Is Mentone on NEM 3.0 or NEM 2.0?

New solar customers in Mentone are placed on Southern California Edison's Solar Billing Plan, the utility's version of NEM 3.0, which credits exported power at a lower rate than the earlier NEM 2.0 program. Adding battery storage helps residents use more of their own solar generation onsite, which is the most effective way to protect savings under this rate structure.

Who handles solar permitting in Mentone?

Because Mentone is an unincorporated community, solar permits are processed by San Bernardino County's Land Use Services rather than a city building department, including county SolarAPP+ options for eligible systems. SolarCCS manages the county plan check, permit submission, and inspection scheduling for residents.

Are there solar rebates or incentives in Mentone?

SGIP, California's battery rebate program, closed to most new applicants in 2026, leaving only the income-qualified RSSE pathway open. Some Mentone tracts may qualify for DAC-SASH's income-qualified solar program, but eligibility is tract-specific, not areawide. The federal residential 25D solar tax credit expired December 31, 2025, so SolarCCS does not promise a federal tax credit on new residential systems.

Does SolarCCS actually install in Mentone?

Yes. SolarCCS is based in Riverside and serves unincorporated San Bernardino County communities including Mentone with a SolarCCS-led install team.

Service area · Mentone, CA, California

Solar Panels & Battery Storage in Mentone, CA

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About this service area

Solar in Mentone, CA, specifically

Mentone is an unincorporated San Bernardino County community, so solar permitting runs through the County rather than a city hall, and homes here are served by Southern California Edison under the NEM 3.0 Solar Billing Plan. Tucked along the Santa Ana River near the base of the San Bernardino Mountains east of Redlands, Mentone has deep citrus-era roots and a small-town, semi-rural character that residents have fought to preserve. SolarCCS designs systems suited to the area's rural-residential lots and older housing stock.

Completed SolarCCS rooftop solar array on a home near Mentone, CA, CA

Electric utility: Southern California Edison (SCE)
Population: ~9,557
Equity incentives: Some addresses may qualify for DAC-SASH or SGIP equity rebates. Eligibility is census-tract specific and confirmed per address.
Zip codes served: 92359

What matters here

What Mentone, CA homeowners should know

SolarCCS crew setting panels at golden hour on a Mentone, CA rooftop — A SolarCCS crew setting panels on a Mentone, CA-area roof — our own installers, not subcontractors.

SCE territory — NEM 3.0

Mentone is served by Southern California Edison, so new solar systems are placed on the Solar Billing Plan (NEM 3.0). Battery storage helps residents use more of their own solar generation given the lower export credit compared to the older NEM 2.0 tariff.

Unincorporated, semi-rural community on the Santa Ana River

Mentone is an unincorporated community with deep citrus-era roots, valuing its small-town feel, proximity to the Santa Ana River and San Bernardino Mountains, and agricultural land uses that remain part of its identity.

Equity-program coverage varies by tract

Some Mentone census tracts may qualify for DAC-SASH's income-qualified solar program; SolarCCS verifies eligibility for your specific address rather than assuming broad coverage.

San Bernardino County permitting (unincorporated)

Because Mentone is unincorporated, solar permits go through San Bernardino County's Land Use Services rather than a city building department, including the county's SolarAPP+ and EZ Online Permitting options. SolarCCS manages the county plan check, permit submission, and inspection process for residents.

On the ground in Mentone, CA

Mentone, CA is growing — here’s where

Recent development shaping Mentone, CA — and where new rooftops and commercial growth are creating solar and storage opportunities.

2026-03-20

Redlands approves sale of 4.67-acre parcel near Mentone

The Redlands City Council approved, then amended, the sale of a nearly 5-acre city-owned parcel near the Mentone Scout House, raising the price after an appraisal discrepancy.

“The Redlands City Council approved an amendment Tuesday increasing the sale price of the Mentone-area property from $250,000 to $300,000 after staff said the originally approved agreement did not reflect the appraised value.”
— Community Forward Redlands, communityforwardredlands.com

Why it matters: Land transactions near Mentone signal potential future rural-residential or agricultural development that could bring new construction needing solar-ready electrical planning to the area.

2025-09-25

County profiles Mentone's history and community identity

San Bernardino County published a historical feature on Mentone, describing its unincorporated status, citrus-era origins, and current population.

“Today, Mentone is an unincorporated community with a population of over 9,500, according to census data. It receives police and fire services from San Bernardino County, and its schools are part of the Redlands Unified School District.”
— San Bernardino County, sbcounty.gov

Why it matters: Confirms Mentone's unincorporated status and county service structure, which directly determines that solar permitting runs through San Bernardino County rather than a city building department.

How it goes

Four steps from first call to power on

01
Complimentary Assessment
We review your roof, your last twelve months of bills, and your electrical panel, then give you real numbers for your Mentone, CA address. No cost, no obligation.
02
Design & Permit
We engineer the system, submit plans to the city, and file the SCE interconnection application. The paperwork is handled end to end.
03
Install
Our own in-house crew does the work — no rotating subcontractors. Most residential systems go up in one to three days.
04
PTO & Activation
Final inspection, permission to operate from SCE, then we switch the system on and walk you through monitoring.

Why us

Why SolarCCS in Mentone, CA

Two SolarCCS installers on a job site serving Mentone, CA, CA

Licensed general contractor

SolarCCS is the solar division of a licensed general contractor, CSLB #983330. Roofing, electrical, and structural work stay under one license instead of being handed off.

Our own crew

The people who design your system are the people who install it and the people who come back for service. Nothing is farmed out.

Local to Mentone, CA

We are family-owned and based in Riverside. We know the inspectors, the utility processes, and the roofs in this part of the Inland Empire.

For businesses

Commercial solar in Mentone, CA

A small unincorporated community with a citrus and agricultural legacy

Mentone's economic base remains rooted in agriculture and rural-residential land use, with the community explicitly prioritizing preservation of its small-town, semi-rural character over dense commercial development. That means SolarCCS's Mentone work leans residential and light agricultural rather than large commercial rooftop projects, fitting the area's older homes and larger rural lots with systems that respect the community's low-density character.

Mentone, CA solar FAQ

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