Louisiana Solar Contract Cancellation

Trying to Get Out of a Solar Contract in Louisiana?

Louisiana solar problems often become clearer only after the contract, sales pitch, contractor credentials, utility records, financing, and actual bills are compared side by side. If you signed after an in-home solicitation and want to cancel, your exported solar is credited at less than you expected, New Orleans rules were explained incorrectly, the installer or seller may not have had the right license, the written contract is incomplete, financing changed the economics of the deal, or solar is complicating a home sale, Solar Exit Louisiana can help organize the records and identify practical next steps.

Three-business-day cancellation rights for qualifying Louisiana home-solicitation sales
LPSC two-channel billing and utility-specific avoided-cost export credits
Separate Entergy New Orleans net-metering treatment
Louisiana Solar Energy Equipment and electrical licensing requirements
Written-contract, financing, tax-credit, and sales-promise questions
Home-sale, payoff, transfer, UCC, roof, and company-closure concerns

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Louisiana solar disputes can involve home-solicitation cancellation rights, utility-specific export compensation, a separate New Orleans regulatory system, contractor licensing, written-contract rules, financing, and tax claims. Use the shortcuts below to jump directly to the issue you need to review.

Common Louisiana Solar Problems

Does Any of This Sound Familiar?

Solar problems do not always begin and end with the installer. The salesperson, dealer, lender, loan servicer, electric utility, equipment manufacturer, and installation contractor may all play different roles.

You Signed After an In-Home Solar Solicitation and Want to Cancel

Louisiana law gives consumers a three-business-day cancellation period for qualifying home-solicitation sales. Coverage depends on how the transaction was solicited and structured, so the first step is to identify the signing date, where the sale was made, whether the seller initiated the contact, and whether the agreement contains the required cancellation notice.

Save the complete signed agreement and cancellation notice
Confirm the date and location of the sale
Preserve written cancellation notice and proof it was sent

Louisiana R.S. 9:3538 Consumer Right to Cancel Louisiana R.S. 9:3539 Home Solicitation Agreement Notice

Your Exported Solar Is Worth Less Than the Sales Pitch Suggested

For LPSC-jurisdictional systems connected after December 31, 2019, imported electricity is billed at the normal retail rate while surplus electricity sent to the grid is credited at the utility's avoided-cost rate. Energy used directly in the home can still offset retail purchases, but exported energy can have a very different value. That distinction can materially change a savings estimate.

Compare imported kWh, self-consumed solar, and exported kWh
Identify the current utility avoided-cost rate
Compare the actual billing structure with the original savings illustration

Louisiana Public Service Commission Electric Net Metering

You Live in New Orleans and Were Shown Statewide Net-Metering Rules

Entergy New Orleans customers are not governed by the same LPSC distributed-generation rules used by Entergy Louisiana and other LPSC-regulated utilities. Entergy New Orleans currently describes monthly netting for eligible residential systems up to 25 kW, with excess kilowatt-hour credits carried forward. A proposal that used the wrong utility framework should be reviewed against the tariff that actually applies to the property.

Confirm the account is Entergy New Orleans rather than Entergy Louisiana
Obtain the current New Orleans net-metering and interconnection records
Compare the sales assumptions with actual monthly credits and bills

Entergy New Orleans Net Metering and Distributed Generation

The Solar Seller or Installer May Not Have Had the Required Louisiana License

Louisiana requires a Solar Energy Equipment license for qualifying solar projects valued at $10,000 or more, and an Electrical license is required for photovoltaic wiring or hookups at that project value. The solar statute reaches entities engaged in selling, leasing, installing, servicing, or monitoring solar equipment and does not automatically exempt entities that arrange solar agreements or acquire customers for financing companies.

Search the company in the LSLBC contractor database
Check the Solar Energy Equipment classification and qualifying major license
Identify who actually performed the electrical work

Louisiana R.S. 37:2156.3 Solar Energy Equipment LSLBC Contractor Search

The Written Contract Does Not Match What Was Promised

Louisiana now requires agreements for contracting services that require licensure or registration to include the complete agreement, contractor identity and license number, a description of the work, the total agreed price or applicable cost estimate, signatures, and required insurance certificates. Missing records do not automatically answer every private dispute, but they are important evidence when the sales pitch and signed paperwork tell different stories.

