Location: Chico, CA

Phone Number: (530) 332-2100

Currently Hiring: Yes

Number of Employees: 50

In 1969, there were no successful solar businesses, and FAFCO^®founders Freeman A. Ford and Richard O. Rhodes sought to change that. The standard they set back then remains the same today: any new FAFCO^® product must be practical, efficient, and above all, make economic sense.

In the beginning, the few existing solar water heating system used heavy, expensive “copper glass” collectors. FAFCO^®’s first breakthrough was developing a proprietary copolymer blend material that was inexpensive, easy to install, and could withstand prolonged exposure to sunlight, heat and pressure. The second breakthrough was the collector panel design, featuring many small, closely spaced tubes that efficiently transferred thermal energy into water. Within a matter of years, FAFCO^® was the largest purveyor of solar pool heating systems in the United States.

FAFCO®, a leading Solar Manufacturing Company located in Chico, California, spent over ten years with help from the US Navy and the National Renewable Energy Lab developing a new hybrid solar system that can generate electricity and heat water using the same solar panel.

Manufacturing Related Services:

Manufactures non-electric heating equipment, specializing in gas or oil swimming pool heaters
Manufacturer of solar pool heating systems in the U.S. and creator of CoolPV™. CoolPV™ is an enhanced solar electric panel that generates electricity and heats water using the same panel on the same valuable solar roof space.

Areas Served:

Sells to independent distributors and contractors

Resources for Manufacturers:

Industry Resource Links:

DSIRE (Database of State Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency)
SEIA (Solar Energy Industries Association)
SRCC (Solar Rating and Certification Corporation)
NREL (National Renewable Energy Laboratory)
Solar Energy International
U.S. Department of Energy

Hard to Fill Positions:

Controller and Administration Manager
Warehouse Operator

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