PEARL RIVER, NY – After a report of two men posing as O&R workers door-to-door in Stony Point, officials from Orange and Rockland Utilities, Inc. have urged customers to confirm that anyone posing as an O&R contractor at their front door is not a fake.
Ask to see a company ID, they said.
The client reported on social media that two people who were door-to-door around 7 p.m. came to her house saying they wanted to alert her to “government credits about to expire”, presumably on purchases of solar power, O&R officials said. The client called them O&R representatives because, she said, they told her they were “working with O&R to reduce costs.”
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Customers should not allow access to their home under any circumstances before confirming a person’s identity and affiliation with O&R, company officials said. For example, many energy service companies and solar marketers solicit businesses door-to-door and describe themselves as “working for O&R” or “working with O&R” because they work in related, if not complementary, fields. . But, except in rare cases, they are not employed by O&R either directly or on a contractual basis.
All O&R employees and contractors are required to carry color photo identification cards during their work day. If someone shows up at your door claiming to be an O&R employee or contractor, ask to see the card. If you are still not satisfied with the identity of the person, call O&R at 1-877-434-4100.
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If people posing as O&R employees or contractors cannot produce legitimate photo ID, end all contact with them, lock your door and call the police.
To request removal of your name from an arrest report, submit these required elements at arrestreports@patch.com.