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Practical guides to going solar in Baja California Sur — sizing, costs, batteries, and CFE net metering.

Residential solar

Grid-tied vs hybrid: which home system is right for you?

A grid-tied system is the lowest-cost way to cut your CFE bill, but it shuts off during a blackout for safety. A hybrid system add…

How many solar panels does a Los Cabos home need?

An average home in Los Cabos needs between 8 and 16 panels, depending on your CFE bill, your rate, and how much of that consumptio…

How to read your CFE bill before going solar

Before you size or quote solar, read your CFE bill for three things: your monthly kWh consumption, your tariff (1, 1C, or the high…

How to size your home's solar system in BCS

To size a home solar system in Baja California Sur, start from how much electricity you actually use — the kWh on your CFE bill — …

Permits and CFE interconnection for home solar in BCS

You don't need a CFE permit to install solar on your home in Baja California Sur if your system is for self-consumption and under …

Off-grid & remote power

How to size an off-grid solar system in BCS

Sizing an off-grid system means designing for the worst case, not the average. You design around your daily energy use in kWh, the…

Solar + battery vs generator for a remote BCS property

For a remote property, a solar-and-battery system is cheaper to run and silent, while a generator is cheap to buy but expensive an…

What a complete off-grid solar system includes

A complete off-grid system is much more than panels — it's solar panels, a battery bank, an inverter/charger, charge control, and …

Battery storage & backup

How to size battery backup for your home in BCS

To size battery backup, you don't power the whole house — you decide which loads must stay on during an outage and for how long, t…

Lithium batteries in the BCS climate: heat, lifespan, and care

Lithium batteries are the standard choice for Baja California Sur because they handle heat and daily cycling well and last far lon…

What to power in a blackout: choosing your critical loads

Your critical loads are the handful of things you genuinely can't lose during a blackout — usually the fridge, Wi-Fi and phones, s…

Costs, savings & financing

How CFE net metering works

CFE net metering lets your solar system offset your bill by crediting the surplus energy you send to the grid. A bidirectional met…

Solar payback in BCS: how to estimate yours

Payback is how long the system takes to pay for itself in saved CFE bills. In BCS, strong sun and high electricity rates — especia…

What affects the cost of a solar system in BCS

The cost of a solar system in BCS is driven mostly by your electricity consumption, not your home's size — bigger bills need bigge…

Commercial & hospitality solar

How backup power protects guest experience and your reviews

For a hotel or vacation rental, a blackout isn't an inconvenience — it's a bad review and a refund request. Battery backup keeps A…

Solar for businesses in BCS: daytime demand and depreciation

For a BCS business, solar pays off because your demand is highest during working hours — the same time panels produce — so you sel…

Solar for hotels, villas & vacation rentals in BCS

Solar is a strong fit for BCS hospitality properties because their biggest costs — air conditioning, pools, laundry, refrigeration…

Maintenance, monitoring & warranties

How often to clean your solar panels in BCS

How often to clean your panels in BCS depends on where you are — dusty inland sites and salty coastal ones need it more often than…

Protecting solar panels from coastal salt air in BCS

Near the BCS coast, salt air is the main thing that quietly shortens a solar system's life — it corrodes mounting, connectors, and…

Understanding your solar warranties

A solar system carries several different warranties, and they're not the same thing — panels, inverter, batteries, and the install…

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