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AfterSolar Services in Tujunga, CA
If you’re reading this, odds are good you’ve already watched your LADWP bill climb through another summer, or you’re tired of hearing different numbers from every solar company that knocks on your door in the 91042. We work throughout Tujunga, from the flat streets north of Foothill Boulevard up into the canyon-adjacent hillside lots, and we’ve seen firsthand how the homes here present challenges that a flat-valley installer just doesn’t plan for. Call us at (877) 550-6892 and you’ll get a real person who knows this area, not a script.
Gus Petrakis started this company in 2011 and still answers his own phone. That matters in a town like Tujunga, where a handshake still means something and the guy who quotes your system should be the same guy you can find at the local hardware store three years later. We don’t do high-pressure. We do straight numbers, real math off your actual bill, and work that holds up. If you want a solar company that treats you like a neighbor, you’ve found it.
What happens when you call
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A real person answersNo phone trees - you reach a local pro.
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You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
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A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Why Tujunga Homeowners Choose Gus’s Solar
Most of our Tujunga customers come to us after a bad experience with a door-to-door crew or an out-of-state outfit that quoted one price over the phone and a much higher one at the kitchen table. The difference with us is simple: Gus puts his name on the truck, his license number on the paperwork, and his cell number in your phone. When something goes wrong three years after install, you call the same guy who climbed your roof, not a ticketing portal.
Our work around Tujunga runs from the ranch-style streets east of Mount Gleason Avenue over to the hillside lots west of Seven Hills Drive. We know the 1950s bungalows on small lots where every square foot of south-facing roof is precious, and we know the hillside properties where the wind coming down Big Tujunga Canyon changes what racking you need. The crew that shows up is Gus’s crew: background-checked, uniformed, and paid to do the job right the first time. Every install carries our 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing. If it’s not right, Gus comes back and makes it right. That’s the whole promise, and it’s been working for over 29 years across the community.
One thing we hear often from Tujunga homeowners: “I called three companies and got three different answers.” We don’t play that game. Bring us a bill, we’ll bring you the math. Take two weeks. Think about it. The price will be the same.
Solar Services We Offer in Tujunga
Solar Panel Installation
We design and install rooftop solar on Tujunga homes from the smallest post-war ranch to larger hillside properties. Given the fire-code setback rules and the shade patterns from the San Gabriels, a proper site survey before any contract is the only way to know what your roof can actually hold. This is not a brochure-number business here.
Learn more about our Solar Panel Installation in Tujunga.
Solar Battery Storage & Backup
Tujunga sits in a canyon wind corridor, and LADWP outages are a real thing when Santa Anas kick up. A properly sized battery from FranklinWH or Tesla paired with your array keeps your fridge, your internet, and a few lights running when the grid drops. It also shifts your stored power into the evening, which matters under LADWP’s net-metering structure.
Learn more about our Solar Battery Storage & Backup in Tujunga.
Solar Panel Cleaning
Ash, dust, and canyon grit accumulate fast on Tujunga panels, especially during wildfire season and after Santa Ana wind events. A dirty array can lose 5-20% of its output. We clean panels safely, check connections, and let you know if we spot anything that needs attention while we’re up there.
Learn more about our Solar Panel Cleaning in Tujunga.
EV Charger Installation
More Tujunga driveways have an EV in them every year. We install Level 2 chargers on their own dedicated circuit, sized correctly for your existing panel or paired with a panel upgrade if LADWP’s rules require one. We handle the load calculation, the permit, and the inspection.
Call (877) 550-6892 to talk about an EV charger for your Tujunga home.
Solar Panel Maintenance & Monitoring
We don’t disappear after the install. Gus monitors your system’s production and is the one who calls you if output drops. Annual maintenance checks in Tujunga include torque checks on racking bolts, since canyon winds can loosen hardware that flatland installers never think about.
Call (877) 550-6892 to schedule a maintenance check in Tujunga.
Solar Panel Repair
If your existing system was installed by someone who’s no longer answering the phone, we’ll come look at it. We repair failed microinverters, damaged panels, roof leaks around penetrations, and badly wired arrays. A second opinion on any written repair estimate is free.
Call (877) 550-6892 for a repair assessment in Tujunga.
Commercial Solar Installation
Small warehouses, shops, and light industrial buildings along Foothill Boulevard can offset meaningful demand with rooftop or carport solar. We work with commercial owners through the LADWP interconnection process, including any service upgrades needed before approval.
Call (877) 550-6892 to discuss commercial solar for your Tujunga property.
Neighborhoods We Serve in Tujunga
We’re all over Tujunga, and typical response time for a service call or estimate is same-day or next-day depending on the season. You’ll see our trucks regularly in the 91042 and 91043.
