Falling solar energy costs and its non-competitive pricing just may be affecting the future of the local tiered electric services, even investor owned electric utilities like Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) that service most of northern California. Thanks to today’s Solar Photo Voltaic systems, customers have the opportunity to decide if they want to continue paying high, tiered electric bills or to go solar, taking advantage of significant savings.

About Photo Voltaics (PV)

PV is a process of producing electricity by transforming sunlight into direct current electricity by using semi-conductive materials, which present the photo voltaic effect. These systems use solar panels consisting of several solar cells to produce useable solar powered energy. Continue reading →

Oakland Residential Solar Rooftop Contractor Named a World Leader

Save a Lot Solar placed in 2014 Top 400 Solar Contractors Rankings

Solar Power World, the industry’s trusted leader in research and information has released their annual list of the Top Solar Contractors. This list looks at a variety of factors that influence the solar market for the previous year, and ranks them based on the total megawatts installed in 2013 (or lifetime total megawatts, in the case of a tie). Local contractor, Save a Lot Solar, has been placed on this list at #381, with 0.078 megawatts installed in 2013, and a lifetime 0.428 megawatts installed. Continue reading →