Solar Industry News
Secure Your 30% Solar Tax Credit: A Business Owner’s Guide to Safe Harbor Under IRS Notice 2018-59
As a business owner or commercial property investor, you know timing is everything — and that’s especially true when it…
Action Required: Changes to SunStrong Solar Monitoring and Cellular Connectivity by July 8
If your home solar system is monitored through the SunStrong Connect app, previously mySunPower, you may have received a message…
Will the Federal Solar Tax Credit Survive 2025? Here’s What We Know
A Big Change Could Be Coming for Solar Incentives—Here’s What Bay Area Homeowners Need to Know If you’re thinking about…
PG&E’s Net Billing Tariff Explained: How Solar + Battery Storage Maximizes Your Savings in 2025
PG&E’s Rules for Solar Changed—Here’s What You Need to Know – If you’re a Bay Area homeowner exploring solar in…
How Bay Area Homeowners Are Using Solar + Battery Storage to Beat PG&E Rate Hikes
Tired of PG&E Rate Hikes and Rising Bills? There’s a Better Way PG&E rates have soared over 40% in the…
Why 2025 May Be The Best Year To Go Solar In California
If You’ve Been Thinking About Solar, Don’t Wait Until The Tax Credit is Gone For years, the 30% Federal Solar…
Solar Panels in California: What to Know Before You Buy in 2025
Thinking About Going Solar? Make Sure You Start With the Right Solar Panels – If you’re a Bay Area homeowner…
How To Connect Your SunPower Monitoring Device to Wi-Fi
Connect your monitoring device to wi-fi The PVS (Photovoltaic Supervisor) is a compact device typically installed in your garage or…
Understanding Solar Inverter Functions & When to Schedule Repairs
Your solar system is only as strong as its inverter. Whether you’re using SolarEdge, Enphase, SMA, or Fronius, your inverter…
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Solar Project Helps YMCA of San Diego County Offer More Services
Solar Project Helps YMCA of San Diego County Offer More Services The YMCA has happily discovered what many other school, nonprofit and government solar customers know well: When you save money with solar, your organization can pass on those savings to the public by expanding services. The YMCA of San Diego County, which recently had…
Our Commercial Solar Services
Our Commercial Solar Services Expertise To Handle Any Challenge At Solar Technologies we’ve been developing, installing and servicing complex commercial energy systems for years and have the expertise, personnel and: Power Management Consulting Electricity has become a considerable operating cost with complex utility rate structures. We can help you assess your usage and billing data…
Solar Installer Checklist
Here’s a checklist with guidelines for selecting the best solar company for your solar installation. These tips and questions will help you identify which solar companies have the experience, quality products, trained personnel, and financial strength you want. The quality of the solar installer and equipment you select will directly affect your long-term savings and…
Public Solar Financing
How Public Financing Options Work Public entities are able to take advantage of numerous solar financing options not available to corporate entities, including special incentives, tax-exempt leases, and exclusive government subsidizes bonds. Done correctly, modest funding combined with low-interest debt is sufficient to finance public solar projects. Benefits Of Solar Leases Access to a…
Power Purchase Agreements
How PPAs Work A Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) is a financing arrangement that allows businesses or government agencies to purchase solar electricity with no upfront capital cost. To achieve this, a “host” organization provides unused rooftop, land, or parking lot space as a location for a solar installation. A third party PPA provider pays…
Solar Commercial Lease
How Solar Leases Work A commercial solar lease is a financing option that allows businesses to generate solar electricity with little to no upfront capital investment. Like traditional equipment leases, solar leases provide use of the solar equipment itself in exchange for a monthly lease payment. You benefit from the clean electricity generated from the…
Commercial Cash Purchases
How Cash Purchases Work The simplest path to financing a solar project is to purchase the system directly. You buy and operate the solar installation which allows you to directly benefit from any available federal, state and local solar incentives. If you have available capital and tax appetite to absorb tax credits and accelerated…
New Location In Campbell, CA
SunPower by Solar Technologies, a SunPower Master Dealer in Northern California, announces the opening of a third location in Campbell, CA. Bringing Solar Expertise and Local, Personalized Customer Service to Campbell Homeowners Campbell, CA, August 16, 2018 – Solar Technologies, a Bay Area based solar dealer, has added a third location to serve homeowners in…
California New Homes Industry Leads Nation in Green Building
As goes California, so goes the nation. That’s a common refrain from those who recognize the forward thinking that the West Coast is known for, especially when it comes to securing a clean energy future. In the last year, under the leadership of Gov. Jerry Brown and the California Legislature, California has set the bar high, pioneering…
Solar Technologies is a Leader in New Home Solar Installations
California’s decision to require solar on virtually all new homes starting in 2020 sets a remarkable example for our nation when it comes to reducing fossil fuel emissions that pollute our air and contribute to global warming. Unanimously approved by the California Energy Commission, the decision is expected to have a massive impact on the…