Solar in Poway, CA
With SDG&E's electricity at about 45.1¢ per kWh and 1,686 kWh of sun per kW, solar is worth it for a typical Poway home today: about a 11.4-year payback.
- Payback, typical home
- 11.4 yrsCalifornia: 10.9 yrs
- 25-year net
- $20,001after paying $10,700
- Sun
- 1,686kWh per kW per year
- Electricity
- 45.1¢150% above U.S. average
A typical Poway home, by the numbers
| Utility | SDG&E |
|---|---|
| Electricity use | 296 kWh a month |
| Best-value system | 3 kW, about 7 panels, 5,058 kWh a year (142% of use) |
| Cost | $10,700 |
| First-year savings | $862 |
| Payback | 11.4 years |
| Exported power | 3.7¢/kWh (SDG&E) |
Cash purchase, no federal credit, 4.0% yearly rate increases. Run it with your own numbers.
Homes in Poway
- Owner-occupied homes
- 75%
- Single-family detached
- 76%
- Median home value
- $1.0M
- Median year built
- 1978
- Population
- 48,713
- Solar installs, last 3 years*
- 1,524
- Roofs suitable for solar†
- 97%
Census ACS 2020–2024. *Installations in public records for this area's ZIP codes. †Share of 14,686 buildings Google Project Sunroof rated technically suitable (2019 snapshot).
Installers working in Poway
Companies with the most installations in Poway's ZIP codes over the last 3 years, from public records. We don't take payment for placement.
- Baker Electric 226 installs
- Sunrun 177 installs
- Lennar 151 installs
- Tesla Energy 70 installs
- Semper Solaris 66 installs
- Sunline Energy 44 installs
- SunPower 40 installs
- Stellar Solar 38 installs
- Solartech 35 installs
- Sungenia Solar Solutions 29 installs
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Questions about solar in Poway
Is solar worth it in Poway, CA?
For a typical home in Poway, solar is worth it at 2026 prices: a 3 kW system costs about $10,700 after state incentives, saves about $862 in year one and pays back in about 11.4 years. Enter your address for an estimate based on your roof and bill.
How much solar power does a system produce in Poway?
About 1,686 kWh per year for each kW of panels on a south-facing roof, based on PVWatts and local weather. That's 2% more than the California average. East- or west-facing roofs produce roughly 10–20% less.
Who is the electric utility in Poway?
Most homes in Poway are served by SDG&E, at about 45.1¢ per kWh on average.
How much do solar panels cost in Poway?
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
- Santee 11.3 yrs
- Escondido 11.4 yrs
- San Diego 11.3 yrs
- San Marcos 11.4 yrs
- El Cajon 11.3 yrs
- Encinitas 11.4 yrs
- La Mesa 11.3 yrs
- Lemon Grove 11.3 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.