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Nevada officials discuss consumer safeguards in residential solar

Updated August 24, 2021 - 1:55 pm

State officials joined Clark County Commission Chairwoman Marilyn Kirkpatrick on Tuesday to address a recently passed bill intended to boost consumer protections within the residential solar industry.

Senate Bill 303 is meant to also provide guidance on how to avoid becoming a victim to unlicensed contractors.

The Nevada State Contractors Board has received more than 330 complaints against Nevada solar contractors over the past five years, according to the county.

And solar contractor licenses comprised 10 percent of all the contracting licenses that were revoked during the same period, the county said.

State Sen. Chris Brooks and NSCB Executive Officer Margin Grein also spoke to teh media.

Contact Shea Johnson at sjohnson@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0272. Follow @Shea_LVRJ on Twitter.

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