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C J Solar

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Solar installer based in California · installer record #2169 resolved from 47 public installation records.

Data through: California through Aug 2026 (monthly state program data).

At a glance

C J Solar is a solar installer with 47 recorded installations totalling 285 kW, dated 2002 to 2026. All of its records are in California, where it ranks 2090th of 6,163 profiled installers by volume and 3,503rd of 10,840 nationally. The median installed price across 36 priced systems from all years is $7.78/W before incentives.

Recorded installs
47
Total capacity
285 kW
DC nameplate
Median system
5.8 kW
≈ $33,980
Median price
$7.78/W
all years · 36 priced
Third-party owned
0%
lease / PPA
Battery attach
28%
First recorded
2002
Last recorded
2026

Track record

Install volume by year

2002
1
2003
5
2004
5
2005
5
2006
7
2007
2
2009
2
2012
1
2024
6
2025
7
2026
6

Recorded installs per year.

Equipment

Module, inverter and battery brands

EquipmentYearMain brands (share of systems that reported one)Year before
Modules2026*6 reportedCertainTeed 67% · Qcells 33%Main brand changed from Qcells (2025)Qcells 80%2025, 5 reported
Inverters2026*6 reportedEnphase 100%Enphase 57%2025, 7 reported
Batteries2026*6 reportedEnphase 100%—

Manufacturer on each recorded installation, as filed with the state program (Tracking the Sun for earlier years). Brand names are grouped by manufacturer family (e.g. Hanwha Q CELLS and Qcells North America count as Qcells). Not every state reports equipment, and battery brands come mainly from California and New Jersey. *2026 to date, from California records only.

Latest records

Most recent recorded installs

DateLocationSizePriceOwnership
Apr 16, 2026Walnut, CA15.6 kW—Host-owned · battery
Apr 8, 2026Mission Viejo, CA7 kW—Host-owned · battery
Feb 5, 2026Brea, CA7.9 kW—Host-owned · battery
Jan 29, 2026Santa Ana, CA6.6 kW—Host-owned · battery
Jan 16, 2026Irvine, CA7.9 kW—Host-owned · battery
Jan 15, 2026Irvine, CA4.8 kW—Host-owned · battery
Jul 23, 2025Huntington Beach, CA8.2 kW$34,999Host-owned
Apr 25, 2025Fullerton, CA6.2 kW$20,000Host-owned · battery
Jan 30, 2025San Bernardino, CA5.8 kW$45,000Host-owned · battery
Jan 21, 2025Lakewood, CA3 kW$38,000Host-owned

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Service geography

Busiest cities

Vacaville, CA 18Fairfield, CA 3Irvine, CA 2Fontana, CA 2Littlerock, CA 2Davis, CA 2Huntington Beach, CA 2Rodeo, CA 2

Record

Installer ID
PC-2169
First recorded install
Jun 20, 2002
Last recorded install
Apr 16, 2026
Priced records
36

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How does C J Solar compare with other installers in California?

By recorded installations C J Solar ranks 2090th among the 6,163 installers based in California with five or more records. Its all-years median price of $7.78/W is about 83% above the California median of $4.26/W. Its median system, 5.8 kW, is roughly in line with 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. 28% include battery storage, compared with 16% of California records. Installers of similar recorded volume in California include A D Electric (47), Amn Solar (47) and Bright Solar Capital (47).

How has C J Solar's installation volume changed?

C J Solar's earliest dated installation on record is from 2002. It has recorded installations in 10 calendar years. The busiest year was 2006, with 7 installations. 2025, its latest year with records, has 7. Its median price per watt moved from $8.18/W in 2002 to $4.27/W in 2025. The most recent recorded installation is dated Apr 16, 2026.

Where does C J Solar install solar?

All recorded installations are in California. The cities with the most of its installations are Vacaville, CA (18), Fairfield, CA (3), Irvine, CA (2), Fontana, CA (2) and Littlerock, CA (2).

Frequently asked questions

How many solar installations has C J Solar completed?

PanelCensus records 47 installations by C J Solar, from Jun 20, 2002 to Apr 16, 2026, totalling 285 kW of capacity. Public reporting varies by state, so the company's true total may be higher.

What does C J Solar charge for solar?

The median installed price across 36 priced systems from all years is $7.78/W before incentives (median system 5.8 kW, about $33,980). 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 C J Solar install solar?

All 47 recorded installations are in California, the most of them in Vacaville.

Is C J Solar still installing solar?

The most recent installation attributed to C J Solar in the public records is dated Apr 16, 2026; 2025 has 7 recorded installations. Records here run California through Aug 2026 (monthly state program data), so the newest installations may not appear yet.

Does C J Solar install leased or PPA solar systems?

0 recorded installations by C J Solar (0%) are third-party owned — a lease or power-purchase agreement; across California the share is 29%.

Does C J Solar install battery storage?

13 recorded installations by C J Solar (28%) include a battery.

Related installers and places

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, “C J Solar, solar installer (California)”, https://panelcensus.com/installers/california/c-j-solar-2169 (data as of September 21, 2026).