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American Solar

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Solar installer based in California · active in 2 states · installer record #893 resolved from 416 public installation records.

At a glance

American Solar is a solar installer with 416 recorded installations totalling 12.2 MW, dated 2008 to 2025. Its records are concentrated in California (109%), where it ranks 544th of 6,220 profiled installers by volume and 879th of 10,536 nationally. The median installed price across 362 priced systems is $5.46/W before incentives.

Recorded installs
416
Total capacity
12.2 MW
DC nameplate
Median system
8.3 kW
≈ $45,599
Median price
$5.46/W
pre-incentive · 362 priced
Third-party owned
7%
lease / PPA
Battery attach
41%
First recorded
2008
Last recorded
2025

Track record

Install volume by year

2008
2$8.86/W
2009
13$8.23/W
2010
11$7.27/W
2011
11$7.09/W
2012
15$6.70/W
2013
33$6.10/W
2014
6$6.00/W
2015
3
2016
2
2017
1$3.87/W
2018
11$3.99/W
2019
26$4.00/W
2020
53$6.98/W
2021
58$5.02/W
2022
59$4.94/W
2023
58$5.17/W
2024
39$4.51/W
2025
58$4.98/W

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

Latest records

Most recent recorded installs

DateLocationSizePriceOwnership
Dec 29, 2025Larkspur, CA5 kW$35,945Host-owned · battery
Dec 26, 2025Mill Valley, CA7.5 kW$40,491Host-owned
Dec 22, 2025Menlo Park, CA24.2 kW$129,052Host-owned
Dec 19, 2025Nipomo, CA4.7 kW$39,999Host-owned · battery
Dec 9, 2025Nipomo, CA5.1 kW$36,400Host-owned · battery
Dec 4, 2025Santa Maria, CA3.4 kW$29,500Host-owned · battery
Dec 3, 2025Tiburon, CA14.2 kW$44,360Host-owned
Nov 19, 2025Mill Valley, CA11.5 kW$63,812Host-owned · battery
Oct 27, 2025Templeton, CA9.8 kW$42,350Host-owned · battery
Oct 22, 2025Hillsborough, CA6.2 kW$0Host-owned

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Service geography

California
453
Florida
6

Busiest cities

Mill Valley, CA 42San Francisco, CA 33Napa, CA 23West Sacramento, CA 22Kentfield, CA 18Sausalito, CA 16Tiburon, CA 15Santa Maria, CA 15

Record

Installer ID
PC-893
First recorded install
Sep 24, 2008
Last recorded install
Dec 29, 2025
Priced records
362
Also appears as
American Solar Company

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How does American Solar compare with other installers in California?

By recorded installations American Solar ranks 544th among the 6,220 installers based in California with five or more records. Its median price of $5.46/W is about 28% above the California median of $4.26/W (the installer's median covers every state it works in). Its median system, 8.3 kW, is about 40% above the state median of 5.9 kW. 7% of its recorded installations are third-party owned (lease or power-purchase agreement), against 29% across California. 41% include battery storage, compared with 16% of California records. Installers of similar recorded volume in California include San Diego Solar Install (419), Mother Nature Construction (418) and Abundance Builders (416).

How has American Solar's installation volume changed?

American Solar's earliest dated installation on record is from 2008. It has recorded installations in 18 calendar years. The busiest year was 2022, with 59 installations. 2025, its latest year with records, has 58. Its median price per watt moved from $8.86/W in 2008 to $4.98/W in 2025. The most recent recorded installation is dated Dec 29, 2025.

Where does American Solar install solar?

Recorded installations span 2 states: California (453, 109%) and Florida (6, 1%). The cities with the most of its installations are Mill Valley, CA (42), San Francisco, CA (33), Napa, CA (23), West Sacramento, CA (22) and Kentfield, CA (18).

Frequently asked questions

How many solar installations has American Solar completed?

PanelCensus records 416 installations by American Solar, from Sep 24, 2008 to Dec 29, 2025, totalling 12.2 MW of capacity. Public reporting varies by state, so the company's true total may be higher.

What does American Solar charge for solar?

The median installed price across 362 priced systems is $5.46/W before incentives (median system 8.3 kW, about $45,599). The California median is $4.26/W.

Where does American Solar install solar?

Recorded installs span 2 states, led by California (453) and Florida (6). Its busiest city is Mill Valley, CA.

Is American Solar still installing solar?

The most recent installation attributed to American Solar in the public records is dated Dec 29, 2025; 2025 has 58 recorded installations. Records reach PanelCensus months to a couple of years after installation, so recent activity may not appear yet.

Does American Solar install leased or PPA solar systems?

31 recorded installations by American Solar (7%) are third-party owned — a lease or power-purchase agreement; across California the share is 29%.

Does American Solar install battery storage?

172 recorded installations by American Solar (41%) include a battery.

Related installers and places

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

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, “American Solar, solar installer (California)”, https://panelcensus.com/installers/california/american-solar-893 (data as of September 21, 2026).