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Solar & Battery Installation in Malibu, CA
Malibu stretches 21 miles along the Los Angeles County coast, where SCE delivers power and the city defaults residents to Clean Power Alliance's 100% Green Power option. After the Woolsey and Franklin fires and repeated Public Safety Power Shutoffs, we find Malibu homeowners are as focused on backup power and resilience as they are on offsetting their electric bill.
What going solar looks like in Malibu
Malibu homes are served by Southern California Edison (SCE) / Clean Power Alliance, and permits run through City of Malibu. 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 Malibu
- Southern California Edison (SCE) / Clean Power Alliance interconnection & PTO managed end-to-end
- Custom, roof-first design for your home
- One company for solar, battery, Tesla Solar Roof & HVAC
Local to Malibu
Solar designed around Malibu
We design and install across Malibu — including Point Dume, Malibu Colony, Carbon Beach, Broad Beach, Serra Retreat, Big Rock, Malibu Park, Malibu West, and Paradise Cove.
Climate & energy use
Malibu's beachfront runs cooler under a persistent spring-summer marine layer, so production modeling should account for morning coastal cloud, while canyon and bluff-top homes see stronger sun and seasonal Santa Ana winds. The city sits in a very high fire hazard severity zone — the 2018 Woolsey Fire and December 2024 Franklin Fire both burned through Malibu — and SCE Public Safety Power Shutoffs during wind events make battery storage a common design priority here.
Roofs & housing stock
Malibu's housing stock ranges from 1950s–70s ranch homes in Point Dume, Malibu Park, and Malibu West to Spanish Revival estates with clay tile and a large share of contemporary homes with flat or low-slope roofs. Post-Woolsey rebuilds increasingly use Class A fire-rated composite shingle and standing-seam metal roofing, and each of these — tile, flat, and metal — calls for a different mounting and flashing approach, all of which we install regularly.
HOA & design review
Most design review in Malibu comes from city zoning and coastal regulations rather than HOAs, though gated enclaves such as Malibu Colony, Serra Retreat, Malibu Cove Colony, and Malibu West have active associations; where one applies, California's Solar Rights Act limits restrictions to reasonable ones, and we handle the association paperwork alongside the city permit.
Malibu by the numbers
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projects & service calls in Malibu
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 Malibu 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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Common questions in Malibu
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