Jason Bateman's House: The Beverly Hills Green Home with Solar Power
June 21, 2026 · 5 min read · By Onias Derilus, Broker
Jason Bateman owns a solar-powered 'green home' in Beverly Hills plus a neighboring pink house he bought in 2018. Here's the story and South Florida's growing eco-home market.
Jason Bateman lives in Beverly Hills, California, in a home he has made notable for its environmental features: solar panels, energy-efficient systems, and what various outlets have described as one of Hollywood's most committed residential green builds. He also filmed portions of the 2013 comedy Bad Words using the home's solar power in what was described as a first for a Hollywood production. In 2018, he purchased a neighboring pink house to expand his compound. No Florida property has been publicly confirmed. Sources: HousingMarketNews, Cottages and Gardens, HuffPost, and GreenFilmmaking.com.
Key facts
- Location: Beverly Hills, California
- Main home: green/eco-focused single-family with solar panel installation
- Second property: adjacent pink house, purchased 2018
- Notable: filmed Bad Words (2013) on home solar power
- No confirmed Florida home
What makes it a "green home"?
Bateman's Beverly Hills home has been documented for solar panel installation that generates enough power to run the property and was used to power the production equipment for Bad Words. The broader "green home" designation in real estate covers a range of features. For buyers evaluating eco-friendly homes in South Florida, the relevant standards include:
- Solar panels: Florida's 280+ sunny days per year make solar economics significantly better than most US states. FPL (Florida Power and Light) offers net metering programs in most of our service area.
- Impact windows and high-efficiency HVAC: Required by code in many South Florida jurisdictions since 2002, these also substantially reduce energy use and insurance costs.
- LEED certification: A handful of South Florida new construction communities now include LEED-certified homes, particularly in Broward County planned developments.
- Green building codes: Palm Beach County adopted the Florida Green Building Coalition residential standard in 2010; many newer homes in the county meet or exceed it.
South Florida's solar landscape
Florida ranks third nationally for solar capacity, and South Florida has some of the state's best solar economics. Key facts for buyers:
- Florida Property Tax Exemption: Solar installations are exempt from property tax assessment, meaning adding a $40,000 solar system to your home does not increase your property tax bill
- Florida Sales Tax Exemption: Residential solar equipment is exempt from Florida's 6% sales tax
- Net metering: FPL, Florida Power and Light, offers net metering at the full retail rate (as of 2026, subject to ongoing legislative review)
- Average payback period: 7-10 years for a standard South Florida residential solar installation, per the Florida Solar Energy Center
Looking for eco-friendly homes in South Florida? Many newer Palm Beach County and Broward County communities feature solar-ready infrastructure or completed installations. Browse homes for sale or ask our team about properties with solar and green features.
Frequently asked questions
Where does Jason Bateman live?
Jason Bateman lives in Beverly Hills, California. He owns a main home known for its solar and eco features, plus a second adjacent property he purchased in 2018. He has no confirmed Florida home.
Did Jason Bateman film Bad Words at his house?
Yes. According to GreenFilmmaking.com and HuffPost, portions of the 2013 film Bad Words were filmed at Bateman's Beverly Hills home and reportedly powered by the home's solar installation.
Published June 21, 2026. Based on publicly reported information from HousingMarketNews, Cottages and Gardens, HuffPost, and GreenFilmmaking.com. We do not publish private addresses.
What makes a house genuinely green
Solar panels are the visible part, and the least interesting one. A home that performs well environmentally usually does so because of decisions made in the walls and the mechanical systems rather than on the roof: insulation and air sealing, window glazing and orientation, efficient heating and cooling sized correctly for the space, and water fixtures that reduce demand.
The order matters. Adding solar to a leaky, poorly insulated house means generating power to waste it. Reducing the demand first, then generating against a smaller load, is both cheaper and more effective, which is why serious green retrofits start with the envelope.