Compare the proposal with the final signed agreement
Locate the contractor license number, project scope, total price, and signatures
Save change orders, equipment substitutions, and later amendments

Louisiana R.S. 37:2159 Written Contract Required

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Start with the problem in plain language. You do not need to know whether it is mainly a cancellation issue, export-credit problem, New Orleans utility issue, licensing concern, written-contract problem, financing dispute, or home-sale obstacle.

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We compare the sales process, signed agreements, contractor credentials, utility territory, interconnection date, tariff, financing, bills, production records, and tax assumptions against the Louisiana-specific framework.

Identify the Practical Next Steps

The next step may involve the seller, installer, lender, utility, Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors, Louisiana Public Service Commission, Attorney General, New Orleans utility regulators, title company, electrician, tax professional, attorney, or another qualified professional depending on the facts.

What Makes Louisiana Solar Different

The Contract Has to Be Read Together With the Utility and Contractor Rules

Louisiana does not have one simple residential solar billing rule that applies everywhere. Most investor-owned utilities and electric cooperatives fall under Louisiana Public Service Commission distributed-generation rules, while Entergy New Orleans operates under the New Orleans City Council's utility jurisdiction. The serving utility and interconnection date can change the value of exported electricity.

For LPSC-jurisdictional systems installed or interconnected after December 31, 2019, the current framework separates power purchased from the utility from excess power exported back to the grid. The LPSC publishes avoided-cost rates by utility and currently provides a 2026 rate table. Older qualifying systems can have grandfathered treatment through December 31, 2034, subject to the applicable utility tariff and system history.

Louisiana also has solar-specific contractor licensing and current written-contract requirements. Those records can matter when a homeowner is trying to determine who sold the system, who installed it, whether the electrical work was properly licensed, and whether the signed paperwork accurately captured the deal.

Louisiana R.S. 9:3538 Consumer Right to Cancel Louisiana Public Service Commission Electric Net Metering Louisiana R.S. 37:2156.3 Solar Energy Equipment Entergy Louisiana Net Metering and Distributed Generation

3 business daysCancellation window for qualifying Louisiana home-solicitation sales

25 kWResidential distributed-generation size commonly covered by LPSC utility rules and Entergy New Orleans net metering

$10,000Project-value threshold in Louisiana's solar equipment and photovoltaic electrical licensing statute

Dec. 31, 2034End of the grandfathering period described by Entergy Louisiana and Cleco for eligible pre-2020 systems

Louisiana Electric Utilities

Identify the Utility Before You Judge the Solar Savings

Utility territory matters in Louisiana. The same array size can produce different economics depending on the applicable tariff, the date the system interconnected, how much solar is used in the home, how much is exported, and whether the account is under LPSC or New Orleans jurisdiction.

Entergy Louisiana

Entergy Louisiana follows the LPSC distributed-generation framework. Eligible systems installed by December 31, 2019 are described as grandfathered through December 31, 2034, while later systems use two-channel billing under the distributed-generation rider. Material modifications can affect grandfathered status.

Entergy Louisiana Net Metering and Distributed Generation Entergy Louisiana Interconnection Process

Cleco Power and Other LPSC Utilities

Cleco describes the same broad post-2019 framework: residential renewable systems up to 25 kW can participate, imports and exports are separately measured, and systems interconnected on or after January 1, 2020 receive avoided-cost credit for exported power. LPSC rules also apply to other jurisdictional utilities and electric cooperatives, but each utility has its own tariff and procedures.

Cleco Distributed Generation LPSC Electric Net Metering

Entergy New Orleans

Entergy New Orleans is different. Its current residential net-metering page describes eligible systems up to 25 kW, monthly offsetting of kilowatt-hours sent to the grid against kilowatt-hours sold to the customer, and carryforward of excess credits. The New Orleans City Council regulates Entergy New Orleans utility service, not the LPSC.

