Solar companies and setters calling homeowners in Iowa work under the federal telemarketing rules plus Iowa's own. Here is what each one means for a solar appointment floor, with the official source for every rule.
From official sources, checked September 26, 2026. General information, not legal advice.
The research found no Iowa telemarketer registration requirement in the statutes it reviewed. No telemarketer registration found in the Iowa Code. Confirm before dialing.
Iowa Code 2026, ch. 714, 714A to 714I, 476, 555A searchedIowa sets no narrower window in the statutes reviewed, so the federal 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. window at the homeowner's location applies.
47 CFR 64.1200(c)(1)The research found no separate Iowa do not call list. No state list found; utilities commission points to national registry. The National Do Not Call Registry still applies.
Iowa Utilities Commission, Do Not Call Registry pageThe research found no separate Iowa statute on automated sales calls. Former automated dialing section 476.57 repealed in 2018. Federal rules still apply.
Iowa Code 476.57 (repealed by 2018 Iowa Acts, ch. 1160)Iowa allows recording with one party's consent. A party, or anyone with one party's consent, may record.
Iowa Code 808B.2(2)(c)Federal do not call, calling hour, and automated call rules apply to sales calls into Iowa. Iowa repealed its own automated dialing section in 2018, and Iowa's consumer fraud, door to door sales, and one party recording laws also apply.
Federal rules and Iowa's own rules both apply: the National Do Not Call Registry, the calling window, consent rules for automated calls and texts, and any Iowa registration requirement. The Iowa rules page lists each one with its source. General information, not legal advice.
The research found no narrower Iowa window, so the federal 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. window at the homeowner's location applies.
Our setters dial homeowners and book in home and virtual appointments for solar, roofing and HVAC teams. Tell us your markets and how many your closers can run, and we size batches to that number.
Get appointments