Solar Installation in Martinez, California
Martinez has a lot of older housing stock, and roof condition is the first thing we check — putting a 25-year array on a roof with five years left in it is a false economy.
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 Martinez. You deal directly with the owners from the first call to switch-on.
A mix of historic downtown homes and newer hillside subdivisions. The older properties often need a roof assessment before any array goes up; the newer ones are straightforward.
What solar costs in Martinez
Martinez is served by PG&E for electricity delivery. That matters because PG&E residential rates are among the highest in the United States, and because it puts Martinez 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 Martinez 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 Martinez 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.
Permits and inspection in Martinez
Solar permits for Martinez go through the City of Martinez 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 Martinez, done honestly
Accurate design, real numbers and a team that is still here after switch-on.
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