Our homes and neighborhoods are our sanctuaries, spaces where we want to feel safe, secure and reliably comfortable. But that sense of basic security has been rattled in recent years by wave after wave of PG&E blackouts.

In a surprise move, the COVID-19 stimulus bill that was signed into law on December 27th includes extensions for renewable energy projects, including solar!

During the recent PG&E shut-offs we have received many inquires into batteries, generators, and other power security solutions. So we have made this brief summary to go over a couple of basic options for back up power in a power outage.

As millions of Californians are impacted by PG&E power shutoffs, alternative power providers such as California Solar Electric Company are committed to providing local communities reliable energy solutions and a peace of mind during these stressful times. If you live in an area with frequent or lengthy power outages, investing in battery backup or generators are two reliable energy solutions that can help reduce uncertainty by providing energy security.

Today’s solar power systems offer end users ‘cheapest…electricity in history’. In most major countries, solar is cheaper than coal and gas.

FREED and California Solar Electric Company are now banding together to ensure Nevada County older adults and people with disabilities are prepared for planned power outages by delivering Goal Zero Yeti 3000 Lithium Power Stations and educational resources to those in need.

California Solar Electric Company was ranked as a “Top Solar Contractor” by Solar Power World. The industry media outlet recently ranked the 2020 Top Commercial and Residential Solar Contractors which honored California Solar Electric Company according to it’s influence in the U.S. solar industry in 2019.

Solar energy keeps getting more affordable. Since solar costs are falling fast unlike finite fossil fuels, it makes sense why the state of California now requires all new single family and multifamily homes under three stories to include solar energy. Despite the environmental benefits, the new mandate has influenced Californians to grow a collective interest in switching to solar.

There is synergy with the people of Cal Solar. And, after formalizing that connection through its worker-owned cooperative, Cal Solar has cast a wider, synergetic net through Amicus Solar Cooperative. Amicus Solar is a member-owned purchasing cooperative of over 50 high-quality, independent, values-driven solar energy companies in all 50 states, Washington DC, Canada and Puerto Rico.

Back in 2010, the California Solar Electric Company considered transitioning to a worker cooperative.

Nine years later it became a reality.

On Sept. 1 Cal Solar, a business that sells and installs solar panels for residences, businesses and government buildings, officially became a worker cooperative — the only one in Nevada County, according to its worker-owners and Project Equity, a nonprofit that helped the company transition to its new state.

While there are many benefits to a grid-tied solar system, having power for your home or business during a blackout is not one of them.

Western Gateway Park in Penn Valley is a community hub of sports, nature, entertainment and many picnics and get-togethers. With electricity available at several of the sites, it was a natural choice that a solar array be installed at the park. It was a natural fit that California Solar Electric Company (Cal Solar) install the system.

As printed in the Union Newspaper, September 1, 2019

Good Sun and California Solar Electric Company have come together in one shared initiative: provide solar power to Utah’s Place, the only year-round emergency homeless shelter in Nevada County, to offset the costs of operating and increase available resources to those in need.

As printed in the Union Newspaper, August 18, 2019

Prosperity Lanes is one of the latest businesses in Grass Valley to go solar.

California Solar Electric Company installed 215 of the new SunPower 395W P-series commercial solar panels.

Auburn Presbyterian Church is all set up to harness energy from the sun with solar panels recently installed by California Solar Electric Company.