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Applied Solar/Open Energy home solar and other power systems

1 report to CPSC, the latest made Mar 29, 2012. A report isn’t a recall.

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At a glance

From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 1report to CPSC
  • Mar 29, 2012the latest report was made
  • Mar 29, 2012the earliest
  • 0with the company’s comments
Brand
Applied Solar/Open Energy
Maker
APPLIED SOLAR, LLC*Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product
Home solar and other power systemsAlternative energy made at homeCPSC’s product type: Residential Alternative Energy Systems For On-site Power Gen (code 4084), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Electrical Systems

By month

1 report from April 2011 to March 2012; the most in March 2012, 1.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
March 20121

How badly anyone was hurt

  • No incident, no one hurt 1 CPSC: No Incident, No Injury

As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.

The reports, as CPSC published them

Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.

Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.

Source:

CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.

  1. No incident, no one hurt

    Made Mar 29, 2012, sent to the company May 23, 2012, published by CPSC Jun 7, 2012

    The product, in the report: OE34 - 34 Watt Solar Roof Tiles that generate electricity from the sun.

    I have a Solar system on my roof with eighty eight 34 watt tiles producing electricity. The system is 3 years old. I was advised by the manufacture of the 34 watt solar tiles to turn my solar system off as there is some kind of fire hazard associated with the solar tiles. The manufacturer, Applied Solar also indicated they were going to do a voluntary recall through the CPSC in conjunction with [REDACTED], another manufacture of similar 50 watt solar tiles. This happened last May 23rd, 2011. No fix or other information about the supposed problem has been supplied from Applied Solar since the original notice. Recently [REDACTED] has gotten a fix for their 50 watt tiles and is in the process of repairing their customers tiles. This month a call to Applied Solar [REDACTED] gets a recorded message to the effect that Applied Solar advised the CPSC that it has ceased operations and does not have assets or funds to fix the 34 watt tiles and that they will not be involved in repair efforts.

    So my questions are;

    1. Do I really have a fire hazard on my roof? 2. Was or is this a problem only with the [REDACTED] 50 watt tiles?? 3. Did Applied Solar do a voluntary recall? 4. If there is a recall on the OE34 watt tiles what is the procedure to get the problem fixed now that the original manufacturer has ceased operations? 5. If there is a fix for the OE34 watt tiles how will I be notified if the manufacture, Applied Solar, has ceased operations?

    Model
    OE34 - Solar Tiles made by Applied Solar/Open Energy
    Bought from
    Eagle Roofing
    Bought
    Mar 30, 2009
    Where
    San Diego, California: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Unspecified
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Unspecified
    As this report names them
    Brand Applied Solar/Open Energy, made or sold by APPLIED SOLAR, LLC*
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    No Incident, No Injury

CPSC’s disclaimer

Disclaimer: CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database on SaferProducts.gov, particularly with respect to information submitted by people outside of CPSC.

Source:

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Sources

Sources

  • U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.

    Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.

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11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

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