Oregon Solar Installers Serving Portland and the Willamette Valley
Sunbridge Solar installs home solar across Multnomah, Washington, Clackamas, Yamhill, Marion, Polk, Columbia, Clatsop and Hood River counties, from an office in Washougal just over the Oregon line. We have been installing since 2010. We are an Energy Trust of Oregon trade ally, which is what lets us reserve your incentive and take it straight off your invoice, and we handle the permit, the interconnection and the incentive paperwork for you.
- Installing since 2010
- Oregon CCB 189787
- Energy Trust of Oregon trade ally
- 10-yr workmanship · 25-yr product warranties
Who installs solar in Oregon?
Sunbridge Solar does, from an office at 421 C St Ste 5a in Washougal, Washington. We are a local company, not a national sales operation that subcontracts the roof work. The people who design your system are the people who put it on your house.
Being based on the Washington side is a fair thing to ask about, so here is the straight answer: our licensing covers both states, and we are an Energy Trust of Oregon trade ally. The Oregon incentive only exists for homeowners who use a trade ally, so a contractor who is not on that list cannot get you the money at all.
- Oregon Construction Contractors Board license CCB 189787. Look it up on the CCB register before you call anyone, ours included.
- Energy Trust of Oregon trade ally. This is the credential that lets us reserve your Energy Trust incentive and deduct it from your price. Without it, there is no incentive on your project.
- Washington electrical contractor license SUNBRSL857CK and contractor registration SUNBRSL882NF, both active with the Department of Labor & Industries, for our Washington work.
- Installing since 2010. Sixteen years of Northwest roofs, from Portland rowhouses to valley farm shops.
We work in Southwest Washington too, where the rules are different. Washington homeowners should start on our Washington page.
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Our Oregon credentials
- Contractor registration SUNBRSL882NF, active
- Electrical contractor license SUNBRSL857CK, active
- Bond and liability insurance on file with L&I
- 120+ solar permits issued in unincorporated Clark County since 2017
- Energy Trust of Oregon verified
Every number is on every quote we write. Look us up before you call us.
What we install in Oregon
Four things, done by our own crews from the same Washougal office.
Rooftop and ground-mount systems designed around your roof, your shading and a year of your bills.
Keep the lights, fridge and well pump running through winter outages and wildfire-season shutoffs.
Farms, shops and offices across the valley, with the depreciation and credit rules explained plainly.
Where in Oregon do you install?
The Portland metro and the northern Willamette Valley, plus the Columbia County towns, the Gorge and the coast road.
Multnomah County
Portland, Gresham, Troutdale, Fairview, Wood Village
Our busiest county. Portland issues its own permits and runs its own electrical inspection.
Washington County
Beaverton, Hillsboro, Tigard, Tualatin, Sherwood, Aloha, Cornelius, Forest Grove, Banks, North Plains
Two different utilities serve this county, and the boundary does not follow city lines. We check the meter.
Clackamas County
Lake Oswego, West Linn, Oregon City, Milwaukie, Happy Valley, Canby, Wilsonville, Sandy, Estacada, Molalla
Older neighborhoods here often need a service panel looked at before anything goes on the roof.
Yamhill County
Newberg, McMinnville, Dundee, Dayton, Carlton, Lafayette, Amity, Yamhill
Wine-country outbuildings and farm shops, where a ground mount often beats the roof.
Marion & Polk Counties
Salem, Keizer, Silverton, Woodburn, Mount Angel, Stayton, Independence, Monmouth, Dallas
The far end of our range. We take these on, and we will tell you if you are better served closer to home.
Columbia County
Scappoose, St. Helens, Columbia City, Vernonia, Rainier
Worth reading the utility section below before you budget anything here.
Hood River & Clatsop Counties
Hood River, and the coast road by arrangement
Gorge wind and coastal salt air both change the racking and the hardware we specify.
Not on the list?
Call us anyway.
We travel for the right job. If you are better served by someone closer, we will say so rather than sell you a long drive.
What does a solar installer charge in Oregon?
