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Solar installer based in California · installer record #2263 resolved from 127 public installation records.

At a glance

California Builders is a solar installer with 127 recorded installations totalling 1.4 MW, dated 2020 to 2025. All of its records are in California, where it ranks 1240th of 6,220 profiled installers by volume and 1,996th of 10,536 nationally. The median installed price across 127 priced systems is $2.95/W before incentives.

Recorded installs
127
Total capacity
1.4 MW
DC nameplate
Median system
8.6 kW
≈ $26,000
Median price
$2.95/W
pre-incentive · 127 priced
Third-party owned
0%
lease / PPA
Battery attach
16%
First recorded
2020
Last recorded
2025

Track record

Install volume by year

2020
7$2.72/W
2021
12$2.66/W
2022
35$2.86/W
2023
46$2.98/W
2024
13$4.37/W
2025
15$5.11/W

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

Latest records

Most recent recorded installs

DateLocationSizePriceOwnership
Dec 29, 2025Quincy, CA3.6 kW$20,500Host-owned · battery
Dec 26, 2025Chico, CA5.7 kW$31,000Host-owned · battery
Dec 22, 2025Chico, CA9.2 kW$48,995Host-owned · battery
Dec 22, 2025Chico, CA5.7 kW$31,000Host-owned · battery
Dec 2, 2025Chico, CA7.4 kW$37,990Host-owned · battery
Oct 22, 2025Georgetown, CA5.9 kW$32,000Host-owned · battery
Oct 21, 2025Chico, CA9.1 kW$38,000Host-owned · battery
Sep 22, 2025Los Molinos, CA6 kW$32,000Host-owned · battery
Sep 15, 2025Chico, CA6 kW$29,800Host-owned · battery
Sep 10, 2025Chico, CA5.9 kW$30,995Host-owned · battery

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Service geography

California
128

Busiest cities

Chico, CA 66Paradise, CA 13Oroville, CA 10Quincy, CA 4Merced, CA 4Durham, CA 4Corning, CA 3Red Bluff, CA 3

Record

Installer ID
PC-2263
First recorded install
Oct 28, 2020
Last recorded install
Dec 29, 2025
Priced records
127

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How does California Builders compare with other installers in California?

By recorded installations California Builders ranks 1240th among the 6,220 installers based in California with five or more records. Its median price of $2.95/W is about 31% below the California median of $4.26/W. Its median system, 8.6 kW, is about 45% above 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. 16% include battery storage, compared with 16% of California records. Installers of similar recorded volume in California include Pacific View Electric (128), Solar Winds Energy (128) and Td Solar (128).

How has California Builders's installation volume changed?

California Builders's earliest dated installation on record is from 2020. It has recorded installations in 6 calendar years. The busiest year was 2023, with 46 installations. 2025, its latest year with records, has 15. Its median price per watt moved from $2.72/W in 2020 to $5.11/W in 2025. The most recent recorded installation is dated Dec 29, 2025.

Where does California Builders install solar?

All recorded installations are in California. The cities with the most of its installations are Chico, CA (66), Paradise, CA (13), Oroville, CA (10), Quincy, CA (4) and Merced, CA (4).

Frequently asked questions

How many solar installations has California Builders completed?

PanelCensus records 127 installations by California Builders, from Oct 28, 2020 to Dec 29, 2025, totalling 1.4 MW of capacity. Public reporting varies by state, so the company's true total may be higher.

What does California Builders charge for solar?

The median installed price across 127 priced systems is $2.95/W before incentives (median system 8.6 kW, about $26,000). The California median is $4.26/W.

Where does California Builders install solar?

All 127 recorded installations are in California, the most of them in Chico.

Is California Builders still installing solar?

The most recent installation attributed to California Builders in the public records is dated Dec 29, 2025; 2025 has 15 recorded installations. Records reach PanelCensus months to a couple of years after installation, so recent activity may not appear yet.

Does California Builders install leased or PPA solar systems?

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

Does California Builders install battery storage?

20 recorded installations by California Builders (16%) include a battery.

Related installers and places

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, “California Builders, solar installer (California)”, https://panelcensus.com/installers/california/california-builders-2263 (data as of September 21, 2026).