: Freedom Forever Chapter 7: what now.
Someone called offering to "take over" my system or "cancel my loan.": Be careful. The bankruptcy created a wave of lead-generation sites and cold calls aimed at exactly this fear. Nobody can cancel a loan with a phone call. Anyone who wants money up front to "transfer" your warranty is selling something you can do yourself for free.
What if the roof leaks?: Roof penetrations were covered by the workmanship warranty, which is gone. A leak at a mount is a roofer's job first, and a licensed solar tech may need to lift panels. Your homeowner's insurance may or may not cover it depending on cause. Photograph everything before anyone touches it.

Who is actually still here

A few companies will service a Freedom Forever system in Florida for a fee. Palmetto offers free basic monitoring for any system in its app with paid service tiers above it. Solar Insure's SolarDetect program adds hardware and a monthly plan. Independent licensed solar contractors will do a diagnostic visit for a quoted price. We don't take money from any of them.