A potential homebuyer took to Reddit recently to ask about a home they were purchasing that included a set of unique solar panels.
Posting in the r/solar subreddit, the original poster explained that they were considering buying a home in Massachusetts that featured a set of "abandoned" solar panels installed in January 2025.
They said they had documentation to prove that any financial obligation for the panels had been removed and that ownership of said panels would go to the home's new owner. The company that installed the panels was planning to come to the property to "turn them off," but ownership would transfer to whoever bought the house.
"As far as I understand I am getting brand new panels [for] free with purchase of property assuming I can find a reliable contractor or company to turn on the inverter (or sun run doesn't actually turn it off? It's currently enclosed in a fenced area by pool) I plan on placing an offer and curious what other questions I should ask that I may not be. Appreciate anyone['s] insight," the OP said.
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Commenters were quick to offer advice to the potential homebuyer.
"Do not let them on your property and get a local company to do maintenance and transfer monitoring- just negotiate a small amount," one said.
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"If Sun Run actually shows up to turn it off, they'll probably just disconnect the inverter," said another. "Any good solar electrician can fix that for you in 10 minutes."
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