After our first story aired, First Coast Information obtained a number of emails from individuals saying that they had points with R Photo voltaic Group.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — We’ve got an replace on a photo voltaic panel firm accused of dangerous enterprise practices.
In November, we informed you about Monique Bates, a disabled Jacksonville veteran who bought photo voltaic panels from a neighborhood firm referred to as R Photo voltaic Group. He contacted First Seashore Information as a result of he knew his guarantee was invalid. That is greater than some other difficulty he is had with the enterprise.
“These panels are $50,000. That is an enormous funding and I must have a legitimate guarantee for them. I must get what the corporate promised me. That is all I need,” stated Monique Bates.
After her story, we obtained many emails from individuals saying that they had the identical points.
First Coast Information Anchor Anthony Austin went to Clay County and spoke with a pair who purchased photo voltaic panels from the corporate, they usually weren’t completely happy.
“I really feel like we have been utterly scammed. I really feel like a dumbass for attempting to do the best factor,” stated Regina LeValley.
Joshua and Regina LeValley bought photo voltaic panels from R Photo voltaic Group in Could 2021. On the time, the corporate was generally known as USA Vitality Savers. The proprietor, Chris Redman, filed papers in August 2021 to alter the identify to R Photo voltaic Group with addresses in Jacksonville and South Carolina.
We found that USA Vitality Savers has an “F” ranking with the Higher Enterprise Bureau.
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“We checked Google critiques. We checked the BBB. We regarded on-line for any form of complaints and there have been none on the time,” Regina added.
The LeValleys suppose they made an excellent funding. Like everybody else, they only wish to save on their electrical energy payments. Nevertheless, they stated the panels are presently malfunctioning.
“By way of monitoring tools, I’ve not but seen the manufacturing of energy per panel that they promised,” defined Joshua LeValley.
The Clay County couple tried to contact R Photo voltaic Group in regards to the difficulty.
“They hold avoiding our calls,” Regina replied.
Anthony Austin has been attempting to contact R Photo voltaic Group since October 7. In December, he returned to the corporate’s workplace on Florida Mining Boulevard and located all of the enterprise’ indicators had been eliminated.
There was a observe on the door from a course of server attempting to serve the proprietor, Christopher Redman, authorized paperwork.
We checked Duval County Court docket information and found that Christopher Redman and USA Vitality Savers have been evicted from a property in Baymeadows on Jacksonville’s Southside.
That’s not the identical workplace listed for R Photo voltaic Group.
In line with courtroom paperwork, Redman has not paid lease on that workplace since June 1 and that equates to greater than $32,000.
The LeValleys at the moment are contemplating their choices. They simply need the photo voltaic panel firm to offer them with a dependable product.
“I need him to make good on his claims. Go get his tools and dissolve my loans for this tools… or repair it,” Regina stated.
The Florida Lawyer Normal’s workplace says at the very least two complaints have been filed in opposition to R Photo voltaic Group.
A consultant stated they forwarded the complaints to the Florida Division of Enterprise and Skilled Regulation, the state company that licenses photo voltaic contractors.
