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Solar & Battery Installation in West Covina, CA
West Covina is a Los Angeles County city of roughly 110,000 in the eastern San Gabriel Valley, largely built during the 1950s postwar boom that briefly made it one of the fastest-growing cities in America. Those wide midcentury rooflines pair well with hot inland summers and Southern California Edison rates, and the city has adopted SolarAPP+ to streamline residential solar permitting. We install and service solar throughout West Covina, from the South Hills to Woodside Village.
What going solar looks like in West Covina
West Covina homes are served by Southern California Edison (SCE), and permits run through City of West Covina — Building 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 West Covina — Building 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 West Covina
We design and install across West Covina — including South Hills, Woodside Village, Shadow Oak, Galaxie, and Del Norte Park.
Climate & energy use
West Covina sits in the eastern San Gabriel Valley, about 19 miles inland of downtown LA and beyond most marine-layer influence — summers are hot, dry, and clear, with average August highs around 90°F. That sun means strong production, but heavy air-conditioning loads land right on SCE's hot summer evening peaks, so we size arrays (and often batteries) around cooling usage and factor high rooftop temperatures into output estimates.
Roofs & housing stock
Much of West Covina was built in the 1950s-60s postwar boom — it was one of America's fastest-growing cities in 1955 — so single-story midcentury ranch tracts with simple gable and hip rooflines, mostly composition shingle today, dominate the city. Those are straightforward installs with good open planes. Later hillside homes around South Hills and Shadow Oak bring steeper two-story roofs and clay or concrete tile, where we use tile-specific mounting hardware.
HOA & design review
Most of West Covina's midcentury single-family tracts have no HOA, so approval is simply city permitting. The exceptions are planned townhome and condo communities — most notably Woodside Village, where homeowners associations are active and an architectural application typically comes before installation. California's Solar Rights Act limits how far any HOA can restrict a well-designed system, and we manage that submittal for you.
West Covina by the numbers
17
projects & service calls in West Covina
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+
MW installed
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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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