# Redwood Renewables

> A practical California guide to solar roofing, conventional panels, roof readiness, battery backup and solar billing.

California solar and home-energy information. Service area: the entire San Francisco Bay Area.
Contact: info@redwoodrenewables.com; +15102885333. Historical documents are reference material, not current product offers.
This site has no online booking, payment or enquiry-submission form.

## Guides and information

- [Solar roofs and home energy in California](https://www.redwoodrenewables.com/): A practical California guide to solar roofing, conventional panels, roof readiness, battery backup and solar billing.
- [A roof that makes electricity.](https://www.redwoodrenewables.com/concept.html): What solar roofing is, how it differs from panels, and where to start when you are planning a California home.
- [Solar roof or solar panels?](https://www.redwoodrenewables.com/guides/solar-roof-vs-solar-panels/): Start with the roof you have. Then compare the roof you need, the electricity you expect to produce, and who will service the system.
- [Should you replace the roof before solar?](https://www.redwoodrenewables.com/guides/roof-replacement-before-solar/): A roof assessment and a clear scope of work are more useful than a universal age limit. Here is how to plan the sequence.
- [Will solar work in a power outage?](https://www.redwoodrenewables.com/guides/solar-during-power-outage/): Panels make electricity. A backup system decides where that electricity can go when the grid is unavailable.
- [California solar: understand the bill first.](https://www.redwoodrenewables.com/guides/california-solar-billing/): A guide to the Solar Billing Plan, older net-metering accounts and the assumptions that belong in a solar proposal.
- [Compare the technologies, not the slogans.](https://www.redwoodrenewables.com/products.html): Solar panels, integrated roofing and batteries do different jobs. Build your comparison around the job you need done.
- [A clearer starting point for solar.](https://www.redwoodrenewables.com/about.html): An information project about solar roofs and home energy, written for people making decisions about a California home.
- [Get in touch with Redwood.](https://www.redwoodrenewables.com/contact.html): Questions, corrections or a story worth following? Write to Redwood Renewables. For utility and installation support, use the resources below.
- [How these guides are prepared.](https://www.redwoodrenewables.com/editorial-policy/): Clear scope, original sources and a visible distinction between explanation, illustration and demonstrated experience.
- [Privacy at Redwood Renewables.](https://www.redwoodrenewables.com/privacy/): How the website delivers its pages, what happens when you email us, and which outside services are involved.
- [Weekly solar and home energy news](https://www.redwoodrenewables.com/news/): Weekly news from California and around the world about solar, batteries and home energy, with primary sources and practical context.
- [Reading outage risk. Following battery progress.](https://www.redwoodrenewables.com/news/2026-09-12/): This week: California reliability data, a local clean-energy grant window, and two international perspectives on batteries.
- [California Solar Questions & Answers](https://www.redwoodrenewables.com/faq/): Answers to homeowner questions about California solar bills, roofs, batteries, installers, financing and buying a home with solar.
- [California Solar Bills, NEM 2 and Net Billing: Questions & Answers](https://www.redwoodrenewables.com/faq/bills-and-net-metering/): Unexpected charges, export credits, utility differences and changes to an existing solar system.
- [Choosing Solar for a California Home: Questions & Answers](https://www.redwoodrenewables.com/faq/choosing-a-system/): System size, shaded roofs, competing quotes and the assumptions behind projected savings.
- [Solar Roof Repairs and Maintenance: Questions & Answers](https://www.redwoodrenewables.com/faq/roof-and-maintenance/): Roof readiness, leaks, removal costs, replacement parts, birds and wildfire ash.
- [Home Solar Batteries and Power Outages: Questions & Answers](https://www.redwoodrenewables.com/faq/batteries-and-outages/): What backup actually includes, why systems stop, and how to plan for the loads that matter.
- [Solar Production and Monitoring Problems: Questions & Answers](https://www.redwoodrenewables.com/faq/performance-and-monitoring/): Low output, clipping, seasonal changes and confusing app or meter readings.
- [Solar Installers, Delays and Warranties: Questions & Answers](https://www.redwoodrenewables.com/faq/installers-and-warranties/): Contract checks, permission to operate, unfinished work and service after an installer closes.
- [Solar Costs, Loans and Incentives in California: Questions & Answers](https://www.redwoodrenewables.com/faq/costs-financing-and-incentives/): Cash versus financed prices, tax-credit assumptions, PPAs and the actual cost of a solar offer.
- [Buying or Selling a Home With Solar: Questions & Answers](https://www.redwoodrenewables.com/faq/buying-and-selling-a-solar-home/): Ownership, loan balances, PPA transfers, inspection records and insurance before a transaction.

## Optional

- [Historical presentation](https://www.redwoodrenewables.com/images/norton.pdf): Archived solar-roofing presentation; historical claims are not current offers.