Title Tip: Solar Energy Systems and Title 

There’s plenty of free sunshine and, by all reports, the solar energy business is booming. More and more people are installing equipment for the generation of solar energy on their homes and other buildings. Although some owners purchase the equipment outright, many others enter into leases or other arrangements. These arrangements can affect title. Sometimes, leases of equipment are disclosed by other recorded documents. Financing statements may disclose the presence of equipment encumbered by a security interest. When a qualifying company enters a contract for the sale or use of solar-generated energy, or the lease of a solar energy generation