Entergy New Orleans Net Metering City of New Orleans Utility Regulation Overview

Why this matters:In Louisiana, a system can produce the promised annual kilowatt-hours and still miss the promised savings if the proposal overvalued exported electricity or used the wrong utility tariff.

Louisiana Distributed Generation Billing

Two-Channel Billing Makes Self-Consumed Solar More Valuable Than Exports for Many Louisiana Customers

For customers under the LPSC post-2019 distributed-generation rules, the financial result depends on where each solar kilowatt-hour goes. Energy used by the home can avoid a retail purchase. Energy sent to the grid is a separate transaction credited at the utility's avoided cost.

LPSC Electric Net Metering Entergy Louisiana Net Metering and Distributed Generation Cleco Distributed Generation

Imports Are Still Purchased at the Retail Rate

The LPSC says customers with post-2019 distributed generation pay the full retail rate for electricity purchased from the utility. Solar does not automatically erase fixed charges, minimum bills, or all utility purchases, especially at night or when household consumption exceeds production.

Self-Consumed Solar Avoids a Utility Purchase

Solar electricity produced and used at the property is not sold to the utility. Economically, it can reduce the amount of electricity the customer otherwise would have bought at retail. A proposal that assumes every generated kilowatt-hour has the same bill value can therefore be misleading.

Surplus Exports Receive Avoided-Cost Credit

The LPSC states that surplus energy sold back to the utility under the post-2019 framework is credited at avoided cost. The Commission publishes avoided-cost rates by electric utility and currently links a 2026 rate table. Because the rate can change, use the current utility tariff rather than an old proposal number.

Older Systems Can Have Grandfathered Treatment

Entergy Louisiana and Cleco both describe eligible systems installed before the 2020 rule change as grandfathered through December 31, 2034. System modifications, interconnection history, and the specific tariff still need to be checked before assuming an older account remains grandfathered.

What to compare in a Louisiana export-credit dispute

Serving electric utility and account number
Original interconnection request and permission-to-operate date
Whether the system was installed by December 31, 2019
Any later expansion, battery addition, inverter replacement, or other material modification
Current imported kWh and exported kWh on utility bills
Current avoided-cost rate or applicable net-metering tariff
Sales proposal assumptions about utility rates, export value, and annual savings
Fixed charges or minimum bills that remain after solar

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New Orleans Is Different

Entergy New Orleans Does Not Use the Same Solar Billing Rules as Entergy Louisiana

The LPSC distributed-generation page governs utilities within the Commission's jurisdiction, but Entergy Louisiana expressly notes that those rules do not apply to Entergy New Orleans. Utility regulation inside New Orleans is handled by the New Orleans City Council.

Entergy New Orleans currently states that residential net metering is available for eligible generation facilities up to 25 kW. Kilowatt-hours sent to the grid offset kilowatt-hours sold to the customer during the same month, and excess kilowatt-hour credits can carry into later months. Remaining credits at service discontinuation are paid at avoided cost.

Entergy New Orleans also identifies interconnection limits for its Downtown Network Area. A homeowner should verify the exact service location, current tariff, interconnection approval, and meter records instead of relying on a statewide solar summary.

Entergy New Orleans Net Metering and Distributed Generation City of New Orleans Utility Regulation Overview

What to gather for a New Orleans solar dispute

Entergy New Orleans account and service address
Net-metering or distributed-generation application
Current interconnection agreement and permission-to-operate records
Monthly imported, exported, and carried-forward kilowatt-hour credits
Any sales material that cited LPSC or Entergy Louisiana rates
Any notice about Downtown Network Area restrictions
Current New Orleans tariff or City Council action affecting the account

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Louisiana Written Solar Contracts

Louisiana Contracting Law Now Requires More of the Written Agreement

R.S. 37:2159 requires every agreement for contracting services that requires licensure or registration under the contractor chapter to include the complete agreement and incorporated documents, the contractor's full name, address, and license number, a description of the work, the total agreed price or required cost approximation, signatures, and applicable insurance certificates.

