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SmartSolar Residential

Helping You Achieve Your Solar Potential
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We are a free, independent service for East Bay residents and businesses offering energy education and site-specific project advice to help you go solar.

Click here to enroll online with SmartSolar and receive your FREE Solar Assessment.


SmartSolar can help you determine how you can save with solar!

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As Your Solar Advisor, we provide:
  • Independent advice on your property's solar potential
  • A FREE Solar Assessment of the best solar solutions for your needs
  • Objective analysis of your solar or energy efficiency project bids
  • Educational materials and tools to help you feel confident about your future investment
  • Assistance throughout your project, from proposal to installation              
 
Download the SmartSolar HOW TO Guide to help you go solar:
 
To learn about energy efficient, solar hot water, and solar electric technologies, project planning, project costs and financing, explore this website by navigating the menu on the left.
 
You can also estimate your solar potential by visiting the Berkeley Solar Map (for Berkeley addresses only) or the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's In My Backyard Tool.
 

Funding and Affiliation

SmartSolar is operated by Community Energy Services Corporation (CESC) in partnership with the City of Berkeley, the East Bay Energy Watch Program, and U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar America Cities Initiative.

CESC is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to building sustainable communities in the greater Bay Area through innovative and hands-on energy and building improvement programs.



 

Energy Tips

Recalibrate your electronic thermostats.  Make sure that the time settings accurately reflect when you need heating and cooling.  It is recommended that you set the temperature settings to 76°F for cooling and 68°F for heating.  For even greater energy savings, set the cooling temperature higher and the heating temperature lower, depending on the needs of your employees and business.