The LA metro is California's largest solar market by volume. The City of LA uses LADWP (its own municipal utility — not under CPUC NEM 3.0); suburbs are served by SCE. SCE rates of $0.25–$0.45/kWh under NEM 3.0 make solar + battery the recommended configuration. Orange County and Ventura County are SCE territory with high homeownership and strong installer competition. SGIP battery incentives are available through SCE for qualifying customers.