The statute also says each party must receive a copy at signing and that the contractor cannot begin work before the agreement is signed. For a solar dispute, this makes the complete contract packet especially important. A proposal, financing agreement, installation contract, change order, and equipment substitution should not be treated as unrelated paperwork if they collectively define the project.

A documentation problem does not by itself establish a homeowner's legal remedy. It does, however, give a useful checklist for comparing what Louisiana requires with what the homeowner actually received.

Louisiana R.S. 37:2159 Written Contract Required

Louisiana solar contract records worth checking

Complete signed installation agreement and incorporated documents
Contractor full legal name, address, and license number
Detailed description of the work and equipment
Total contract price or applicable cost estimate
Signatures and date of execution
Applicable insurance certificates
Change orders and equipment substitutions
Separate loan, lease, PPA, or financing disclosures

Louisiana Solar Consumer Protections

Cancellation, Written Contracts, and Licensing Can Overlap in the Same Solar Sale

Louisiana's home-solicitation rules give qualifying consumers a limited cancellation period and require a written agreement with a conspicuous notice of the right to cancel. The statute says written cancellation does not need a particular form so long as it communicates the consumer's intent not to be bound.

Separately, Louisiana contractor law imposes solar licensing requirements and written-contract requirements on covered contracting work. A homeowner should therefore identify both the sales circumstances and the contracting entities involved rather than assuming one statute answers the entire dispute.

The Louisiana Attorney General accepts consumer disputes concerning unfair or deceptive business practices, while contractor-license complaints and license verification are handled by the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors. Utility complaints for LPSC-regulated utilities have a different path.

Louisiana R.S. 9:3538 Consumer Right to Cancel Louisiana R.S. 9:3539 Home Solicitation Agreement Notice Louisiana Attorney General Consumer Disputes LSLBC Consumers

Questions that help sort the issue

Who initiated the sales contact and where was the agreement signed?
Was the deal a qualifying home-solicitation sale?
Did the contract include a conspicuous cancellation notice?
Which company sold the system and which company installed it?
Did the installer hold the required Solar Energy Equipment and electrical credentials?
Does the written agreement include the required contractor information and project terms?
Is the dispute primarily about sales conduct, contracting work, utility billing, or financing?

Do not wait for an agency complaint process if a contractual or statutory cancellation deadline may be running. Preserve the agreement and proof of any cancellation notice immediately.

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Louisiana Cancellation Rights

A Qualifying Home-Solicitation Sale Can Carry a Three-Business-Day Right to Cancel

R.S. 9:3538 gives a consumer the right to cancel a qualifying home-solicitation sale until midnight of the third business day after the day the consumer signs the agreement or offer to purchase. The statute defines coverage by reference to Louisiana's home-solicitation definitions, so not every solar transaction automatically falls within the rule.

For a covered sale, cancellation occurs when the consumer gives written notice to the seller at the address stated in the agreement. If mailed, the notice is given when properly addressed and deposited with postage prepaid. The statute says no special form is required if the written expression communicates the intent not to be bound.

R.S. 9:3539 requires the covered written agreement to include a conspicuous notice of the consumer's cancellation right. Outside the statutory window, cancellation may depend on the contract, financing status, project progress, sales representations, utility or permitting problems, or other facts.

Louisiana R.S. 9:3538 Consumer Right to Cancel Louisiana R.S. 9:3539 Home Solicitation Agreement Notice Louisiana R.S. 9:2711.1 Noncredit Home Solicitation Sales

What to Look For

Date the agreement was signed
Where the sale was solicited and completed
Whether the seller initiated the contact
The contract's cancellation-right notice
Seller mailing address in the agreement
Written cancellation notice and proof of mailing or delivery
Any separate lender cancellation or funding status
Installation, permit, or interconnection progress when cancellation was attempted

A phone call is harder to prove and does not replace the written notice described in R.S. 9:3538. If a deadline may apply, preserve written proof of what was sent and when.

