Sunnova bankruptcy: what happens to my solar panels
Your contract went to a new owner and a new servicer. Here is who to contact and what changed.
Written by HyreSolar Research Desk Primary-source research; not legal or financial advice
The short answer
After the Sunnova bankruptcy, your solar panels keep working and your contract continues: Sunnova filed Chapter 11 on 8 June 2025, sold substantially all its assets to Solaris Assets, LLC, an entity owned by its lenders, and moved its servicing business to SunStrong Management, LLC.
SunStrong’s support page tells customers to “continue to make payments as usual unless you receive updated instructions directly from SunStrong.”
Your options are to keep the agreement with the new servicer, use its buyout or transfer process if you sell, or, for owned systems, use any licensed installer for service. Manufacturer warranties on panels and inverters are separate from Sunnova and continue.
What happened, from the filings
| Date | Event | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 8 June 2025 | Sunnova Energy International files Chapter 11, Southern District of Texas | SEC press release; Davis Polk |
| 2025 | Court-approved section 363 sale of substantially all assets to Solaris Assets, LLC, owned by the DIP lenders | Davis Polk |
| 4 September 2025 | Acquisitions complete; SunStrong takes over servicing for “substantially all” existing Sunnova customers | Solar Power World |
Check your contract first
- Lease, PPA, loan or owned?
Lease and PPA customers did not own the equipment; the asset owner changed and SunStrong services it. Loan customers owe their lender, which may be a separate company. Owned systems belong to you.
- Who bills you now
SunStrong says the right billing portal depends on which company sold or installed the system. Confirm on its account page before paying anyone new.
- Production guarantee and workmanship terms
Note them. Whether they survived a 363 sale is set by the sale order and the assumed contracts, which we have not seen published in a consumer-readable form. Ask SunStrong in writing.
Your options
Lease or PPA: keep the agreement, and use the servicer. Report faults to SunStrong through its support form. Keep a log of dates and production data if a fault is not fixed; it is your evidence for a complaint.
Selling the house: SunStrong asks owners to tell it “as soon as possible” when selling. The buyer will need to assume the agreement or you will need a buyout; see selling with leased solar.
Owned system: any licensed solar contractor can service it. Register panels and inverters directly with their manufacturers; those warranties do not depend on Sunnova.
Unresolved problems: complain to your state attorney general and, for a loan, to the CFPB. Be wary of anyone who contacts you unprompted claiming to be the new servicer and asking for payment details; confirm through SunStrong’s own site.
Step by step
- 1Find your agreement and account number
- 2Confirm your servicer and billing portal on sunstrongmanagement.com
Do not change payment details on the strength of a call or text.
- 3Keep paying as scheduled
Unless SunStrong itself tells you otherwise in writing.
- 4Export or record your production
A photo of the inverter screen each month is enough.
- 5Open a written ticket for any fault
Keep the reference number.
When to get help
If a fault has gone unfixed for months while you keep paying, or billing is wrong and not corrected, file with your state attorney general and the CFPB, and consider a consumer attorney. If your situation looks more like a failed local installer, see installer out of business.
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Sources and retrieval dates
- Sunnova Energy International, Chapter 11 press release filed with the SEC , June 2025, Southern District of Texas Retrieved 22 October 2026.
- Davis Polk, Sunnova section 363 sale of substantially all its assets , petition date 8 June 2025; buyer Solaris Assets, LLC; servicing moved to SunStrong Management, LLC Retrieved 22 October 2026.
- Solar Power World, acquisitions complete: SunStrong in charge of legacy Sunnova systems , 4 September 2025 Retrieved 22 October 2026.
- SunStrong Management, customer support page , continue payments unless told otherwise; notify before selling; 110,000 former SunPower customers Retrieved 22 October 2026.
- Enphase Energy Limited Warranty, IQ Microinverters , labor excluded; 90-day claim notice Retrieved 22 October 2026.
- CFPB, submit a complaint Retrieved 22 October 2026.
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