Simplify Your Life with Solar and a Home Battery in Modesto, California
Now’s the Time to Get Protection during Outages and Rate Spikes with Sunrun
4,297
Blackouts that hit California from 2008 to 2017.1
+49%
Modesto’s residential electricity rates vs. the national average.2
260
Average number of sunny days per year in Modesto, CA.3
Did you know that California is the #1 state for solar in the U.S.?2 Thanks to the plummeting costs of rooftop solar panels and solar batteries,4,5 it could be cost-effective to team up with a Modesto solar company like Sunrun. A switch to solar can protect your home during planned and unexpected outages, boost your control over electricity bills, and reduce your carbon footprint for decades.
How to Go Solar in Modesto
Sunrun is the country’s leading residential solar and energy storage company.6 We work so you can worry less about your home energy and focus more on what’s important to you. Discover which of our solar plans, with or without battery storage in Modesto, is the ideal fit for your budget and energy needs.
Modesto Irrigation District (MID) has a net energy metering (NEM) program that could let you earn credits on your utility bill for the excess solar power you produce and send to the grid.7 Net metering in Modesto, California could help you save money on your future electric bills.
Solar made better
- Learn about the federal tax credit
- Find your ideal system and battery
- Get your cost to go solar today
How Would You Like to Start Your Solar Journey?
Each Sunrun solar plan has unique advantages. Whether you choose a solar lease or a purchase plan, along with energy backup, our goal is to ensure that you’re completely satisfied with your Modesto solar panel installation for decades. As one of the best solar installers in California, we’ll even take care of the paperwork for you when possible.
Monthly Plan
Lease new Sunrun solar panels in Modesto with as little as $0 down. Lock in predictable monthly payments and get our industry-leading Sunrun Guarantee.
Full Amount Lease
Prepay for up to 25 years of solar energy in Modesto for home use at the best price. Our Sunrun Guarantee also backs it.
System Purchase
Own a Modesto home solar system, and you could build home value. You may be eligible for California solar incentives, like the federal solar tax credit,* a property tax exclusion, and a solar rebate for battery storage.8
Solar + Brightbox™
Add Brightbox, Sunrun’s battery storage service, to your solar installation in Modesto. This can help keep you powered during outages, cloudy days, rainy afternoons, or at night.
22.2 million California residents were impacted by blackouts from 2008 to 2017.1
With a Modesto back-up solar storage system like Brightbox, electricity is as local as you can get.
Brightbox can help you back up your entire home with a Tesla Powerwall, or you can back up just the rooms you need with an LG Chem solar battery.**
When the sun is out, Brightbox can store clean and affordable back-up power for later use.
Brightbox is the Modesto back-up energy solution that puts you in control. It can turn on during an outage and will work to recharge until the grid’s restored.
No fuel, no fumes, no noise, no hassle. Brightbox is a superior back-up energy solution compared to loud and dirty generators.
You can monitor your Modesto solar power production and storage daily with the online dashboard and mobile app.
Our monthly lease and prepaid plans include 24/7 proactive monitoring and maintenance to ensure your home solar energy system runs smoothly. This benefit sets Brightbox apart from the average solar battery in Modesto.
Help California Transform Its Energy Future
100%
State electricity generation that will come from clean and renewable energy sources by 2045.9
80%
California’s cut in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions below 1990 levels by 2050.10
When you create and store your own clean energy in Modesto, you can also reduce your dependence on toxic, dangerous fossil fuels. This will help build a more modern and resilient energy system that runs on renewable electricity made locally. Ready to join the solar revolution in California? Try out our Product Selector or request a free quote to get one-on-one service from our expert Solar Advisors. Together we can keep California clean and vibrant for generations to come.
Why Choose Sunrun in Modesto?
Since 2007, hundreds of thousands of people have chosen Sunrun to gain energy freedom and security. To date, our customers’ solar arrays have generated billions of kilowatt-hours (kWh) of clean, renewable energy and kept millions of tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) from entering the atmosphere. This is equivalent to preventing billions of pounds of coal or millions of gallons of gasoline from burning.11
American families can help us create a better energy future for the whole nation, one home solar panel installation at a time. See what people say about their experience with Sunrun.
SOURCES:
1. Eaton Blackout Tracker Annual Report
2. Modesto, CA electricity prices
3. Modesto, CA annual sunny days
4. California solar state rank and solar price drop
5. California battery storage systems price drop
6. Sunrun ranked as leading residential solar-plus-storage vendor
7. Modesto Irrigation District (MID) net energy metering (NEM) program
8. California state solar incentives
9. California 100% Clean Energy Act (Senate Bill 100)
10. California Clean Energy and Pollution Reduction Act (Senate Bill 350)
*We recommend contacting a tax professional to accurately determine the impact of the solar Investment Tax Credit (ITC) on your federal taxes.
**One Tesla Powerwall stores 13.5 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of usable electricity, which can be used to back up the home for a day. An LG Chem solar battery holds 9.8 kWh, which can be used to back up essential parts of the home from 8 to 12 hours.