Jay Peltz

Jay Peltz has been working in the renewable energy field since 1993. He spent many years working as the head designer and technical support for AEE Solar.  In 2000, Jay started his own business specializing in off-grid solar, water pumping and hydro installations as well as consulting. He has  lived off grid for five years on a homestead with solar electric, solar thermal and micro hydro power. Although most of his work is in his local Northern California area, he has done installations in South and Central America, Asia, and many locations here in North America. Jay is an SEI graduate of 1993 and has been teaching with SEI since 1997, his first adventure working with a local Native American tribe. Since then he has taught  both here in the US and internationally. When not working he relaxes by surfing in the cold waters off Northern California.