Solar Services in Sunnyvale, CA

Expert Solar Solutions for Residential & Commercial Properties

Sunnyvale runs on PG&E, and PG&E rates here rank among the highest in the state. That single fact drives most of the solar conversations we have with Sunnyvale property owners. Add in a housing stock that ranges from single-family homes to HOA-governed townhome communities, plus a dense concentration of tech and light industrial buildings near companies like LinkedIn's Sunnyvale headquarters, and you get a market where a generic solar package rarely fits. Cobalt Power Systems Inc has designed and installed solar systems throughout the Bay Area since 2003, and Sunnyvale's mix of property types is exactly the kind of variety our in-house design team is built to handle.

See what a custom system looks like for your property. Call (650) 817-7791 for a free consultation.

Solar Under PG&E's Current Rate Structure

Most new solar systems in California, including everything we design in Sunnyvale, fall under NEM 3.0, the current net billing tariff. Under NEM 3.0, power you export back to the grid gets credited at a much lower rate than it used to. That changes the math: instead of designing a system to maximize what you sell back to PG&E, we design it to maximize what you use yourself, which is why battery storage has gone from an upgrade to close to a default for Sunnyvale homeowners going solar today.

A battery stores what your panels produce during the day and releases it during PG&E's more expensive evening hours, when rates are highest and grid demand peaks. For a lot of Sunnyvale households, that shift alone is where the bulk of the monthly savings comes from now, more than the export credit ever provided under the old rules.

What Makes Sunnyvale Different

A few things about this market change how we approach a project here:

• HOA design review. A meaningful share of Sunnyvale's housing is inside HOA-governed communities with specific rules on panel visibility and placement. We build those requirements into the layout before submitting anything, so you're not redesigning after a rejection.
• Commercial density. Sunnyvale's office and light industrial base means a lot of our commercial work here involves properties with high daytime energy loads, server rooms, and fleet or employee EV charging demand, not just standard retail space.
• Housing variety. Composition shingle, tile, and flat commercial roofs all show up regularly across Sunnyvale, particularly in the neighborhoods around the 94086, 94087, and 94089 zip codes, and our design team sizes systems around whichever configuration your property has rather than a standard assumption.
• Permitting through two layers. Sunnyvale projects run through both City of Sunnyvale building permits and Santa Clara County requirements. We manage both directly so you're not the one tracking down paperwork.

Why Sunnyvale Property Owners Choose Cobalt Power

We've completed more than 3,500 photovoltaic installations across the Bay Area, and Sunnyvale's property mix, from HOA townhomes to commercial rooftops, is squarely within that experience. We are the first SunPower Elite Dealer and have been named SunPower Dealer of the Year. We're also a Tesla Premier Certified Installer, a SunPower Preferred Partner, and work closely with Enphase and QCells, so you're choosing from proven equipment rather than an unfamiliar brand.

Every residential installation includes a 15-year materials and labor warranty, and every system we design accounts for NEM 3.0 economics from the first conversation, not as an afterthought. Design, permitting, and installation all happen in-house from our Mountain View facility, close enough to Sunnyvale that a design revision doesn't mean waiting on a subcontractor's schedule.

Solar Solutions for Sunnyvale Properties

• Residential rooftop solar installation for single-family homes and townhomes
• Commercial solar arrays for offices, retail, and light industrial buildings
• Battery storage paired with solar, now close to standard under NEM 3.0
• Tesla Powerwall installation for homeowners who want proven, integrated storage
• EV charger installation for home charging, workplace charging, and fleet parking
• Solar leasing and financing options for property owners who want to avoid a large upfront cost

Each of these will have its own dedicated page soon. In the meantime, reach out directly and we'll walk through which option fits your property.

Getting Started

A free consultation is the starting point. We review your PG&E bill history, walk your roof or site, and talk through HOA requirements if they apply to your property. From there, our CAD team builds a layout sized to your roof, shading, and panel capacity, and we handle both City of Sunnyvale and Santa Clara County permitting along with PG&E interconnection. Once the system is installed and approved, we walk you through monitoring so you can see exactly how it's performing.

Sunnyvale property owners have been trusting Cobalt Power Systems with solar projects for over 20 years. Call (650) 817-7791 today to schedule your free consultation.