Bright Solar
Recently activeSolar installer based in California · installer record #1982 resolved from 14 public installation records.
At a glance
Bright Solar is a solar installer with 14 recorded installations totalling 80 kW, dated 2005 to 2024. All of its records are in California, where it ranks 3748th of 6,220 profiled installers by volume and 6,292nd of 10,536 nationally. The median installed price across 14 priced systems is $7.33/W before incentives.
Track record
Install volume by year
Bars: recorded installs · right column: this installer's median $/W that year.
Latest records
Most recent recorded installs
| Date | Location | Size | Price | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30, 2024 | La Canada, CA | 12.7 kW | $35,588 | Host-owned |
| Aug 1, 2007 | Fremont, CA | 18 kW | $165,200 | Host-owned |
| May 31, 2007 | Los Gatos, CA | 4.2 kW | $32,450 | Host-owned |
| May 31, 2007 | San Jose, CA | 4.7 kW | $37,750 | Host-owned |
| May 17, 2007 | San Jose, CA | 3.7 kW | $19,655 | Host-owned |
| Mar 29, 2007 | San Jose, CA | 3.7 kW | $27,075 | Host-owned |
| Mar 9, 2007 | San Jose, CA | 1.6 kW | $15,850 | Host-owned |
| Mar 9, 2007 | San Jose, CA | 4.7 kW | $38,850 | Host-owned |
| Feb 16, 2007 | San Jose, CA | 3.9 kW | $33,250 | Host-owned |
| Sep 28, 2006 | Cupertino, CA | 4.8 kW | $34,410 | Host-owned |
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Service geography
Busiest cities
Record
- Installer ID
- PC-1982
- First recorded install
- Oct 13, 2005
- Last recorded install
- Dec 30, 2024
- Priced records
- 14
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How does Bright Solar compare with other installers in California?
By recorded installations Bright Solar ranks 3748th among the 6,220 installers based in California with five or more records. Its median price of $7.33/W is about 72% above the California median of $4.26/W. Its median system, 4.5 kW, is about 24% below 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 American Sunlight (14), Bay Valley Roofing (14) and Bell Brothers (14).
How has Bright Solar's installation volume changed?
Bright Solar's earliest dated installation on record is from 2005. It has recorded installations in 4 calendar years. The busiest year was 2007, with 8 installations. 2024, its latest year with records, has 1. Its median price per watt moved from $7.29/W in 2005 to $2.80/W in 2024. The most recent recorded installation is dated Dec 30, 2024.
Where does Bright Solar install solar?
All recorded installations are in California. The cities with the most of its installations are San Jose, CA (7), Felton, CA (1), Santa Cruz, CA (1), Los Gatos, CA (1) and Cupertino, CA (1).
Frequently asked questions
How many solar installations has Bright Solar completed?
PanelCensus records 14 installations by Bright Solar, from Oct 13, 2005 to Dec 30, 2024, totalling 80 kW of capacity. Public reporting varies by state, so the company's true total may be higher.
What does Bright Solar charge for solar?
The median installed price across 14 priced systems is $7.33/W before incentives (median system 4.5 kW, about $33,830). The California median is $4.26/W.
Where does Bright Solar install solar?
All 14 recorded installations are in California, the most of them in San Jose.
Is Bright Solar still installing solar?
The most recent installation attributed to Bright Solar in the public records is dated Dec 30, 2024; 2024 has 1 recorded installation. Records reach PanelCensus months to a couple of years after installation, so recent activity may not appear yet.
Does Bright Solar install leased or PPA solar systems?
0 recorded installations by Bright Solar (0%) are third-party owned — a lease or power-purchase agreement; across California the share is 29%.
Does Bright Solar install battery storage?
0 recorded installations by Bright Solar (0%) include a battery.
Related installers and places
- All solar installers in California· 6,220 profiles
- Solar installations in California· 2,413,021 records
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- Bay Valley Roofing· 14 installations
- Bell Brothers· 14 installations
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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 Solar, solar installer (California)”, https://panelcensus.com/installers/california/bright-solar-1982 (data as of September 21, 2026).