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Challenge Electric

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Solar installer based in California · installer record #2575 resolved from 7 public installation records.

At a glance

Challenge Electric is a solar installer with 7 recorded installations totalling 37 kW, dated 2018 to 2025. All of its records are in California, where it ranks 5006th of 6,220 profiled installers by volume and 8,452nd of 10,536 nationally.

Recorded installs
7
Total capacity
37 kW
DC nameplate
Median system
4.3 kW
≈ $26,000
Median price
$3.66/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
0%
lease / PPA
Battery attach
0%
First recorded
2018
Last recorded
2025

Track record

Install volume by year

2018
1$4.61/W
2021
2$3.44/W
2022
1$3.55/W
2023
2$12.16/W
2025
1$2.34/W

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

Latest records

Most recent recorded installs

DateLocationSizePriceOwnership
Nov 7, 2025McKinleyville, CA3.7 kW$8,579Host-owned
Jul 10, 2023Quincy, CA4.3 kW$88,000Host-owned
Jan 9, 2023Quincy, CA6.9 kW$26,000Host-owned
Jun 23, 2022Quincy, CA7.9 kW$28,000Host-owned
Apr 22, 2021Quincy, CA1.9 kW$6,800Host-owned
Mar 25, 2021Quincy, CA3.1 kW$10,000Host-owned
Feb 26, 2018Soda Springs, CA9.6 kW$44,418Host-owned

Service geography

California
7

Busiest cities

Quincy, CA 5McKinleyville, CA 1Soda Springs, CA 1

Record

Installer ID
PC-2575
First recorded install
Feb 26, 2018
Last recorded install
Nov 7, 2025
Priced records
7

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How does Challenge Electric compare with other installers in California?

By recorded installations Challenge Electric ranks 5006th among the 6,220 installers based in California with five or more records. Its median system, 4.3 kW, is about 28% 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 Castaneda Construction (7), Castle Construction (7) and Cde Electric (7).

How has Challenge Electric's installation volume changed?

Challenge Electric's earliest dated installation on record is from 2018. It has recorded installations in 5 calendar years. The busiest year was 2021, with 2 installations. 2025, its latest year with records, has 1. Its median price per watt moved from $4.61/W in 2018 to $2.34/W in 2025. The most recent recorded installation is dated Nov 7, 2025.

Where does Challenge Electric install solar?

All recorded installations are in California. The cities with the most of its installations are Quincy, CA (5), McKinleyville, CA (1) and Soda Springs, CA (1).

Frequently asked questions

How many solar installations has Challenge Electric completed?

PanelCensus records 7 installations by Challenge Electric, from Feb 26, 2018 to Nov 7, 2025, totalling 37 kW of capacity. Public reporting varies by state, so the company's true total may be higher.

What does Challenge Electric charge for solar?

The median installed price across 7 priced systems is $3.66/W before incentives (median system 4.3 kW, about $26,000). The California median is $4.26/W.

Where does Challenge Electric install solar?

All 7 recorded installations are in California, the most of them in Quincy.

Is Challenge Electric still installing solar?

The most recent installation attributed to Challenge Electric in the public records is dated Nov 7, 2025; 2025 has 1 recorded installation. Records reach PanelCensus months to a couple of years after installation, so recent activity may not appear yet.

Does Challenge Electric install leased or PPA solar systems?

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

Does Challenge Electric install battery storage?

0 recorded installations by Challenge Electric (0%) 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, “Challenge Electric, solar installer (California)”, https://panelcensus.com/installers/california/challenge-electric-2575 (data as of September 21, 2026).