The Freedom Forever bankruptcy became a Chapter 7 liquidation on August 7, 2026, and the deadline to file a claim is October 16, 2026. Here is what that means for your panels, your warranties, an unfinished install, and a home sale.
The 30-Second Version
Freedom Forever is not still in business. Its Chapter 11 case was converted to Chapter 7 liquidation effective August 7, 2026, and Chapter 7 trustee Alfred T. Giuliano now controls what is left, according to the court's claims agent, Kroll.
Your panels, inverter and battery still work, and their manufacturer warranties survive. The warranties Freedom Forever itself issued — workmanship, roof leaks, any production guarantee — are now unsecured claims against a company being liquidated.
The proof-of-claim deadline is October 16, 2026. If Freedom Forever owes you money, file through the Delaware bankruptcy court's free electronic claim form. If your install was never finished, call your lender or plan provider, not Freedom Forever.
Freedom Forever is no longer in business as a going concern: its bankruptcy was converted from Chapter 11 to Chapter 7 liquidation effective August 7, 2026, and Alfred T. Giuliano was appointed Chapter 7 trustee, according to the case notice posted by Kroll Restructuring Administration.
The company will not be reorganized or sold whole. Instead, the trustee collects and sells its remaining assets one by one and pays creditors in the order the Bankruptcy Code sets. Freedom Forever LLC first filed Chapter 11 on April 15, 2026, in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware, Case No. 26-10522. The only bid for the business came from its chief executive, and the July 31 sale hearing was cancelled after the creditors' committee rejected that offer, Law360 reported on July 30, 2026. No buyer has been reported since. The case covers three jointly administered debtors (Nos. 26-10522, 26-10651 and 26-10652), so check the debtor names at the top of any court notice you receive.
| Date | What happened | What it means for a homeowner |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 2026 | Texas Attorney General issues civil investigative demands to Freedom Forever, Sunrun, Lone Star Solar Services and CAM Solar | A state consumer-protection investigation, separate from the bankruptcy |
| Apr 15, 2026 | Freedom Forever LLC files Chapter 11 in Delaware (Judge Brendan L. Shannon) | Collection of what it owes you is frozen by the automatic stay |
| Jul 31, 2026 | Sale hearing cancelled; the only bid, from the CEO, was rejected | No company bought the business or its warranty obligations |
| Aug 7, 2026 | Case converted to Chapter 7; Alfred T. Giuliano appointed trustee | Liquidation — the trustee, not the company, now handles the estate |
| Sept 22, 2026 | Chapter 7 meeting of creditors held | Past |
| Oct 16, 2026 | Deadline to file a proof of claim | File by this date if Freedom Forever owes you money |
The deadline to file a proof of claim is October 16, 2026, according to the Chapter 7 notice reported by pv magazine USA on September 9, 2026. A claim is filed with the court, free, using the electronic proof-of-claim form.
That date is 70 days after the August 7 conversion, the standard window under Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 3002(c). The Delaware bankruptcy court's claims page links to an electronic filing tool that builds Official Form 410 for you; no lawyer or court login is required. A proof of claim is simply a statement of what the company owes you — an unrefunded deposit, a paid-for repair that never happened, a roof leak from a mount it installed. Attach copies of the contract, receipts and photos. A deposit paid for an install that was never delivered can qualify for priority over ordinary unsecured claims under 11 U.S.C. §507(a)(7), up to $3,800 per person in a case filed after April 1, 2025 — check the priority box (item 12) on Form 410 and cite that section.
Missed October 16? File anyway. Under Section 726(a)(3) of the Bankruptcy Code a late claim is paid only after timely ones, but it is still a claim. Questions about the estate go to the Chapter 7 trustee's office, which is listed on every Chapter 7 notice; the Office of the United States Trustee in Wilmington, Delaware, (302) 573-6491, can point you there.
The scale explains why recovery is uncertain. Freedom Forever listed $100 million to $500 million in assets against $500 million to $1 billion in liabilities, and its largest unsecured creditor, the lender Mosaic, is owed more than $100 million, according to Latitude Media's June 1, 2026 analysis. Most homeowner claims stand in that same unsecured line; an unrefunded deposit for undelivered work is the main exception.
Panel, inverter and battery warranties are issued by the manufacturers, and none of those manufacturers is a debtor in Case 26-10522, so those warranties survive. Workmanship, roof-penetration and production guarantees were Freedom Forever's own promises and are now unsecured claims in a liquidation.
That split matters because the warranties homeowners most often use — a leak at a roof mount, a loose conduit, a wiring fault — are the ones that came from the installer. Those obligations were not transferred to a buyer, because there was no buyer.
If you do not own the system — it came with a subscription plan or a power purchase agreement, and another company owns the equipment — maintenance and production obligations usually sit with that system owner under your agreement, not with Freedom Forever. Read the service section of your agreement and call the system owner first. The cards below describe a homeowner who bought the system with cash or a loan.