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Louisiana Solar Contractor Licensing

Solar Projects at $10,000 or More Trigger Specific Louisiana Licensing Requirements

R.S. 37:2156.3 requires a Solar Energy Equipment license to install solar equipment or systems when the project value is $10,000 or more. An applicant for that classification must also hold at least one listed major classification: Building Construction, Electrical, Mechanical, or Residential Construction.

The same statute requires an Electrical license to connect wiring or hookups for a photovoltaic panel or system when the project value is $10,000 or more. The statute applies broadly to entities engaged in selling, leasing, installing, servicing, or monitoring solar equipment and says entities arranging solar lease or sale agreements or acquiring customers for financing entities are not exempt.

The LSLBC currently identifies Solar Energy Equipment as classification S.12 and provides an online search for currently licensed or registered contractors. Verify the legal company name and relevant classification rather than relying only on a salesperson's badge, truck, or marketing name.

Louisiana R.S. 37:2156.3 Solar Energy Equipment LSLBC Solar Energy Equipment Classification LSLBC Contractor Search

A Louisiana Solar Project Can Involve Several Different Companies

Solar salesperson or dealer
Solar equipment seller or lessor
Solar Energy Equipment contractor
Electrical contractor
Roofing contractor
Third-party lender or loan servicer
Electric utility
Subcontractors and permitting professionals

The seller, installer, electrical contractor, lender, and utility may all be different entities. Match each company to the role it actually performed before deciding where a complaint or contract issue belongs.

Louisiana Solar Financing and Payments

The Utility Credit and the Loan Payment Need to Be Modeled Together

A Louisiana solar loan can look affordable in a sales proposal but become difficult when the utility exports are worth less than modeled, household usage changes, the system underproduces, or the financing assumed a tax credit or lump-sum principal payment that never happened. The installation contract and financing agreement should be reviewed separately because they may involve different companies and obligations.

Ask for the cash price, financed principal, interest rate, term, payment schedule, any re-amortization or payment-change condition, and any amount added to obtain financing. Then compare those numbers with the actual utility savings under the correct tariff.

Do not stop making payments solely because the installer closed, the system is underperforming, or a complaint has been filed. Payment obligations and dispute rights depend on the actual financing documents and applicable law.

Cash price and financed amount
Interest rate and loan term
Monthly payment schedule
Any principal-paydown or re-amortization assumption
Any tax-credit assumption in the proposal
Actual monthly utility savings under the correct tariff
Lender or servicer notices
Any separate cancellation, dispute, or arbitration terms

A low advertised solar payment is not the same thing as a guaranteed total housing-energy cost. Compare the loan payment and the post-solar utility bill together.

LPSC Electric Net Metering IRS Residential Clean Energy Credit

Louisiana Tax and Incentive Issues

Older Solar Tax-Credit Pitches Need a 2026 Reality Check

Louisiana R.S. 47:6030, the former state solar energy systems tax-credit statute, was repealed effective January 1, 2025. A 2026 homeowner should not assume that an older Louisiana state income-tax credit described in sales material is still available.

Louisiana does still have a statutory ad valorem property-tax exemption for qualifying solar energy equipment attached to an owner-occupied residential building. That is a different tax benefit from an income-tax credit and should not be presented as cash available to make a loan payment.

At the federal level, current IRS guidance says the Residential Clean Energy Credit equals 30 percent for qualifying property installed from 2022 through December 31, 2025 and is not available for property placed in service after December 31, 2025. Solar Exit Louisiana does not provide tax advice. Homeowners should use current official guidance and a qualified tax professional for individual eligibility questions.

System placed-in-service date
Sales proposal and tax-credit worksheet
Whether a state income-tax credit was promised
Whether property-tax treatment was confused with an income-tax credit
Any financing payment change tied to an expected credit
Current IRS guidance and qualified tax advice

Do not use an old 30 percent tax-credit assumption to evaluate a 2026 installation without checking current IRS rules and the actual placed-in-service date.

