HOW SOLAR WORKS

What happens between the sun and your power bill.

How solar works

From photon to fridge

Four steps between the sun and your kitchen.

011 · Panels

Sunlight becomes DC power

Each panel turns light into direct current — even on hazy June mornings.

022 · Inverter

DC becomes home power

Inverters convert it into the AC power your outlets use.

033 · Your home

You use it first

Your home uses solar first, and the rest charges your battery.

044 · The grid

Extra goes back

Leftover power flows to the grid and earns bill credits.

WHY GO SOLAR

Lower bills

Most homes cut their bill by 70–90%.

Backup power

Add a battery and ride through outages.

Cleaner air

A typical system offsets about 5 tons of CO₂ a year.

Home value

Owned solar can raise resale value.

Since 2011

San Diego runs on sun

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4,200+

Homes powered

Across San Diego County.

78%

Average bill saved

In the first full year.

31MW

Megawatts installed

Clean power on local roofs.

4.9★

Star rating

From 864 verified reviews.

Our story

Fifteen years of sunny roofs

Started in a Point Loma garage.

2011

First roof

Priya Nair and Marco Silva install their first system on a neighbor’s bungalow.

2014

Own crews only

We stop using subcontractors — every installer is a Sunline employee.

2018

Batteries

Home batteries join the lineup after a summer of outages.

2022

25-year warranty

We extend our workmanship warranty to match the panels.

2026

4,000+ homes

Still local, still answering our own phones.

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