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Cosmic Solar

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Solar installer based in California · installer record #3098 resolved from 2,071 public installation records.

At a glance

Cosmic Solar is a solar installer with 2,071 recorded installations totalling 18.7 MW, dated 2009 to 2025. All of its records are in California, where it ranks 137th of 6,220 profiled installers by volume and 231st of 10,536 nationally. The median installed price across 1,830 priced systems is $3.66/W before incentives.

Recorded installs
2,071
Total capacity
18.7 MW
DC nameplate
Median system
7.9 kW
≈ $29,636
Median price
$3.66/W
pre-incentive · 1,830 priced
Third-party owned
6%
lease / PPA
Battery attach
15%
First recorded
2009
Last recorded
2025

Track record

Install volume by year

2009
9$6.62/W
2010
31$5.49/W
2011
36$4.96/W
2012
53$5.11/W
2013
59$4.19/W
2014
203$3.52/W
2015
192$3.73/W
2016
181$3.69/W
2017
172$3.20/W
2018
189$3.40/W
2019
252$3.50/W
2020
27$3.23/W
2021
24$3.03/W
2022
15$3.93/W
2023
361$3.67/W
2024
130$4.36/W
2025
182$4.87/W

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

Latest records

Most recent recorded installs

DateLocationSizePriceOwnership
Dec 31, 2025Laguna Hills, CA11.9 kW$56,444Host-owned · battery
Dec 31, 2025Bonita, CA9.2 kW$40,198Host-owned · battery
Dec 30, 2025Chula Vista, CA6.9 kW—— · battery
Dec 29, 2025Valley Center, CA—$61,225Host-owned · battery
Dec 26, 2025Carlsbad, CA6.9 kW$34,750Host-owned · battery
Dec 26, 2025Del Mar, CA9.7 kW$51,660Host-owned · battery
Dec 23, 2025San Diego, CA6.1 kW$31,097Host-owned · battery
Dec 22, 2025Vista, CA4.3 kW$28,252Host-owned · battery
Dec 19, 2025Encinitas, CA7.6 kW$33,185Host-owned · battery
Dec 19, 2025Valley Center, CA11.9 kW$57,450Host-owned · battery

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Service geography

California
2,116

Busiest cities

Valley Center, CA 585San Diego, CA 255Escondido, CA 197Vista, CA 108San Marcos, CA 76Carlsbad, CA 74Fallbrook, CA 70

Record

Installer ID
PC-3098
First recorded install
Jul 16, 2009
Last recorded install
Dec 31, 2025
Priced records
1,830

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How does Cosmic Solar compare with other installers in California?

By recorded installations Cosmic Solar ranks 137th among the 6,220 installers based in California with five or more records. Its median price of $3.66/W is about 14% below the California median of $4.26/W. Its median system, 7.9 kW, is about 33% above the state median of 5.9 kW. 6% of its recorded installations are third-party owned (lease or power-purchase agreement), against 29% across California. 15% include battery storage, compared with 16% of California records. Installers of similar recorded volume in California include Divine Power Usa (2,204), Swell Contractors (2,149) and Diablo Solar Services (2,100).

How has Cosmic Solar's installation volume changed?

Cosmic Solar's earliest dated installation on record is from 2009. It has recorded installations in 17 calendar years. The busiest year was 2023, with 361 installations. 2025, its latest year with records, has 182. Its median price per watt moved from $6.62/W in 2009 to $4.87/W in 2025. The most recent recorded installation is dated Dec 31, 2025.

Where does Cosmic Solar install solar?

All recorded installations are in California. The cities with the most of its installations are Valley Center, CA (585), San Diego, CA (255), Escondido, CA (197), Vista, CA (108) and San Marcos, CA (76).

Frequently asked questions

How many solar installations has Cosmic Solar completed?

PanelCensus records 2,071 installations by Cosmic Solar, from Jul 16, 2009 to Dec 31, 2025, totalling 18.7 MW of capacity. Public reporting varies by state, so the company's true total may be higher.

What does Cosmic Solar charge for solar?

The median installed price across 1,830 priced systems is $3.66/W before incentives (median system 7.9 kW, about $29,636). The California median is $4.26/W.

Where does Cosmic Solar install solar?

All 2,071 recorded installations are in California, the most of them in Valley Center.

Is Cosmic Solar still installing solar?

The most recent installation attributed to Cosmic Solar in the public records is dated Dec 31, 2025; 2025 has 182 recorded installations. Records reach PanelCensus months to a couple of years after installation, so recent activity may not appear yet.

Does Cosmic Solar install leased or PPA solar systems?

129 recorded installations by Cosmic Solar (6%) are third-party owned — a lease or power-purchase agreement; across California the share is 29%.

Does Cosmic Solar install battery storage?

302 recorded installations by Cosmic Solar (15%) 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, “Cosmic Solar, solar installer (California)”, https://panelcensus.com/installers/california/cosmic-solar-3098 (data as of September 21, 2026).