- Site assessment — roof orientation, shading, structural capacity, existing service panel capacity
- System sizing based on load history and future-load planning (EV, heat pump, induction, battery backup)
- Panel selection, inverter architecture (string or microinverter), battery sizing in kWh
- Structural mounting design integrated with roof plan
- Main service panel upgrade where the existing panel can't accommodate the future load
- Title 24 energy modeling for new-construction integration
- NEM 3.0 interconnection application and utility coordination (LADWP or SCE depending on jurisdiction)
- Permitting through LADBS or applicable AHJ
- Battery installation — indoor or outdoor, code-compliant setback, fire code compliance
- Commissioning, monitoring setup, and system warranty registration
- New-construction and whole-home-remodel clients doing envelope-plus-energy under one contract
- Existing homeowners doing a solar retrofit as part of a re-roof
- Owners planning full electrification (EV charging, heat pump, induction) who need the panel and battery sized right
- Clients considering off-grid resilience during PSPS or extended outage scenarios
The NEM 3.0 reality
NEM 3.0 changed the economics of residential solar in California. Export rates dropped materially, which means the value of self-consumption and battery storage went up. If you're sizing a system now the way you would've sized one in 2022, you're leaving money on the table.
We size systems for the tariff you're actually going to be on, not the tariff that made sense five years ago. That means the battery is often the load-bearing decision, not the array. We'll tell you what actually pencils on your usage — including the version where solar-only is the right call, and including the version where the whole thing doesn't pencil at all.
Retrofit solar-plus-battery projects (on an existing home during a re-roof or panel upgrade) typically run 4 to 8 weeks from permit issuance to commissioning. New-construction integration is scheduled inside the broader build — the array and battery come online near certificate of occupancy. Utility interconnection under NEM 3.0 adds its own timing, and we handle the paperwork with LADWP or SCE.
Talk to the operator.
Call (310) 948-7099for a scoping conversation on your project.
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