FOX 5 Atlanta 
By Randy Travis
Published May 16, 2022
DOUGLASVILLE, Ga – A hidden camera FOX 5 I-Team investigation takes the shine off some big promises made to Georgia homeowners about solar power.
With rising energy prices, you may be paying closer attention to those ubiquitous ads on social media:
“The government will cover the cost to install solar.”
“Get paid to go solar!”
“Reduce or even eliminate your electric bill by using solar energy.”
Amie and Nathan Tatro of Lafayette saw the same ads. So they signed a contract with Power Home Solar — now Pink Energy — to outfit their home with solar panels, a deal that cost $91,000 with monthly installments over 25 years.
“It’s not turned out to be what was promised,” Amie admitted. “Almost everything he said turned out not to be true.”
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When these entities ring my doorbell, I kindly ask them to leave after saying no….several times I have to demand (loudly) to the GTF off my property. I will never convert my home to solar, nor will I buy one that is converted. Structurally alone, there are way too many issues.
this stupid propaganda on stopping everyone on using solar its not the dark side of solar tech its the dark side of companies installing solar tech
Wait a minute, a Salesman lied??? What??? Surely not….. The scam of Solar is sad and laughable at the same time. See what is going on in Australia as to what the Socialist Government is doing to the People they forced to go Green, and now they are taxed for the extra energy the Citizen creates….
100,000? They shouldn’t need the power company.
Solar doesn’t work, not effectively anyway. I have no idea why people keep buying this junk!
Great investigative journalism and a friend of mine has solar power. She DOES NOT get to keep any extra energy her home makes.
Selling power back to the utility company is a giant scam…! Do not fall for these scams…
Bunch of new sales people. Lots of lies. They fire them and hire new people. lol. The ones holding the broken systems and paying bills for 20 years? YOU
Sadly. as a country the USA is so corrupt that theft & corruption is endemic throughout the business community.
🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡
THE TRUTH serum comes out !? wtf?!
Solar panels are a joke.
And now they screwed up your roof
And who's going to use more than 70,000 dollars in electricity in a lifetime better off to stick with your electric company and just keep it all your power bills down turn off all your lights and even some of your set up your junction box so you can turn stuff off
I can spend $350 a month my electric bill is $250 a month so I can pay you $100 more a month Instead of just paying 250 dollars a month
Your title makes it sound as if all solar companies are shady!
My electric bill on average is 200 a month. It would take nearly 38 years to pay for $91,000 in electricity.
That alone would be a deal breaker! I'm 62, I have serious doubts I'll be around for 38 more years!
Can't sell your excess power back? Turn on a Bitcoin miner and make it back that way.
Haha you guys are too transparent
$91K! Who in their right mind can’t do the math that, that won’t pay off before the equipment breaks.
Well …
So the payment for the system for the next 25 years is MORE than it costs to simply pay your electric bill. Who would have guessed that?
My solar pays for itself in 13 years, imputing the yearly savings as without solar. That is an investment of 8%. System is 5years now and is working as promised. 180 panels, $150,000.
Our government should be investing in the technology more and incentivize companies companies to make and manufacture the hardware here. Think that may bring down the cost.
Did this fool really think some salesman could come along and tell him that the energy company would be a bitch in a while? I guess he doesn’t understand what kind of bitch she is good luck finding your energy and can’t even create it on your own.
😂😂😂people just to stupid to watch tv or trump 😮😮its the green new scam😢😢nobody listens to this guy ..
I mean even reporting this scam the video is protecting the scammers😂😂😂😂only in America
For that price 😢you could've bought another house😅😅😅
“Over to you Randy Travis “
“Thank you. Solar is great if you have trailers for sale or rent”
those companies are out of business today. Both went bankrupt
Natural gas is cheaper and just as clean.
3:11 They also fail to mention that solar panels don't even LAST 25 years. So you'll never break even! My electric bill is under $30 / month, and they keep trying to sell me on solar 😂
Tar and feather. Take power!
Its all a scam
Why is the clown in the video wearing a hat indoors?
If you cannot afford to go completely solar; Go partially solar.
Actually, going partially solar is a good way to go.
Set up enough solar to provide power to your lighting and or some appliances only.
These are what run 24/7.
Putting them on solar reduces your electric bill.
Don't worry so much about the 220V stuff until later.
I saved a little over 60% for September 2024 on my bill compared to last year's bill.
You do not have to spend $60K to $100K for solar.
You do not have to use their high priced equipment.
A couple of these commercial solar companies wanted to charge me $60K for solar.
I built my own systems for less than $7K.
No loans, no leases, no BS.
If you need help with this, reply to this comment, tell me what you want to do.
Bureaucratic red tape. Learn how to grid tie yourself.
Yeah they totally took us to the cleaners 18k and not working
I have solar panels on my home and a Tesla and the panels produce enough electricity to fully power both. Solar power is awesome.
God this is so fake.
I would never put anything that ugly on my home or on my property!
Like OutKast said" you can paint a pretty picnic but you can't predict the weather"
Insulate between ut ceilings & roof.😊