National residential solar installer Freedom Forever has filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Delaware. The company was the top residential contractor on the 2025 Top Solar Contractors List, based on kilowatts installed.
Freedom Forever listed its estimated assets between $100 million and $500 million. The company’s estimated liabilities are between $500 million and $1 billion. Mosaic Funding is Freedom Forever’s largest creditor claim with nearly $120 million owed.
Freedom Forever started in 2011 and had installed nearly 2 GW of residential solar across 35 states, Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C. The contractor has over 3,600 employees.
The company operated in a dealership model, similar to other major residential brands that have recently exited the market — Sunnova, the original SunPower and PosiGen. These contractors largely offer solar and storage to homeowners through third-party ownership (TPO) contracts — either leases or PPAs. Now that the homeowner tax credit for solar (25D) has expired, TPO projects are increasing in the residential market, as they still have access to the commercial investment tax credit (48E).
Freedom Forever was active in workforce development and was the first residential solar company to achieve certification from the Dept. of Labor for its electrical apprenticeship program. The company aimed to engage over 200 apprenticeships by 2028, to help Freedom Forever and the solar industry meet the increasing demand for clean energy professionals.
