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Things worth explaining properly: what Edison is actually charging, what a solar contract actually says, and what a battery actually does in a High Desert outage. Every number is sourced and dated.
Our rule hereIf we can’t point to a public filing or a manufacturer spec sheet for a number, it doesn’t go on the page.
- October 15, 2026
Choosing a companyBest solar companies in the Inland Empire: how to choose (2026)Not a ranking. How to check any solar company before you sign (license, disclosure document, ownership, year one and year twenty), and the ten companies the CPUC’s records show installed the most home solar in Riverside and San Bernardino counties last year. - October 15, 2026
Solar costsSolar panel cost in California (2026): what 20,000 homes paidThe median home solar-and-battery system in Southern California Edison territory cost $34,655 over the past year, from the CPUC’s own interconnection records. Inland Empire prices, cost per watt, the end of the federal credit, and how to compare quotes. - September 12, 2026
Edison ratesSCE peak hours and off-peak hours: the exact times and what each costsSCE peak hours are 4–9 p.m. on two of Edison’s three residential plans and 5–8 p.m. on the third. Here are the on-peak, off-peak and super-off-peak windows, weekends included, with Edison’s published per-kilowatt-hour prices for summer and winter. - September 12, 2026
Solar billingWhy your solar true-up bill was bigger than you expectedUnder SCE’s Solar Billing Plan your export credits are valued hour by hour, and whatever is left over at the end of your twelve-month Relevant Period is adjusted down or forfeited. Here is how the settlement bill is actually calculated. - September 12, 2026
Edison ratesThe SCE rate increase: what actually changed on your Edison bill in 2026Southern California Edison restructured residential bills in November 2025 and the CPUC authorized higher revenue through 2028. Here is what the Base Services Charge is, what the numbers really say, and which part of your bill solar cannot touch.
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