Best Electric
No recent recordsSolar installer based in California · installer record #1661 resolved from 5 public installation records.
Data through: California through Aug 2026 (monthly state program data).
At a glance
Best Electric is a solar installer with 5 recorded installations totalling 129 kW, dated 2008 to 2017. All of its records are in California, where it ranks 5661st of 6,163 profiled installers by volume and 9,912th of 10,840 nationally.
Track record
Install volume by year
Recorded installs per year.
Latest records
Most recent recorded installs
| Date | Location | Size | Price | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 2017 | Merced, CA | 6.4 kW | $32,000 | Host-owned |
| Jul 22, 2015 | Gustine, CA | 10.5 kW | — | Host-owned |
| Apr 19, 2011 | Orange, CA | 51.5 kW | $202,899 | Host-owned |
| Apr 13, 2011 | Orange, CA | 44.2 kW | — | — |
| Jun 17, 2008 | Morgan Hill, CA | 16.8 kW | — | Host-owned |
Record
- Installer ID
- PC-1661
- First recorded install
- Jun 17, 2008
- Last recorded install
- Feb 10, 2017
- Priced records
- 2
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How does Best Electric compare with other installers in California?
By recorded installations Best Electric ranks 5661st among the 6,163 installers based in California with five or more records. Its median system, 16.8 kW, is about 2.8 times 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. 0% include battery storage, compared with 16% of California records. Installers of similar recorded volume in California include Baywa Re Solar Projects (5), Bell Solar Electric (5) and Bes Brandalick Energy Service (5).
How has Best Electric's installation volume changed?
Best Electric's earliest dated installation on record is from 2008. It has recorded installations in 4 calendar years. The busiest year was 2011, with 2 installations. 2017, its latest year with records, has 1. Its median price per watt moved from $3.94/W in 2011 to $5.03/W in 2017. The most recent recorded installation is dated Feb 10, 2017. No installation in the public records is dated within the last three years.
Where does Best Electric install solar?
All recorded installations are in California. The cities with the most of its installations are Orange, CA (2), Morgan Hill, CA (1), Merced, CA (1) and Gustine, CA (1).
Frequently asked questions
How many solar installations has Best Electric completed?
PanelCensus records 5 installations by Best Electric, from Jun 17, 2008 to Feb 10, 2017, totalling 129 kW of capacity. Public reporting varies by state, so the company's true total may be higher.
What does Best Electric charge for solar?
The median installed price across 2 priced systems from all years is $4.48/W before incentives (median system 16.8 kW, about $117,450). The California median is $4.26/W. Prices are the total project cost reported to state programs, so they can include work billed with the solar.
Where does Best Electric install solar?
All 5 recorded installations are in California, the most of them in Orange.
Is Best Electric still installing solar?
The most recent installation attributed to Best Electric in the public records is dated Feb 10, 2017; 2017 has 1 recorded installation. Records here run California through Aug 2026 (monthly state program data), so the newest installations may not appear yet.
Does Best Electric install leased or PPA solar systems?
0 recorded installations by Best Electric (0%) are third-party owned — a lease or power-purchase agreement; across California the share is 29%.
Does Best Electric install battery storage?
0 recorded installations by Best Electric (0%) 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, “Best Electric, solar installer (California)”, https://panelcensus.com/installers/california/best-electric-1661 (data as of September 21, 2026).