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District of Columbia solar cancellation rights

3 business days — DC Consumer Protection Procedures Act (D.C. Code §§ 28-3901 et seq.) UDAP framework plus D.C. Municipal Regulations Title 15 (PSC Ch. 3, § 327.23 / energy & § 328.15 / telecom): home-solicited contracts must carry a 'BUYER'S RIGHT TO CANCEL' notice allowing mailed cancellation before midnight of the third business day; plus FTC Cooling-Off Rule, 16 CFR Part 429 (3 business days, ≥$25 home sales).

The law

  • D.C. Code §§ 28-3901 et seq. (Consumer Protection Procedures Act)
  • D.C. Municipal Regulations Title 15, Ch. 3 §§ 327.23, 328.15 (PSC home-solicitation cancellation rules for energy/telecom contracts)
  • FTC Cooling-Off Rule, 16 CFR Part 429

Contract notes

Third-party PPAs appear permitted in DC (competitive solar market; community solar program) — no state-law restriction found. DC Community Solar/net metering via D.C. Code § 34-1501 et seq. Note: DC 'Home Solicitation Sales Act' reference from secondary source only.

Enforcement watch: No DC AG solar-company enforcement action 2024-2026 found. (DC joined the multi-state Solar for All EPA challenge, Oct 2025 — program-funding suit, not consumer enforcement.)

What to do next in District of Columbia

  1. Read your contract's cancellation clause tonight. Compare it against the state window: 3 business days — DC Consumer Protection Procedures Act (D.C. Code §§ 28-3901 et seq.) UDAP framework plus D.C. Municipal Regulations Title 15 (PSC Ch. 3, § 327.23 / energy & § 328.15 / telecom): home-solicited contracts must carry a 'BUYER'S RIGHT TO CANCEL' notice allowing mailed cancellation before midnight of the third business day; plus FTC Cooling-Off Rule, 16 CFR Part 429 (3 business days, ≥$25 home sales).
  2. If the company never gave you a cancellation form, your federal 3-day clock may never have started — that's the loophole in our cooling-off guide.
  3. Past the window? Shift to the complaint path: where to file, and check whether savings were misrepresented (guide).
Get the notice written for you. The $39 SolarEscape Kit generates a cancellation letter citing D.C. Code §§ 28-3901 et seq. (Consumer Protection Procedures Act), with your dates filled in — plus the complaint kit and bankrupt-installer playbook.
Not legal advice. This tool provides general information based on state statutes and the FTC Cooling-Off Rule as of October 2026. Laws change and every contract is different. For advice about your specific situation, talk to a consumer attorney or your state attorney general's office. We can't promise you can cancel — nobody can. What we do: tell you where the cancellation windows are, and what to do when they're closed.

Sources: www.stateregstoday.com, dcpsc.org, www.ftc.gov · Verified 2026-10-10