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Before considering how solar might work for you, you’ll want to know what you’re spending now on electricity, and why. The first step we take when potential new customers inquire about solar is to ask them about their last 12 months of PG&E bills. The easiest way we

News from our friends at Solar Energy Industries Association: “National polls have consistently shown that solar energy is widely supported by U.S. voters. For the fifth consecutive year, SEIA has worked with researchers to conduct a nation-wide survey of voters on their attitud

Are you interested in receiving the 30% Federal Solar Investment Tax Credit which expires January 1, 2017? Last week, an audio file was posted to SoundCloud by The Energy Show on Renewable Energy World. The audio file offers some helpful information about filing for the credit Mendoci

Electric cars have grown in popularity, with new models being introduced by several car companies. Here on the coast, we have customers who are happily charging their electric cars using electricity generated by solar energy systems. A fully solar powered electric car may be on the ho

CaliforniaFIRST financing recently became available for residents of the city of Fort Bragg. A similar PACE program will start countywide in 2015.  The CaliforniaFIRST Program is a Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing program for residential and commercial properties. The p

Battery backup systems allow on-grid solar customers to continue to access some electrical power when the ‘power is out.’ The good news for consumers is that recent innovations in backup technology have made these systems more affordable. In addition, there are now solar i

Homeowners who install solar energy systems are eligible for a Federal Investment Tax Credit (ITC) of 30% of the cost of the system. This tax credit can be applied to multiple tax years. The ITC also applies to commercial property owners. The ITC is set to expire at the end of 2016. U

Among other pro-solar stances, Governor Brown has encouraged the expansion of Net Metering, which allows customers to feed their excess solar production back in to the grid, selling this power to utility companies such as PG&E. PG&E, along with other utility companies, has wor

California’s Governor Brown started his historic fourth term with an impassioned speech arguing that California must show leadership in  the urgent fight against climate change. Governor Brown called specifically for three goals for California to reach by 2030. First, 50% use of

Over the past 20 years, Mendocino Solar Service has had the opportunity to employ and contract with many talented and hard working individuals. Our 2014 team included: John Huxsol (Office Manager), Andreas Dahm (Lead Installer), Jason Vallina (Installer), Jez Anderson (Marketing), Dev