SolarMax Technology Blog

Solar and storage bundling approved in California

According to CleanTechnica, for the first time in the U.S., a grid operator has approved rules that allow companies to buy electricity from homes and commercial power systems and bundle it to meet the threshold required for sale on the market.

California woman pedals across the U.S. on solar power bicycle

According to WSLS 10 News, a California woman is on a mission. Marissa Muller is riding her solar bike from California, across the U.S., ending in New York. Her "wellness revolution" mission is to get people to live a more sustainable, healthy life.

4 things to keep in mind when deciding to install solar panels

Installing solar panels on a roof is one of the most environmentally friendly, cost-cutting decisions homeowners can make in their lifetime. This can be contingent on a few factors though.

A new concern for solar panels

According to Fox News Boston, as more people begin to take advantage of residential solar panels, a new issue is beginning to arise.

California remains one of the top U.S. solar energy producers

According to the San Francisco Business Times, numerous cities in California ranked in the top seven of solar power system installations per 1,000 people in major U.S. metropolitan areas. These cities include San Diego, San Jose, Riverside, San Francisco and Los Angeles.

Scientists from University of California enhance solar energy conversion process

Scientists at the University of California, Riverside, have discovered a new way to manage efficient solar energy conversion using the infrared region of the light wave spectrum. By combining inorganic semiconductor nanocrystals with organic molecules to enhance the overall conversion of solar photons, the efficiency of the process is said to be improved by 30 percent ...

Renewables continue to be main source of electricity through June

According to CleanTechnica 98 percent of new electricity generation was produced by renewables during June. Of that new capacity, 44 percent was derived from wind power, 41.5 percent from solar and 13 percent from biomass. Only 2 percent came from natural gas sources.

Solar panels reach the forefront of the race to the White House

According to Time, Hillary Clinton has pledged to install 500 million solar panels if elected president. This nationwide installation surge would be created by the end of her first term in office.

2000 jobs created in the California clean energy and transportation sector

According to the San Francisco Business Times, nearly 2,000 jobs were recently added to the clean energy and transportation sector of California during the first quarter of 2015. The top five states creating the most jobs in this field include Georgia, California, Texas, New Mexico and Michigan. These positions are scattered around California, with some in the ...

New permit rules make it easier for California residents to install solar power

According to KRCR News, a Redding City Council meeting has adopted a new ordinance to expedite the permit approval and pulling process for small residential rooftop solar energy systems. Before, residents would have to get a permit from local cities and counties to install solar panels. The ordinance was passed down from the state in hopes of speeding up the approval ...

Interested in Solar?

Let us call you back
and answer your questions.