▁energy ▁sav ings ▁by ▁the ▁company ." ▁ ▁The ▁Camp aign ▁for ▁Account ability ▁review ed ▁ 5 8 ▁compla ints ▁that ▁consum ers ▁file d ▁with ▁the ▁Oregon ▁Department ▁of ▁Justice ▁and ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁compla ints ▁indicated ▁" a ▁w ides p read ▁pattern ▁of ▁apparent ▁fra ud ▁and ▁ab use ▁by ▁solar ▁companies ". ▁The ▁Oregon ▁Sol ar ▁Energy ▁Indust ry ▁Association , ▁however , ▁said ▁that ▁it ▁exam ined ▁the ▁compla ints ▁and ▁" found ▁the ▁numbers ▁to ▁be ▁relatively ▁low ▁– ▁lower ▁than ▁those ▁being ▁c ited ▁by ▁the ▁Camp aign ▁for ▁Account ability ". ▁ ▁" S olar ▁by ▁D eg ree " ▁project ▁The ▁company ▁is ▁involved ▁in ▁a ▁case ▁concerning ▁Martin ▁Sh ain , ▁the ▁lead ▁energy ▁consult ant ▁in ▁a ▁solar ▁power ▁project ▁at ▁two ▁Oregon ▁univers ities . ▁Sh ain ▁was ▁ind icted ▁for ▁forg ery ▁in ▁Mar ion ▁County ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁consult ant ▁for ▁Bac Gen ▁Techn ologies ▁in ▁Seattle , ▁a ▁key ▁player ▁in ▁the ▁controvers ial ▁$ 2 4 ▁million ▁" S olar ▁by ▁D eg ree " ▁project ▁and ▁is ▁accused ▁of ▁" cre ating ▁a ▁ph ony ▁in voice ▁from ▁a ▁fict ional ▁sub cont ractor ▁that ▁was ▁p iv otal ▁in ▁getting ▁nearly ▁$ 1 2 ▁million ▁in ▁tax ▁cred its ▁from ▁the ▁Oregon ▁Department ▁of ▁Energy ". ▁The ▁project ▁began ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁and ▁was ▁spons ored ▁by ▁the ▁Oregon ▁University ▁System ; ▁thousands