Venture Solar Panel System Lied About Electricity Offset, Class Action Lawsuit Says

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Venture Solar Panel System Class Action Lawsuit Overview: 

• Who: Consumers lodged a class action lawsuit against solar panel system providers Venture Home Solar, LLC; Venture Commercial NYC, LLC; and Venture Solar Commercial, LLC.
• Why: Plaintiffs allege they were promised an offset on their electricity bills if they installed a Venture solar panel system, but they say they did not get it.
• Where: The class action lawsuit is pending in Connecticut federal court.

Venture Solar, and affiliated panel system providers, promised consumers a significant offset on their electricity bills, but the savings never materialized, a class action lawsuit alleges. 

Lead plaintiffs Kurt James, Julie Stewart and Zaker Ahmed claim they did not receive the offset and say the defendants, Venture Home Solar, LLC; Venture Commercial NYC, LLC; and Venture Solar Commercial, LLC, (“Venture”), knew or should have known that the solar systems they were marketing could not provide sufficient electricity to provide the represented offset. 

James, Stewart, and Ahmed also claim that despite numerous complaints from their consumers, Venture continues to market solar panel systems with the promise of a substantial, if not complete, offset of their electricity bills. 

Venture Solar Panel System’s Promised ‘Offset’ a No-Show

Plaintiffs’ allegations stem from their purchase of solar panel systems from Venture. The purchase agreements provided by the defendant promised offsets of more than 100 percent, they say; however, the plaintiffs say that their electricity bills never reflected such savings. 

James, Stewart and Ahmed say they suffered damages by not receiving the offset they were promised. 

The class action lawsuit accuses Venture and its affiliates of using a scheme, including “aggressive marketing tactics, referral bonuses for recruiting new customers, touting high-quality equipment, aesthetically-pleasing product superior to their competitors (even so much that they promise $100 savings towards a solar panel system if a consumer finds a better looking install of solar panels), boasting outstanding reviews from previous customers in an effort to attract new customers (even though they know not all their reviews are in fact outstanding), claiming local expertise with applicable laws and regulations and touting great customer service,” to induce consumers into installing their solar panel system. 

They claim Venture deceptively marketed solar panel systems with the promise of a false electricity usage offset in violation of Connecticut’s Consumer Protection Laws (and/or similar statutes in effect in the other states in which class members reside).

James, Stewart and Ahmed want to represent other consumers in Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Massachusetts and New Hampshire, who leased or purchased a Venture solar panel system that never provided the promised electricity bill savings. 

Plaintiffs are requesting compensatory, restitutionary, punitive and treble damages for themselves and all Class Members. 

Venture solar systems is far from the first solar power company to face allegations of false advertising. Genesis California was accused of deliberately misrepresenting the quality of their solar panel systems and forcing Spanish-speaking customers sign documents in English. 

Open Energy and SolarBlend paid nearly $700,000 to end a class action lawsuit over the quality of their solar power tiles. 

Have you purchased a Venture solar panel system? Did you see the promised offset on your electricity bill? Let us know in the comments! 

The plaintiffs are represented by Seth Lesser, Jeffrey Klafter and Amir Alimehri of Klafter Lesser LLP and Cary L. Flitter and Andrew M. Milz of Flitter Milz, P.C.

The Venture Solar Panel System False Ad Class Action Lawsuit is James, et al. v. Venture Home Solar, LLC et al., Case No. 3:21-cv-01306, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut.

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