Solar panel cleaning
Keep your panels producing at 100%.
Dust, pollen, bird droppings, and sprinkler residue cut solar output 5–20% — a few hundred dollars a year for most California homes. We clean it back the right way, with deionized water and a soft-bristle hand wash, and we show you the lift on your inverter data.
What's actually robbing your output.
Three things cost California solar owners the most kWh every year. All three are fixable in a couple of hours.
−5–10%
Typical output loss
Dust & ash buildup
California's dry summers + Central Valley winds + fire-season smoke leave a haze on glass that scatters sunlight before it ever reaches the cell.
−Up to 25% per panel
Typical output loss
Bird droppings, pollen & lichen
Localized hot spots — even a single dropping shades a string and can drag a panel's output to zero. Lichen and moss eat the anti-reflective coating over time.
−8–15%
Typical output loss
Mineral residue from sprinklers
Hard-water sprinkler spray bakes calcium into the glass. Once it etches, no amount of rain washes it off — only a hand clean with the right water and tools.
What every clean includes.
Same six steps on every visit, whether it's a one-time clean or your tenth quarterly. No upsell-after-the-truck-arrives pricing — what you see here is what we do.
Honest pricing. Three plans.
Pick what fits — one clean to test it, twice a year for most homes, or quarterly if you're near ag, trees, or smoke.
One-time clean
A single visit — full clean plus pre/post performance check and inspection. Best for first-time customers checking whether their panels are actually losing output.
Best for
New customers, before-sale evaluations, post-fire-season catch-up
- Full hand wash, all panels
- Pre/post inverter performance check
- Mount + wiring visual inspection
- Photo report within 24 hours
Starting at $179 — typical 6–12 panel home
One-visit pricing scales with array size, roof pitch, and access. Quoted in writing before we book.
Bi-annual plan
Two cleans a year — typically spring (post-pollen) and fall (post-fire-season). The sweet spot for most California homes.
Best for
Most California homeowners
- Two cleans/year on a fixed schedule
- Priority scheduling — booked first when crews route your area
- 10% off any panel or wiring repair we find
- Photo + inverter performance report each visit
Starting at $299/yr
Locks in pricing for 12 months. Cancel anytime before the second visit for a 50% refund.
Quarterly plan
Four cleans a year. The right call if you live near agriculture, under heavy tree cover, in a wildfire-prone area, or on a coastal salt-air corridor.
Best for
Ag-adjacent, fire-prone, tree-canopy, or coastal homes
- Four cleans/year — every ~90 days
- Priority scheduling on every visit
- Quarterly performance trend report (kWh delta over time)
- 15% off any panel or wiring repair we find
Starting at $479/yr
Best per-clean rate. Plan auto-renews unless you cancel; we email a reminder 30 days before each renewal.
Pricing varies with array size, roof pitch, access, and routing. All quotes are written, fixed, and good for 30 days. No hourly surprises.
Cleaning questions, answered straight.
The six we get asked the most.
Service area
We clean panels everywhere we install them.
- Los Angeles
- Orange County
- Inland Empire
- San Diego
- Bay Area
- Central Valley