Solar Companies in Redlands, CA: Who Installed the Most Systems in 2025

Installers who connected the most home solar systems in Redlands in 2025

Counts from utility records, not a ranking or endorsement. Check each license's status and complaint history on the CSLB's Check a License page (checked Sept. 24, 2026).

Source: California Distributed Generation Statistics (CPUC), Interconnected Project Sites data set, data through May 31, 2026 (checked Sept. 24, 2026).

Home solar in Redlands by the numbers

SCE approved 449 home solar systems in Redlands in 2025, from 89 installers; the top three were named on 38% of them. The busiest year since 2021 was 2023, with 796 (2025: -44%). Another 216 were approved from January through May 2026.

2025 mix: 39% leased or on a power purchase agreement, 61% owned by the household; 67% with a battery; median size 6.13 kW DC. San Bernardino County: 58% leased or PPA, 75% with a battery, median 6.3 kW.

Hiring a solar company in Redlands

Solar companies in Redlands can get an auto-issued permit for a roof-mounted system on the main house through SolarAPP+ and the City's Online Public Portal; ground-mounted and ballasted systems need a different path. SCE supplies and delivers Redlands' power, and new systems go on SCE's Solar Billing Plan. Compare at least three written bids that name the permit path and model your own SCE bill.

Redlands' four SolarAPP+ steps

The City's Building and Safety Division sets out four steps. Eligibility: the system is on the rooftop of the main dwelling, the structure is permitted and residential, it is not ballasted or ground-mounted, and the applicant is a licensed contractor. Automated review: the contractor submits the design to SolarAPP+ with its license information and pays SolarAPP+'s processing fee. Permit: in the Redlands Online Public Portal it selects SolarAPP+ (Preapproved), enters the approval number, uploads the approval document, pays online and prints the permit documents. Inspection: it books through the QR code on the job card or the City's online booking page.

Revisions go back through SolarAPP+ first, which issues a revised approval document; the initial fee covers up to three. If a revision makes the project ineligible, the contractor has to coordinate a regular submittal with the Division.

What a Redlands quote needs to explain

A comparison to ask for

If one Redlands bid puts panels on a detached garage or on a ground mount and another keeps them on the house, they are on different permit paths: the City's SolarAPP+ route covers only the main dwelling's roof. Ask each bidder which path it is using and who handles the plan review if it is not SolarAPP+.

Verify the company behind the Redlands quote

Match the business name and license number on each Redlands proposal to the CSLB record, then use our contractor verification steps, the quote comparison guide and the PPA, loan, lease and cash comparison. What you pay the utility today is on the Redlands rates and bills page.

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