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1st Light Energy

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Solar installer based in California · active in 7 states · installer record #34 resolved from 6,483 public installation records.

Recorded installs
6,483
Total capacity
79.0 MW
DC nameplate
Median system
6.6 kW
≈ $27,560
Median price
$4.04/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
16%
lease / PPA
Battery attach
12%
First recorded
2007
Last recorded
2025

Track record

Install volume by year

2007
32$8.03/W
2008
47$7.83/W
2009
45$7.92/W
2010
28$6.75/W
2011
13$7.20/W
2012
80$4.74/W
2013
276$4.25/W
2014
516$4.99/W
2015
673$5.04/W
2016
760$4.38/W
2017
1,256$3.86/W
2018
951$3.72/W
2019
598$3.98/W
2020
445$4.33/W
2021
280$3.66/W
2022
200$2.80/W
2023
188$2.07/W
2024
56$1.94/W
2025
24$2.48/W

Bars: recorded installs · right column: this installer's median $/W that year.

Latest records

Most recent recorded installs

DateLocationSizePriceOwnership
Dec 4, 2025Staten Island, NY81.6 kW$242,770—
Sep 18, 2025Buffalo, NY39.6 kW$111,993—
Aug 20, 2025Hayward, CA66 kW$162,142—
Aug 12, 2025Staten Island, NY90 kW$263,846—
Jul 24, 2025Gilroy, CA642.9 kW$1,387,854—
Jul 21, 2025Oakdale, CA122.3 kW$290,832—
Jul 16, 2025Oxnard, CA25.2 kW$74,500—
Jul 9, 2025Hayward, CA254 kW$501,510—
Jul 7, 2025Buena Park, CA40 kW$100,620—
May 28, 2025Stockton, CA25.9 kW$148,741—

Service geography

California
3,614
New York
1,179
Massachusetts
920
New Jersey
728
Connecticut
33
Arizona
5
Rhode Island
4

Busiest cities

Staten Island, NY 503Bakersfield, CA 284Stockton, CA 221Brooklyn, NY 197Manteca, CA 144Fresno, CA 132Oakdale, CA 129Apple Valley, CA 128

Record

Installer ID
PC-34
First recorded install
Apr 9, 2007
Last recorded install
Dec 4, 2025
Priced records
5,313
Also appears as
1ST LIGHT ENERGY INC · 1st Light Energy Inc · 1ST LIGHT ENERGY · 1st Light Energy, Inc · 1st Light Energy, Inc.

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Frequently asked questions

How many solar installations has 1st Light Energy completed?

PanelCensus records 6,483 installations by 1st Light Energy, from Apr 9, 2007 to Dec 4, 2025, totalling 79.0 MW of capacity. Dataset coverage varies by state, so actual totals may be higher.

What does 1st Light Energy charge for solar?

The median installed price across 5,313 priced systems is $4.04/W pre-incentive (median system 6.6 kW, ≈ $27,560). Third-party-owned (lease/PPA) share: 16%.

Where does 1st Light Energy install solar?

Recorded installs span 7 states, led by California (3,614), New York (1,179), Massachusetts (920).

Dataset updated . Sources: LBNL Tracking the Sun + permit and program records; installer resolved by exact-normalized name matching.