Alternative Energy Applications
Recently activeSolar installer based in California · installer record #785 resolved from 370 public installation records.
Data through: California through Aug 2026 (monthly state program data).
At a glance
Alternative Energy Applications is a solar installer with 370 recorded installations totalling 2.7 MW, dated 2014 to 2026. All of its records are in California, where it ranks 615th of 6,163 profiled installers by volume and 988th of 10,840 nationally. Its median installed price for solar-only systems in 2025 is $3.16/W before incentives, across 17 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 | This installer | California median | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | $3.16/W | $3.29/W | −4% |
| 2024 | 33 | $2.60/W | $3.80/W | −32% |
| 2023 | 60 | $3.45/W | $4.06/W | −15% |
| 2022 | 40 | $3.03/W | $4.11/W | −26% |
| 2021 | 29 | $3.09/W | $3.98/W | −22% |
| 2020 | 33 | $3.06/W | $3.97/W | −23% |
| 2019 | 27 | $3.21/W | $3.95/W | −19% |
| 2018 | 25 | $3.47/W | $4.01/W | −13% |
| 2017 | 19 | $3.75/W | $4.05/W | −7% |
| 2016 | 26 | $3.92/W | $4.37/W | −10% |
| 2015 | 11 | $4.00/W | $4.58/W | −13% |
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*14 reported | Qcells 71% · LONGi 21% · Aptos Solar 7% | Qcells 92%2025, 12 reported |
| Inverters | 2026*14 reported | Enphase 100% | Enphase 79%2025, 19 reported |
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 records only.
Latest records
Most recent recorded installs
| Date | Location | Size | Price | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 2026 | Alpine, CA | 27.4 kW | — | Host-owned |
| Aug 10, 2026 | CA | 7.7 kW | — | Host-owned · battery |
| Aug 3, 2026 | El Cajon, CA | 3.8 kW | — | Host-owned |
| Apr 15, 2026 | Alpine, CA | 4.9 kW | — | Host-owned |
| Apr 14, 2026 | El Cajon, CA | 3.7 kW | — | Host-owned |
| Apr 13, 2026 | Santee, CA | 7.5 kW | — | Host-owned |
| Apr 10, 2026 | El Cajon, CA | 4.5 kW | — | Host-owned |
| Apr 9, 2026 | Santee, CA | 6.7 kW | — | Host-owned |
| Apr 9, 2026 | Guatay, CA | 17.8 kW | — | Host-owned |
| Mar 30, 2026 | Alpine, CA | 14.9 kW | — | Host-owned |
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Service geography
- California
- 370
Busiest cities
Record
- Installer ID
- PC-785
- First recorded install
- Mar 11, 2014
- Last recorded install
- Aug 10, 2026
- Priced records
- 329
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How does Alternative Energy Applications compare with other installers in California?
By recorded installations Alternative Energy Applications ranks 615th among the 6,163 installers based in California with five or more records. Its 2025 solar-only median of $3.16/W is roughly in line with the California median of $3.29/W on the same basis. Its median system, 5.7 kW, is roughly in line with the state median of 5.9 kW. 0% of its recorded installations are third-party owned (lease or power-purchase agreement), against 29% across California. 3% include battery storage, compared with 16% of California records. Installers of similar recorded volume in California include Illuminate Solar (371), Sky Country (371) and Sun Metrics (371).
How has Alternative Energy Applications's installation volume changed?
Alternative Energy Applications's earliest dated installation on record is from 2014. It has recorded installations in 12 calendar years. The busiest year was 2023, with 62 installations. 2025, its latest year with records, has 19. Its median price per watt moved from $4.25/W in 2014 to $3.16/W in 2025. The most recent recorded installation is dated Aug 10, 2026.
Where does Alternative Energy Applications install solar?
All recorded installations are in California. The cities with the most of its installations are San Diego, CA (99), El Cajon, CA (75), Alpine, CA (47), Santee, CA (41) and Lakeside, CA (25).
Frequently asked questions
How many solar installations has Alternative Energy Applications completed?
PanelCensus records 370 installations by Alternative Energy Applications, from Mar 11, 2014 to Aug 10, 2026, totalling 2.7 MW of capacity. Public reporting varies by state, so the company's true total may be higher.
What does Alternative Energy Applications charge for solar?
For solar-only systems installed in 2025, the median reported price is $3.16/W before incentives, across 17 priced systems. The California median on the same basis is $3.29/W. Across all 329 priced systems since 2014, including battery systems, the median is $3.39/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 Alternative Energy Applications install solar?
All 370 recorded installations are in California, the most of them in San Diego.
Is Alternative Energy Applications still installing solar?
The most recent installation attributed to Alternative Energy Applications in the public records is dated Aug 10, 2026; 2025 has 19 recorded installations. Records here run California through Aug 2026 (monthly state program data), so the newest installations may not appear yet.
Does Alternative Energy Applications install leased or PPA solar systems?
0 recorded installations by Alternative Energy Applications (0%) are third-party owned — a lease or power-purchase agreement; across California the share is 29%.
Does Alternative Energy Applications install battery storage?
11 recorded installations by Alternative Energy Applications (3%) include a battery.
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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, “Alternative Energy Applications, solar installer (California)”, https://panelcensus.com/installers/california/alternative-energy-applications-785 (data as of September 21, 2026).