Solar Panel Cost in Camarillo, CA (2026): $3.39/W Reported

Camarillo homeowners who bought their own solar systems reported a median of $3.39 per watt between January 2025 and May 2026, across 76 systems. The middle half paid $3.28 to $3.50 per watt.

A 6.15 kW system, the median size connected in Camarillo in 2025, comes to about $20,800 at that median, or $20,200 to $21,500 across the middle half.

Those are reported costs, not a quote, and no federal credit comes off a Camarillo system finished in 2026: 26 U.S.C. §25D does not cover one whose installation is completed after December 31, 2025 (state and federal rules).

Median reported cost: $3.39/W; Camarillo addresses, 76 systems
Middle half: $3.28 to $3.50/W; 25th to 75th percentile
Typical 6.15 kW system: $20,800; 6.15 kW × $3.39/W, before any incentive
Same system, middle half: $20,200 to $21,500; size: Camarillo addresses, 2025 median

Source: California Distributed Generation Statistics (CPUC), Interconnected Project Sites data set, data through May 31, 2026, checked September 24, 2026. Homeowner-owned, solar-only systems of 1 to 25 kW; leases, PPAs and battery systems are left out (method). The CPUC notes these costs are not verified by the government.

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What a solar permit costs in Camarillo

Camarillo's published permit fee for a home rooftop system is $450 (photovoltaic, residential up to 15 kW). Energy storage: $206, or $121 with a solar install; 11.34% technology surcharge on top.

That is exactly the $450 limit that Government Code §66015 sets for a home system up to 15 kW.

What Camarillo publishes: Camarillo's Master Fee Schedule 2026 (updated February 26, 2026) sets a residential photovoltaic permit at $450 up to 15 kW, plus $15 for each kW above, citing Government Code section 66015. An energy storage system is $206 for the first unit, or $121 when it is included as part of a solar install. Since July 1, 2025 the City adds an 11.34 percent technology surcharge to these fees.
How to file: Yes. Eligible new residential rooftop systems are permitted automatically through SolarAPP+. Systems that include a main panel upgrade or battery storage are not currently eligible for that route and go through the City's regular permit process.
Automated permit platform: SolarAPP+

Sources: City of Camarillo, Building & Safety, checked September 23, 2026; City of Camarillo, Master Fee Schedule 2026 (updated February 26, 2026), Community Development Exhibit A: 5 Energy Storage Systems; 16 Photovoltaic (Solar), checked September 23, 2026; Gov. Code §66015, checked September 24, 2026. Camarillo in the California Solar Cost Index sets this fee beside every other city's.

Solar in Camarillo: installs, leases and batteries

Home solar systems connected at Camarillo addresses: 384 in 2021, 636 in 2022, 637 in 2023, 256 in 2024 and 403 in 2025. So connections peaked in 2023 and 2025 ran 37% below that peak. Another 205 were connected from January to May 2026.

Of the 403 systems connected in Camarillo in 2025, 42% were leased or on a PPA, so a solar company owns them, and 58% belonged to the homeowner. 86% had a battery, more often than the 55% statewide. The median Camarillo system was 6.15 kW, and 70 companies connected at least one.

Camarillo beside Ventura County and Statewide, 2025
	Camarillo	Ventura County	Statewide
Systems connected in 2025	403	3,546	145,404
Leased or on a PPA	42%	44%	45%
With a battery	86%	89%	55%
Median system size	6.15 kW	6.8 kW	6.15 kW
Median reported cost	$3.39/W (76)	$3.50/W (468)	$4.14/W (58,628)
Companies connecting systems	70	265	2,475

Source: CPUC DG Stats, data through May 31, 2026. Counts are home systems given permission to operate each year; a city means the service city on the application.

Your utility: SCE

Camarillo is billed by Southern California Edison (SCE). SCE's average residential rate is 34.4¢/kWh (June 1, 2026; rate tracker).

Clean Power Alliance supplies generation for many Camarillo addresses while SCE delivers and bills; your bill shows which. Source: SCE, Community Choice Aggregation (the CCAs in SCE territory and the cities each serves).

Before you compare proposals

The Camarillo project checks that change the decision

Camarillo's permit is $450 up to 15 kW, but the City adds an 11.34 percent technology surcharge, and SolarAPP+ there excludes panel upgrades and batteries, so the permit route depends on the scope of the quote.