Louisiana R.S. 47:6030 Repealed Solar Tax Credit Louisiana R.S. 47:1706 Solar Property-Tax Exemption IRS Residential Clean Energy Credit

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Selling or Refinancing With Solar in Louisiana

A Home Sale Can Expose Transfer, Payoff, Grandfathering, and Filing Problems

Solar can complicate a Louisiana home sale when the owner still has a loan, lease, PPA, UCC financing statement, roof issue, or unresolved utility interconnection problem. Start by identifying who owns the equipment and what the financing agreement requires at transfer or payoff.

For Entergy Louisiana, current utility guidance says eligible pre-2020 grandfathered distributed-generation treatment continues through December 31, 2034 even if the property is sold. That utility-billing status does not automatically transfer or cancel a separate solar loan, lease, PPA, warranty, or security interest, so the utility and financing records must be reviewed independently.

A UCC financing statement or fixture filing should not automatically be described as a mortgage lien on the entire home. Obtain the actual filing, financing agreement, title-company request, and lender instructions before deciding what release or payoff is needed.

Equipment ownership
Loan payoff or transfer requirements
Lease or PPA assignment process
UCC filing and termination information
Title-company or refinance request
Roof removal and reinstall obligations
Warranty transfer terms
Utility account and distributed-generation transfer requirements
Pre-2020 grandfathering documentation if applicable

Entergy Louisiana Net Metering and Distributed Generation

If the Louisiana Solar Company Closed

Installer Closure Does Not Automatically Resolve the Loan, Warranty, or Utility Account

A closed or unresponsive installer can leave several separate relationships behind. The lender or servicer may still collect payments, the equipment manufacturer may still administer a product warranty, another contractor may be needed for service, and the utility still controls interconnection and billing records.

Gather every notice about assignment, servicing, warranty transfer, bankruptcy, or company closure. Then identify which company currently owns or services each obligation before assuming the original installer was the only party involved.

Original seller and installer legal names
Current loan owner and servicer
Equipment manufacturer warranties
Workmanship warranty
Utility interconnection and permission-to-operate records
Any assignment or company-closure notice
LSLBC license and complaint history
Roof or repair obligations

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Louisiana Complaint and Verification Resources

The Right Louisiana Agency Depends on the Part of the Solar Deal That Failed

A sales-practice complaint, contractor-license issue, utility-billing dispute, and private loan dispute are not interchangeable. Start with the agency that has jurisdiction over the specific problem.

Unfair or deceptive solar sales practiceLouisiana Attorney General Consumer Protection Section

The Attorney General accepts consumer disputes involving unfair or deceptive business practices and may use the information for consumer-protection work or refer the matter to another agency.

Important: The Attorney General states that it cannot act as the consumer's attorney, a court, or personal legal advisor, and it does not handle utility-company disputes.

Official Resource

Solar contractor license, classification, or contracting-work complaintLouisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors

LSLBC provides contractor-license searches and an online complaint process. Solar Energy Equipment is a listed classification, and homeowners can verify whether a company currently holds the credential shown in its advertising or contract.

Important: Licensing enforcement does not automatically decide every private refund, loan, cancellation, or damages dispute.

Official Resource

Billing, tariff, or service complaint involving an LPSC-regulated utility or electric cooperativeLouisiana Public Service Commission

The LPSC accepts complaints concerning utilities within its jurisdiction and directs consumers to the appropriate Commissioner's office. Its jurisdiction includes non-municipally owned electric utilities and Louisiana electric cooperatives.

Important: The LPSC does not regulate Entergy New Orleans and is not the forum for a private installer or solar-loan contract dispute.

Official Resource

Entergy New Orleans net-metering or utility-service issueEntergy New Orleans and New Orleans City Council utility regulation

New Orleans utility regulation is separate from the LPSC. Start with Entergy New Orleans for account and interconnection records and verify current City Council utility requirements when the dispute concerns the regulated service or tariff.

Important: A utility complaint route does not decide a private financing, installer, or contractor-license dispute.

Official Resource

Solar loan or servicing disputeThe lender, servicer, and the regulator that supervises the financial entity

Start by identifying the legal lender or current servicer shown on the financing agreement and recent statements. Send any required written dispute directly to the entity and preserve delivery records.

Important: Do not assume the solar installer, LSLBC, Attorney General, or utility can suspend a separate payment obligation.