The price depends on system size, your roof and whether you add a battery, not on which town you live in. Most of the homes we do run between 4 and 10 kW. What makes the Oregon number different from Washington’s is that a large piece of it comes off the invoice before you pay anything.
The Energy Trust incentive is the main one
Energy Trust of Oregon pays a flat amount per home. It goes to us, not to you. We reserve it, and it comes off your project price. You do not file anything.
| PGE customers | Pacific Power customers | |
|---|---|---|
| Solar for Homes | $3,500 per home | $2,500 per home |
| Battery storage | $400/kWh, up to $5,000 | $288/kWh, up to $3,600 |
| Minimum system | 2 kW-DC | 2 kW-DC |
It is a flat amount per home, not a rate per watt. If a quote shows you a per-watt Energy Trust figure, it is working from an old rate sheet.
If your household qualifies, it is worth far more
Solar Within Reach is the income-qualified version. It pays $1.25 per watt up to $7,500 for PGE customers and $0.85 per watt up to $5,250 for Pacific Power customers, with a larger battery incentive on top.
The income limits are set by county and household size and reset every June 1, and they run higher than most people assume. A great many households who write themselves off actually qualify, and checking costs nothing.
What Oregon does not have
- No Oregon state tax credit. The Residential Energy Tax Credit ended December 31, 2017 and was never replaced.
- The Oregon Department of Energy rebate is closed. It reopened June 15, 2026 with $1.1 million and was reserved almost immediately.
- The federal residential credit is gone for systems placed in service after December 31, 2025.
Run your own bill through the Oregon solar calculator, read the Oregon solar incentives page, or see what solar actually costs across the state. When you are ready, request a written quote. It is free and there is no obligation.
Checked September 2026. Sources: Energy Trust of Oregon; Oregon Department of Energy; IRS.
Does every Oregon homeowner get the Energy Trust incentive?
No, and this is the most expensive thing to get wrong. Energy Trust of Oregon is funded by a charge on Portland General Electric and Pacific Power bills, so only customers of those two utilities can claim it. If your power comes from a city utility, a PUD or a co-op, there is no Energy Trust money for your project, no matter which contractor you hire.
Portland General Electric
Most of the Portland metro
The larger incentive: $3,500 per home, plus $400/kWh on a battery up to $5,000. Unused net-metering credits are cleared every March.
Pacific Power
Parts of the metro and much of the valley
Same programs, smaller amount: $2,500 per home, plus $288/kWh on a battery up to $3,600. Residential systems up to 25 kW, and credits are cleared once a year at the end of your billing cycle.
Outside Energy Trust entirely: no incentive available
These utilities do not collect the public purpose charge that funds Energy Trust, so their customers cannot claim the incentive. We will still quote you, and we will tell you plainly that the Energy Trust line is zero rather than letting you find out later.
- Canby Utility: Canby
- Columbia River PUD: Scappoose, St. Helens, Columbia City, Rainier
- Forest Grove Light & Power: Forest Grove
- McMinnville Water & Light: McMinnville
- Monmouth Power and Light: Monmouth
- West Oregon Electric Cooperative: Vernonia
Around the Portland metro the PGE and Pacific Power boundary does not follow city lines, and plenty of addresses are not where people assume. We check the meter, not the mailing address, before we put a number on a quote.
Both Energy Trust utilities net-meter home solar: power you send to the grid is banked as kilowatt-hour credits against your own later use, at full retail rate. Credits still unused at the annual clearance go to the utility’s low-income assistance program rather than being paid out. That is why we size a system to what you actually use instead of overbuilding it. Surplus you bank in July is worth full value in January, but anything left at the reset is gone.
Checked September 2026. Sources: Energy Trust of Oregon; Portland General Electric; Pacific Power Oregon Schedule 135.
How long does a solar install take in Oregon, start to finish?
The panels go on in two to three days. The whole process, from first call to the day you switch the system on, depends on your city or county and on your utility’s queue. Most of that time is permitting, incentive paperwork and utility review, and we handle all of it.
Consultation, design and a written quote
We look at your roof, your shading and a year of your electric bills, then put system size, equipment, warranty terms and price on one page, with the Energy Trust incentive shown as a line item, not buried in the total. Take your time with it.
