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Solar & Battery Installation in Sierra Madre, CA
Sierra Madre is a small foothill city in Los Angeles County, tucked beneath the Angeles National Forest between Pasadena and Arcadia. Going solar here has a local twist: the city runs its own building department, and electricity comes through Clean Power Alliance — with 100% Green Power as the community default — delivered over SCE's grid. We know the territory, from the Canyon's historic cottages to the hillside streets near the trailheads.
What going solar looks like in Sierra Madre
Sierra Madre homes are served by Southern California Edison (SCE) / Clean Power Alliance, and permits run through City of Sierra Madre — Planning & Community Preservation Department. 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 Sierra Madre — Planning & Community Preservation Department
- Southern California Edison (SCE) / Clean Power Alliance interconnection & PTO managed end-to-end
- Custom, roof-first design for your home
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Solar designed around Sierra Madre
We design and install across Sierra Madre — including Sierra Madre Canyon (The Canyon), Upper Canyon, Lower Canyon, Downtown Sierra Madre (Kersting Court), Stonegate, and Marlborough Terrace.
Climate & energy use
At about 830 feet against the San Gabriel foothills and well inland of the coastal marine layer, Sierra Madre gets strong, consistent summer sun. The trade-off is fire-country reality: CAL FIRE's March 2025 hazard maps designate Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones in this city set against the Angeles National Forest, the Eaton Fire forced evacuations here in January 2025, and Santa Ana wind events carry SCE PSPS exposure — a big reason local homeowners pair solar with battery backup.
Roofs & housing stock
Sierra Madre's housing stock skews historic — late-1800s homes, Craftsman-era bungalows, and 1920s cottages and cabins in the Canyon, alongside mid-century homes and newer hillside construction like Stonegate. Composition shingle is typical on the older stock, with tile on some Spanish-style homes. On Craftsman-era framing we confirm structural condition before mounting, and the Canyon's small, cut-up roof planes call for careful array layout.
HOA & design review
Most of Sierra Madre's single-family neighborhoods are older, non-HOA streets, so homeowners associations are not a major factor here. The main exception is the Stonegate (One Carter) hillside subdivision, where city-adopted design guidelines apply through Sierra Madre's hillside permit review. The more common local wrinkle is historic status: if your home is on the city's 59-property Designated Historical Properties List, the Planning & Community Preservation Department asks that you contact them before submitting a solar permit application — we handle that coordination.
Sierra Madre by the numbers
17
projects & service calls in Sierra Madre
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
30+
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Projects & service calls
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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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