Solar in Beaumont, CA
With Southern California Edison (SCE)'s electricity at about 33.8¢ per kWh and 1,700 kWh of sun per kW, solar is worth it for a typical Beaumont home today: about a 10.5-year payback.
- Payback, typical home
- 10.5 yrsCalifornia: 10.9 yrs
- 25-year net
- $22,995after paying $10,700
- Sun
- 1,700kWh per kW per year
- Electricity
- 33.8¢88% above U.S. average
A typical Beaumont home, by the numbers
| Utility | Southern California Edison (SCE) |
|---|---|
| Electricity use | 468 kWh a month |
| Best-value system | 3 kW, about 7 panels, 5,100 kWh a year (91% of use) |
| Cost | $10,700 |
| First-year savings | $938 |
| Payback | 10.5 years |
| Exported power | 4.6¢/kWh (Southern California Edison (SCE)) |
Cash purchase, no federal credit, 4.0% yearly rate increases. Run it with your own numbers.
Homes in Beaumont
- Owner-occupied homes
- 81%
- Single-family detached
- 88%
- Median home value
- $504k
- Median year built
- 2006
- Population
- 56,266
- Solar installs, last 3 years*
- 3,179
- Roofs suitable for solar†
- 95%
Census ACS 2020–2024. *Installations in public records for this area's ZIP codes. †Share of 12,889 buildings Google Project Sunroof rated technically suitable (2019 snapshot).
Installers working in Beaumont
Companies with the most installations in Beaumont's ZIP codes over the last 3 years, from public records. We don't take payment for placement.
- SunPower 933 installs
- Sunrun 759 installs
- Sunnova 158 installs
- Solara Home Energy 147 installs
- Tesla Energy 106 installs
- Current Home INC DBA Current Home Solar 96 installs
- Freedom Forever 69 installs
- Mars Builder Solutions 68 installs
- Complete Solar 65 installs
- Bright OPS 42 installs
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Questions about solar in Beaumont
Is solar worth it in Beaumont, CA?
For a typical home in Beaumont, solar is worth it at 2026 prices: a 3 kW system costs about $10,700 after state incentives, saves about $938 in year one and pays back in about 10.5 years. Enter your address for an estimate based on your roof and bill.
How much solar power does a system produce in Beaumont?
About 1,700 kWh per year for each kW of panels on a south-facing roof, based on PVWatts and local weather. That's 3% more than the California average. East- or west-facing roofs produce roughly 10–20% less.
Who is the electric utility in Beaumont?
Most homes in Beaumont are served by Southern California Edison (SCE), at about 33.8¢ per kWh on average.
How much do solar panels cost in Beaumont?
A fair cash price is around $2.90 per watt before incentives, so about $10,700 for a 3 kW system. There's no federal tax credit for homeowners who buy in 2026.
Nearby
- Banning 10.5 yrs
- San Jacinto 10.5 yrs
- Hemet 10.5 yrs
- Yucaipa 10.5 yrs
- Moreno Valley 8.8 yrs
- Perris 10.5 yrs
- Redlands 10.6 yrs
- Menifee 10.5 yrs
- All of California
Data: PVWatts (National Laboratory of the Rockies), EIA-861 2025 adjusted to 2026, U.S. Census ACS, LBNL Tracking the Sun, state policy research as of October 2026.