Interested in Solar in San Diego: Meet Face-to-Face With Our Representatives

If you’re interested in greening up your home and have questions about solar power in San Diego, HVAC or the latest energy efficient products on the market, our knowledgeable team of representatives will be happy to address all your concerns.

At Solaire Energy Systems, we believe in working with people on a one-to-one basis to best inform those looking to upgrade to green energy. Our friendly staff is readily available in many local farmers’ markets on a weekly basis and can also be found at a variety of special events in the San Diego area.

We’re here to help! Below is a list of places and events where you can find Solaire's representatives:

Every Wednesday

Santee Farmers’ Market

Abandoned School Parking Lot. 10445 Mission Gorge Rd. 92071

Event Hours:  3:00pm – 6:00pm (Winter)        

Every Thursday

Oceanside Sunset Market

Tremont and Pier View Way, Oceanside CA 92054

Thursday:  5:00pm – 9:00pm

Every Sunday

San Marcos Farmers’ Market

San Marcos – Cal State University, Parking Lot B

333 S. Twin Oaks Valley Rd., San Marcos CA 92078

Event Hours:  10:00am – 2:00pm (Winter)

North San Diego (Sikes Adobe) Certified Farmers Market

12655 Sunset Drive, Escondido, CA 92025

Event Hours:  10:30am – 3:30pm

Specific Dates

December 8, 2012

Vista Farmers Market - Second Saturday Event

County Courthouse Parking Lot -- 325 South Melrose Drive, Vista, CA

Event Hours: 8am - 12 noon

December 22, 2012

Vista Farmers Market – Earth Expo Event

Green, sustainable and otherwise good-for-the-planet products and services

County Courthouse Parking Lot -- 325 South Melrose Drive, Vista, CA

Event Hours: 8am - 12 noon

Solar Power Peer Pressure & How Solar Companies in San Diego can Benefit

According to a joint Yale and New York University study, homeowners are more likely to install solar panels on their homes if one of their neighbors have them. The study, titled “Peer Effects in the Diffusion of Solar Photovoltaic Panels”, examined solar installation patterns in California between January 2001 and December 2011.

The researchers found that a resident living in a particular zip code was more likely to install solar panels on his/her roof if their neighbors had already installed solar panels. To put it in numbers, for every 10 additional solar panel installations in a zip code, the probability of solar panel adoption for a household increases by 7.8 percent.

There were two other factors that confounded the increase in solar panel adoption: 1) how visible solar panels were, and 2) word-of-mouth among the area residents. It seems that people were too nervous to embark on installations alone, but when they saw that their friends and neighbors had done it, they felt more comfortable and went on to install solar panels on their own rooftops.

The researchers hope that information from this study will help policy makers and marketers develop appropriate subsidies for solar power and improve the diffusion process. Solar companies in San Diego will surely benefit from the study’s findings, as they have implications for community involvement. Another benefit from these findings; knowing that installing solar panels within a certain zip code can lead to more referrals and solar projects, especially since word-of-mouth is such an important contributing factor.

Have you installed solar panels after seeing your neighbor do so? Are you inspiring others to go solar? Let us know!

If you’re interested in more information regarding solar panel installation in California, please contact Solaire Energy Systems.