Joining CALSSA Is More Important Than Ever
“CALSSA is the best solar trade association in the nation. I’ve worked in solar for almost 20 years. Each year, I am more impressed by CALSSA’s effectiveness.”
We welcome professionals like you who are thriving in the nation's largest solar & storage market. It’s the only place that brings together the people and resources you need to succeed in a policy-dependent marketplace.
Be a Leader
Policy will make or break your business
The California Solar & Storage Association has a long track record of effective advocacy in all the places that matter most. We are the most experienced solar and storage advocacy organization in the state with such accomplishments as The Solar Rights Act, California Solar Initiative, California Solar Initiative – Thermal, C-46 licensure for solar contractors, the Governor’s permitting guidebook, and many more successes.
Expand your business
Staying informed will keep you ahead of the curve
We can give your business the upper hand when it comes to staying on top of the latest market trends and industry developments. Through our weekly newsletters, free webinars, breaking news, policy reports, and other communications, our members are sure to hear it first so they can pivot in a dynamic marketplace.
Member Hotline & Resources
Members may access a variety of time-saving tools, templates, and resources such as quick links to policy proceedings, sample HOA letters, and timely, in-depth analysis from our policy experts.
Regional Chapters
Through our six regional chapters, you can engage on issues of local concern while expanding your network. With all the idiosyncrasies of California’s diverse regions, our chapters can provide you with the expertise to penetrate a new market. Chapter meetings and events provide great opportunities to network, get in front of potential customers, form valuable partnerships, or just enjoy the camaraderie of fellow solar industry members.
Increase your visibility
Referrals to Your Business
Customers have trusted the California Solar & Storage Association for over 40 years to find the right solar professional to meet their needs. Now, with the convenience of our online directory, solar customers and fellow industry professionals alike can find a member company by area they do business in, business type, and other criteria. Members are trusted and often preferred because they are not only looking out for the industry through their membership, but they also abide by industry best practices and adhere to our Code of Ethics.
Events, Conferences & Sponsorships
The California Solar & Storage Association affords you numerous opportunities to network with fellow member companies and promote your business within our organization. Whether you regularly attend conferences, or opt for smaller, local avenues to network, we can provide you with valuable opportunities to engage with fellow industry members from every segment of the industry.
PR & Media Services
We can promote you! Whether you've just launched a new product, put out a press release, or are hosting an event, our media team can help spread the word. Submit your news, press releases, and events to our newsletter, website, and calendar. We also direct media referrals to members.
Member Benefits
Networking opportunities via chapter meetings, conferences, parties and more.
Weekly newsletter keeping you up to date on the biggest issues impacting California’s solar & storage market.
Free webinars for members and opportunities to sponsor webinars to get you in front other businesses.
Participation in regional chapters and the ability to host/sponsor chapter meetings.
Access to policy committees and developing the organization's policy positions and priorities.
Complete suite of top-notch policy and lobbying staff advocating on your behalf before the state legislature, CPUC, and and all other relevant state agencies.
Member Hotline to help deal with permitting, HOA, legal, and other issues.
Customer referrals via website and consumer hotline.
Free advertising and visibility for your company via monthly members spotlight newsletter, website and media team.
Voting rights for our board of directors.
Membership Rates
Member DUES
| Annual California Revenue* | Yearly Dues | Monthly Installment |
|---|---|---|
| < $250k | $750 | $63 |
| < $500k | $1,150 | $96 |
| < $1.5M | $2,000 | $167 |
| < $3M | $3,300 | $275 |
| < $5M | $5,000 | $417 |
| < $10M | $6,700 | $559 |
| < $25M | $9,300 | $775 |
| < $50M | $16,000 | $1,334 |
| < $75M | $21,500 | $1,792 |
| < $150M | $30,000 | $2,500 |
| > $150M | $50,000 | $4,167 |
*Member dues are based off of your self-reported revenue from the combined total of your California revenue from solar energy and storage related products and/or services from the last fiscal year. Please note: your revenue is used for billing purposes only and is kept confidential within CALSSA.
Dues can be paid in full or in monthly installments. Via check, credit card or ACH.
Membership is annual - based on the anniversary date of application or renewal.
Startups - are eligible for a discounted rate of $650 yearly/ $55 monthly. The start-up discount applies only if they are less than 2 years old from the date of the business's articles of incorporation. Startup members can receive this level of membership for the first 2 years of membership only.
Non-Profits & Educational Organizations - rate of $1,000 yearly/ $84 monthly.
New Market Entrants - this category is for established companies that moved into the solar/storage or California market in the past 12 months regardless of solar and/or storage-related revenue level. Rate: $2,100 yearly/ $175 monthly.
PRESIDENT'S CIRCLE
For an additional amount of $5,000 per year your company can become a leader in the Association. Our President’s Circle highlights and engages members that want to go above and beyond basic membership to support our special campaigns each year. Unique benefits of the President’s Circle include: prominent logo and web link on the homepage of our website, your logo in our Annual Report, a rotating feature in our monthly Member Spotlight Newsletter, and more.
Contributions and dues paid to the California Solar & Storage Association are not deductible as charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes. However, up to 50% of contributions and dues may be deductible as ordinary and necessary business expenses. Fifty percent of contributions and dues are associated with lobbying activities and therefore are not deductible for federal income tax purposes. Please consult with your tax advisor for further details.
SUNPAC
Contribute to our SUNPAC to support champions of clean energy in the California state legislature. The growth of the California's solar and storage industry is dependent, in large part, on strong state policy.
Our Members Say It Best!
“I cannot imagine how my company would function competently in the solar industry without being members of the California Solar & Storage Association! They are a trusted source of up-to-date information, with contacts and connections in the state legislature and the governor’s office that provide me with insights and inside knowledge that I could not possibly duplicate myself. I feel like, with the California Solar and Storage Association, I know what’s coming next, so I can be prepared NOW to deal with it.”
“A simple solar project of ours got stuck in plan review limbo for months, and despite reaching out to the city multiple times we kept getting the runaround. We reached out to CALSSA for help and once CALSSA got involved, the plan reviewer finally responded! Now the project is un-stuck and we’re on our way to PTO and another happy customer!”
“The California Solar & Storage Association advocates for all viable solar technologies. SunEarth works in the solar heating and cooling space and we sincerely appreciate the Association’s consistent and vigorous policy leadership in this area.”
“Without the California Solar & Storage Association’s efforts to push each day for the rights of solar contractors at the state, county, and local levels, contractors like Renova Energy wouldn’t enjoy the success they do.””
“After getting an incorrectly inflated bill for a solar permit, we worked with the experts at the California Solar & Storage Association to understand our rights. With CALSSA’s help we were able to work with the AHJ and save over $16,000 on permit fees.”
“I’ve always considered other solar & battery installers as competitors. It wasn’t until the pandemic hit, and all of us contractors were trying to understand the new work limitations, long delays in permitting, field crew modifications needed, etc., that I realized we were actually in this together. CALSSA overnight became the glue keeping our industry together by lobbying our essential infrastructure work in Sacramento, informing us on the latest with the health orders, requesting our collaboration on permitting experiences, and more, I felt empowered in my work as I had never felt before, even as a non-member at the time! We joined after all the work we saw CALSSA doing on our behalf, and it now feels like we’re part of something bigger and BETTER.
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Why Join Today?
The California Solar & Storage Association is the only place you’ll find a comprehensive body of resources, knowledge and experts to help you navigate the complex landscape of California's solar and storage market. We hope you’ll take advantage of the countless ways we can help you grow your business while we all grow together in California.