A Nebraska contractor has been accused of taking downpayments on remodeling jobs and not doing the work. More than two-dozen customers in several communities have complained.

A self-labeled energy consultant came to Greg Ortmeier's home near Fremont. “He came here, had his big set-up testing kit." That convinced Greg to pay Your Energy Solutions nearly $800 down for a heat-saving product that's never been delivered.

"I feel pretty betrayed by him, absolutely. How are you ever supposed to trust somebody else come into your home and try to sell you something?"

Arrested on a theft by deception charge for a different sales contract in Columbus, Nebraska, Garth Bornschlegl bonded out, but his company isn't free of complaints. There have been 28 filed with the Better Business Bureau.

"We're probably closer to $45,000 that we're talking about where he hasn't been able to deliver," said the BBB’s Jim Hegarty. The bureau gives Your Energy Solutions an “F” rating.

Ironically, while at the Better Business Bureau to check out Your Energy Solutions, the owner of the defunct company gave Channel 6 News’ Mike McKnight a call.

“Our intent was never to take money from anybody and not produce the product, that was never our intent,” said Bornschlegl. “We just made some poor decisions in the business and now we're going to pay that money back. I'll leave my comment as that."

Some of the contractor's customers have received partial refunds. "Certainly I think a demonstration of good faith, but clearly at $25 a payment it will be a long time before these people get their money back,” said Hegarty.

Ortmeier said it's hard to be patient. "Hopefully, I get something back from him, though. I'll keep hunting him down."

In a plea agreement, the contractor will use his bond money to repay a Columbus customer $3,500.

Bornschlegl will be sentenced next month on a misdemeanor. He still faces a more serious charge in Kansas after a customer reported paying him $18,000 for windows that were never installed.