Solar companies and setters calling homeowners in North Carolina work under the federal telemarketing rules plus North Carolina'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.
North Carolina requires some telephone sellers or telemarketers to register or be licensed before calling there. Telephonic sellers register with Secretary of State; many exemptions apply. Check the exemptions before your floor dials North Carolina.
N.C. Gen. Stat. 66-260(11), 66-261North Carolina's own window is 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., the same as the federal window. It covers telephone solicitations to residential and wireless subscribers.
N.C. Gen. Stat. 75-102(f)North Carolina relies on the National Do Not Call Registry. State law defines its registry as the FTC registry.
N.C. Gen. Stat. 75-101(3); 75-102(a)North Carolina has its own law on automated or recorded sales calls. Recorded message dialers barred for unsolicited calls, with exceptions. It can be stricter than the federal rules.
N.C. Gen. Stat. 75-104North Carolina allows recording with one party's consent. Interception is a crime without at least one party's consent.
N.C. Gen. Stat. 15A-287(a)North Carolina bars telephone solicitations to numbers on the national Do Not Call Registry, limits them to 8 a.m. to 9 p.m., requires callers to identify themselves at the start, and restricts automatic dialing and recorded message players on unsolicited calls.
Applies to solar leases only: the lease must be signed, dated and in at least 12 point type, give a right to rescind for at least 3 business days, and disclose the equipment, output guarantees, cost, transfer restrictions and rate changes. No equivalent for purchases or loans was found.
Official sourceNorth Carolina gives buyers 3 business days to cancel covered home solicitation sales (off premises sales of $25 or more). N.C.G.S. 14-401.13
Checked October 14, 2026. General information, not legal advice.
Federal rules and North Carolina's own rules both apply: the National Do Not Call Registry, the calling window, consent rules for automated calls and texts, and any North Carolina registration requirement. The North Carolina rules page lists each one with its source. General information, not legal advice.
North Carolina: 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. The federal window is 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. at the homeowner's location; use the narrower one.
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