Official Resource

Current Status

Do not confuse Entergy Louisiana with Entergy New Orleans

They use different utility-regulatory frameworks. Confirm the exact company name on the electric bill before relying on a net-metering rule or filing a utility complaint.

Verify With Official Source

Current Status

Verify the contractor by legal name

The company name on a solar ad can differ from the legal entity or subcontractor that performed the licensed work. Use the LSLBC search and the license number shown in the written contract.

Verify With Official Source

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What We Review

Your Complete Solar Situation

Louisiana three-business-day home-solicitation cancellation
Missing or defective cancellation notice
Written-contract documentation problems
Solar Energy Equipment or electrical licensing questions
LPSC two-channel billing and avoided-cost export credits
Entergy New Orleans net-metering issues
Grandfathered pre-2020 distributed-generation status
Sales pitch and contract mismatch
System underproduction
Payment increased / financing issues
Installer delay or abandonment
Company closure and warranty issues
Federal or Louisiana tax-credit assumptions
Home sale, transfer, payoff, and refinance issues
UCC filing questions
Roof removal and reinstall responsibility

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Documents to Gather

Signed solar installation, purchase, loan, lease, or PPA agreement
Proposal, quote, and savings estimate
Louisiana home-solicitation cancellation notice if applicable
Cancellation letter, email, mailing receipt, or delivery proof
Contractor legal name and LSLBC license number
Project scope, equipment list, and change orders
Loan disclosure and payment schedule
Any tax-credit worksheet or tax-related sales material
Interconnection application and utility approval
Permission-to-operate or meter-change record
Utility tariff, distributed-generation rider, or net-metering terms
Monthly utility bills before and after solar
System production monitoring reports
Marketing emails, texts, advertisements, and sales notes
Equipment and workmanship warranties
Payoff, buyout, or transfer quote
Title-company or refinance requests
UCC filing or termination information
Any company closure, assignment, or servicer notices

Louisiana Solar Contract FAQs

Questions Louisiana Homeowners Are Asking

The answer often depends on the agreement, financing, timing, utility, project status, and specific facts.

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Can I cancel a solar contract in Louisiana?

Possibly. Louisiana gives consumers a right to cancel qualifying home-solicitation sales until midnight of the third business day after signing. Whether a particular solar deal qualifies depends on how and where the transaction was solicited and structured. Outside that window, the contract terms and project facts become especially important.

Louisiana R.S. 9:3538 Consumer Right to Cancel Louisiana R.S. 9:2711.1 Noncredit Home Solicitation Sales

Does Louisiana still give full retail credit for electricity my solar panels send to the grid?

Not generally for post-2019 systems under Louisiana Public Service Commission jurisdiction. The LPSC says customers with systems interconnected or installed after December 31, 2019 pay retail rates for electricity purchased from the utility and receive avoided-cost credit for surplus electricity sold back to the utility. The exact rate is utility-specific and changes over time.

Louisiana Public Service Commission Electric Net Metering

Are solar rules the same for Entergy Louisiana and Entergy New Orleans?

No. Entergy Louisiana follows the LPSC distributed-generation framework, while Entergy New Orleans is regulated separately by the New Orleans City Council. Entergy New Orleans currently describes monthly net metering for eligible residential systems up to 25 kW, so homeowners should use the tariff and rules for the exact utility on the bill.

Entergy Louisiana Net Metering Entergy New Orleans Net Metering

Does a Louisiana solar installer need a special license?

Louisiana R.S. 37:2156.3 requires a Solar Energy Equipment license for solar equipment or system installation when the project value is $10,000 or more. At that value, an Electrical license is also required to connect photovoltaic wiring or hookups. The LSLBC provides a contractor search and lists Solar Energy Equipment as classification S.12.

Louisiana R.S. 37:2156.3 Solar Energy Equipment LSLBC Solar Energy Equipment Classification

What has to be in a Louisiana solar installation contract?

