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Riverside County · Local office
Solar & Battery Installation in Palm Springs, CA
From our Cathedral City office, we serve the Coachella Valley, where extreme heat drives big cooling bills — and big solar-plus-battery savings.
What going solar looks like in Palm Springs
Palm Springs homes are served by Southern California Edison (SCE), and permits run through City of Palm Springs. 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 Palm Springs
- Southern California Edison (SCE) interconnection & PTO managed end-to-end
- Custom, roof-first design for your home
- One company for solar, battery, Tesla Solar Roof & HVAC
Local to Palm Springs
Solar designed around Palm Springs
We design and install across Palm Springs — including Old Las Palmas, Vista Las Palmas, The Movie Colony, Deepwell Estates, Twin Palms, Tahquitz River Estates, Racquet Club Estates, and The Mesa.
Climate & energy use
Palm Springs sits in the low desert, where summer afternoons routinely climb past 110°F and air conditioning runs hard from late spring into fall, so cooling is far and away the biggest load most homes carry. That intense, sun-rich climate makes a well-sized solar array productive year-round, and pairing it with a battery lets you store midday production to run the AC through hot evenings and ride out grid interruptions during peak demand.
Roofs & housing stock
Palm Springs is famous for its mid-century and desert-modern housing, much of it built by the Alexander Construction Company and designers like William Krisel, which means a lot of flat and low-slope roofs alongside Spanish-style stucco homes and California ranches. Flat and low-slope roofs change the install approach — we typically use tilt-leg or ballasted racking to set the right angle and pay close attention to flashing and drainage, while tile and shingle roofs call for the appropriate flashed mounts.
HOA & design review
Many Palm Springs properties fall under historic-district designations, neighborhood architectural guidelines, or master-planned country-club HOAs, and we prepare the architectural-review and design submittals those communities require.
Palm Springs by the numbers
10
projects & service calls in Palm Springs
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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What we install
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Why Palm Springs 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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Palm Springs solar FAQ
Common questions in Palm Springs
Yes — we serve Palm Springs (Riverside County) with solar, battery storage, the Tesla Solar Roof, and HVAC. We have a local OC Solar office here.
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