Panel manufacturer warranty
Issued by whoever made the panels and honored by that manufacturer. Typically 25–30 years on power output. Unaffected by the bankruptcy.
Inverter manufacturer warranty
Enphase, SolarEdge or whoever made the inverter issues and honors it. Unaffected by the bankruptcy.
Battery manufacturer warranty
A Tesla Powerwall's 10-year warranty for owners comes from Tesla, not from Freedom Forever. The same holds for other battery brands. Unaffected.
Workmanship warranty
Freedom Forever's promise that the labor was done right. Now an unsecured claim against the estate; nobody is obligated to perform it.
Roof penetration warranty
The promise to repair leaks at mount points. The warranty most likely to be needed, and now a claim, not a service.
Production guarantee
Any promise to pay the difference if the system under-produced. A Freedom Forever obligation, so it is now a claim in the liquidation.
One practical gap is monitoring. If the company's portal stopped showing data, check the manufacturer's own app (Enphase Enlighten, the Tesla app, mySolarEdge) before assuming the system is down. Solar Insure, a warranty company, lists a one-time $49.99 "Solar Health Check" for orphaned Freedom Forever systems that includes help restoring monitoring access on its Freedom Forever support page — a new paid service, not a continuation of the original warranty.
Your lender or plan provider usually does: pv magazine USA reported on September 9, 2026 that the court granted seven financing partners relief from the automatic stay to finish stranded installations with new contractors.
The seven are Credit Human, EnFin, EverBright, GoodLeap, Participate, Project Solar and Sunrun. Relief from the automatic stay means those companies no longer need individual court permission to take back equipment, hire a new crew and bring a system to permission to operate. So the first call for a half-finished job is to whoever finances it — the loan servicer, or the company that owns the system under a subscription plan or power purchase agreement. Ask three things in writing: who will complete the work, by when, and whether your payment schedule changes until the system is producing.
Since the August 7, 2026 conversion to Chapter 7, confirmed in the Kroll case notice, there is no Freedom Forever left to stand behind its workmanship, and no buyer took over its warranties, so separate the equipment from the installer before you list.
The panels, inverter and battery keep their manufacturer warranties, which generally transfer to a new owner under each manufacturer's own rules; Freedom Forever's workmanship coverage does not transfer in any useful way.
Buyers and their lenders will ask who services the system. Answer with paperwork, not reassurance: the equipment list with serial numbers, the manufacturer registrations in your name, and either a recent inspection or an installer's written service quote. That turns an orphaned-installer question into an ordinary home-inspection item.
Under Section 726 of the Bankruptcy Code, general unsecured creditors in a Chapter 7 case are paid only after secured and priority claims. For most homeowners a claim will not pay much — an unrefunded deposit with §507(a)(7) priority is the best-placed claim, because this estate owes far more than it holds.
The bankruptcy is also not the end of scrutiny of the company's sales practices. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, announcing the April 3 demands, said: Thousands of Texans have been targeted by companies selling solar panel systems, and it's imperative that these companies are held responsible for any lies or deceptive marketing they use.
His office reported more than 100 complaints filed with it, according to the Texas Attorney General's April 3, 2026 release.
Is Freedom Forever the same as Freedom Solar Power?
No. Freedom Forever LLC is the residential installer headquartered in Temecula, California, whose bankruptcy was converted to Chapter 7 on August 7, 2026. Freedom Solar Power is a separate company based in Austin, Texas, and is not part of the case. Part of the confusion is official: the Texas Attorney General's April 3, 2026 release abbreviates Freedom Forever, LLC as "Freedom Solar."
Is Freedom Forever's Nevada company part of the bankruptcy?
Possibly, but confirm it. The Delaware case has three jointly administered debtors, and public sources do not make clear whether Freedom Forever Nevada LLC is one of them. The debtor names appear at the top of every court notice, and the Nevada State Contractors Board's license search shows the subsidiary's current license status.
Will my Powerwall stop working?
No. The Tesla Powerwall and its 10-year warranty for owners are supported by Tesla, not Freedom Forever. If the battery has a problem, the warranty claim goes to Tesla.
I already filed a claim during the Chapter 11 case. Do I need to file again?
No. Under Federal Rule of Bankruptcy Procedure 1019, a proof of claim filed before conversion is considered filed in the Chapter 7 case. File again only if the amount or the facts have changed.
Can another solar company take over my Freedom Forever warranty?
Not for free. No buyer acquired Freedom Forever, so no company assumed its warranty obligations. Independent installers can do paid service work, and some warranty companies sell new paid coverage for orphaned systems; neither is the original warranty.
Should I also file a complaint with my state Attorney General?
If you have a specific harm — an undelivered install, a deposit not returned, a leak from an unsealed mount — yes. A state Attorney General complaint creates a public record; the proof of claim preserves your place as a creditor. They do different jobs, so do both.
How is Solar Resource USA different, and why should I trust this page?
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