NorCal Solar Care
The Yolo Solar Calendar — drill-downs

Each season, in detail.

The homepage calendar is the summary. Below are the deep-dive articles on each season's specific chemistry, expected production loss, and what to do about it.

SPRING · MAR–MAY

Yolo almond + tree pollen — why it sticks.

The chemistry of what makes pollen the stickiest residue your panels face. April is the ideal clean window.

SUMMER · JUN–AUG

Central Valley summer dust — wind, fields, baked-on accumulation.

Where the dust comes from, how the heat bakes it on, and why mid-July is the right clean date.

FIRE SEASON · SEP–OCT

Wildfire ash — chemistry, urgency, and the 7-day window.

What burns, what lands, what stays. Why cleaning within 7 days is the difference between a one-pass clean and a stuck-on varnish.

WINTER · NOV–FEB

Winter rain streaks — when rain helps vs hurts.

The myth that "rain cleans my panels." When it does, when it makes things worse, and what bird buildup adds in December.