Yesterday, six counties in the San Francisco Bay Area (Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Santa Clara, San Francisco and San Mateo, plus the City of Berkeley which operates its own public health department) issued a new and stricter joint Shelter in Place order effective immediately through May 3, 2020. Sonoma County also issued a nearly identical order on March 31. Other counties have issued orders that differ from the Bay Area orders and complement the state order.
CALSSA has updated its guidance to solar and storage providers based on the updated orders.
It is CALSSA judgment that work related to solar PV systems, solar thermal systems, and energy storage systems can proceed in California outside of the seven Bay Area counties listed above. In those seven counties, it is CALSSA’s judgment that installation, repair, and maintenance of energy storage systems that provide backup power can proceed, either alone or in conjunction with PV. In those Bay Area counties, work related to solar PV systems and solar thermal systems can proceed if it is associated with the specific customer types and situations specified in Section 13 of the orders, as more fully explained in the guidance. For all other work, we encourage businesses to carefully research the local orders applicable to their place of business and relevant project sites.