Ask the same three questions

Does the quote include a main panel upgrade or a battery? Either one takes the job off SolarAPP+ in Camarillo.
Does the permit line include the 11.34 percent technology surcharge on top of the $450 permit and any storage fee?
Does the bill model use Clean Power Alliance's April true-up and its surplus rate, 10 percent above SCE's?

Local checks

Fees plus a surcharge

The 2026 Master Fee Schedule lists a residential PV permit at $450 up to 15 kW and energy storage at $121 when installed with solar ($206 on its own). Since July 1, 2025 the City adds an 11.34 percent technology surcharge.

SolarAPP+ for standard installs

Eligible new rooftop systems are permitted automatically through SolarAPP+, but systems with a main panel upgrade or battery storage are not currently eligible.

CPA's April true-up

Clean Power Alliance trues up all customers each April and pays net surplus at a rate 10 percent higher than SCE's; exports earn hourly Energy Export Credits.

Related decisions

Local sources and limits

City of Camarillo — Building & Safety — verified 2026-09-23. Automated SolarAPP+ permitting for eligible new residential rooftop solar; systems with main panel upgrades or battery storage not currently eligible; 11.34% technology surcharge on fees in Exhibits A, B and F since July 1, 2025.
City of Camarillo — Master Fee Schedule 2026 (updated February 26, 2026) — verified 2026-09-23. Exhibit A: photovoltaic (per GC 66015) residential up to 15 kW $450, $15 per kW over 15 kW; energy storage $206 first unit, $121 each additional or included with a solar install; residential EV charger $194, $109 with a solar install.
SCE — Community Choice Aggregation — verified 2026-09-23. Lists the CCAs in SCE territory and the cities each serves, and says SCE continues meter reading, billing, maintenance and outage response for CCA customers. A city missing from the list has no CCA named there.
Clean Power Alliance — Solar / Net Energy Metering — verified 2026-09-23. Hourly Energy Export Credits from CPUC Avoided Cost Calculator prices, plus an Energy Export Bonus Credit; all customers trued up each April; Net Surplus Compensation 10% higher than SCE's.

Before you sign

In Camarillo the middle half of reported costs spans $3.28 to $3.50 per watt, and roof, panel work, equipment and contract terms explain most of that gap. California Solar Tax and Permit Rules for 2026 covers them, and the tax, lease and disclosure rules a Camarillo contract follows.

Frequently asked questions

How much does solar cost in Camarillo?

About $20,800 for a 6.15 kW system, at the $3.39 per watt median that Camarillo owners reported (76 systems, January 2025 to May 2026; middle half $3.28 to $3.50). Source: CPUC DG Stats. No federal credit applies to a Camarillo system finished in 2026.

What does a solar permit cost in Camarillo?

$450 for a home rooftop system on Camarillo's published schedule (checked September 23, 2026); the state limit is $450 up to 15 kW under Gov. Code §66015.

Which utility serves Camarillo?

Southern California Edison (SCE). Its average residential rate is 34.4¢/kWh, as of June 1, 2026.

Sources

California Distributed Generation Statistics (CPUC), Interconnected Project Sites data set, data through May 31, 2026 — checked September 24, 2026
CPUC, California Solar Consumer Protection Guide — checked September 24, 2026
26 U.S.C. §25D(h) and (e)(8)(A), residential clean energy credit — checked September 24, 2026
Camarillo solar permitting — City of Camarillo, Building & Safety — checked September 23, 2026
City of Camarillo, Master Fee Schedule 2026 (updated February 26, 2026), Community Development Exhibit A: 5 Energy Storage Systems; 16 Photovoltaic (Solar) — checked September 23, 2026
California Government Code §66015(a), residential solar permit fees — checked September 24, 2026
SCE, Community Choice Aggregation (the CCAs in SCE territory and the cities each serves) — checked September 23, 2026
SCE average residential rate — CPUC Public Advocates Office, Q2 2026 Electric Rates Report, p.8, 22 — checked November 9, 2026

The tax, contract and permit rules every California city shares, with their statutes: California Solar Tax and Permit Rules for 2026.