Half of getting solar to crank out some juice for your home is just getting it up on your roof; which is a construction job for a contractor.
Which to choose, and why? A great place to start is the Bay Area’s own Calfinder, that refers contractors nationwide for solar photovoltaic or solar hot water system installations.
Started by serial entrepreneur Jason Polka who began and grew Varsity Painting into a multi-multi million dollar business and then decided to go into specializing in the first Green painting business in the Bay Area with Moondance Painting. As with the first two businesses, Calfinder began as one of those businesses that grows out of the discovery of a need.
The solar part of the referral site has really taken off, as one of the first sites to focus on solar referrals nationwide. SolarCalfinder has now linked over 10k homeowners with solar installers to get local crews installing solar panels on their houses.
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