▁claims ▁for ▁under ▁the ▁American ▁Rec overy ▁and ▁Rein vest ment ▁Act ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁which ▁would ▁be ▁a ▁viol ation ▁of ▁the ▁False ▁Cla ims ▁Act . ▁Sol ar City ▁dropped ▁its ▁law suit , ▁Se qu o ia ▁Pacific ▁Sol ar ▁I , ▁L LC ▁v . ▁United ▁States — in ▁which ▁the ▁company ▁alleg ed ▁the ▁federal ▁government ▁ow ed ▁it ▁more ▁money — as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁settlement . ▁ ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁settlement , ▁the ▁company ▁agreed ▁to ▁“ release ▁all ▁pending ▁and ▁future ▁claims ▁against ▁the ▁U . S . ▁for ▁additional ▁pay ments ▁from ▁the ▁grant ▁program ". ▁The ▁move ▁ended ▁a ▁five - year ▁investigation . ▁ ▁Verm ont ▁projects ▁without ▁appro val ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁the ▁Verm ont ▁Public ▁Service ▁Board ▁found ▁that ▁Sol ar City ▁was ▁implementing ▁solar ▁projects ▁in ▁Verm ont ▁without ▁appro val ▁required ▁by ▁law . ▁According ▁to ▁Verm ont ▁Public ▁Radio , ▁Public ▁Service ▁Board ▁Chair ▁Anthony ▁Ro is man ▁sent ▁a ▁letter ▁to ▁Sol ar City ▁warning ▁the ▁company ▁that ▁it ▁needed ▁to ▁get ▁regul atory ▁appro val ▁before ▁installing ▁solar ▁generation ▁equipment ▁and ▁att aching ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁state ' s ▁elect rical ▁grid . ▁Ro is man ▁wrote , ▁" Over ▁the ▁past ▁few ▁months , ▁my ▁office ▁has ▁observed ▁a ▁pattern ▁of ▁proced ural ▁issues ▁with ▁net - meter ing ▁applications ▁being ▁purs ued ▁by ▁your ▁company ." ▁Official s ▁at ▁the ▁company ▁worked ▁quickly ▁to