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Riverside County · We serve this area
Solar & Battery Installation in Riverside, CA
Riverside is served by its own municipal utility — we know its solar program and design systems to match.
What going solar looks like in Riverside
Riverside homes are served by Riverside Public Utilities, and permits run through City of Riverside. 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.
- Permits handled through City of Riverside
- Riverside Public Utilities interconnection & PTO managed end-to-end
- Custom, roof-first design for your home
- One company for solar, battery, Tesla Solar Roof & HVAC
Local to Riverside
Solar designed around Riverside
We design and install across Riverside — including Wood Streets Historic District, Canyon Crest, Magnolia Center, Eastside, Hawarden Hills, and Orangecrest.
Climate & energy use
Riverside sits in a hot, dry inland valley where summer afternoons regularly climb well into the triple digits, so air-conditioning tends to be the dominant load and rooftop arrays here typically produce strongly through long, sunny days. Because the area also sees hot, dry Santa Ana wind events and elevated wildfire exposure along its foothills and canyon edges, we design solar-plus-battery systems to keep essential circuits running through grid disruptions and Public Safety Power Shutoff conditions.
Roofs & housing stock
Riverside's housing stock ranges from early-1900s Craftsman, Victorian, and bungalow homes in districts like the Wood Streets to mid-century ranch houses and newer stucco tract and hillside homes in areas such as Orangecrest and Canyon Crest. That means we routinely work across composition shingle, Spanish-style clay and concrete tile, and the occasional steeper hillside or multi-plane roof, and we match flashing, mounting, and tile-handling methods to each to help keep the roof watertight.
HOA & design review
Many newer Riverside communities such as Orangecrest, Mission Grove, and Canyon Crest fall under HOAs with architectural review, and several older neighborhoods sit within designated historic districts, so we prepare and manage the added submittals those approvals can require.
Riverside by the numbers
58
projects & service calls in Riverside
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 Riverside 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 Riverside
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