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★ Serving all of Northern California

See what solar saves on your Northern California home.

PG&E rates keep climbing and NEM 3.0 changed the payback math. Get a clear, honest read on your roof from satellite, then talk to one local specialist. Free, and no pressure.

  • See your roof’s solar & savings potential
  • Understand NEM 3.0 & battery backup for PSPS outages
  • Talk to a local specialist. Free, no pressure.
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See if solar is right for your Northern California home

Share a few details and a specialist will get back to you with a free, no-obligation look at whether solar makes sense for your roof, your PG&E bill, and your local sun. We’ll also tell you if a battery for PSPS backup is worth it.

  • We only contact you about solar for your home
  • Free and no obligation
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Golden State Solar Guide is an independent guide, not a solar installer. We give you honest information, then connect you with a vetted, licensed local solar professional if you want one. You’re never obligated to buy.

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How do I get my PG&E usage or bill?

Best — a full year of usage (Green Button):

  1. Sign in at pge.com ↗.
  2. Open Energy Usage Details (under “All usage and rates tasks”).
  3. Click Green Button — Download My Data, choose “Export usage for a range of days,” pick the last 12 months, and download it. PG&E gives you a CSV or a .zip — either one works here, just upload it as-is.

Or a recent bill (quicker): on the dashboard, open Billing → All billing tasks → Billing & Payment History → View Bill PDF. A photo of a paper bill works too.

Upload either here — a year of usage lets us size every option to your real consumption. Stuck? See PG&E’s usage-download guide ↗, or skip it and we’ll estimate from your address.

Green Button CSV or .zip, a bill PDF, or a photo. We share it only with the specialist who reviews your home.
We use your details only to talk with you about solar. We never sell your information.
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National Dashboard

US capacity choropleth, growth curve & sortable state table

157,499 MW · 7,242 plants · 51 states pulled

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Animated guide to solar + hardware makers, market leaders & communities

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State inventories

Texas

13,119 distributed arrays mapped

360 utility sites · 24,582 MW

California

39,121 distributed arrays mapped

1,745 utility sites · 19,236 MW

Florida

644 distributed arrays mapped

195 utility sites · 8,246 MW

North Carolina

948 distributed arrays mapped

821 utility sites · 6,484 MW

Arizona

43,703 distributed arrays mapped

174 utility sites · 4,691 MW

Georgia

285 distributed arrays mapped

277 utility sites · 4,628 MW

Virginia

511 distributed arrays mapped

131 utility sites · 4,082 MW

Nevada

36,101 distributed arrays mapped

116 utility sites · 3,547 MW

Ohio

1,324 distributed arrays mapped

183 utility sites · 3,330 MW

Illinois

10,109 distributed arrays mapped

342 utility sites · 3,087 MW

Utah

802 distributed arrays mapped

83 utility sites · 2,721 MW

Indiana

1,115 distributed arrays mapped

253 utility sites · 2,283 MW

Colorado

15,176 distributed arrays mapped

256 utility sites · 2,224 MW

Michigan

710 distributed arrays mapped

139 utility sites · 2,181 MW

New York

15,785 distributed arrays mapped

720 utility sites · 1,787 MW

Arkansas

390 distributed arrays mapped

105 utility sites · 1,752 MW

New Mexico

20,805 distributed arrays mapped

144 utility sites · 1,738 MW

Minnesota

3,211 distributed arrays mapped

619 utility sites · 1,682 MW

Wisconsin

1,235 distributed arrays mapped

114 utility sites · 1,550 MW

South Carolina

1,430 distributed arrays mapped

153 utility sites · 1,482 MW

Mississippi

62 distributed arrays mapped

37 utility sites · 1,479 MW

Oregon

5,224 distributed arrays mapped

213 utility sites · 1,393 MW

Massachusetts

1,529 distributed arrays mapped

902 utility sites · 1,106 MW

New Jersey

3,647 distributed arrays mapped

481 utility sites · 1,068 MW

Louisiana

349 distributed arrays mapped

20 utility sites · 971 MW

Tennessee

451 distributed arrays mapped

91 utility sites · 829 MW

Idaho

1,788 distributed arrays mapped

17 utility sites · 827 MW

Pennsylvania

465 distributed arrays mapped

145 utility sites · 760 MW

Missouri

10,364 distributed arrays mapped

55 utility sites · 719 MW

Alabama

39 distributed arrays mapped

28 utility sites · 665 MW

Iowa

1,817 distributed arrays mapped

88 utility sites · 650 MW

Maryland

7,974 distributed arrays mapped

220 utility sites · 604 MW

Maine

195 distributed arrays mapped

125 utility sites · 490 MW

Connecticut

619 distributed arrays mapped

149 utility sites · 390 MW

Kentucky

304 distributed arrays mapped

27 utility sites · 372 MW

Rhode Island

60 distributed arrays mapped

125 utility sites · 287 MW

Hawaii

533 distributed arrays mapped

72 utility sites · 265 MW

Washington

1,105 distributed arrays mapped

24 utility sites · 264 MW

Wyoming

22 distributed arrays mapped

7 utility sites · 242 MW

South Dakota

51 distributed arrays mapped

4 utility sites · 209 MW

Oklahoma

67 distributed arrays mapped

21 utility sites · 162 MW

Vermont

937 distributed arrays mapped

470 utility sites · 141 MW

Montana

35 distributed arrays mapped

15 utility sites · 97 MW

West Virginia

120 distributed arrays mapped

5 utility sites · 96 MW

Delaware

356 distributed arrays mapped

43 utility sites · 93 MW

Kansas

1,107 distributed arrays mapped

28 utility sites · 47 MW

Nebraska

671 distributed arrays mapped

24 utility sites · 33 MW

District of Columbia

493 distributed arrays mapped

14 utility sites · 21 MW

New Hampshire

296 distributed arrays mapped

44 utility sites · 18 MW

Alaska

31 distributed arrays mapped

8 utility sites · 8 MW

North Dakota

39 distributed arrays mapped

2 utility sites · 0 MW