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Solar planning · Los Angeles & Orange County

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Use the HUS Home Upgrade Planner to review solar, battery backup, roof timing and the project details that matter for your home.

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Los Angeles & Orange County

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Planning guide · Los Angeles

How solar pricing works in Los Angeles

The HUS Planner helps organize a solar project around your Los Angeles home, energy goals, roof conditions, battery plans and utility details. Final design, pricing and savings assumptions are confirmed during a project-specific review.

System size (kW)
Based on your electricity usage, roof area, and sun exposure.

Roof type & condition
Tile, composition, or metal — and whether the roof should be refreshed before panels go on.

Battery
A Tesla Powerwall or Enphase battery adds backup power and can improve your economics under current net-metering rules.

Panels & inverter
Your equipment tier and inverter setup. Solar systems may use microinverters or a string-inverter architecture depending on the equipment and design. Tesla Powerwall 3 includes an integrated solar inverter for compatible system configurations.

California NEM 3.0

For SCE customers under California net billing, battery storage can increase solar self-consumption and reduce reliance on lower-value midday exports. LADWP operates under different municipal utility rules, so the project must be modeled using the homeowner’s actual utility account. Savings vary by household, rate plan, usage, roof and system design.

Incentives & financing

2026 federal tax-credit status
For homeowner-owned residential property placed in service in 2026, the federal Section 25D Residential Clean Energy Credit is not available. Commercial, lease, PPA and other ownership structures require separate current-law review.
SGIP battery incentive review
Availability depends on utility, category, funding, equipment, and approval.
Financing options
Flexible options may be available, subject to credit approval and lender terms.

For homeowner-owned residential property placed in service in 2026, Section 25D is not available. Other incentive, ownership, commercial, lease, PPA, SGIP, net-billing and financing pathways remain subject to current law, eligibility, funding, utility approval and credit approval where applicable. Home Upgrade Specialist is not a tax advisor; consult a qualified tax professional regarding tax credits. Savings vary.

Why Los Angeles homeowners choose Home Upgrade Specialist

Licensed contractor — CSLB #1031989 (C-20 HVAC) and CSLB #1055444 (B General Building). Tesla Certified Premium Installer, Owens Corning Preferred Contractor, and BBB A+ rating. Project-specific specialty-trade responsibility should be confirmed in the written scope.

Next steps

Solar estimate FAQ

Final solar pricing depends on roof condition, utility territory, shade, panel layout, battery backup goals and electrical scope.

Battery storage is worth comparing when you want outage backup, better solar self-consumption or support for EV charging and heat pump upgrades.

If the roof is aging, review roof replacement or solar-ready roofing before installing panels to avoid extra work later.

Ready for the next step?

Turn the planning estimate into a real project review.

We can review roof condition, solar design, battery backup goals, electrical scope, permits and current utility requirements together.