Solar in Menifee, CA
With Southern California Edison (SCE)'s electricity at about 33.8¢ per kWh and 1,712 kWh of sun per kW, solar is worth it for a typical Menifee home today: about a 10.5-year payback.
- Payback, typical home
- 10.5 yrsCalifornia: 10.9 yrs
- 25-year net
- $23,054after paying $10,700
- Sun
- 1,712kWh per kW per year
- Electricity
- 33.8¢88% above U.S. average
A typical Menifee home, by the numbers
| Utility | Southern California Edison (SCE) |
|---|---|
| Electricity use | 468 kWh a month |
| Best-value system | 3 kW, about 7 panels, 5,136 kWh a year (91% of use) |
| Cost | $10,700 |
| First-year savings | $940 |
| 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 Menifee
- Owner-occupied homes
- 80%
- Single-family detached
- 85%
- Median home value
- $537k
- Median year built
- 2001
- Population
- 110,305
- Solar installs, last 3 years*
- 4,003
- Roofs suitable for solar†
- 97%
Census ACS 2020–2024. *Installations in public records for this area's ZIP codes. †Share of 32,844 buildings Google Project Sunroof rated technically suitable (2019 snapshot).
Installers working in Menifee
Companies with the most installations in Menifee's ZIP codes over the last 3 years, from public records. We don't take payment for placement.
- Sunrun 1,225 installs
- SunPower 789 installs
- Sunnova 621 installs
- Freedom Forever 115 installs
- GAF Energy 92 installs
- Tesla Energy 90 installs
- V3 Electric 54 installs
- Current Home INC DBA Current Home Solar 51 installs
- Bright Planet 48 installs
- Bright OPS 43 installs
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Questions about solar in Menifee
Is solar worth it in Menifee, CA?
For a typical home in Menifee, solar is worth it at 2026 prices: a 3 kW system costs about $10,700 after state incentives, saves about $940 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 Menifee?
About 1,712 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 Menifee?
Most homes in Menifee are served by Southern California Edison (SCE), at about 33.8¢ per kWh on average.
How much do solar panels cost in Menifee?
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
- Wildomar 10.4 yrs
- Perris 10.5 yrs
- French Valley 10.5 yrs
- Murrieta 10.5 yrs
- Lake Elsinore 10.5 yrs
- Hemet 10.5 yrs
- San Jacinto 10.5 yrs
- Temecula 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.