Multiple commenters strongly advise against using Sunrun, citing it as one of the worst options available and sharing negative personal experiences with their service and lease agreements.

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        "excerpt": "I had Sunrun 12 years ago and Solarcity 2 years later. Solarcity is basically a daddy of Tesla. Both were crap and I got them both uninstalled with a huge fight. Took 2 years each of fighting. So 8 years ago just went with independent installer. Happy now. People pay over $700 for electricity per month around me and I pay nothing. Instead of lease if you have some money inquiry about prepaid lease",
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