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Anaheim is the exception on this list, and the difference is large. The city is served by Anaheim Public Utilities, a municipal utility, not by Southern California Edison. Municipal utilities set their own net metering rules and are not bound by the state Net Billing Tariff that governs SCE, PG&E and SDG&E customers. In plain terms: the NEM 3.0 export rules that changed the maths for most of California in 2023 do not apply to you the same way. Anaheim runs its own net metering programme with its own compensation terms. Any quote you receive should be modelled on Anaheim Public Utilities rates, and an installer who assumes SCE rules is quoting the wrong utility entirely.
Far enough inland that summer cooling drives the bill, without the coastal marine layer that trims morning production closer to the water.
Ask any installer quoting you to model the export credit on your actual supplier rather than a generic assumption, and to tell you whether the design came from a site survey or an aerial estimate.
Address, roughly what you pay, and what you are after. Enough to price a system properly.
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Anaheim Public Utilities, a municipal utility that sets its own solar rules.
Not in the same way as SCE, PG&E and SDG&E customers. Anaheim Public Utilities is a municipal utility and sets its own net metering terms rather than following the state Net Billing Tariff. That is a genuine advantage worth understanding before you compare quotes, and it means any installer quoting you should be pricing against Anaheim rates.
For most households here with a monthly bill over $150 the economics work, but the honest answer depends on your roof orientation and shading, how much power you use and when, your rate plan, and how you pay for the system. Those move the result far more than the choice of panel brand. The number worth having is the one on a real design for your address, which is what comparing quotes gives you.
California residential solar is generally quoted around $2.40 to $3.25 per watt in 2026, putting a typical system in the high teens to mid thirties of thousands before financing. Adding a battery usually adds $10,000 or more depending on capacity. Note that the federal residential clean energy credit expired on December 31, 2025, so a purchased system in 2026 does not carry it. Leases and power purchase agreements are treated differently, because the system owner is a business.
Under the state Net Billing Tariff, power you export earns far less than power you buy back during the evening peak, so storing your own production is generally worth more than exporting it. Whether that justifies the added cost depends on your usage pattern and your rate plan. If your address is served by a municipal utility, different rules may apply entirely.
Usually six to fourteen weeks from signing to switch-on. The crew is on your roof for one to three days of that. The two waits that actually decide your timeline are the building permit and your utility's permission to operate, and neither is under your installer's control.
A few questions, then competing quotes from vetted installers serving Anaheim.
