Solar power in Cerritos, California

SCE offer a net metering program to their solar customers in Cerritos giving retail value for power sent to the grid. The way net metering works is in a given month for example 200kWh of excess solar generation were sent to the grid and 200kWh were drawn at a different time the customer would receive no bill. If more energy is sent to the grid than consumed credit is still given at 1 for 1 for future bills within the same 12 month billing cycle. Remaining credit at the end of the 12 months is deposited into your account. The new NEM-2 rules sadly means that new solar customers with SCE must switch to time of use billing reducing returns by about 10% however, with great sun exposure and equipment prices on their way down this does start to balance out and not really affect return on investment times all that much.

30% of the total system cost may be claimed as a deduction to your federal taxes under the federal solar tax credit. This incentive has no limit to how large a system can be and you may also elect to use it in parts over several years. A solid net metering plan and 30% of the costs already covered make solar an obvious choice. Even if you're still on the fence about the idea it doesn't hurt to get a free estimate by entering your zip code below.

Even if you are not convinced about solar we recommend that at the very least you use the solar panel calculator for Cerritos to find out:

• How many solar panels you need to cover your power bill;
• How suitable your house is for solar;
• What incentives your house may be eligible for;
• The cost of solar panel installation in Cerritos and whether you are eligible for zero down solar deals; and
• Your likely payback period and return on investment from installing solar