Solar panels in Lake Havasu City, AZ
Out on the Colorado River by the London Bridge, this lake and retirement community runs hot, and unlike most of Arizona it is not on APS or SRP. Here the utility is UNS Electric, which prices and credits solar on its own terms. That matters, because a system built for an APS or SRP home is sized wrong for a UNS one. We build yours around UNS from the start, so the offset actually lines up with how you are billed.
Lake Havasu City is served by UNS Electric (UniSource), not APS or SRP, so a system here is sized around how UNS bills and credits solar.
Local Arizona solar, designed and managed for you, with licensed local crews on the roof.
Solar for Lake Havasu City homeowners
Solar in Lake Havasu City: the bottom line
- Lake Havasu City gets strong Arizona sun, so a rooftop here has plenty to work with.
- Lake Havasu City is served by UNS Electric. UNS Electric rates already went up about 12%, and they tend to keep climbing.
- Solar locks in your power cost, so a UNS Electric rate change only hits the small part of power you still buy.
- You can usually start with $0 down, and the free savings review gives you an honest number for your home.
Why solar makes sense in Lake Havasu City
The bottom line: For most Lake Havasu City homes, solar is worth a serious look. Lake Havasu City runs on UNS Electric, whose rates already went up about 12%, and rooftop solar fixes the cost of your daytime power so aUNS Electric rate change moves a much smaller number. The honest answer for your home comes from the free savings review.
Lake Havasu City runs on UniSource Energy Services (UNS Electric) (UNS Electric), and that is the biggest factor in how a system here gets sized. UNS Electric rates went up about 12%, and that increase is already on your bill. The more you know about where your utility is taking rates, the clearer it gets why fixing the cost of your own power makes sense now, not later.
Arizona sun is the other half of the story. Lake Havasu City gets the strong, steady sunlight rooftop solar is built for, and a roof that faces the right way can carry most of your daytime power itself. That is the whole idea: the power your panels make costs you the same every year, while the power you buy from UNS Electric keeps climbing. You can often start with $0 down, so there is no big check up front.
Plenty of the solar companies in Lake Havasu City are national chains that drop into Arizona for the season. We are not that. We size the system around your real usage, handle the UNS Electric interconnection and the local permit, and give you an honest number up front. If solar does not pencil out for your roof, we will tell you that too.
What power costs a Lake Havasu City home, and what solar saves
Rough ranges by home size, figured the same way our savings calculator figures them. Not a quote.
A home about this big in Arizona
What power costs, and what solar saves
Bigger home, more air conditioning, bigger power bill. Here is roughly what a home each size spends on power from APS today, and roughly how much it would save with its own solar.
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Smaller home
about 1,200 sq ft
$110–$140 a month to APS now
$1,300–$1,700 a year to APS now
With your own solar, save about $1,050–$1,600 a year, on average roughly $90–$135 a month back in your pocket
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Average home
about 1,800 sq ft
$170–$210 a month to APS now
$2,000–$2,500 a year to APS now
With your own solar, save about $1,550–$2,450 a year, on average roughly $130–$205 a month back in your pocket
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Bigger home
about 2,800 sq ft
$270–$320 a month to APS now
$3,200–$3,800 a year to APS now
With your own solar, save about $2,400–$3,800 a year, on average roughly $200–$315 a month back in your pocket
These are rough estimates, not a quote. Your real number depends on your home, your AC, your roof, and your rate plan.
Here is why solar saves you money
It comes down to the price of one unit of power (one kilowatt-hour).
about 15.46¢ a unit
It climbs about 5% every year as APS raises rates.
about 11¢ a unit
$0 down, and the price stays the same year after year.
Your solar price is locked. APS keeps climbing. Today the gap is about 4.5¢ a unit, and every year APS goes up, you save more.
Solar locks in most of your power cost, so it stops climbing. The longer you wait, the more APS raises rates, and the more you miss out on.
