Bright Planet Solar
Recently activeSolar installer based in California · active in 7 states · installer record #32783 resolved from 16,738 public installation records.
At a glance
Bright Planet Solar is a solar installer with 16,738 recorded installations totalling 101.6 MW, dated 2015 to 2026. Its records are concentrated in California (73%), where it ranks 16th of 6,010 profiled installers by volume and 20th of 10,537 nationally. Its median installed price for solar-only systems in 2025 is $5.18/W before incentives, across 37 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 | Bright Planet Solar | California median | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 37 | $5.18/W | $3.29/W | +57% |
| 2024 | 203 | $5.20/W | $3.80/W | +37% |
| 2023 | 1,539 | $4.94/W | $4.06/W | +22% |
| 2022 | 2,247 | $4.53/W | $4.11/W | +10% |
| 2021 | 1,637 | $4.36/W | $3.98/W | +10% |
| 2020 | 2,001 | $4.25/W | $3.97/W | +7% |
| 2019 | 1,946 | $4.09/W | $3.95/W | +4% |
| 2018 | 775 | $3.97/W | $4.01/W | −1% |
| 2017 | 336 | $4.00/W | $4.05/W | −1% |
| 2016 | 194 | $4.00/W | $4.37/W | −8% |
| 2015 | 44 | $4.15/W | $4.58/W | −9% |
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.
Latest records
Most recent recorded installs
| Date | Location | Size | Price | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 2026 | San Diego, CA | — | — | — |
| Feb 10, 2026 | San Diego, CA | — | — | — |
| Feb 4, 2026 | San Diego, CA | — | — | — |
| Feb 4, 2026 | San Diego, CA | — | — | — |
| Feb 2, 2026 | San Diego, CA | — | — | — |
| Jan 29, 2026 | San Diego, CA | — | — | — |
| Jan 28, 2026 | San Diego, CA | — | — | — |
| Jan 28, 2026 | San Diego, CA | — | — | — |
| Jan 9, 2026 | Novato, CA | 5.3 kW | $38,001 | — |
| Jan 8, 2026 | Mill Valley, CA | 12.3 kW | $95,658 | — |
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Service geography
- California
- 12,252
- New Jersey
- 2,920
- Massachusetts
- 1,130
- Rhode Island
- 363
Busiest cities
Record
- Installer ID
- PC-32783
- First recorded install
- Jun 30, 2015
- Last recorded install
- Feb 10, 2026
- Priced records
- 12,698
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How does Bright Planet Solar compare with other installers in California?
By recorded installations Bright Planet Solar ranks 16th among the 6,010 installers based in California with five or more records. Its 2025 solar-only median of $5.18/W is about 57% above the California median of $3.29/W on the same basis (the installer's median covers every state it works in). Its median system, 5.5 kW, is roughly in line with the state median of 5.9 kW. 68% of its recorded installations are third-party owned (lease or power-purchase agreement), against 29% across California. 29% include battery storage, compared with 16% of California records. Installers of similar recorded volume in California include Citadel Roofing And Solar (17,819), V3 Electric (17,706) and Leonard Roofing (17,264).
How has Bright Planet Solar's installation volume changed?
Bright Planet Solar's earliest dated installation on record is from 2015. It has recorded installations in 11 calendar years. The busiest year was 2022, with 2,979 installations. 2025, its latest year with records, has 1,058. Its median price per watt moved from $4.15/W in 2015 to $7.18/W in 2025. The most recent recorded installation is dated Feb 10, 2026.
Where does Bright Planet Solar install solar?
Recorded installations span 7 states: California (12,252, 73%), New Jersey (2,920, 17%), Massachusetts (1,130, 7%) and Rhode Island (363, 2%). The cities with the most of its installations are San Diego, CA (3,493), Chula Vista, CA (1,017), Oceanside, CA (630), Escondido, CA (526) and El Cajon, CA (396).
Frequently asked questions
How many solar installations has Bright Planet Solar completed?
PanelCensus records 16,738 installations by Bright Planet Solar, from Jun 30, 2015 to Feb 10, 2026, totalling 101.6 MW of capacity. Public reporting varies by state, so the company's true total may be higher.
What does Bright Planet Solar charge for solar?
For solar-only systems installed in 2025, the median reported price is $5.18/W before incentives, across 37 priced systems. The California median on the same basis is $3.29/W. Across all 12,698 priced systems since 2015, including battery systems, the median is $4.51/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 Bright Planet Solar install solar?
Recorded installs span 7 states, led by California (12,252), New Jersey (2,920) and Massachusetts (1,130). Its busiest city is San Diego, CA.
Is Bright Planet Solar still installing solar?
The most recent installation attributed to Bright Planet Solar in the public records is dated Feb 10, 2026; 2025 has 1,058 recorded installations. Records reach PanelCensus months to a couple of years after installation, so recent activity may not appear yet.
Does Bright Planet Solar install leased or PPA solar systems?
11,382 recorded installations by Bright Planet Solar (68%) are third-party owned — a lease or power-purchase agreement; across California the share is 29%.
Does Bright Planet Solar install battery storage?
4,832 recorded installations by Bright Planet Solar (29%) include a battery.
Related installers and places
- All solar installers in California· 6,010 profiles
- Solar installations in California· 2,408,542 records
- Citadel Roofing And Solar· 17,819 installations
- V3 Electric· 17,706 installations
- Leonard Roofing· 17,264 installations
- Esp Contracting· 16,128 installations
- Complete Solar· 15,761 installations
- Better Earth· 13,797 installations
- Solar in New Jersey· 2,920 by Bright Planet Solar
- Solar in Massachusetts· 1,130 by Bright Planet Solar
- Solar in Rhode Island· 363 by Bright Planet Solar
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, “Bright Planet Solar, solar installer (California)”, https://panelcensus.com/installers/california/bright-planet-solar-32783 (data as of September 21, 2026).