How to link to CALSEIA

All CALSEIA members are required to link to the CALSEIA web site by including the exact HTML code on their main/index page: <A HREF="http://calseia.org" alt="solar energy"><B>California Solar Energy</B></A>

Solar Rights

A variety of laws have been enacted in California to help prevent restrictions that may prevent the installation of solar products in your community. There are also laws that address shade control, which can impact system performance. The laws currently in effect are quoted below. CALIFORNIA CODES CIVIL CODE 714. (a) Any covenant, restriction, or condition contained ...

About Solar

Due to concerns about future energy supplies and environmental concerns, California has made a significant commitment to transforming the energy markets to include significant amounts of solar energy generation. Some examples of the markets for solar include: utility scale generation distributed generation on-site generation Utility Scale Generation. Large projects that use solar thermal or photovoltaic systems that generate electricity which is fed into the State's transmission system Distributed Generation. Medium sized projects that use solar thermal or photovoltaic systems that ...

Gold Members

Solar Electric

Solar Electric Solar electric systems use a chemical reaction to sunlight to generate electricity. The panels that are used to create the electricity are called photovoltaic modules. The installations are commonly called PV systems. PV systems generate electricity during the day only and usually are generating their highest amount of electricity in the afternoon. PV systems do not generate electricity at night, even under a full moon. When it is cloudy, rainy, or if the modules ...