How we got these: an Arizona home uses about 0.68 kilowatt-hours per square foot each month (higher than the national average because of air conditioning), at the APS average rate of 15.46 cents per kilowatt-hour, which climbs about 5% a year as rates rise. For a roughly 2,000 sq ft home that lands near the Arizona average of about 1,422 kWh and about $164 a month; summer bills run higher, often $200 to $250. The solar savings are figured the same way our savings calculator figures them: solar covers about 92% of your power at a locked rate of about 11 cents a unit with $0 down (about 7 cents if you pay cash), while APS keeps rising. The savings shown are an average per year over 25 years, so they start smaller and grow as APS climbs. These are rough estimates, not a quote. Your exact cost and savings come from the free savings review. Sources are listed on this page.
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Solar in Lake Havasu City runs on UNS, not APS
Most of Arizona is APS or SRP. Lake Havasu City is not, and that one fact changes how a solar system should be built here.
- Your utility is UNS Electric (UniSource). It sets its own rates and its own rules for crediting the solar power you send back, separate from APS and SRP.
- Because the credit structure is different, a system sized for an APS or SRP home is the wrong size for a Havasu home. We build yours around how UNS actually bills you.
- Havasu summers are punishing, and that cooling load is what a properly sized system is there to offset.
- We run your real UNS bill and your roof, and give you an honest number, even if the honest answer is that solar does not fit your home.
See the full picture on our UNS Electric rate increase page, or run your numbers and we will give you an honest answer for your Lake Havasu City home.
What we do in Lake Havasu City
We design and manage every part of the project, with licensed local crews on the roof.
Solar Panel Installation
We design your rooftop system to your actual usage and get it installed by licensed local crews.
Learn moreBattery Storage
Add home battery backup so you keep power when the grid goes down.
Learn moreSolar Financing
$0-down options, solar loans, and a straight answer on lease vs buy.
Learn moreSolar Maintenance
Monitoring, cleaning, and repairs to keep production where it should be.
Learn moreSolar in Lake Havasu City: common questions
Is solar worth it in Lake Havasu City, AZ?
For most Lake Havasu City homes, yes. Lake Havasu City gets the strong, steady Arizona sun that rooftop solar is built for. UNS Electric rates went up about 12%, and that increase is already on your bill. Owning your daytime power instead of buying all of it from the grid tends to pay off over time. The honest answer for your home comes from looking at your real bill and roof, which is exactly what the free savings review does, even if the answer turns out to be no.
Who is my utility in Lake Havasu City?
Lake Havasu City is served largely by UniSource Energy Services (UNS Electric) (UNS Electric). UNS Electric rates went up about 12%, and that increase is already on your bill. That matters for solar because the way UNS Electric prices and credits power shapes how we size and plan your system, so we build it around UNS Electric from the start.
How much does solar cost in Lake Havasu City?
It depends on your roof, your home size, and how much power you use, so there is no single price. Most Lake Havasu City homeowners start with $0 down, which means no big upfront check. The fastest honest answer is to run your real UNS Electric bill through our free savings review, and we will show you the numbers for your home with no pressure.
How does the UNS Electric rate change affect going solar in Lake Havasu City?
UNS Electric rates already went up about 12%, and that increase is on your bill now. A rate increase lands on the power you buy from the grid. A solar system fixes the cost of your daytime power up front, so the next UNS Electric increase only touches the smaller amount you still buy. You can see the full picture on our UNS Electric rate page.
Do you do solar in Lake Havasu City?
Yes. We design rooftop solar, battery storage, and financing for Lake Havasu City homeowners on UNS Electric, handle the UNS Electric interconnection paperwork and the local permit for you, and a licensed local crew does the install. Reach out and we will walk you through what solar looks like on your roof and your UNS Electric rate plan.
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Bring a recent UNS Electric bill. We will give you an honest look at the numbers for your Lake Havasu City home. About 15 minutes, no hard sell, and it's your call.