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Solar & Battery Installation in Lomita, CA
Lomita, the 1.9-square-mile "Friendly City" in Los Angeles County's South Bay, sits at the foot of the Palos Verdes Peninsula between Torrance and Harbor City. Going solar here has a local wrinkle worth knowing: although Lomita is an incorporated city, it contracts building and safety services to LA County, so we pull solar permits through the county's EPIC-LA portal rather than a city counter.
What going solar looks like in Lomita
Lomita homes are served by Southern California Edison (SCE), and permits run through City of Lomita. 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 Lomita
- Southern California Edison (SCE) interconnection & PTO managed end-to-end
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Solar designed around Lomita
We design and install across Lomita — including Rolling Ranchos, Lomita Pines, Harbor Hills, and Downtown Lomita (Narbonne Avenue corridor).
Climate & energy use
Lomita sits a few miles inland from the coast at the base of the Palos Verdes foothills, so spring and early-summer marine-layer mornings ("May Gray/June Gloom") trim morning production before typically burning off by midday. The flip side is a mild coastal climate — temperatures generally range from about 50°F to 78°F — which keeps panels cooler and limits heat-related efficiency losses compared with inland LA County.
Roofs & housing stock
Most of Lomita's housing dates from the 1940s through the 1970s — over half was built in the '40s–'60s — dominated by single-story ranch and traditional homes, typically with composition-shingle roofs that take standard flashed attachments. Given the age of the stock, we evaluate roof condition and framing before install, and the city's townhome and condo complexes add some shared-roof projects that need HOA coordination.
HOA & design review
Lomita has no large master-planned HOA communities; most single-family streets have no HOA at all, and associations are generally limited to smaller townhome and condo complexes. Where an HOA does apply, California Civil Code Section 714 limits it to reasonable restrictions on solar placement, and we handle the architectural paperwork.
Lomita by the numbers
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projects & service calls in Lomita
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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10+
Years serving SoCal
Founded 2016
30+
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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
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- Google4.9★ rating400+ reviews
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Common questions in Lomita
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