Buchanan James
Recently activeSolar installer based in California · installer record #33016 resolved from 28 public installation records.
At a glance
Buchanan James is a solar installer with 28 recorded installations totalling 5.1 MW, dated 2021 to 2025. All of its records are in California, where it ranks 2792nd of 6,220 profiled installers by volume and 4,647th of 10,536 nationally. The median installed price across 39 priced systems is $1.93/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 19, 2025 | Kingsburg, CA | 1,078.9 kW | $2,191,428 | Host-owned |
| Oct 29, 2025 | Del Rey, CA | 41.4 kW | $99,000 | — |
| Oct 29, 2025 | Del Rey, CA | 44 kW | $99,000 | Host-owned |
| Jul 1, 2025 | Kingsburg, CA | 104.2 kW | $236,930 | — |
| Jul 1, 2025 | Kingsburg, CA | 110.6 kW | $236,930 | Host-owned |
| May 28, 2025 | Laton, CA | 109.1 kW | $208,840 | — |
| May 28, 2025 | Laton, CA | 116.9 kW | $208,840 | Host-owned |
| Aug 29, 2024 | Kingsburg, CA | 170.4 kW | $381,024 | — |
| Aug 29, 2024 | Kingsburg, CA | 181.4 kW | $381,024 | Host-owned |
| Aug 16, 2024 | Kingsburg, CA | 192.5 kW | $433,602 | — |
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Service geography
Busiest cities
Record
- Installer ID
- PC-33016
- First recorded install
- Jan 13, 2021
- Last recorded install
- Dec 19, 2025
- Priced records
- 39
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How does Buchanan James compare with other installers in California?
By recorded installations Buchanan James ranks 2792nd among the 6,220 installers based in California with five or more records. Its median price of $1.93/W is about half of the California median of $4.26/W. Its median system, 101.7 kW, is about 17 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 Austin Trease (28), BRENDA LOPEZ (28) and BRENDA RUEZGA (28).
How has Buchanan James's installation volume changed?
Buchanan James's earliest dated installation on record is from 2021. It has recorded installations in 5 calendar years. The busiest year was 2024, with 16 installations. 2025, its latest year with records, has 7. Its median price per watt moved from $1.95/W in 2021 to $2.14/W in 2025. The most recent recorded installation is dated Dec 19, 2025.
Where does Buchanan James install solar?
All recorded installations are in California. The cities with the most of its installations are Kingsburg, CA (23), Selma, CA (6), Laton, CA (3), Traver, CA (2) and Del Rey, CA (2).
Frequently asked questions
How many solar installations has Buchanan James completed?
PanelCensus records 28 installations by Buchanan James, from Jan 13, 2021 to Dec 19, 2025, totalling 5.1 MW of capacity. Public reporting varies by state, so the company's true total may be higher.
What does Buchanan James charge for solar?
The median installed price across 39 priced systems is $1.93/W before incentives (median system 101.7 kW, about $191,845). The California median is $4.26/W.
Where does Buchanan James install solar?
All 28 recorded installations are in California, the most of them in Kingsburg.
Is Buchanan James still installing solar?
The most recent installation attributed to Buchanan James in the public records is dated Dec 19, 2025; 2025 has 7 recorded installations. Records reach PanelCensus months to a couple of years after installation, so recent activity may not appear yet.
Does Buchanan James install leased or PPA solar systems?
0 recorded installations by Buchanan James (0%) are third-party owned — a lease or power-purchase agreement; across California the share is 29%.
Does Buchanan James install battery storage?
0 recorded installations by Buchanan James (0%) include a battery.
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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, “Buchanan James, solar installer (California)”, https://panelcensus.com/installers/california/buchanan-james-33016 (data as of September 21, 2026).