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Solar & Battery Installation in Hemet, CA
Hemet anchors the San Jacinto Valley in Riverside County, where long, clear summers and serious cooling loads make rooftop solar a practical fit. From established 55+ communities like Seven Hills and Four Seasons to newer master-planned neighborhoods at McSweeny Farms, we design systems around Hemet's real mix of tile, shingle, and manufactured-home roofs.
What going solar looks like in Hemet
Hemet homes are served by Southern California Edison (SCE), and permits run through City of Hemet Building & Safety Division. 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 Hemet Building & Safety Division
- Southern California Edison (SCE) interconnection & PTO managed end-to-end
- Custom, roof-first design for your home
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Solar designed around Hemet
We design and install across Hemet — including Seven Hills, Four Seasons Hemet, Solera Diamond Valley, McSweeny Farms, Panorama Village, Sierra Dawn Estates, and Downtown Hemet.
Climate & energy use
Hemet sits at roughly 1,600 feet in the semi-arid San Jacinto Valley, with around 3,500 hours of sunshine a year and summer highs in the mid-90s that push past 100°F during heat waves — strong production potential, but sustained heat makes panel temperature coefficients and inverter placement genuine design considerations. SCE has called Public Safety Power Shutoffs affecting parts of Hemet during extreme wind events, so battery backup is worth discussing, especially toward the foothill edges of the valley.
Roofs & housing stock
Hemet's housing spans 1960s–70s retirement cottages and manufactured-home communities (mobile homes make up roughly a quarter of the city's stock), 1980s ranch-style subdivisions built on former ranchland, and 2000s-era stucco homes with concrete tile roofs in master-planned areas like McSweeny Farms and Four Seasons. Older composition-shingle roofs often warrant a condition check before mounting, while tile roofs call for tile hooks or comp-out flashing details to stay watertight.
HOA & design review
Much of central Hemet is not HOA-governed, but many of the city's best-known communities are — Four Seasons Hemet, Solera Diamond Valley, McSweeny Farms, Panorama Village, and Sierra Dawn Estates all have homeowners associations, and Seven Hills is served by a property owners association. Where architectural approval is required, California's Solar Rights Act limits what an association can deny, and we prepare and submit the application as part of our process.
Hemet by the numbers
11
projects & service calls in Hemet
That's part of the 6,373 projects & service calls OC Solar has handled across Southern California since 2016. Per our company records as of June 2026.
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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
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