Steel City Solar finishes homeowner s solar system after previous company walked off the job
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and last updated 2021-04-19 20:22:21-04
FREMONT COUNTY â Earlier this month, our investigative team met with Jeff Lamborn at his Fremont County home after he spent two years trying to get his solar system installed and working.
The delayed project left him paying his normal utilities bills plus monthly loan payments for the solar system.
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Sopris Solar, the first company Lamborn signed the contract with walked off the job.
Blue Sky Solar, the second company contracted to come in and finish the work, also vanished -leaving Lamborn with a solar system that was essentially useless.
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and last updated 2021-04-01 15:19:49-04
SOUTHERN COLORADO â Buying solar panels is a big investment -often costing customers thousands of dollars.
Two years after making that investment, Jeff Lamborn says he still is not getting what he purchased. I was hoping to curb my electric bills because they were up to $200 a month, Lamborn said. I believe that this is part of the future.
While solar may indeed be part of the future, his system still isn t hooked up.