Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing San Antonio-based CAM Solar Inc. over allegedly deceptive practices in the sale of solar systems. State corporate records show CAM Solar Inc. voluntarily terminated operations in November. Shown are solar panels on a residential roof.
After years of mounting complaints about Texas’ once largely unregulated residential solar industry, Attorney General Ken Paxton sued a San Antonio-based solar company over allegedly misleading homeowners about energy savings, tax credits, warranties and financing agreements.
The lawsuit against CAM Solar Inc. follows a broader state investigation into rooftop solar companies that the attorney general’s office says was prompted by more than 100 consumer complaints statewide.
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The allegations mirror findings from a 2024 San Antonio Express-News investigation into the industry that documented widespread reports of defective systems, aggressive sales tactics and homeowners stuck paying long-term loans for systems that failed to work as promised. The series was built on an analysis of more than 1,000 consumer complaints filed with the attorney general’s office.
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CAM Solar Inc. was involved in an asset sale in September and is no longer in business, according to Tania Garcia, owner of CAM Solar 2.0 LLC. She said she purchased CAM Solar Inc.’s assets — including the company name, the gocamsolar.com website, customer database and phone number — but did not assume liabilities.
Garcia’s LinkedIn profile shows she held office management and other roles at CAM Solar Inc. beginning in 2014. The company voluntarily terminated in November, according to state corporate records. CAM Solar 2.0 LLC was formed months earlier, in July.
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“It’s already become a headache,” Garcia said of calls from media outlets about the lawsuit. “I’m looking at possibly changing the name.”
In a statement, Paxton said CAM Solar Inc. employed “fraudulent and deceptive sales tactics.”
“Far too many Texans have been misled into purchasing expensive and complex solar systems,” Paxton added. “That ends now. I will aggressively pursue any bad actor in the solar panel industry that attempts to cheat Texans.”
As part of its lawsuit, filed Wednesday in state District Court in San Antonio, the attorney general sought an ex parte temporary restraining order — meaning one requested before CAM Solar Inc. could formally respond — arguing there was a risk that company records could be destroyed or made unavailable if the business was alerted in advance. It’s unclear from court records whether a TRO has been granted.
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On Thursday, Paxton’s office issued a news release announcing the lawsuit.
The lawsuit follows passage of sweeping new consumer protections for the residential solar industry during the 2025 legislative session after complaints from homeowners, consumer advocates and parts of the solar industry itself.
The new law creates a licensing system for salespeople, costly fines for bad actors and requires installers to carry insurance.
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Paxton brought the lawsuit under the state’s Deceptive Trade Practices Act, saying Cam Solar Inc. markets itself as “a turnkey solar contractor in business since 2009.”
He also took issue with some of the language that still appears on the goscamsolar.com website, including, “Say goodbye to your high electricity bill” and “in some cases, we are even able to eliminate it.”
But Paxton said in the lawsuit the “promised savings do not materialize.”
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The complaint includes allegations that solar panels detached from one customer’s roof during a storm less than a year after installation, damaging neighboring property while the homeowner continued receiving bills for the system.
