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About solar installers in the Antelope Valley
Find solar installers that work in Lancaster, Palmdale, Quartz Hill and Rosamond, for rooftop panels, batteries and repairs. Our team reviews every business before it's listed, and you can call or send a request from its page. Below is how solar billing, permits and local power programs work in the Antelope Valley.
Lancaster was early on solar: since 2014 its building code has required solar on new single-family homes, now at least 2 watts per square foot of home, and California has required solar on new homes statewide since 2020. Southern California Edison delivers power across the Antelope Valley, but who supplies it depends on where you live: Lancaster Energy in Lancaster, Energy for Palmdale's Independent Choice (EPIC) in Palmdale, Clean Power Alliance in unincorporated areas like Quartz Hill, and SCE itself in Rosamond. Each sets its own rates.
New solar customers are on the Net Billing Tariff, which the California Public Utilities Commission adopted for applications filed from April 15, 2023 (SCE calls it the Solar Billing Plan). Power you send to the grid earns a credit based on the utility's avoided cost, usually less than what you pay for power, so using your solar power at home or storing it in a battery matters more than it used to. The federal residential clean energy tax credit ended for systems finished after December 31, 2025, so be wary of any savings estimate that still counts on it.
Solar can be installed by a C-46 Solar contractor or a C-10 Electrical contractor licensed by the Contractors State License Board; a C-46 can add a battery only as part of a solar job, and only up to 80 kWh. Lancaster and Palmdale offer instant online permits for typical home solar systems, and Los Angeles County offers express solar permits for unincorporated areas. Get more than one quote, and ask each installer which billing plan and rates their estimate assumes.
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Frequently asked questions
- Is there still a federal tax credit for home solar?
- Not for new systems. The federal residential clean energy credit (Section 25D) ended for expenditures after December 31, 2025, and the IRS counts the expense as made when installation is finished, so a system completed in 2026 doesn't qualify even if it was paid for in 2025.
- What is NEM 3.0?
- It's the common name for the Net Billing Tariff, which applies to solar customers who applied to connect on or after April 15, 2023. Power you export earns credits based on the utility's avoided cost, usually below what you pay for power, so a battery and using power while the sun is out make a bigger difference than under the older plans. New customers keep the plan's terms for nine years.
- Does Lancaster require solar on new homes?
- Yes. Lancaster's municipal code has required solar on new single-family homes permitted since January 1, 2014. Since a 2017 amendment the minimum is 2 watts per square foot, about 4 kW on a 2,000 square foot home. Builders can pay a fee instead or show the home is zero net energy. California has also required solar on new homes statewide since 2020.
- Who supplies my electricity in the Antelope Valley?
- Southern California Edison delivers power everywhere in the Antelope Valley. The default supplier is Lancaster Energy in Lancaster, Energy for Palmdale's Independent Choice (EPIC) in Palmdale and Clean Power Alliance in unincorporated Los Angeles County areas like Quartz Hill, with SCE billing. In Rosamond, SCE is the supplier. Your supplier's rates affect what solar saves you.
- What license does a solar installer need?
- A C-46 Solar or a C-10 Electrical license from the Contractors State License Board. A C-10 contractor can also install battery storage on its own; a C-46 contractor can add a battery only with a solar system, up to 80 kWh. Check the license number on the CSLB website before you sign.
