A local’s guide to Sacramento
We are not a national company with a Sacramento phone number. This is where we live — so here is the city, briefly.
The city, and why it suits solar so well
Sacramento sits at the confluence of the Sacramento and American rivers, in a Mediterranean climate of long, hot, almost entirely rainless summers and mild, wet winters. That pattern — months of clear sky exactly when air-conditioning load peaks — is what makes the Central Valley one of the better solar resources in the United States.
It is also a city of oaks, which cuts the other way. The mature canopy that makes Carmichael, Fair Oaks and East Sacramento so pleasant to live in is the single most common reason a local roof underperforms. Any honest local design starts with a shade study, not a satellite estimate.
Old Sacramento Waterfront
A preserved Gold Rush riverfront district of wooden sidewalks and 19th-century facades on the Sacramento River, and the origin point of the city that grew around it.
California State Capitol Museum
The working seat of California government in a 40-acre park, with restored historic rooms open to visitors.
Crocker Art Museum
The oldest art museum west of the Mississippi, opened in 1885 and since expanded with a large modern wing.
California State Railroad Museum
One of the most visited railroad museums in North America, telling the story of the transcontinental line that terminated here.
Sutter’s Fort State Historic Park
The 1839 settlement that predates the city itself, restored and preserved in the middle of midtown.
Sacramento Zoo
A compact, well-regarded zoo in William Land Park with a strong conservation and education programme.
American River Bike Trail
The Jedediah Smith Memorial Trail — roughly 32 paved miles from Discovery Park to Folsom Lake, and one of the finest urban trails in the country.
McKinley Park
East Sacramento’s much-loved 32-acre park, known for its rose garden, its pond and its perpetually busy walking loop.
California Automobile Museum
More than 150 vehicles tracing a century and a half of automotive history, on the riverfront south of Old Sacramento.
Sacramento History Museum
Local history in the heart of Old Sacramento, including the underground tours beneath the raised streets.
Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament
An 1889 cathedral on the corner of 11th and K, and one of the largest west of the Mississippi when it was built.
Neighbourhood by neighbourhood
Sacramento’s housing stock changes character every few miles, and so does the engineering. The 1920s bungalows of Curtis Park and East Sacramento have small, steep, complex roofs and frequently original electrical service. Land Park and Arden Park ranch homes are low-slope and simple but often on 100-amp panels. The Pocket and Greenhaven are 1970s and 80s, straightforward, and usually well oriented. North Natomas is flat, new and almost shadeless — close to the easiest solar in the county.
That is why every city and neighbourhood page on this site states the local utility, the permitting authority and the roof types we actually see there, instead of repeating the same paragraph with the place name swapped.
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