The sources we read so we can price your project right.

The definitive list of California-approved solar panels and inverters. We check it every spec round to make sure proposed equipment is currently listed — non-listed equipment cannot be installed under California solar incentive programs.

Best for: Engineers, plan-checkers, CFOs validating eligibility

Best plain-English source for what California building-electrification laws (Title 24, all-electric ordinances, reach codes) actually mean for new commercial construction. Critical reading for any developer planning a 2025+ project.

Best for: Property developers, CRE owners, sustainability leads

Allen Matkins is California's heavyweight environmental and renewable-energy law firm. Their bulletins cover CEQA, interconnection rules and emerging IRA tax-equity guidance — the technical legal context behind every commercial project we build.

Best for: In-house counsel, CFOs, project finance teams

Public, address-level visibility into what is being permitted around any San Francisco property. A great example of the kind of permitting transparency every California AHJ should offer — and a tool we use to scope projects in the city.

Best for: Site selectors, developers, CRE brokers

A model for how local newspapers cover Specific Plans and zoning updates — the same dynamics drive our project areas (San Jose, Livermore, Sacramento). Worth following the methodology even if your site is not in Pasadena.

Best for: Anyone tracking local-government solar policy

NREL produces the U.S. government's benchmark performance, cost and capacity-factor data for commercial solar. We use NREL data sets when modeling 30-year cash flows.

Best for: Engineers, modelers, technical buyers

SETO funds and publishes the federal-level solar research agenda — the source of truth for forthcoming standards (e.g. UL 9540 updates) before they hit AHJ permit checklists.

Best for: Engineers, code officials, R&D-aware buyers

PG&E's clean-energy hub is where SOMAH (Solar on Multifamily Affordable Housing) and SGIP (Self-Generation Incentive Program for storage) program windows are announced. We track it weekly during open enrollment.

Best for: Property developers, multifamily owners, CFOs

The most comprehensive incentive database in the United States. We use DSIRE to verify federal, state, county and utility-level programs by zip code before we model them into a proposal.

Best for: Anyone validating a federal or state incentive

The authoritative source for the federal Investment Tax Credit, prevailing-wage adders, domestic-content adders, energy-community bonus and IRA Section 6417 direct-pay provisions. Always quote the IRS guidance, never a third-party summary.

Best for: CFOs, tax counsel, project finance teams

Authoritative documentation for the Self-Generation Incentive Program, including current per-kWh rates, equity / equity-resiliency / small-business carve-outs and queue status by utility territory.

Best for: Storage buyers, CFOs, multifamily owners

The primary EV-charger rebate program in California, with project windows that vary by county. We file CALeVIP applications on behalf of clients deploying Level 2 and DCFC chargers.

Best for: EV charger buyers, fleet operators, CRE owners

The gold standard for U.S. solar trade journalism. Covers everything from new NERC reliability standards to utility-scale projects in Kern County. Our day-1 read.

Best for: Engineers, project developers, market followers

SEIA's quarterly Solar Market Insight reports are the market-share data that private-equity firms and large developers reference when sizing investment. The weekly Array newsletter is the best 5-minute read in the industry.

Best for: CFOs, PE firms, large developers

NAIOP covers the commercial real estate side of the equation: adaptive reuse, industrial logistics growth, tax strategy. The lens through which property developers evaluate every solar pitch.

Best for: CRE developers, REITs, investors

Deep, well-sourced coverage of major California development projects, redevelopments, and industrial land sales. We use it to scope where new commercial parking footprints are coming online.

Best for: Developers, brokers, market analysts

The federal source of truth for electricity prices, generation mix and demand forecasts. The dataset behind every "why are California rates so high" graph.

Best for: Analysts, CFOs, anyone modeling rate trajectories

Operator of the California grid. CAISO daily generation reports show solar's real-time share of the mix and the duck-curve dynamics that drive every commercial tariff change.

Best for: Engineers, market analysts, hedging traders

The trade publication of record for U.S. construction, including ENR's annual "Top Solar Contractors" rankings. Reliable lens on capacity, prevailing-wage compliance and project schedule trends.

Best for: GCs, owners, anyone hiring an EPC