Solar is On Sale at SolarMax
If you haven’t discovered SolarMax yet, now is your chance. 
In an industry full of beginners, SolarMax Technology, Inc. has been breaking ground for 10 years running, offering some of the best deals on solar installations that we at CalFinder have ever seen. The company makes it a point to excel at every link of the solar chain, from panel manufacturing to turnkey service.
That excellence shows in the impressive list of SolarMax partnerships. SolarMax was the first company to be approved as a solar vendor for Home Depot, helping to found the store’s solar department and becoming their full sales and integration partner. “It’s all about relationship-building with Solarmax,” said Sales Director Guillermo Santomauro. “Working with industry leaders allows us to pass those advantages on to homeowners.” SolarMax has also been working with BP Solar for eight years now and is one of only 25 vendors of the acclaimed SunPower panels.
Partnerships such as these are earned through experience and expertise. In just 10 years, SolarMax has grown to a full-fledged industry competitor, with employees handling everything from manufacturing to installation. Everyone is well-rounded in solar and all engineers are NABCEP-certified, a must for reputable installers. SolarMax does residential, commercial, wholesale, government and non-profits, including a special relationship with tribal governments as they work to become self-sufficient.
While other companies are just getting their feet wet in the home solar business, SolarMax is well-seasoned and branching out. “We’re not limited to our footprint here in SoCal,” said Santomauro. “We go anywhere.” The company is now working on a 1.2 MW project in New Jersey and even a 5 MW deal in China.
In the end, however, any accolades and company growth stem from one key ingredient: customer service. There’s not too much maintenance involved in solar panels, but SolarMax has an entire department set up to deal with post-installation relations with clients. “I have clients who call me for holidays and to say hello,” noted Santomauro. “The solar installation with SolarMax is handled by your one person – your sales consultant. They’ll be with you throughout the entire process.” It’s important to note that price is not everything, it’s the level of service combined with a phenomenal price, that’s the winning combination.
In 2000, most Americans didn’t even know what a solar panel looked like, but thanks to enviro-active citizens and companies like SolarMax, solar is set to become a primary power source of the future.
Photo Credit: The Breakthrough
Posted on January 12th in Solar Contractors by Dan.
January 13th, 2010 at 3:42 pm
Let’s not get ahead of ourselves. Despite enviro-active citizens and companies like SolarMax, solar WILL NOT BECOME become a primary power source of the future, not even in California. Ever. The reason is simple – cost and unreliable generation (think clouds). There are less than 1GWs of PV installations in California that are currently producing electricity, so they produce less than 1 TWh of electricity on an annual basis. But California uses about 300 TWhs of electricity on annual basis. So, yes, in 15 years maybe (a BIG maybe), PV solar could account for something like 10% of the electricity generation in the State (hopefully without bankrupting the State in the process given the need for the extraordinary subsidies).