More than 400 Colorado homeowners who had solar systems installed by Freedom Forever are losing support from the company after a Delaware bankruptcy court moved the firm from Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization into Chapter 7 liquidation under an order entered Friday in one of the jointly administered cases.

The California-based solar installer, which completed more than 150,000 installations nationwide since it was founded in 2011, according to its own figures, is now in the hands of a court-appointed trustee who will sell what remains of the business.

Once the second-largest residential solar installer in the United States, Freedom Forever installed nearly 2 gigawatts of rooftop systems across more than 30 states and held about 6.1% of the national residential market in 2025, according to Wood Mackenzie data. That expansion has reversed.

Company permit data showed sharp drops in new applications in Colorado and other major markets. By early 2026, the company had exited about 10 states and laid off roughly 20% of its workforce.

Mosaic, a key financing partner, filed its own Chapter 11 case in 2025. An insider bid tied to the company’s chief executive was rejected by the unsecured creditors’ committee, court records show.

Sunrun, the San Francisco-based market leader that still operates in Colorado, has shifted toward battery storage and grid services.

Freedom Forever’s collapse is part of a wider industry contraction driven by the expiration of the federal residential tax credit, high interest rates and the failure of major financing partners, according to Wood Mackenzie analysts.

Industry trackers report more than 100 solar companies have closed or entered bankruptcy since 2023. Wood Mackenzie and Solar Energy Industry Association forecasts call for a roughly 20% drop in new residential installations this year.

In Colorado, BuildZoom data links Freedom Forever Colorado to about 424 projects.

A Jefferson County lawsuit alleging a roof leak after a 2023 Wheat Ridge installation remains pending under the bankruptcy stay.

The company’s Colorado Better Business Bureau profile carries an F rating and a pattern of unresolved complaints, matching national BBB records that also list an F rating and a bankruptcy alert.

Kroll Restructuring Administration is the claims agent. Information and claim forms are available at restructuring.ra.kroll.com/FreedomForever. Claims may be mailed to Freedom Forever LLC Claims Processing Center, c/o Kroll Restructuring Administration LLC, Grand Central Station, P.O. Box 4850, New York, NY 10163-4850.

Court papers advise customers to contact their financing providers directly and document system performance and contracts. Motions to reject remaining contracts and leases carry an Aug. 14 response deadline.