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Solar & Battery Installation in North Tustin, CA
North Tustin is Orange County's largest unincorporated community, which means solar permits here run through the County of Orange — not Tustin City Hall — and every home is served by Southern California Edison. We've worked across its foothill neighborhoods, from Lemon Heights and Cowan Heights view lots to the Red Hill flats, where large lots, mature trees, and custom roofs make site-specific design matter more than usual.
What going solar looks like in North Tustin
North Tustin homes are served by Southern California Edison (SCE), and permits run through County of Orange — OC Development Services. 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 County of Orange — OC Development Services
- Southern California Edison (SCE) interconnection & PTO managed end-to-end
- Custom, roof-first design for your home
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Solar designed around North Tustin
We design and install across North Tustin — including Cowan Heights, Lemon Heights, Panorama Heights, Red Hill, Crawford Canyon, and East Tustin.
Climate & energy use
North Tustin sits in Orange County's inland foothills — from roughly 250 feet on the Red Hill flats to about 700 feet in Cowan Heights — with warm, arid, clear summers and far less marine-layer shading than coastal OC, which supports strong year-round production. Hillside streets border Peters Canyon Regional Park open space, so on exposed ridgeline lots we spec attachments and wire management with Santa Ana wind events in mind.
Roofs & housing stock
There are no master-planned tracts here: housing runs from 1950s–70s ranch homes on the flats to custom hillside builds, Spanish Revival estates, and Mediterranean homes on view lots, often on half-acre-plus parcels. We see everything from composition shingle to clay and concrete tile — tile roofs get tile-hook or comp-out mounting, older ranch roofs get a decking and framing check before install, and the mature tree canopy makes a proper shade study essential.
HOA & design review
Most North Tustin homes are not in a mandatory HOA — the Foothill Communities Association, organized in 1964 and a nonprofit corporation since 1973, is a voluntary-membership civic group — so for most homeowners there is no HOA approval step before solar. Where a private association does apply, California's Solar Rights Act limits what it can require, and we prepare that paperwork as part of the project.
North Tustin by the numbers
13
projects & service calls in North Tustin
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
50+
MW installed
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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
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- Google4.9★ rating400+ reviews
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