Utah residential solar panel retailer bonds.
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Since July 1, 2026, a solar retailer may not operate in Utah without registering with the Division of Consumer Protection and posting a surety bond. Utah Code § 13-52-302(10) sets the bond at $100,000, $200,000 or $300,000 by size and compliance record. A surety specialist returns a quote, usually within one business day.
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How much does a Utah residential solar panel retailer bond cost?
It is underwritten: the premium is quoted from the bond amount and your financial picture, so there is no flat price to show.
Registered before the next sale.
Every residential system sold in Utah without a registration is a separate violation of the chapter, so the bond is the first thing to line up. Here is the whole process:
Tell us your tier
Apply online with the bond amount your tier requires, the effective date, and your business details — the fields the carrier actually writes on. No credit information is collected.
A specialist quotes it
A surety specialist reviews the penal sum and your solar sales operation and returns a quote. On the larger tiers we tell you up front whether collateral would apply, before you commit to anything.
Upload with your registration
Accept the quote and pay, and the executed bond issues on the Division’s approved form, signed by the surety and ready for you to sign as principal and upload with your registration or renewal application in the Division’s online portal.
What it is and who needs it.
What the solar retailer bond guarantees
Utah’s Residential Solar Energy Consumer Protection Act (Title 13, Chapter 52) regulates the companies that sell rooftop solar to homeowners. Under Utah Code § 13-52-302, a solar retailer — anyone who sells a residential system under a purchase agreement, owns a leased system, or sells a homeowner the electricity a system produces — must register with the Division of Consumer Protection of the Department of Commerce, and as part of that registration submit proof of obtaining and maintaining security in a form the Division approves. A surety bond is one of the two accepted forms; the only alternative is a certificate of deposit.
The amount is set by § 13-52-302(10). A retailer with a clean three-year record, fewer than ten employees, and fewer than 500 kilowatts of nameplate capacity sold a year files $100,000. A retailer with a clean record that has ten or more employees or sells more than 500 kilowatts a year files $200,000. If the retailer or an affiliated person violated any chapter the Division enforces in the three years before the application, the bond is $300,000. Count carefully: “employee” means a W-2 employee under § 13-52-102(4), and § 13-52-401 requires sales representatives to be employees of the retailer — so a door-to-door sales force counts toward the ten.
The bond protects homeowners. Under § 13-52-302(7) the Division may claim it for a customer damaged by the retailer’s failure to comply with the chapter, and § 13-52-302(8) says those damages include the labor and materials to finish a partially installed system and damage to the home during installation or repair. After customers are paid in full, the Division can also recover fines, penalties, investigative costs, and attorney fees from the bond. A claim is itself grounds to deny, suspend, or revoke the registration under § 13-52-302(12). It is not insurance for you — if the surety pays a claim, you repay the surety.
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Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
Term and renewal are set in the underwriter's quote.
Keep the bond in force for as long as the obligation behind it runs.
How to file it
Upload with your registration. Accept the quote and pay, and the executed bond issues on the Division’s approved form, signed by the surety and ready for you to sign as principal and upload with your registration or renewal application in the Division’s online portal.
What sets the price
This bond is underwritten: the premium is quoted from the bond amount and your financial picture, so there is no flat price to show.
One application, one specialist review.
These are the actual carrier fields — the bond amount your tier requires, the effective date, and your business details. Submit once and a surety specialist sizes the bond and returns a quote, typically within one business day. No credit information is collected. Free until your bond is issued.
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Get registered and keep selling in Utah.
Tell us your amount tier and a surety specialist sizes and quotes the bond — typically within one business day, with no credit review of any kind. Free until issued.