The Headline: Partners will notice a few refinements to our consumer compliance processes from 12/9/25.

1. Customer Email Restrictions

• Disallowing placeholder email addresses, ensuring consumers receive their credit check results directly.

2. Minor refinements to Customer Action Required checklist

• Minor tweaks to our CAR stipulation language, aimed at ensuring the vital detail of our Energy Plans are getting across clearly

The Headline: Three (3) new Sirius modules have been added to our Solar AVL.

The Details: Sirius (by Elin) #8, #9, and #10 have been added. This is the updated ELNSM54M-HC-N series of modules from Sirius. Full module details are available in Section B: Solar AVL in the Sirius (by Elin) dropdown.

Other Hardware News: via news.golightreach.com

• [Adv Preview] Ground mounts ineligible from 1/1/26 due to FEOC complexities
• [Adv Preview] Roof Tech racking to be removed from Solar AVL from 1/1/26.
• [Adv Preview] FEOC Calculator coming soon to the PLR Portal.

• Palmetto LightReach is proud to bring our Solar and Battery Storage Lease products to consumers in South Carolina as an approved electric generator Lessor.
• Together with our Installer Partners, we’re excited to bring product access to over 1.5million new consumers across the state’s three largest electric utility territories, Dominion Energy South Carolina and Duke Energy (Progress & Carolinas)
• As required in all markets, Installer Partners must provide the Compliance team with requisite licenses to unlock pricing and begin originating Lease agreements in South Carolina
• Read More Here - South Carolina - Disclosure Form & Duke’s 15 kW DC limit

The Update: We've refreshed our Direct Pay Installer Guide to make it even easier to understand what is and how to work with it. We're also bringing even more Direct Pay partners to LightReach!

• Sonepar & Soligent: Live as of 11/24/25

• Wesco: Early December 2025

The Details: LightReach is adding three additional options for installers choosing to fund projects via the Direct Pay method. Interested partners can enroll via the Org Settings menu when chatting in and navigating to the "C) Direct Pay Settings" option.

This option can also allow partners to assign a default distributor for their pipeline or assign different distributors by state according to preference.
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The Update: [Solar Adv. Preview] Ground Mounts Ineligible from 1/1/26: From January 1st, 2026, PLR will not longer be accepting ground mounts due to FEOC complexities.
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• Palmetto LightReach is proud to bring our Solar and Battery Storage Lease products to consumers in South Carolina as an approved electric generator Lessor.
• Together with our Installer Partners, we’re excited to bring product access to over 1.5million new consumers across the state’s three largest electric utility territories, Dominion Energy South Carolina and Duke Energy (Progress & Carolinas)
• As required in all markets, Installer Partners must provide the Compliance team with requisite licenses to unlock pricing and begin originating Lease agreements in South Carolina
• Read More Here - South Carolina - Disclosure Form & Duke’s 15 kW DC limit

Update:

Starting today, November 1, 2025, California residential solar Interconnection Application submissions must include a new Solar Energy System Supporting Information document. The 7-page document, also referred to as the CSLB Disclosure Document, requires a 1-year energy savings estimate with standardized inputs and assumptions for solar or solar+storage.

Palmetto LightReach will begin requiring a copy of the completed Solar Energy System Supporting Information document at Milestone 1 on submissions beginning November 1, 2025.

Installation partners are expected to complete the savings estimate, collect the hourly usage history, all remaining fields, and provide a copy to the homeowner. Template here.

• New KB Article - California’s New CSLB Disclosure & Savings Estimate

The Update: We're bringing even more Direct Pay partners to LightReach!

• Soligent: Mid November 2025
• Wesco: Late November 2025
• Sonepar: November 19th, 2025

The Details: LightReach is adding three additional options for installers choosing to fund projects via the Direct Pay method. Interested partners can enroll via the Org Settings menu when chatting in and navigating to the "C) Direct Pay Settings" option.

This option can also allow partners to assign a default distributor for their pipeline or assign different distributors by state according to preference.
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The Headline: LightReach Installer Support can now be reached via WhatsApp Messenger.

The Details: Similar to our existing SMS option, WhatsApp offers an additional avenue for partners to reach PLR support- especially for those in field.

How to Contact: Message "INSTALLER" into 980-272-0985 on WhatsApp

Update:

Beginning November 1, 2025, California residential solar Interconnection Application submissions must include a new Solar Energy System Supporting Information document. The 7-page document, also referred to as the CSLB Disclosure Document, requires a 1-year energy savings estimate with standardized inputs and assumptions for solar or solar+storage.

Palmetto LightReach will begin requiring a copy of the completed Solar Energy System Supporting Information document at Milestone 1 on submissions beginning November 1, 2025.

Installation partners are expected to complete the savings estimate, collect the hourly usage history, all remaining fields, and provide a copy to the homeowner. Template here.

• New KB Article - California’s New CSLB Disclosure & Savings Estimate