Heat Waves, Flex Alerts & Solar + Battery

How Solar + Battery Keeps Your Home Cool When the Grid Is Strained What a Flex Alert actually is A Flex Alert is a voluntary call from California’s grid operator (CAISO) to conserve electricity when demand is expected to strain supply — almost always during extreme heat. They typically run 4 to 9 p.m., the […]

Can Solar Offset Your Pool Costs in San Diego?

Powering Your Pump & Heater with Solar What a pool actually costs to run Two things drive pool electricity use: Add the pump and heater together and a heated San Diego pool can rival — or beat — air conditioning as your top summer electricity expense. Many pool owners are surprised to learn that the […]

Why West-Facing Solar Beats South in San Diego

Aiming Your System at San Diego’s 4–9 PM Peak First, why “when” matters so much in San Diego SDG&E prices electricity by time of use. In summer, the 4–9 p.m. on-peak window runs about 69.65¢/kWh in 2026 — while midday super off-peak sits closer to 38¢ and off-peak around 46¢. That’s not a rounding difference; […]

How Much of Your Summer AC Can Solar Offset?

How Much Solar It Takes to Cover Your Summer AC What your AC actually costs in a San Diego summer A typical central AC compressor for a San Diego home draws somewhere between 3 and 5 kilowatts while it’s running. On a hot inland day it might run four to eight hours — and not […]