- Foothill Boulevard corridor
- Mount Gleason Avenue area
- Seven Hills Drive hillsides
- Plainview Avenue neighborhoods
- Canyon-adjacent lots near Big Tujunga Wash
Why Tujunga’s Climate & Housing Affect Solar
Tujunga sits inside LADWP’s service territory, unlike Burbank or Glendale next door which run on SCE and Glendale Water & Power respectively. That matters more than most people realize: LADWP’s interconnection queue behaves differently, and their net-metering policies have their own rhythm. Meanwhile, the entire community falls within the City of Los Angeles Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone (VHFHSZ). What that means in plain English: fire-code-mandated 3-foot clear roof pathways on VHFHSZ structures can eat 20-30% of usable panel space on the small 1940s-1960s ranch roofs that dominate Tujunga’s housing stock.
Add the geography. Homes at the mouth of Big Tujunga Canyon get Santa Ana winds funneled and amplified compared to the flat valley floor a few miles south. Racking has to be rated for those gusts, and a cut-rate install with undersized bolts or cheap flashing simply will not survive five years here. The ridgeline to the north also throws measurable morning shade on east-facing roof sections. On a small ranch footprint with hip-roof geometry, the combination of VHFHSZ setbacks, shade, and wind engineering means a homeowner expecting an 8 kW system might be realistically capped at 3-4 kW. That’s not a sales tactic; that’s just the math of this town. It’s why we do a shade-and-setback roof survey before quoting anything, and why we quote the year-25 output, not the day-one brochure number.
Pricing for Solar in Tujunga
Here’s the honest picture. A typical Tujunga residential install, after credits but before any LADWP-required service panel upgrade, usually runs between $14,000 and $28,000 depending on system size and roof complexity. Smaller systems capped by VHFHSZ setbacks might come in lower, while hillside homes requiring extra racking engineering or a subpanel replacement run higher. Panel upgrades from 100-amp to 200-amp service typically add $2,500 to $4,500 when LADWP requires one, which is common on Tujunga’s original 1940s-1960s service panels. Battery storage adds anywhere from $9,000 to $16,000 depending on capacity. These are straight ranges, not teaser numbers. If a salesman needs an answer tonight, the answer is no. Call us, send over your LADWP bill, and we’ll give you a real number you can keep.
Service Area - Cities Near Tujunga
We also work in Sunland, La Crescenta-Montrose, Shadow Hills, and Burbank. Same crew, same pricing, same no-pressure approach.
Serving Tujunga, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Tujunga area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs About Solar in Tujunga
Most residential systems in Tujunga run between $14,000 and $28,000 before any panel upgrade, with battery storage adding $9,000 to $16,000. Your exact number depends on roof size, VHFHSZ setback constraints, shading from the San Gabriels, and whether LADWP requires a service panel upgrade. Call (877) 550-6892 with a copy of your bill and we’ll give you a real quote, not a guess.
The ridgeline directly north of Tujunga creates measurable morning shading on east-facing roof sections, and VHFHSZ fire-code setbacks reduce usable panel area by 20-30% on many small ranch roofs. That doesn’t make solar a bad idea here; it makes an accurate site survey before you sign anything the most important step in the process. We don’t quote until we’ve measured what your roof actually has.
Many Tujunga homes built in the 1940s-1960s still run on original 60-amp or 100-amp service, and LADWP often requires a 200-amp panel upgrade before approving interconnection. This adds $2,500 to $4,500 to the project. We’ll tell you up front if your panel needs it, and we file everything with LADWP ourselves.
Yes, and we do it regularly. Hillside lots near Big Tujunga Canyon require racking rated for amplified Santa Ana gusts, which means engineering checks that flat-valley installers never bother with. It costs a bit more and the roof work is more involved, but we’ve handled plenty of them. Call us for a free assessment.
For service calls and estimates in Tujunga, we’re usually there same-day or next-day. A live person answers the phone 24/7, so call (877) 550-6892 and we’ll put you on the schedule.
Contact Gus’s Solar in Tujunga
You’ll find Gus’s Solar at home right here in the community we serve. If you’re ready for a straight answer about solar on your Tujunga home, call us at (877) 550-6892. A real person picks up. We’ll look at your roof, read your bill, and tell you the truth, even if the truth is that you should wait a year on panel prices. No signature wanted tonight. No call center. Just Gus and his crew, doing right by the town.
Written by Gus Petrakis, Owner at Gus’s Solar, serving the Tujunga community with honest solar work since 2011.
What happens when you call
- 1A real person answersNo phone trees - talk to a local solar pro.
- 2You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched. No surprises.
- 3A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, typically within 1-hour.
- 4You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
What Tujunga Customers Say
"Honest quoting and good workmanship. He is not the cheapest quote I got, by some way, and he told me that himself and explained what the difference bought. I chose him anyway and I am glad."
- Alistair Fennimore"The install itself was excellent and the system performs as modelled. Permitting and the utility interconnection took about four months, most of it out of his hands, though the waiting was still frustrating."
- Marguerite Ostrowski"Told me straight that a battery did not make sense for how we use power and sold me the array without it. He talked himself out of a good deal of money that afternoon."
- Reginald Pontefract