For contracting services that require licensure or registration under Louisiana contractor law, R.S. 37:2159 requires the complete agreement, contractor name and address, contractor license number, description of the work, total agreed price or applicable cost estimate, signatures, and required insurance certificates. The parties are to receive copies when the agreement is signed.

Louisiana R.S. 37:2159 Written Contract Required

Is the 30% federal residential solar tax credit available for a new Louisiana system placed in service in 2026?

Current IRS guidance says no. The Residential Clean Energy Credit applies to qualifying property installed from 2022 through December 31, 2025 and is not available for property placed in service after December 31, 2025. Louisiana's former state solar tax-credit statute was also repealed effective January 1, 2025. Consult a qualified tax professional for individual tax advice.

IRS Residential Clean Energy Credit Louisiana R.S. 47:6030 Repealed Solar Tax Credit

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Review the Louisiana Solar Deal as a Whole

The Sales Pitch, Written Contract, Contractor License, Utility Tariff, and Financing Need to Line Up

Louisiana solar disputes can cross several systems at once. Start with the signed agreement, cancellation notice if applicable, LSLBC contractor information, utility and interconnection records, current tariff, actual bills, production data, financing, tax-credit assumptions, and any home-sale or roof documents. Once those records are organized, it becomes much easier to see whether the problem is a missed cancellation right, a contract-document issue, an export-credit mismatch, a New Orleans utility difference, a licensing concern, a financing problem, or several issues working together.

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Official Louisiana Solar and Consumer Resources

Verify the Rules That Apply to Your Situation

These government, regulator, utility, and first-party resources support the state-specific information on this page.

Louisiana R.S. 9:3538 Consumer Right to Cancel

Primary Louisiana home-solicitation statute describing the three-business-day cancellation right for qualifying transactions.

Official Resource

Louisiana R.S. 9:3539 Home Solicitation Agreement Notice

Primary statute describing the written agreement and conspicuous cancellation notice required for covered home-solicitation sales.

Official Resource

Louisiana R.S. 9:2711.1 Noncredit Home Solicitation Sales

Louisiana definition and consumer-right framework for noncredit home-solicitation sales.

Official Resource

Louisiana Public Service Commission Electric Net Metering

Current statewide LPSC distributed-generation framework and avoided-cost rate resources for jurisdictional utilities.

Official Resource

Louisiana Public Service Commission Complaints

Official utility complaint route for LPSC-regulated electric utilities and Louisiana electric cooperatives.

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Entergy Louisiana Net Metering and Distributed Generation

Utility-specific guidance on grandfathered systems, two-channel billing, and distributed-generation treatment.

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Entergy New Orleans Net Metering and Distributed Generation

Separate New Orleans net-metering and distributed-generation guidance for Entergy New Orleans customers.

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Cleco Distributed Generation

Cleco guidance on distributed-generation eligibility, metering, grandfathering, and avoided-cost export credits.

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Louisiana R.S. 37:2156.3 Solar Energy Equipment

Primary Louisiana statute for Solar Energy Equipment and photovoltaic electrical licensing requirements.

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Louisiana R.S. 37:2159 Written Contract Required

Primary Louisiana statute describing required information and documents in covered contracting agreements.

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Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors Consumer Resources

Official contractor verification, complaint, classification, and consumer resources.

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Louisiana Attorney General Consumer Disputes

Official Louisiana consumer dispute route for unfair or deceptive business practices.

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Louisiana R.S. 47:6030 Repealed Solar Tax Credit

Current statute page showing repeal of the former Louisiana solar energy systems tax credit effective January 1, 2025.

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Louisiana R.S. 47:1706 Solar Property-Tax Exemption

Louisiana statute covering ad valorem tax treatment of qualifying solar equipment attached to owner-occupied residential property.

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Internal Revenue Service Residential Clean Energy Credit

Current federal guidance on the homeowner clean-energy credit and the December 31, 2025 placed-in-service cutoff.

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State information reviewed August 20, 2026. Laws, regulations, incentive programs, utility policies, agency responsibilities, and solar billing rules may change. Homeowners should verify current requirements with the appropriate agency, utility, lender, tax professional, attorney, or licensed contractor.