Your solar installer may be gone. We're still here.

If you have solar panels on your roof but no longer have a reliable company to call when something doesn't look right — you're not alone.

Since NEM 3.0* dozens of California solar companies have closed or left the state, leaving thousands of homeowners without support for systems they're still paying off. Your panels are still up there working (hopefully), but who's watching out for them?

That's exactly why we created Bear Care — Golden Bear Solar's annual service plan for California homeowners, whether we installed your system or not.

We've been a family-owned Bay Area and LA solar company since 2009. We're still here, still licensed (CA #940091), and we'd love to be the team you call home.

Bear Care plans start at $299/year and include:

✦ Essential ($299/yr) — Annual panel cleaning, visual and electrical inspection, written system health report.

✦ Plus ($499/yr) — Two cleanings, full inspection, performance monitoring review, battery check, priority scheduling.

✦ Complete ($699/yr) — Everything in Plus, with Wildfire Defense System component checks and an annual efficiency report compared against your utility bills.

Here's the honest case for it: dust and soiling alone can cut your system's output by up to 7% per year. An annual visit from a licensed team typically catches small issues — a loose connection, a degrading optimizer, a cracked panel — before they quietly cost you money for months.

We'll start with a fresh eyes inspection of your whole system, document everything we find, and give you a clear picture of where things stand. No pressure, no upsell agenda — just a straight report from people who care about doing this right.

Interested? Reply here or call us at 833-GBSolar. We're happy to answer questions before you commit to anything.

We look forward to meeting you — and your system.

*NEM 3.0 (officially known as the Net Billing Tariff) is the third and current iteration of California’s rooftop solar billing policy, which went into effect on April 15, 2023. It drastically reduces the credits homeowners receive for sending excess solar energy back to the power grid, incentivizing the use of home battery storage