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Fresno County · Local office
Solar & Battery Installation in Fresno, CA
Serving the Central Valley from Fresno. Intense Valley heat and PG&E rates make a well-sized solar-plus-battery system a smart hedge.
What going solar looks like in Fresno
Fresno homes are served by PG&E, and permits run through City of Fresno. We manage both for you. Under NEM 3.0, the smart play here is solar sized to charge a battery, so you run your home on stored solar during the expensive evening peak instead of buying power at top rates.
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- Permits handled through City of Fresno
- PG&E interconnection & PTO managed end-to-end
- Custom, roof-first design for your home
- One company for solar, battery, Tesla Solar Roof & HVAC
Local to Fresno
Solar designed around Fresno
We design and install across Fresno — including Tower District, Woodward Park, Sunnyside, Bullard, Huntington Boulevard Historic District, and Sierra Sky Park.
Climate & energy use
Fresno sits in a hot-summer Mediterranean Central Valley climate where summer highs routinely climb past 100°F for long stretches, driving heavy late-afternoon air-conditioning loads that line up with PG&E's most expensive peak-pricing hours. Because Fresno is in PG&E territory and lies on the San Joaquin Valley floor just west of the Sierra Nevada foothills, parts of the surrounding area can be affected by Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) during high fire-risk weather, so we size battery storage both to shift that costly evening cooling load off-peak and to keep essentials running during an outage.
Roofs & housing stock
Fresno's housing stock leans heavily on single-story mid-century ranch homes in established areas like Sunnyside, plus newer tract and master-planned development across north Fresno near Woodward Park — most topped with composition asphalt shingle, with concrete or clay tile common on the Spanish and Mediterranean-style builds. Shingle roofs make for straightforward mounting and panel layout, while tile requires specialized flashing and tile-replacement hooks, and the region's intense summer heat makes attic ventilation and conduit routing worth planning around during design.
HOA & design review
Many of north Fresno's newer master-planned communities around Woodward Park and Copper River carry HOA architectural-review requirements, and we prepare and handle those submittals as part of the install.
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What we install
Our services in Fresno
Why Fresno chooses OC Solar
Local crews, verified track record
10+
Years serving SoCal
Founded 2016
30+
MW installed
across Southern California
6,373+
Projects & service calls
by in-house crews
4.9★
Google rating
400+ reviews · BBB A+
Manufacturer certifications
1 of 12 installers- EnphaseInstaller NetworkStorage-certified · IQ Battery
- QcellsQ.PARTNERAuthorized installer
- RECCertified Solar ProfessionalProTrust warranty program
- SolarEdgeCertified Installer
- Owens CorningRoofing Preferred Contractor
Awards & recognition
2024- Solar Power WorldTop Solar Contractor2025#203 nationally
- PanasonicTop Residential Installer of the Year2023Southern California
- EY (Ernst & Young)Entrepreneur Of The Year — Finalist2025Pacific Southwest
- Orange County Business JournalExcellence in Entrepreneurship Award2026
- HouzzBest of Houzz2022
- AngiSuper Service Award2024
#1 in California2026- Best Equipment2026
- Best Installation2026
Ratings, license & partnership
Since 2017- Yelp4.7★ rating451 reviews
- Google4.9★ rating400+ reviews
- CSLBLicense #1023627Licensed · Bonded · Insured
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Fresno solar FAQ
Common questions in Fresno
Yes — we serve Fresno (Fresno County) with solar, battery storage, the Tesla Solar Roof, and HVAC. We have a local OC Solar office here.
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