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California Solar Electric

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Solar installer based in California · installer record #2300 resolved from 1,878 public installation records.

Recorded installs
1,878
Total capacity
13.4 MW
DC nameplate
Median system
6.5 kW
≈ $29,665
Median price
$4.50/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
3%
lease / PPA
Battery attach
13%
First recorded
2005
Last recorded
2023

Track record

Install volume by year

2005
6$7.01/W
2006
6$6.74/W
2007
8$8.15/W
2008
34$8.16/W
2009
49$7.09/W
2010
74$6.03/W
2011
72$5.46/W
2012
70$5.14/W
2013
65$4.49/W
2014
73$4.08/W
2015
85$4.93/W
2016
111$4.69/W
2017
86$4.76/W
2018
108$4.46/W
2019
139$4.25/W
2020
122$4.16/W
2021
204$4.00/W
2022
271$4.18/W
2023
295$4.39/W

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

Latest records

Most recent recorded installs

DateLocationSizePriceOwnership
Dec 28, 2023Nevada City, CA9.3 kW$42,910Host-owned
Dec 28, 2023Grass Valley, CA11.3 kW$44,617Host-owned
Dec 27, 2023Grass Valley, CA0.8 kW$1Host-owned
Dec 27, 2023Davis, CA——— · battery
Dec 27, 2023Nevada City, CA6.1 kW$27,207Host-owned
Dec 26, 2023Nevada City, CA9.3 kW$38,489Host-owned
Dec 26, 2023Grass Valley, CA8 kW$34,053Host-owned
Dec 26, 2023Nevada City, CA9.8 kW$222,932Host-owned · battery
Dec 21, 2023Grass Valley, CA4.9 kW$22,035Host-owned
Dec 20, 2023Nevada City, CA——— · battery

Service geography

California
1,878

Busiest cities

Grass Valley, CA 551Nevada City, CA 360Penn Valley, CA 125Auburn, CA 114Grass Valley, CA 86Nevada City, CA 76Penn Valley, CA 62Rough And Ready, CA 38

Record

Installer ID
PC-2300
First recorded install
Feb 24, 2005
Last recorded install
Dec 28, 2023
Priced records
1,560
Also appears as
California Solar Electric Company

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Frequently asked questions

How many solar installations has California Solar Electric completed?

The Tracking the Sun dataset records 1,878 installations by California Solar Electric, from Feb 24, 2005 to Dec 28, 2023, totalling 13.4 MW of capacity. Dataset coverage varies by state, so actual totals may be higher.

What does California Solar Electric charge for solar?

The median installed price across 1,560 priced systems is $4.50/W pre-incentive (median system 6.5 kW, ≈ $29,665). Third-party-owned (lease/PPA) share: 3%.

Where does California Solar Electric install solar?

Recorded installs span 1 state, led by California (1,878).

Dataset updated . Source: LBNL Tracking the Sun public dataset; installer resolved by exact-normalized name matching.