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Los Angeles County · Local office
Solar & Battery Installation in Los Angeles, CA
From an LA-area office, we navigate LADWP and LADBS — two of the trickiest permitting and interconnection processes in California — so your project doesn't stall.
What going solar looks like in Los Angeles
Los Angeles homes are served by LADWP / Southern California Edison, and permits run through LADBS (City of LA). We manage both for you. LADWP is a municipal utility with its own solar program and compensation rules — the CPUC's NEM 3.0 applies only to SCE-served addresses — so we design solar and storage to whichever program actually governs your meter.
How LADWP vs. SCE programs work in LA County →
- Permits handled through LADBS (City of LA)
- LADWP / Southern California Edison interconnection & PTO managed end-to-end
- Custom, roof-first design for your home
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Local to Los Angeles
Solar designed around Los Angeles
We design and install across Los Angeles — including Hollywood, Silver Lake, Eagle Rock, Highland Park, Sherman Oaks, Encino, Brentwood, and San Pedro.
Climate & energy use
Los Angeles spans coastal-influenced flats and hotter, drier inland and Valley neighborhoods, so cooling loads and shade patterns vary widely block to block — west-side homes near the marine layer run milder than the San Fernando Valley, which sees long, hot summer afternoons. Many hillside and brush-adjacent neighborhoods sit in designated Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones, and that wildfire and Public Safety Power Shutoff exposure is a common reason homeowners here pair solar with a battery for backup rather than going panels-only.
Roofs & housing stock
LA's housing stock is unusually mixed — Spanish and Mediterranean homes with clay or concrete barrel tile, 1920s–'40s bungalows and mid-century houses with composition shingle, flat or low-slope modern and multi-family roofs, and steep hillside lots throughout the hills and canyons. Tile and flat roofs call for specialized mounting and flashing, and tight hillside or small-lot setbacks affect where panels and a battery can be placed, so the install approach is set per roof rather than one-size-fits-all.
HOA & design review
Pockets of LA — including hillside enclaves, some condo and townhome communities, and Historic Preservation Overlay Zone (HPOZ) districts — add architectural or design review on top of city permitting, and we prepare those submittals as part of the project.
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Battery backup & solar repair in Los Angeles
Yes — we handle more than new installs in Los Angeles. Our in-house crews add battery backup to existing solar systems, diagnose and repair arrays regardless of who installed them, and remove and reinstall panels when a roof needs replacing.
The Public Safety Power Shutoff exposure noted above is exactly what backup batteries answer — stored solar keeps your Los Angeles home's essentials running when the grid goes dark. And if a re-roof is coming, the tile roofs described in the notes above are why panel removal and reinstallation here is careful, flashing-first work — we detach, store, and reset your system and bring it back online.
Los Angeles by the numbers
180
projects & service calls in Los Angeles
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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Why Los Angeles 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★
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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
- Best Installation2026
Ratings, license & partnership
Since 2017- Yelp4.7★ rating451 reviews
- Google4.9★ rating400+ reviews
- CSLBLicense #1023627Licensed · Bonded · Insured
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Los Angeles solar FAQ
Common questions in Los Angeles
Yes — we serve Los Angeles (Los Angeles County) with solar, battery storage, the Tesla Solar Roof, and HVAC. We have a local OC Solar office here.
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