Solar in CA
Solar data for California
The published residential rate is $0.33/kWh as of Aug 2026. Use the state context below, then check the roof at your address.
State energy context
- Residential rate
- $0.33/kWh
- Export-rate summary
- $0.0500/kWh
- Modeled self-consumption
- 70%
Published rate as of Aug 2026.
Compensation varies by utility and plan.
Share of production used directly in the state model.
Rates and export terms are context, not a quote. Self-consumption matters because electricity used at home can carry a different value from electricity sent back to the grid.
Solar data for California cities
Browse all 42 covered cities.
- Anaheim, CA
- Bakersfield, CA
- Chico, CA
- Concord, CA
- Corona, CA
- Elk Grove, CA
- Fontana, CA
- Fremont, CA
- Fresno, CA
- Glendale, CA
- Hayward, CA
- Huntington Beach, CA
- Irvine, CA
- Lancaster, CA
- Long Beach, CA
- Los Angeles, CA
- Modesto, CA
- Moreno Valley, CA
- Oakland, CA
- Palm Springs, CA
- Pomona, CA
- Redding, CA
- Riverside, CA
- Roseville, CA
- Sacramento, CA
- Salinas, CA
- San Bernardino, CA
- San Diego, CA
- San Francisco, CA
- San Jose, CA
- San Luis Obispo, CA
- San Mateo, CA
- Santa Ana, CA
- Santa Barbara, CA
- Santa Clara, CA
- Santa Clarita, CA
- Santa Rosa, CA
- Stockton, CA
- Sunnyvale, CA
- Temecula, CA
- Torrance, CA
- Visalia, CA
Plan from your bill
Check your roof in California
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