San Francisco Solar Energy Incentive Program Info

A solar energy community purchase is where a San Franciscan works with system integrators to find other people in their neighborhood who are interested in installing solar energy on their home. The more solar that can be coordinated in a neighborhood, the less the cost to the company. They can then pass those savings on to the customers.

Here are the reasons why community purchases work:

• Travel time for the install crew is shorter as they’re doing homes in the same part of town.
• Permits can be applied for at the same time.
• The houses may be similar in style, year built, roof type, etc.
• The company can educate everyone on the logistics at once instead of one at a time
• The customers come in a group already on board so no time is wasted getting started

I have tried to coordinate the in these past personally, and it is too much for one man. There is a new solar competition that is starting in San Francisco, and it’s the perfect opportunity for solar group buying, if you are interested in that. It’s called One Block Off the Grid.

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