{"id":688,"date":"2014-01-31T16:20:31","date_gmt":"2014-02-01T00:20:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.centuryrooftile.com\/solar-bay-area-roofing-blog\/?p=688"},"modified":"2015-02-11T14:32:38","modified_gmt":"2015-02-11T22:32:38","slug":"solar-roofing-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centuryrooftile.com\/solar-bay-area-roofing-blog\/solar-roofing-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"2013: The Year Solar Power in America Finally Hit Its Stride"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"float:right;padding: 0 0 10px 10px\" class=\"interactive_right\"><div class='button_holder_right'><iframe allowtransparency='true' frameborder='0' scrolling='no' src='\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets\/tweet_button.html?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcenturyrooftile.com%2Fsolar-bay-area-roofing-blog%2Fsolar-roofing-2013%2F&amp;text=2013: The Year Solar Power in America Finally Hit Its Stride&amp;count=vertical&amp;lang=' style='width:65px; height:65px;' ><\/iframe><\/div><div class='button_holder_right'><iframe src='\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fcenturyrooftile.com%2Fsolar-bay-area-roofing-blog%2Fsolar-roofing-2013%2F&amp;layout=button_count&amp;show_faces=false&amp;width=65&amp;action=like&amp;font=arial&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=21' scrolling='no' frameborder='0' style='border:none; overflow:hidden; width:65px; height:21px;' allowTransparency='true'><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><p>When we look back 15 years from now, historians will probably draw a red circle around the year &#8220;2013&#8221; &#8212; this was the year when <a title=\"bay area solar solutions\" href=\"http:\/\/www.centuryroofandsolar.com\/\">solar power<\/a> metamorphosed from a \u201cfringe\u201d energy technology to a mainstream option.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.centuryrooftile.com\/solar-bay-area-roofing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rock-Solar_3419.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"382\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/centuryrooftile.com\/solar-bay-area-roofing-blog\/money-solar-save\/rock-solar_3419\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/centuryrooftile.com\/solar-bay-area-roofing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rock-Solar_3419-e1414708037967.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"500,333\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;16&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1213634352&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Bay Area solar roof\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/centuryrooftile.com\/solar-bay-area-roofing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rock-Solar_3419-1024x681.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-382 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.centuryrooftile.com\/solar-bay-area-roofing-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Rock-Solar_3419-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"Bay Area solar roof\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a>Industrial solar power has been in use for decades in discrete industries, but until recently, residential builders shied away from solar. But in 2013, the industry began booming, and America is now poised to surpass world solar leader, Germany, according to a report from the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA).<\/p>\n<p>Rhone Resch, the CEO of SEIA, said \u201cwithout a doubt 2013 will go down as a record-shattering year for the U.S. solar industry\u2026 we have now joined Germany, China and Japan as worldwide leaders when it comes to installation of new solar capacity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the third quarter of 2013, the number of megawatts and photovoltaics installed was 35% up from 2012 numbers; and the 2013 Q3 numbers even handily beat the 2013 Q2 numbers, suggesting that momentum may be building.<\/p>\n<p>More excitingly, the number of <a title=\"solar roofing installations\" href=\"http:\/\/www.noutilitybill.com\/\">residential photovoltaic installations<\/a> is up by 45% from 2012 numbers. Already, solar energy provides enough power to fuel 1.7 million homes in the U.S. This extra \u201cshot in the arm\u201d of 250 megawatts of power is the energy equivalent of taking 2 million vehicles off U.S. highways\u2026 or planting hundreds of millions of trees \u2013 nearly one tree for every person living in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>So what does it mean for you, if you own a business or home in the Bay Area?<\/p>\n<h2>Contact the Bay Area Solar Roof Installers<\/h2>\n<p>The popularity of solar means that the technology is becoming more and more affordable, and more and more support services are developing around it. To explore whether <a title=\"bay area solar company\" href=\"http:\/\/www.noutilitybill.com\/SolarSolutions.html\">solar roofing<\/a> or another solar solution may be right for you, connect with Century Roof &amp; Solar today for a thorough and free estimate. 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