Oregon Solar Firm Charged with Theft, Racketeering

In the racket, Wisehard is alleged to have collected full or partial payment upfront with the promise of installing solar or wind equipment, while in most cases never finishing the job. Other times, it’s alleged that after he completed a job he would later return and remove what equipment had been installed.

This is not the only example of fraud in the quickly growing renewable energy business, which is little regulated.