Solar panel installation in Tujunga, CA
Cali Energy designs, permits and installs solar panels in Tujunga, along with the main-panel work they need. Our Tujunga projects run from modules on tilt legs over a flat roof to a house and an ADU on separate meters, and the most recent one was switched on thirteen days after its final inspection.
Tujunga is in the City of Los Angeles, so LADBS issues the permits and LADWP connects the system; a few canyon homes in ZIP code 91042 lie outside the city and go through Los Angeles County instead. On our 2025 Tujunga project the final inspection passed two days after the installation, and LADWP authorized permission to operate thirteen days after that. Cali Energy, a solar installer licensed under CSLB #1032379, files the permits and the LADWP paperwork and installs the panels.
Tujunga homes
- City of Los Angeles, with canyon exceptions. LADBS issues the permits and LADWP connects the system; a few canyon homes in ZIP code 91042 are outside the city, on SCE and Los Angeles County permits.
- Mid-century houses. In ZIP code 91042, 66.3% of the 6,033 single-family homes inside the city, by LA County Assessor records, were built before 1960, with a median build year of 1954.
- Panels of that age. On one of our Tujunga houses the existing 200-amp panel took the solar after the main breaker was derated to 175 amps. Main panel upgrades
Our Tujunga projects
A final two days after the install, and PTO thirteen days after that
Thirteen 540-watt modules on microinverters, installed in a day; the final passed two days later, and LADWP authorized permission to operate on 7 May 2025.
Modules on tilt legs over a flat roof, and a main breaker de-rated to 175 A
Modules on tilt legs over a low-slope roof and the main breaker derated from 200 to 175 amps; LADWP set the new meter at the end of September 2022.
A house and an ADU: two permits, two meters, two finals
Fifteen modules on the house and three on the ADU, installed on one day under two permits; both finals passed and both service releases were approved on 5 March 2024.
A Tujunga system: nineteen days from permit to permission
On our 2025 Tujunga project LADBS issued the permit on 18 April, the thirteen modules went on in one day on 22 April, and we requested the final the day after and met the inspector, who passed it on 24 April. LADWP authorized permission to operate on 7 May, set the new meter, and we came back to set the system up and show the homeowner how to switch it on.
A house and an ADU in Tujunga
On a Tujunga lot with a house and an ADU, each building got its own LADBS permit, its own meter and its own final, with the ADU's array wired to a subpanel inside the unit. Both systems went on the same day, each was labeled at its service with its own figures, and both service releases were approved on 5 March 2024. Solar for an ADU in Los Angeles
Insurance on request
Before a Tujunga installation in December 2022, the homeowner asked for a certificate of our workers' compensation insurance with their name on it. We requested it from our insurance agent that day and it was issued the same evening; the system went on on 23 December, and the final inspection was confirmed passed on 4 January 2023.
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Tujunga questions
Does Cali Energy install solar panels in Tujunga?
Yes. Cali Energy designs, permits and installs solar panels in Tujunga, with the LADBS permit and the LADWP interconnection, and does the panel work the system needs; five of our Tujunga projects are written up as case studies. CSLB #1032379, 19201 Parthenia St, Northridge; call +1-323-844-7777.
How long did LADWP take on a Tujunga system?
On our 2025 Tujunga project, nineteen days passed from the LADBS permit on 18 April to LADWP's permission to operate on 7 May, with the installation and the final inspection in between.
Can solar go on a flat Tujunga roof?
Yes. On a Tujunga house with a low-slope roof the modules went on tilt legs set on round bases, and LADWP set the new meter at the end of September 2022.
A house and an ADU on one lot: one permit or two?
On our Tujunga lot with a house and an ADU, two: each building had its own LADBS permit, its own meter and its own final, and both systems were installed on the same day.
Will Cali Energy show proof of insurance?
Yes. When a Tujunga homeowner asked for a certificate of our workers' compensation insurance naming them, it was issued by our insurance agent the same evening.
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Planning solar in Tujunga?
Send a recent LADWP bill and a photo of the main panel, and tell us if there is an ADU on the lot or a flat section of roof. We design the array, file the LADBS permit and the LADWP interconnection, and install it with our own crews.
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