Solar in Palm Springs, CA
With Southern California Edison (SCE)'s electricity at about 33.8¢ per kWh and 1,762 kWh of sun per kW, solar is worth it for a typical Palm Springs home today: about a 10.4-year payback.
- Payback, typical home
- 10.4 yrsCalifornia: 10.9 yrs
- 25-year net
- $23,344after paying $10,700
- Sun
- 1,762kWh per kW per year
- Electricity
- 33.8¢88% above U.S. average
A typical Palm Springs home, by the numbers
| Utility | Southern California Edison (SCE) |
|---|---|
| Electricity use | 468 kWh a month |
| Best-value system | 3 kW, about 7 panels, 5,286 kWh a year (94% of use) |
| Cost | $10,700 |
| First-year savings | $950 |
| Payback | 10.4 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 Palm Springs
- Owner-occupied homes
- 66%
- Single-family detached
- 39%
- Median home value
- $604k
- Median year built
- 1977
- Population
- 45,070
- Solar installs, last 3 years*
- 2,635
- Roofs suitable for solar†
- 96%
Census ACS 2020–2024. *Installations in public records for this area's ZIP codes. †Share of 20,194 buildings Google Project Sunroof rated technically suitable (2019 snapshot).
Installers working in Palm Springs
Companies with the most installations in Palm Springs's ZIP codes over the last 3 years, from public records. We don't take payment for placement.
- Renova Energy 605 installs
- Hot Purple Energy 373 installs
- Sunrun 319 installs
- Sunlogix Energy 152 installs
- SunPower 125 installs
- Infinity Energy 62 installs
- Sunnova 52 installs
- Tesla Energy 46 installs
- Planet Solar Incorporated 40 installs
- GAF Energy 36 installs
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Questions about solar in Palm Springs
Is solar worth it in Palm Springs, CA?
For a typical home in Palm Springs, solar is worth it at 2026 prices: a 3 kW system costs about $10,700 after state incentives, saves about $950 in year one and pays back in about 10.4 years. Enter your address for an estimate based on your roof and bill.
How much solar power does a system produce in Palm Springs?
About 1,762 kWh per year for each kW of panels on a south-facing roof, based on PVWatts and local weather. That's 6% more than the California average. East- or west-facing roofs produce roughly 10–20% less.
Who is the electric utility in Palm Springs?
Most homes in Palm Springs are served by Southern California Edison (SCE), at about 33.8¢ per kWh on average. Some areas are served by City of Riverside.
How much do solar panels cost in Palm Springs?
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
- Cathedral City 10.4 yrs
- Desert Hot Springs 10.3 yrs
- Palm Desert 10.4 yrs
- Indio 11.1 yrs
- La Quinta 11.1 yrs
- Banning 10.5 yrs
- Coachella 11 yrs
- Beaumont 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.