Why solar economics differ in Florida
Florida has abundant sun and a cooling load that runs most of the year, which is a favourable combination for solar: peak generation lines up reasonably well with peak air conditioning demand. That is a better match than in climates where the heaviest energy use is winter heating at night.
The complication here is wind. Roof-mounted systems must be engineered and permitted for local wind loads, and the mounting details matter to both structural performance and insurance. Anyone considering solar in South Florida should confirm how the installation interacts with roof age and warranty, because installing panels on a roof nearing replacement means paying to remove and reinstall them later.
What buyers here should ask about an existing solar system
- Is the system owned, financed, or leased? This is the single most important question. A leased system or a power purchase agreement carries obligations that must be assumed or bought out at closing, and it can complicate financing.
- How old is the roof underneath? Panels on an aging roof create a future cost most buyers do not price in.
- Was it permitted and inspected? Unpermitted work surfaces during appraisal and can create insurance problems.
- What does it actually produce? Ask for real production data rather than the original sales projection.
- How is it insured? Confirm the system is covered and that its presence has not affected the policy.
Does it add value at resale?
An owned, well-installed system on a sound roof is generally viewed positively, because it lowers the next owner's carrying cost. A leased system is frequently the opposite: it transfers an obligation, and buyers discount for it or ask for a buyout.
That distinction is worth understanding before installing anything. Sellers are often surprised that a system they are proud of complicates their sale, and the complication is almost always about ownership structure rather than the technology.
The South Florida equivalent
Energy-efficient and solar-equipped homes exist across our market, though they are more common in newer construction, where impact glazing, better insulation, and efficient systems are built in from the start rather than retrofitted.
For buyers here, the efficiency features that matter most are not always the ones that photograph well. Impact windows reduce cooling load and often reduce insurance cost at the same time. A newer roof affects insurability directly. Correctly sized air conditioning matters more in this climate than almost any single upgrade. Those three change the monthly cost of a South Florida home more reliably than a solar array does.
If you are looking for an efficient home in the eight counties we serve, or you own one and want to know whether its features are helping or hurting your sale price, we can tell you what buyers here are actually paying for.
Common questions
Is solar worth it in South Florida?
The generation potential is strong. Whether the economics work depends on your usage, roof age and condition, and how the system is financed. Owned systems on sound roofs make the case most easily.
Does solar increase home value?
Owned systems generally help; leased systems often hinder, because the buyer inherits an obligation. Structure matters more than capacity.
Will panels affect my insurance?
Possibly, and it is worth confirming with your carrier before installing. Wind-load engineering and permitting documentation both matter here.
Should I install solar before selling?
Usually not immediately before a sale, since you rarely recover the full cost. If the roof needs replacing anyway, that is the moment the two decisions belong together.
Efficiency upgrades ranked by what they return here
If the goal is lower running costs in a South Florida house, the order of operations is fairly settled, and solar is rarely first.
- Seal and insulate. Attic insulation and duct sealing are unglamorous and produce the largest reduction in cooling load per dollar spent.
- Right-size and service the air conditioning. An oversized system cycles badly and dehumidifies poorly, which matters more in this climate than raw capacity.
- Impact windows and doors. These reduce heat gain, can lower insurance, and improve storm resilience, which is three benefits from one expense.
- Roof. Colour and material affect heat gain, and age governs insurability regardless of anything else.
- Solar. Best considered once demand is already reduced and the roof beneath it is sound.
Following that order means each step reduces the size and cost of the one after it. Reversing it, which is what happens when solar is treated as the starting point, means paying to generate energy that a leaky building envelope then wastes.
Verifying claims before you pay for them
Efficiency features are frequently advertised and less frequently documented. Ask for the actual permit records, the equipment specifications, and twelve months of utility bills rather than accepting a description. A home marketed as energy efficient with no supporting paperwork is a home whose efficiency you are taking on trust, and trust is not a basis for paying a premium. This is straightforward to check and it is the step buyers most often skip.
If you would like us to flag efficient or solar-equipped homes as they come to market in the eight counties we serve, tell us what matters most to you and we will watch for it.
