SunPower Bankruptcy: What It Means for Your Solar System

SunPower was one of the best-known names in American residential solar. It sold panels and systems through its own crews and through a network of independent dealers. In August 2024, it filed for bankruptcy.

What happened to SunPower

SunPower filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware on August 5, 2024 (Case No. 24-11649). Its assets were sold in pieces. Complete Solaria bought certain businesses, including its Blue Raven Solar subsidiary, and later began using the SunPower brand name. Customers with SunPower leases and PPAs are now supported by SunStrong Management.

Because the brand name was revived by a different company, it's easy to get confused. A system bought from SunPower before August 2024 was sold by the company that went bankrupt.

Monitoring changes

The old mySunPower app was replaced by SunStrong's SunStrong Connect app for many customers. SunStrong says basic monitoring is free, with some advanced features behind a paid subscription (lease customers get those features free). It also says it discontinued cellular monitoring in 2025, so systems need a Wi-Fi or Ethernet connection to keep reporting. If your system stopped reporting, this is a likely cause.

Warranties

If you own your SunPower system, check your warranty documents. Panel warranties, particularly on SunPower-branded Maxeon panels, may come from the panel manufacturer rather than from SunPower itself. If you lease or have a PPA, contact SunStrong Management, which services those agreements. If a local dealer installed your system, that dealer may still be in business and may still honor its own workmanship warranty.

What owners should do now

1. Gather your paperwork. Find your contract, loan or lease documents, the permit, your utility interconnection or net metering agreement, and any warranty certificates.
2. Identify your equipment. Write down the brand and model of the panels, the inverter or microinverters, and any battery. Manufacturer warranties usually belong to the product, not the installer, so they may still apply even though the installer is gone.
3. Check whether the system is actually producing. Compare recent electric bills with last year's, or look at the inverter display. A system can fail quietly for months.
4. Keep paying any loan or lease until you get advice. A financing agreement is usually separate from the installer. Call your lender or servicer before you stop paying, and talk to an attorney if you think you have a claim.
5. Contact your electric utility if anything changed. If the system was shut off or rewired, your utility may need to know before it goes back online.
6. Have the system inspected by a licensed contractor. An independent inspection tells you what works, what doesn't, and what needs repair.

How Solar Sam can help

Solar Sam is a Columbia, Missouri solar and electrical contractor serving mid-Missouri. We are not affiliated with SunPower, SunStrong, Complete Solaria, or Maxeon, its bankruptcy estate, its lenders, or any equipment manufacturer. We do work on systems that other companies installed, including:

• System inspections. We check panels, wiring, roof attachments, inverters or microinverters, rapid-shutdown devices and the main electrical panel, then explain what we found in plain language.
• Troubleshooting and repair. Low production, error codes, tripped breakers, failed components and loose or damaged wiring.
• Monitoring reconnection. Many owners lose their monitoring when the installer that set it up disappears. We can help get your system reporting again where the equipment supports it.
• Detach and reset. If you need a new roof, we remove the array and reinstall it afterward so your roofer can do the work.
• Batteries, generators and electrical work. Backup power and general electrical service for your home.

Call (573) 819-9623 to schedule an inspection. Bring whatever paperwork you have, but don't worry if it's incomplete. We can usually identify the equipment on site.

This article is general information, not legal or financial advice. Company and utility details change, so check the linked sources and your own documents. Last reviewed October 2026.