Solar Installation in Hercules, California
We have installed in Hercules and know the housing stock — the newer subdivisions here have consistent roof planes, which makes for a clean, predictable install.
Designed around your roof, not a template
Singh Solar Couple is a family-run solar company based in Concord, Contra Costa County. We design and project-manage residential and commercial solar, battery storage and EV charging for homeowners in Hercules. You deal directly with the owners from the first call to switch-on.
Largely newer subdivision housing with regular, well-oriented roof planes. Hercules joined MCE for electricity generation in April 2025, so the generation side of your bill looks different from a straight PG&E account.
What solar costs in Hercules
Hercules is served by PG&E for electricity delivery, with generation supplied by MCE, the local Community Choice Aggregator. That matters because PG&E residential rates are among the highest in the United States, and because it puts Hercules under the California Public Utilities Commission's Net Billing Tariff — the rules commonly called NEM 3.0.
We won't quote you a price on a web page. System cost depends on your actual usage, your roof and whether you add storage, and any installer who gives you a figure before seeing your bill is guessing. What we will do is model your real numbers against current rates and show you the working.
Why Hercules homeowners are adding batteries
Under the Net Billing Tariff, the credit you earn for exporting surplus solar to the grid is far lower than the retail rate you pay to import it. The practical consequence is that a system designed to export as much as possible no longer pays the way it did — the value now comes from using your own power, especially during expensive evening peak hours.
That is why most of the systems we design in Hercules now include storage, and why we size the battery to your evening load rather than selling you the largest one available. A battery also keeps your power on during an outage, which a grid-tied system without one cannot do.
Work we've done in Hercules
7.65 kW
The Khawaja family in Hercules — a 7.65 kW system delivered on schedule.
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Permits and inspection in Hercules
Solar permits for Hercules go through the City of Hercules Building Division. Under California Senate Bill 379, jurisdictions of this size have been required since 2024 to offer online permitting that issues a residential solar and storage permit — up to 38.4 kW AC — in real time rather than over weeks.
We manage the permit application, the utility interconnection paperwork and the inspection scheduling, and the installation is carried out by our licensed contractor partners. You do not need to speak to the city or to PG&E; that is our job.
Solar for Hercules, done honestly
Accurate design, real numbers and a team that is still here after switch-on.
Thinking about solar in Hercules?
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