Solar in Palmdale, CA
With Southern California Edison (SCE)'s electricity at about 33.8¢ per kWh and 1,826 kWh of sun per kW, solar is worth it for a typical Palmdale home today: about a 10.3-year payback.
- Payback, typical home
- 10.3 yrsCalifornia: 10.9 yrs
- 25-year net
- $23,750after paying $10,700
- Sun
- 1,826kWh per kW per year
- Electricity
- 33.8¢88% above U.S. average
A typical Palmdale home, by the numbers
| Utility | Southern California Edison (SCE) |
|---|---|
| Electricity use | 468 kWh a month |
| Best-value system | 3 kW, about 7 panels, 5,477 kWh a year (98% of use) |
| Cost | $10,700 |
| First-year savings | $963 |
| Payback | 10.3 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 Palmdale
- Owner-occupied homes
- 66%
- Single-family detached
- 79%
- Median home value
- $471k
- Median year built
- 1989
- Population
- 164,634
- Solar installs, last 3 years*
- 5,026
- Roofs suitable for solar†
- 98%
Census ACS 2020–2024. *Installations in public records for this area's ZIP codes. †Share of 40,668 buildings Google Project Sunroof rated technically suitable (2019 snapshot).
Installers working in Palmdale
Companies with the most installations in Palmdale's ZIP codes over the last 3 years, from public records. We don't take payment for placement.
- Sunrun 1,322 installs
- Freedom Forever 407 installs
- C S S Construction 345 installs
- Bright Planet 217 installs
- Bright OPS 212 installs
- SunPower 161 installs
- Energy Service Partners INC DBA ESP Contracting 159 installs
- Tesla Energy 137 installs
- Better Earth Electric 122 installs
- Complete Solar 116 installs
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Questions about solar in Palmdale
Is solar worth it in Palmdale, CA?
For a typical home in Palmdale, solar is worth it at 2026 prices: a 3 kW system costs about $10,700 after state incentives, saves about $963 in year one and pays back in about 10.3 years. Enter your address for an estimate based on your roof and bill.
How much solar power does a system produce in Palmdale?
About 1,826 kWh per year for each kW of panels on a south-facing roof, based on PVWatts and local weather. That's 10% more than the California average. East- or west-facing roofs produce roughly 10–20% less.
Who is the electric utility in Palmdale?
Most homes in Palmdale are served by Southern California Edison (SCE), at about 33.8¢ per kWh on average.
How much do solar panels cost in Palmdale?
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
- Lancaster 10.3 yrs
- Santa Clarita 10.4 yrs
- Altadena 10.5 yrs
- Glendale 10.9 yrs
- Pasadena 13.2 yrs
- Monrovia 10.6 yrs
- Burbank 14.2 yrs
- Arcadia 10.7 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.