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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 6,329 public installation records.

Recorded installs
6,329
Total capacity
67.6 MW
DC nameplate
Median system
6.4 kW
≈ $27,100
Median price
$4.06/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
17%
lease / PPA
Battery attach
12%
First recorded
2007
Last recorded
2023

Track record

Install volume by year

2007
31$8.03/W
2008
46$7.83/W
2009
45$7.92/W
2010
27$6.75/W
2011
13$7.20/W
2012
79$4.74/W
2013
264$4.25/W
2014
507$4.99/W
2015
672$5.04/W
2016
759$4.38/W
2017
1,252$3.86/W
2018
946$3.72/W
2019
598$3.98/W
2020
442$4.33/W
2021
278$3.66/W
2022
193$2.95/W
2023
176$2.13/W

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

Latest records

Most recent recorded installs

DateLocationSizePriceOwnership
Dec 29, 2023Oakland, CA31.2 kW$54,315Host-owned
Dec 26, 2023La Crescenta, CA20 kW$54,131Host-owned
Dec 26, 2023San Jose, CA33.2 kW$61,498Host-owned
Dec 21, 2023Palm Desert, CA123.2 kW$203,659Host-owned
Dec 21, 2023Inglewood, CA48 kW$111,320Host-owned
Dec 19, 2023Downey, CA13.2 kW$31,500Host-owned
Dec 15, 2023Laguna Hills, CA7 kW$12,560Host-owned
Dec 6, 2023South San Francisco, CA20 kW$39,560Host-owned
Dec 4, 2023Irwindale, CA28.8 kW$82,940Host-owned
Dec 4, 2023San Jose, CA20.3 kW$39,959Host-owned

Service geography

California
3,466
New York
1,173
Massachusetts
920
New Jersey
728
Connecticut
33
Arizona
5
Rhode Island
4

Busiest cities

Staten Island, NY 501Bakersfield, CA 284Stockton, CA 215Brooklyn, NY 195Manteca, CA 144Fresno, CA 132Apple Valley, CA 128Oakdale, CA 126

Record

Installer ID
PC-34
First recorded install
Apr 9, 2007
Last recorded install
Dec 29, 2023
Priced records
5,194

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Frequently asked questions

How many solar installations has 1st Light Energy completed?

The Tracking the Sun dataset records 6,329 installations by 1st Light Energy, from Apr 9, 2007 to Dec 29, 2023, totalling 67.6 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 5,194 priced systems is $4.06/W pre-incentive (median system 6.4 kW, ≈ $27,100). Third-party-owned (lease/PPA) share: 17%.

Where does 1st Light Energy install solar?

Recorded installs span 7 states, led by California (3,466), New York (1,173), Massachusetts (920).

Dataset updated . Source: LBNL Tracking the Sun public dataset; installer resolved by exact-normalized name matching.