We reserve your incentive, then permit
Energy Trust money is reserved when the application is approved, before anything is installed. This is the step a contractor who is not a trade ally cannot do for you. Then we prepare and submit the solar and electrical permits to your city or county, and the crew is on the roof for two to three days.
Utility interconnection and switch-on
We send the signed application and the inspection approval to your utility, they review it and set the meter, and then you switch it on. We file it; you do not chase it.
Want the incentive side in full? Read the Oregon solar incentives page.
How do I choose a solar company in Oregon?
Ask any installer these five questions before you sign. They take ten minutes and they sort the field quickly.
Are you licensed in Oregon, and can I check?
Every Oregon contractor has a CCB number you can look up on the state register. Ours is CCB 189787.
Who does the roof work?
Some companies sell the job and subcontract the install. Ask whether the crew on your roof works for the company on the contract.
What are the two warranties?
Workmanship (the installer’s) and product (the manufacturer’s) are different things. Get both in writing, with the years.
Are you an Energy Trust trade ally?
If the answer is no, there is no Energy Trust incentive on your project at all: not a smaller one, none. Ask before you compare quotes, because a non-ally quote is missing thousands of dollars it can never add back.
How did you size this?
In Oregon, a system sized to your actual usage beats an oversized one, because unused net-metering credits are cleared once a year. An installer who pushes a bigger system than your bills support is selling panels, not savings.
We’re happy to be compared on all five
Ask us the same questions. We’ll put our answers in writing with your quote.
Why Oregon homeowners choose Sunbridge
We have installed solar across Northwest Oregon since 2010 from our office in Washougal, just over the river. Here is what you can hold us to.
Licensed on both sides of the river
Oregon CCB 189787, plus our own Washington electrical license (SUNBRSL857CK). Both on every quote we write.
Fast, careful installs
Two to three days on site, then we manage the inspection and the utility interconnection until the system is switched on.
Warranties you can hold us to
A 10-year workmanship warranty from Sunbridge and 25-year product warranties from the manufacturers. Both in writing, on every quote.
What Oregon customers say
Real reviews from homeowners across Northwest Oregon and Southwest Washington.
Oregon home solar FAQs
The questions Oregon homeowners ask us most, answered plainly.
Both. Our office is in Washougal, just over the Oregon line, and we have installed across the Portland metro and the northern Willamette Valley since 2010. We hold Oregon CCB license 189787 and we are an Energy Trust of Oregon trade ally, which is the credential that lets us reserve your incentive.
$3,500 per home for Portland General Electric customers and $2,500 per home for Pacific Power customers, as a flat amount rather than a rate per watt, on systems of at least 2 kW-DC. Income-qualified households can claim considerably more through Solar Within Reach. Checked September 2026.
No. Energy Trust is funded by a charge on PGE and Pacific Power bills, so only customers of those two utilities are eligible. Canby, Forest Grove, McMinnville, Monmouth, Vernonia and the Columbia River PUD towns are outside the program regardless of which contractor you use.
No. Oregon’s Residential Energy Tax Credit ended on December 31, 2017 and has not been replaced. The Oregon Department of Energy rebate is a separate program and is currently closed, out of funding. The federal residential credit ended for systems placed in service after December 31, 2025.
No. Your trade ally contractor reserves it before installation and deducts it from your price. That is why the contractor has to be on the Energy Trust list. It is not a form you can file on your own afterwards.
Yes. Panels produce from daylight, not heat, and Willamette Valley summers are long and clear. Net metering carries your summer surplus into the dark months as credits, which is why we size systems to your annual usage rather than to a single month.
You get app-based monitoring for your system (Enphase or SolarEdge, depending on the equipment in your design), our 10-year workmanship warranty and a local phone number that reaches the people who installed it.
Ready to go solar in Oregon?
Request a free, no-obligation quote and we’ll come out, look at your roof and put a real number in writing, with your Energy Trust incentive shown as its own line.
Sunbridge Solar | 421 C St Ste 5a, Washougal, WA 98671 | 360-313-7190