Solar Quotes in Los Angeles, CA

If LADWP is your utility

• LADWP's Net Energy Metering rider covers customer-owned solar systems up to 1 MW that primarily offset the customer's own use. When you export more than you use in a billing period, the excess becomes a credit applied to later bills, excluding taxes and minimum charges. Any credit left when service ends is set to zero. Source: https://www.ladwp.com/account/customer-service/electric-rates/ev-nem-reo-rates (accessed 2026-10-20)
• LADWP says it "has discontinued the Solar Incentive Program." Customers apply for NEM through www.ladwp.com/nem. Source: LADWP NEM Guidelines, https://www.ladwp.com/sites/default/files/2023-09/NEM%20Guidelines%20%28with%20April%202021%20technical%20modification%29%20%281%29.pdf (accessed 2026-10-20)
• Solar Rooftops program: LADWP installs and owns a 1–10 kW system on qualifying owner-occupied homes and pays a fixed annual roof-use payment. LADWP keeps all the energy produced, so this is an alternative to buying a system, not something you add to a purchased one. Source: https://www.ladwp.com/residential-services/solar-programs/solar-rooftops (accessed 2026-10-20)
• Some parts of the LA area are served by SCE rather than LADWP. Those homes fall under the CPUC's Net Billing Tariff: https://www.cpuc.ca.gov/nbt (accessed 2026-10-20)
• LADWP's Net Energy Metering rider credits excess energy using your rate schedule's energy pricing. Credit balances apply to later bills except taxes and minimum charges, and are zeroed out with no further compensation when you end service. Source: https://www.ladwp.com/account/customer-service/electric-rates/residential-rates (accessed 2026-10-20)

A note on the federal tax credit

The federal residential clean energy credit (25D) doesn't apply to expenditures made after December 31, 2025. The IRS treats an expenditure as made when installation is completed. Source: https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/faqs-for-modification-of-sections-25c-25d-25e-30c-30d-45l-45w-and-179d-under-public-law-119-21-139-stat-72-july-4-2025-commonly-known-as-the-one-big-beautiful-bill-obbb (accessed 2026-10-20). This page isn't tax advice.

Questions to ask

1. Is my home served by LADWP or SCE, and which tariff does your estimate assume?
2. Who submits the LADWP NEM application?

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