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Solar & Battery Installation in San Juan Capistrano, CA
San Juan Capistrano blends historic character with larger, semi-rural lots — we tailor solar-plus-battery designs to the architecture and manage City of San Juan Capistrano permits on SCE.
What going solar looks like in San Juan Capistrano
San Juan Capistrano homes are served by Southern California Edison (SCE), and permits run through City of San Juan Capistrano. 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 San Juan Capistrano
- Southern California Edison (SCE) interconnection & PTO managed end-to-end
- Custom, roof-first design for your home
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Solar designed around San Juan Capistrano
We design and install across San Juan Capistrano — including The Hunt Club, Marbella, Pacifica San Juan, Rancho Madrina, Peppertree Bend, and Mission Hills.
Climate & energy use
San Juan Capistrano sits a few miles inland along the San Juan Creek valley, so its hills and canyons run noticeably warmer than the immediate coast, building real summer cooling load and afternoon air-conditioning demand. Much of the city's hillside and wildland-edge terrain falls within CAL FIRE high and very-high fire hazard severity zones, which makes pairing solar with battery storage valuable both for offsetting that cooling load and for keeping essential circuits running through Public Safety Power Shutoff events.
Roofs & housing stock
In keeping with the city's Mission heritage, a large share of homes here carry Spanish-style clay or concrete barrel tile, alongside composition shingle on many tract and newer homes and some low-slope sections on contemporary builds. Tile roofs call for careful flashing and tile-swap mounting to preserve the weather seal, and the area's larger hillside and semi-rural lots often allow generous, well-oriented array space.
HOA & design review
Many San Juan Capistrano homes sit in gated or master-planned communities such as The Hunt Club, Marbella, and Pacifica San Juan with active HOAs and architectural review, and we prepare and manage those design-committee submittals as part of the install.
San Juan Capistrano by the numbers
77
projects & service calls in San Juan Capistrano
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 San Juan Capistrano 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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