Solar & Battery Backup Installation in Pacific Palisades, CA
LADWP rates and rebuilding timelines are both moving right now — a properly sized solar and battery system is how Pacific Palisades homeowners get real power independence, whether you're riding out an outage or wiring a rebuild from the ground up. AWS Solar's in-house, C-10 licensed crews have installed throughout the Palisades, from the Alphabet Streets to the bluffs above PCH.
Get My Free Solar QuoteWhy Pacific Palisades Homeowners Choose AWS Solar
AWS Solar has designed and installed systems across the LA area since 2007 with our own licensed C-10 crews from start to finish — no subcontractors passing your project between companies. For Palisades homeowners, that means one team handling LADWP interconnection paperwork and City of LA permitting, and, on rebuild projects, coordinating directly with your general contractor and architect so solar isn't what holds things up.
Real Solar & Battery Installs in Pacific Palisades
Click any photo to view full size. All photos are from real AWS Solar installations in Pacific Palisades, CA.
How LADWP Is Different From SCE's Net Billing Tariff
Pacific Palisades is served by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, not Southern California Edison — a distinction that matters more than most homeowners realize once they start comparing solar quotes. Where SCE's Net Billing Tariff (NEM 3.0) pays a variable, sub-retail credit for exported power, LADWP credits solar exports through its own flat, non-time-of-use retail-rate net metering structure. That's a genuinely different economic picture, and it changes how a system should be sized.
We size Palisades systems around LADWP's structure specifically, and our crews handle the LADWP interconnection process directly — the same end-to-end approach we use with SCE elsewhere in our service area, adapted to LADWP's own paperwork and requirements. Add a Tesla Powerwall 3 and you're also covered during outages, which matters even more with rebuild and utility work ongoing across the neighborhood.
Rebuilding in the Palisades
The City of Los Angeles has significantly streamlined permitting for homes rebuilding after the January 2025 fire. The Mayor's Executive Order 1 created an Expedited Initial Review targeting a 30-day plan check, plus a like-for-like rebuild path — up to 110% of your prior footprint and height — that waives certain CEQA, Specific Plan, and Coastal Act reviews for qualifying projects. Executive Order 8 speeds up Coastal Zone rebuilds specifically, and Executive Order 6's Self-Certification Pilot lets licensed architects and engineers bypass standard LADBS plan check on qualifying projects.
The One-Stop Rebuilding Center at 1828 Sawtelle Blvd puts roughly ten city departments under one roof for rebuild permitting, and the Standard Plan Pilot Program under Executive Directive 13 offers pre-approved, code-compliant designs — the city has reported permits issued nearly three times faster than the pre-fire baseline for participating projects. The citywide repeal of the all-electric new-construction ordinance, paired with LADWP's HOME LA incentive for all-electric rebuilds, also opens up options that weren't on the table before.
To be straightforward about it: none of these programs single out solar or battery storage by name — the fast-track is a general rebuild-permitting benefit, not a solar-specific one. What that means for you is that the faster citywide process covers your solar and battery installation as part of the overall rebuild, and AWS Solar coordinates directly with your GC, architect, and LADWP so solar and battery don't become the bottleneck slowing down the rest of the project.
Aerial and roof-prep photos from an AWS Solar rebuild project in Pacific Palisades, CA.
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Pacific Palisades Solar & Battery FAQ
Is Pacific Palisades served by SCE or a different utility?
Pacific Palisades is in LADWP territory, not Southern California Edison. That means your system is designed around LADWP's net metering credit structure and interconnection process rather than SCE's Net Billing Tariff, which applies across most of the rest of our LA and Ventura County service area.
Does a battery still make sense under LADWP's rate structure?
Yes — LADWP's flat retail-rate credit is different from SCE's, but a Tesla Powerwall 3 still gives you backup power during outages and utility work, which matters in a neighborhood where crews and construction are common right now during rebuilding. Battery sizing is part of how we design every Palisades system.
Has rebuild permitting actually gotten faster after the fire?
Yes, for the general rebuild process — the City's Executive Orders created a 30-day Expedited Initial Review, a like-for-like path that skips certain reviews, and a Self-Certification Pilot for licensed architects and engineers. There's no solar-specific fast-track, but your solar and battery installation moves through that same faster citywide process as part of your rebuild.
Can AWS Solar work directly with my rebuild GC and architect?
Yes. We coordinate the electrical and solar scope directly with your general contractor, architect, and LADWP so timing lines up with the rest of the build and solar doesn't end up as the last piece holding up your final inspection.
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Tell us about your home — or your rebuild — and we'll size a system around your actual LADWP usage and outage-protection needs, not a generic worst-case number.
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