1St Light Energy
Recently activeSolar installer based in California · active in 7 states · installer record #34 resolved from 6,617 public installation records.
Data through: California through Aug 2026, New York through Sep 2026, New Jersey through Sep 2026 (monthly state program data); its other 4 states through Dec 2025 (LBNL Tracking the Sun).
At a glance
1St Light Energy is a solar installer with 6,617 recorded installations totalling 85.8 MW, dated 2007 to 2026. Its records are concentrated in California (56%), where it ranks 43rd of 6,010 profiled installers by volume and 58th of 10,537 nationally. Its median installed price for solar-only systems in 2025 is $2.31/W before incentives, across 39 priced systems.
Track record
Install volume by year
Recorded installs per year; prices by year are in the table below.
Pricing
Price by year (solar only)
| Year | Priced systems | 1St Light Energy | California median | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 39 | $2.31/W | $3.29/W | −30% |
| 2024 | 113 | $1.91/W | $3.80/W | −50% |
| 2023 | 169 | $2.08/W | $4.06/W | −49% |
| 2022 | 150 | $2.88/W | $4.11/W | −30% |
| 2021 | 229 | $3.65/W | $3.98/W | −8% |
| 2020 | 289 | $4.33/W | $3.97/W | +9% |
| 2019 | 390 | $3.96/W | $3.95/W | +0% |
| 2018 | 878 | $3.72/W | $4.01/W | −7% |
| 2017 | 1,130 | $3.87/W | $4.05/W | −4% |
| 2016 | 670 | $4.39/W | $4.37/W | +0% |
| 2015 | 536 | $5.04/W | $4.58/W | +10% |
Median installed price per DC watt before incentives, systems without a battery, by the year in the public record. Years with fewer than five priced systems are left out.
Why a company's own figure can differ from this one
- Timing. These prices come from state incentive filings, published about once a year, so the latest full year here is 2025. Prices moved down in many states after 2023; a company's current quotes can be lower (or higher) than its last full year on record.
- Dates. A filing is dated when the program processed it, not when the job was sold, so jobs can land in a different month or year than in the company's own books.
- What the price includes. The filed price is the whole project as reported to the program, which can include loan dealer fees, electrical panel upgrades or roof work. A company's internal figure often leaves those out.
- Batteries. Systems flagged with a battery are excluded here; a battery the filing didn't flag can still raise a year's median.
Equipment
Module, inverter and battery brands
| Equipment | Year | Main brands (share of systems that reported one) | Year before |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modules | 2026*30 reported | VSUN 40% · Jiangsu Runergy New Energy Technology 13% · Hyperion Solar 10% · Talesun 10% | VSUN 74%2025, 39 reported |
| Inverters | 2026*31 reported | Solis 65% · Enphase 10% · GoodWe 10% · Chint Power Systems 3% | Solis 33%2025, 40 reported |
| Batteries | 20248 reported | FranklinWH 50% · Tesla 50% | — |
Manufacturer on each recorded installation, as filed with the state program (Tracking the Sun for earlier years). Brand names are grouped by manufacturer family (e.g. Hanwha Q CELLS and Qcells North America count as Qcells). Not every state reports equipment, and battery brands come mainly from California and New Jersey. *2026 to date, from California, New York, New Jersey records only.
Latest records
Most recent recorded installs
| Date | Location | Size | Price | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 2026 | Woodbridge, NJ | 267.2 kW | — | Host-owned |
| Sep 9, 2026 | Nanuet, NY | 154.4 kW | — | Host-owned |
| Aug 10, 2026 | Santa Clarita, CA | 66.4 kW | — | Host-owned |
| Jul 7, 2026 | Oakdale, CA | 13.3 kW | — | Host-owned |
| Jul 3, 2026 | Monsey, NY | 26.4 kW | — | Host-owned |
| Jul 3, 2026 | Monsey, NY | 24 kW | — | Host-owned |
| Jun 24, 2026 | South Plainfield, NJ | 187 kW | — | Host-owned |
| Jun 18, 2026 | San Jose, CA | 34.6 kW | — | Host-owned |
| Jun 17, 2026 | Pelham, NY | 134.5 kW | — | Host-owned |
| May 28, 2026 | Oakdale, CA | 3.9 kW | — | Host-owned |
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Service geography
- California
- 3,727
- New York
- 1,184
- New Jersey
- 742
Busiest cities
Record
- Installer ID
- PC-34
- First recorded install
- Apr 9, 2007
- Last recorded install
- Sep 17, 2026
- Priced records
- 5,366
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How does 1St Light Energy compare with other installers in California?
