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Solar & Battery Installation in Upland, CA
Upland, "the City of Gracious Living," sits in southwestern San Bernardino County where historic Euclid Avenue climbs from the valley floor toward Mt. Baldy. It's one of the smoother permitting environments we work in — the City accepts streamlined SolarAPP+ submittals for most single-family rooftop systems — and its housing runs from citrus-era bungalows near Historic Downtown to tile-roofed homes in The Colonies.
What going solar looks like in Upland
Upland homes are served by Southern California Edison (SCE), and permits run through City of Upland Building & Safety Division. 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 Upland Building & Safety Division
- Southern California Edison (SCE) interconnection & PTO managed end-to-end
- Custom, roof-first design for your home
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Solar designed around Upland
We design and install across Upland — including Historic Downtown Upland, The Colonies at San Antonio, San Antonio Heights, Upland Hills, and College Heights.
Climate & energy use
Upland climbs from about 1,240 feet to the San Gabriel foothills below Mt. Baldy, with hot, dry inland summers and little of the marine-layer cloud coastal cities see — strong conditions for year-round production. The trade-off is wind: Santa Ana events drive powerful gusts through the foothill zone near San Antonio Canyon, so we spec racking and attachments for high wind loads, and SCE Public Safety Power Shutoffs during fire weather make battery backup worth considering in north Upland.
Roofs & housing stock
Upland's housing spans a century: citrus-era bungalows and Craftsman homes near Historic Downtown and Euclid Avenue, a deep stock of 1950s–70s single-story ranch homes (citywide median build year is 1978), and 1980s–2000s two-story homes across north Upland and The Colonies, where concrete tile is common. Composition shingle gets standard flashed attachments; on tile we use tile hooks or remove-and-replace mounting, and we check decking condition on older mid-century roofs before install.
HOA & design review
Much of central and south Upland is older, non-HOA housing where no association approval is needed. Newer master-planned areas — most notably The Colonies at San Antonio in northeast Upland — have homeowners associations with community design standards, so plan for an architectural application there; California's Solar Rights Act requires HOAs to approve reasonable systems and limits them to modest aesthetic conditions.
Upland by the numbers
19
projects & service calls in Upland
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+
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6,373+
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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