Murrieta, California
Solar inspections in Murrieta
We're based in Murrieta. There are more than fifteen thousand solar systems on roofs here, and we inspect the whole range of them — first-generation retrofits, recent builder-installed arrays, and everything in between.
- Serving
- Murrieta and the surrounding area
- Based in
- Murrieta, California
- Utility
- Southern California Edison
- Starting at
- $399
Every kind of solar system, in every kind of transaction
Murrieta has been putting solar on roofs for a long time, and it hasn't stopped. Some of what we inspect went up in the late 2000s and is still on its original inverter. Some was installed last year on a new build and has never been looked at by anyone independent. Both are worth inspecting, for different reasons.
On an older system the questions tend to be about condition and remaining life — how the inverter is holding up, what its error log has recorded, whether the wire management has survived years of sun. On a newer system they're more often about commissioning and paperwork — whether it was set up correctly, whether every part of it is reporting, and who holds the monitoring account and the warranty.
The transaction questions don't change with age. Is it producing? How is it owned? What transfers to the buyer? Those get answered the same way on a 2008 retrofit and a 2025 builder install: by getting up there and measuring.
What we check on a Murrieta roof
- Is it producing?
- Measured, not assumed. Panels look identical whether they're generating or not.
- What has the inverter recorded?
- Error logs go back years. On an older system that history is often the most useful thing on the property; on a newer one it can reveal a commissioning problem.
- Who can see it working?
- Monitoring is registered to the current owner and doesn't transfer on its own. That's as true after a new build as it is on a resale.
- How is it owned?
- More than a third of Murrieta's systems are leased or third-party owned, which changes what a buyer takes on and how long the paperwork takes.
Southern California Edison, and three different programs
Murrieta is Southern California Edison territory. Which net metering program a system sits on depends on when it was interconnected, and Murrieta has a good spread of all three: about 34% on NEM 1.0, 59% on NEM 2.0 and 7% on the Net Billing Tariff.
That matters in a sale, because the programs aren't all treated the same way when a home changes hands. We've written up what's confirmed and what isn't — the short version is to establish the interconnection date and get the utility's position in writing for that specific account rather than assuming.
Nearby cities differ. Fallbrook and Bonsall are SDG&E rather than SCE, which changes some of the utility detail, and a few areas are served by municipal utilities that sit outside the CPUC programs entirely.
We're based here
Our office is on Technology Drive in Murrieta, so this is the market we work most. We inspect across the surrounding Southern California service area too — the full current list is here.
The Southwest Riverside County Association of REALTORS® has an office in Murrieta and covers much the same area we do. If you work this market, the systems described on this page are the systems on your listings. More about the company.
Common questions
Do you inspect newer solar as well as older systems?
Yes, and newer systems are worth inspecting. A recent installation can still have a commissioning problem, a component that never reported, or a monitoring account nobody has claimed. New isn't the same as verified.
The system is around fifteen years old. What changes?
What we look at hardest. On an older system that's inverter age and error history, conductor management that's had years of sun exposure, and the condition of roof penetrations on a roof that may be approaching replacement itself.
The seller says the system is on the old net metering. Does that transfer?
Establish it rather than assume it. About a third of Murrieta's solar sits on NEM 1.0, and transferability isn't settled the same way across all three programs. Get the utility's position in writing for that specific account.
Can you inspect inside a contingency period?
Normally yes, and weekend inspections are available. Give us the contingency date when you request and it drives how we schedule.
Inspecting a Murrieta property
The office is open Monday–Friday 9am–6pm, but inspections run on weekends and requests are open around the clock. We'll call to confirm the date and time.
Requesting an inspection isn't a confirmed appointment — we'll contact you to confirm timing.