Collins Solar Electric
No recent recordsSolar installer based in California · installer record #74987 resolved from 5 public installation records.
Data through: California through Aug 2026 (monthly state program data).
At a glance
Collins Solar Electric is a solar installer with 5 recorded installations totalling 29 kW, dated 2015 to 2016. All of its records are in California, where it ranks 6123rd of 6,163 profiled installers by volume and 10,735th of 10,840 nationally.
Track record
Install volume by year
Recorded installs per year.
Latest records
Most recent recorded installs
| Date | Location | Size | Price | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 2016 | Sonora, CA | 7.8 kW | $16,000 | Host-owned |
| Jun 3, 2016 | Saratoga, CA | 6.5 kW | $15,000 | Host-owned |
| Oct 22, 2015 | Stockton, CA | 7.3 kW | $21,500 | Host-owned |
| Aug 7, 2015 | Tracy, CA | 3.6 kW | — | Host-owned |
| May 27, 2015 | Berkeley, CA | 3.9 kW | — | Host-owned |
Service geography
Busiest cities
Record
- Installer ID
- PC-74987
- First recorded install
- May 27, 2015
- Last recorded install
- Jul 13, 2016
- Priced records
- 3
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How does Collins Solar Electric compare with other installers in California?
By recorded installations Collins Solar Electric ranks 6123rd among the 6,163 installers based in California with five or more records. Its median system, 6.5 kW, is about 10% 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. 0% include battery storage, compared with 16% of California records. Installers of similar recorded volume in California include Solar123Gold (5), Pennies Solar (5) and Blue Line Water Designs (5).
How has Collins Solar Electric's installation volume changed?
Collins Solar Electric's earliest dated installation on record is from 2015. It has recorded installations in 2 calendar years. The busiest year was 2015, with 3 installations. 2016, its latest year with records, has 2. Its median price per watt moved from $2.95/W in 2015 to $2.18/W in 2016. The most recent recorded installation is dated Jul 13, 2016. No installation in the public records is dated within the last three years.
Where does Collins Solar Electric install solar?
All recorded installations are in California. The cities with the most of its installations are Stockton, CA (1), Sonora, CA (1), Berkeley, CA (1), Saratoga, CA (1) and Tracy, CA (1).
Frequently asked questions
How many solar installations has Collins Solar Electric completed?
PanelCensus records 5 installations by Collins Solar Electric, from May 27, 2015 to Jul 13, 2016, totalling 29 kW of capacity. Public reporting varies by state, so the company's true total may be higher.
What does Collins Solar Electric charge for solar?
The median installed price across 3 priced systems from all years is $2.30/W before incentives (median system 6.5 kW, about $16,000). 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 Collins Solar Electric install solar?
All 5 recorded installations are in California, the most of them in Stockton.
Is Collins Solar Electric still installing solar?
The most recent installation attributed to Collins Solar Electric in the public records is dated Jul 13, 2016; 2016 has 2 recorded installations. Records here run California through Aug 2026 (monthly state program data), so the newest installations may not appear yet.
Does Collins Solar Electric install leased or PPA solar systems?
0 recorded installations by Collins Solar Electric (0%) are third-party owned — a lease or power-purchase agreement; across California the share is 29%.
Does Collins Solar Electric install battery storage?
0 recorded installations by Collins Solar Electric (0%) 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, “Collins Solar Electric, solar installer (California)”, https://panelcensus.com/installers/california/collins-solar-electric-74987 (data as of September 21, 2026).