By recorded installations 1St Light Energy ranks 43rd among the 6,010 installers based in California with five or more records. Its 2025 solar-only median of $2.31/W is about 30% below the California median of $3.29/W on the same basis (the installer's median covers every state it works in). Its median system, 6.6 kW, is about 12% above the state median of 5.9 kW. 11% of its recorded installations are third-party owned (lease or power-purchase agreement), against 29% across California. 12% include battery storage, compared with 16% of California records. Installers of similar recorded volume in California include Quality Home Services (6,646), Kota Construction (6,640) and Nrg Clean Energy (6,627).
How has 1St Light Energy's installation volume changed?
1St Light Energy's earliest dated installation on record is from 2007. It has recorded installations in 19 calendar years. The busiest year was 2017, with 1,257 installations. 2025, its latest year with records, has 49. Its median price per watt moved from $8.31/W in 2007 to $2.31/W in 2025. The most recent recorded installation is dated Sep 17, 2026.
Where does 1St Light Energy install solar?
Recorded installations span 7 states: California (3,727, 56%), New York (1,184, 18%), Massachusetts (920, 14%) and New Jersey (742, 11%). The cities with the most of its installations are Staten Island, NY (503), Bakersfield, CA (286), Stockton, CA (226), Brooklyn, NY (197) and Manteca, CA (149).
Frequently asked questions
How many solar installations has 1St Light Energy completed?
PanelCensus records 6,617 installations by 1St Light Energy, from Apr 9, 2007 to Sep 17, 2026, totalling 85.8 MW of capacity. Public reporting varies by state, so the company's true total may be higher.
What does 1St Light Energy charge for solar?
For solar-only systems installed in 2025, the median reported price is $2.31/W before incentives, across 39 priced systems. The California median on the same basis is $3.29/W. Across all 5,366 priced systems since 2007, including battery systems, the median is $4.03/W. Prices are the total project cost reported to state incentive programs, divided by the system's DC watts, so they can include electrical upgrades or other work billed with the solar.
Where does 1St Light Energy install solar?
Recorded installs span 7 states, led by California (3,727), New York (1,184) and Massachusetts (920). Its busiest city is Staten Island, NY.
Is 1St Light Energy still installing solar?
The most recent installation attributed to 1St Light Energy in the public records is dated Sep 17, 2026; 2025 has 49 recorded installations. Records here run California through Aug 2026, New York through Sep 2026, New Jersey through Sep 2026 (monthly state program data); its other 4 states through Dec 2025 (LBNL Tracking the Sun), so the newest installations may not appear yet.
Does 1St Light Energy install leased or PPA solar systems?
732 recorded installations by 1St Light Energy (11%) are third-party owned — a lease or power-purchase agreement; across California the share is 29%.
Does 1St Light Energy install battery storage?
778 recorded installations by 1St Light Energy (12%) include a battery.
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- Nrg Clean Energy· 6,627 installations
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- Solar in New York· 1,184 by 1St Light Energy
- Solar in Massachusetts· 920 by 1St Light Energy
- Solar in New Jersey· 742 by 1St Light Energy
Dataset updated . Sources: LBNL Tracking the Sun (through 2025), monthly state program records (California DGStats, NYSERDA, NJ Clean Energy, Illinois Shines) and permit records; installer resolved by exact-normalized name matching and, for state program records, by the systems both sources share.
About this data
Source: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's Tracking the Sun, merged with city permit records, state incentive programs and the USGS U.S. Large-Scale Solar Photovoltaic Database / EIA-860 plant registers, as published September 21, 2026 — PanelCensus refreshes it as each source publishes new records. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: PanelCensus, “1St Light Energy, solar installer (California)”, https://panelcensus.com/installers/california/1st-light-energy-34 (data as of September 21, 2026).