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While solar energy provides a number of assets such as decreased energy bill and increased independence, there are difficulties. Fortunately these difficulties can be dealt with by Luke Roofing, Inc. handling your solar needs. We will provide you with a professional assessment, customized design, and most importantly, a “best financial option” plan for you. While you will benefit greatly from these, you will be most satisfied with the partnership of a roofing company and solar installation that warranties all roof penetrations which makes this partnership ideal.

California and Solar Power

In just one hour earth is showered with more power from the sun than the entire world uses in a year. Its free and waiting for you to harness it! California made a big commitment to solar power in 2006 by enacting the California Solar Initiative with a ten year goal of having 3,000 megawatts, equaling 1 million rooftops harnessing the suns power.

California’s Renewable Portfolio Standard originally required that 20% of the state’s electricity come from renewable sources by 2010. As the growth was slower than expected, in 2008 the “Feed-In” tariff was enacted which requires utility companies to buy back excess power produced by privately owned solar power systems and the Renewable Portfolio Standard was increased to 33% by 2020. Needless to say with the conversion going slower than anticipated federal, state and power provider rebates and incentives are at all time highs some as high as 30% of the total costs!

 

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Highest Credentials Awarded to Luke Roofing

Luke Roofing has been awarded the highest credential offered as a Solar World authorized installer. After being audited by a nationally recognized 3rd party (Burnham), Luke Roofing received a perfect score!

Made in USA ensures Quality | Quality is our number 1 goal! And to ensure your Solar System is the highest quality possible, Luke Roofing uses materials made in the USA unlike many of it's competitors.

Easy Financing

Financing your solar power system has never been easier!

There are California initiative rebates based on your area and the solar system you choose and new financing options that are down-right amazing based on the area you live in.

Hero Financing | A new financing option that finances 100% of the purchase cost and installation of your solar system on eligible products. Hero offers low fixed interest rates and flexible payment terms including 5, 10, 15 and 20 year terms for most products and the payments are made through your property taxes making them completely TAX DEDUCTIBLE! Also, if the property is sold prior to complete repayment the balance can be passed on to the new owner.

Credit Unions offer a great deal of financing solutions and many have green lending programs that offer special rates and incentives as well. Contact your local credit union to discuss your financing options.

Purchase Directly | Buying your solar system outright makes a great deal of sense as well. With the return on savings accounts as low as 1% and recent volatility in the stock market, an investment in a solar system can pay huge dividends. The average return on investment on a Solar World system is between 8-10 percent. And because the average cost of electricity has historically continued to rise, it’s a reasonable expectation that the return could even be higher. 

Solar Panels

Solar panels are technically called “Photovoltaic Solar Modules”. They are made by interconnecting solar cells trapping photon energy between layers of silicon wafers. The negatively charged electrons are then knocked loose from their atoms allowing them to flow through the semiconductors. Separate diodes and P-N junctions prevent reverse current and reduce the loss of power when some solar panels in the system are partially shaded.

This electricity is considered “DC” (Direct Current) as it flows in one direction just like car batteries. Typically the energy converted 

 

 

2014 02 26 james w yelp

I recently purchased a solar system through Luke Roofing. I couldn't be more happy with how it turned out. I could tell up front that Gary is an honest professional and I had a strong sense that he would treat me right. I did not get this same impression from most of the other companies I spoke to. He designed the exact system I needed and presented me a fair price. Since I have a clay tile roof, I was concerned about the re-roofing necessary for the job. After he explained how he would do it and comparing it to what other companies said they would do, I felt assured that working with Luke Roofing would insure that the job was done right. Gary handled everything from designing the system, getting signatures from neighbors, obtaining approvals from my HOA and the city, purchasing the best hardware, installing the system (including the re-roofing), getting final inspections completed, and having me switched over to net metering with SDGE. He even submitted the application for the SDGE rebate. The whole process took only a few weeks.

I was also impressed by Gary's dedication to doing the job right. After my system was up for a few days I noticed some of the panels were not performing well due to shading by two of my chimneys. Gary was surprised since the estimate he originally obtained from the solar panel company did not show that this would happen. He went back to the company, got new estimates, and immediately agreed that panels needed to be relocated. In short order his team came out and relocated a number of panels. Now my system is producing better than the original estimate. Gary never once hesitated or complained about having to do this re-work.

My system has been performing flawlessly for almost two months now. I highly recommend Luke Roofing for any roofing or solar installation job. He is a no-nonsense guy and is extremely agreeable and easy to work with. I am proud of myself for being such a good judge of character.

James W.

2016 03 22 annmarie g yelp

We recently remodeled our home and one of my husband's "must have" items was a solar system. I didn't know that much about it, but as I was the one overseeing the remodel, I was forced to get up to speed quickly on it.

I interviewed and received estimates from four vendors for a solar system. Gary Luke from Luke Roofing was the only vendor who told me up front that putting heavy solar panels on a flat roof that was 20 years old was a bad idea. When I asked the other vendors why they did not mention this, their answer was "Well, you sign the contract first, and then we send out our roof expert to tell you if you're in trouble or not." Which, of course I was going to be. Then I would have needed to find a roofing company, as most solar vendors do not do roofing.

The best advice I can give is that you want a vendor who can do both the roofing and the solar. That way, you get a streamlined project which is managed efficiently by one vendor who will stand behind the entire project.

Working with Luke Roofing was so wonderful. They were prompt, responsive, professional and their finished product was excellent quality and visually appealing. They went above and beyond my expectations and performed additional work simply to help me out. Why? Because they are also nice people. Good people. Isn't that who you want working for you?

I can say that the hardest part of this project was working with my electricity provider, who clearly is overwhelmed by the amount of customers wanting solar and lacks the resources to deal with it. Keep in mind that this is not a fast, quick process and that it will take some time to accomplish this major project. Be patient.

If you're looking forward to seeing your meter spin backward, I highly recommend Luke Roofing to get you there!

Annmarie G.