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Bright Ops

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Solar installer based in California · active in 4 states · installer record #1979 resolved from 36,630 public installation records.

Recorded installs
36,630
Total capacity
257.2 MW
DC nameplate
Median system
6.3 kW
≈ $30,705
Median price
$4.75/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
82%
lease / PPA
Battery attach
35%
First recorded
2001
Last recorded
2025

Track record

Install volume by year

2001
1$10.65/W
2002
1$8.62/W
2006
1$6.37/W
2017
1$2.10/W
2018
2$2.34/W
2019
264$3.90/W
2020
1,672$4.07/W
2021
3,416$4.07/W
2022
9,850$4.22/W
2023
7,459$4.44/W
2024
6,239$6.08/W
2025
7,778$6.86/W

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

Latest records

Most recent recorded installs

DateLocationSizePriceOwnership
Dec 31, 2025Visalia, CA8.2 kW$42,665Third-party · battery
Dec 31, 2025Perris, CA4.1 kW$28,242Third-party · battery
Dec 31, 2025Norwalk, CA9 kW$67,289Third-party · battery
Dec 31, 2025Frazier Park, CA4.1 kW$35,574Third-party · battery
Dec 31, 2025Santa Ana, CA6.1 kW$63,231Third-party · battery
Dec 31, 2025Lake Elsinore, CA6.1 kW$51,886Third-party · battery
Dec 31, 2025San Bernardino, CA5.3 kW$38,038Third-party · battery
Dec 31, 2025La Crescenta, CA6.9 kW$44,031Third-party · battery
Dec 31, 2025Los Angeles, CA6.1 kW$28,059Third-party · battery
Dec 31, 2025Fontana, CA4.9 kW$29,116Third-party · battery

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Service geography

Busiest cities

Stockton, CA 1,627San Jose, CA 1,279Fresno, CA 986Bakersfield, CA 831Antioch, CA 745Fontana, CA 609Hemet, CA 609Palmdale, CA 599

Record

Installer ID
PC-1979
First recorded install
Oct 23, 2001
Last recorded install
Dec 31, 2025
Priced records
35,626

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Frequently asked questions

How many solar installations has Bright Ops completed?

PanelCensus records 36,630 installations by Bright Ops, from Oct 23, 2001 to Dec 31, 2025, totalling 257.2 MW of capacity. Dataset coverage varies by state, so actual totals may be higher.

What does Bright Ops charge for solar?

The median installed price across 35,626 priced systems is $4.75/W pre-incentive (median system 6.3 kW, ≈ $30,705). Third-party-owned (lease/PPA) share: 82%.

Where does Bright Ops install solar?

Recorded installs span 4 states, led by California (36,343), New Jersey (324), Rhode Island (92).

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