As a top solar panel installer in Los Angeles, we strive not only on providing a good service but also fresh, useful information for you. For this reason, we’ve put together a list of our top 10 articles from 2020. A year that definitely left more questions than answers; both in the solar industry and in life!
If you follow our blog regularly, it’s very likely that you’ve already read any of these articles; so here’s a good recap for you. And if you’re a new reader, we welcome you and hope you find these blogs useful!
1. How Many Times Can You Claim Solar Tax Credits?
This article was a simple yet insightful way to answer one of the most common questions among solar users. This article dates from March 2020 when COVID was barely starting to strike. If you’re looking for a 2021 update here’s a more recent article on the Solar ITC.
2. Is Solar Energy Expensive? Here’s 4 Reasons Why It Isn’t
‘Is solar energy expensive’ is hands down a popular query among those trying to get more into the world of solar panels. Many sources say solar panels are expensive, and this is our alternative insight showing why it’s actually not.
3. Choosing the Best Installer for the Tesla Powerwall Battery
The Tesla Powerwall is easily the best solar battery on the market. However, quotes on installation usually differ and it can be difficult to find the best deal. This article intended to compare quotes for the Tesla Powerwall Battery and why investing in a Tesla Powerwall Certified Installer is a good path forward.
4. Ready to Buy Solar Panels? Savvy Homeowners Follow these 3 Tips
Early in January 2020, when words like ‘social distancing’ or ‘new normal’ were unknown to us all we wrote this article to serve as a guideline to those who were ready to buy solar panels for their homes.
5. Why Now is the Time for Buying Solar Panels (Bye Bye ITC Credit)
Another article also from January, when we informed our clients that the ITC tax credit was due to expire this year. Nobody, including ourselves, imagined what was going to happen in the subsequent months of 2020 (and counting!).
6. Solar Optimum named Elite Residential Installer by Panasonic – Earning Perks that will Benefit Customers Buying Solar Panels
Despite the pandemic and its negative impact on our industry and the world in general, we have to admit that 2020 was a year rich in awards for Solar Optimum. Aside from being named Elite Residential Installer by Panasonic, we were also featured as the 50 Best Workplaces of the Year by The Silicon Review and selected as one of the first companies in the US to offer Panasonic 370 Solar Panels.
7. Exclusive Elite Installer Solar Optimum Now Offering Panasonic’s AllGuard Warranty
Another award in 2020! Only eight hand-picked solar panel companies in the western USA were named Elite Certified Residential Solar Installer by Panasonic Solar. We’re proud to say Solar Optimum is one of them!
8. Solar Optimum Partners with Unirac as Industry-First Platinum Certified Installer
Solar Optimum was also hand-selected by Unirac as a Certified Platinum Installer. The platinum-tier certification is designed to differentiate top solar panel installers while bringing important benefits to homeowners.
9. How Can the Tesla Powerwall Battery Help in Wildfire Areas?
According to some News, 2020 was California’s worst fire season ever. We followed this and other news carefully, so we wanted to provide an insight on how Tesla Powerwall batteries can be very helpful at the moment of suffering outages and other hazards related to wildfires.
10. California’s 2028 1 Million Solar Battery Goal- Is it Achievable?
In 2020 the state of California set the next renewable energy goal to one million solar battery storage installations by 2028. In this article we analyze if this is achievable, and make a recap on the different measures taken during the years towards solar usage in the State.
More Sunny Days Ahead in 2021!
We hope you enjoyed this recap of our Top 10 articles from 2020! Stay tuned for more news and updates on residential and commercial solar panels, and all the benefits this industry has to offer to you and the planet!
