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Daystar Solar

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Solar installer based in California · active in 3 states · installer record #3405 resolved from 24 public installation records.

At a glance

Daystar Solar is a solar installer with 24 recorded installations totalling 424 kW, dated 2003 to 2021. Its records are concentrated in California (46%), where it ranks 2972nd of 6,220 profiled installers by volume and 4,928th of 10,536 nationally. The median installed price across 17 priced systems is $5.54/W before incentives.

Recorded installs
24
Total capacity
424 kW
DC nameplate
Median system
8.3 kW
≈ $41,400
Median price
$5.54/W
pre-incentive · 17 priced
Third-party owned
17%
lease / PPA
Battery attach
29%
First recorded
2003
Last recorded
2021

Track record

Install volume by year

2003
1$8.61/W
2004
4$6.45/W
2005
8$5.56/W
2013
1$5.00/W
2014
1$5.00/W
2015
1$4.96/W
2016
2$4.53/W
2017
2
2020
3
2021
1

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

Latest records

Most recent recorded installs

DateLocationSizePriceOwnership
Jun 4, 2021Piscataway, NJ9.5 kW—— · battery
Aug 19, 2020Atlantic Highlands, NJ10.4 kW—— · battery
Jun 9, 2020Berlin, NJ24.2 kW—— · battery
Mar 25, 2020Williamstown, NJ7.7 kW—— · battery
Dec 11, 2017Brigantine, NJ4.2 kW—— · battery
Sep 25, 2017New Gretna, NJ8.4 kW—— · battery
Nov 10, 2016Beach Haven West, NJ5.3 kW—— · battery
May 10, 2016Amsterdam, NY112.3 kW$509,269Third-party
Jun 26, 2015Amsterdam, NY98.3 kW$487,904Third-party
Dec 4, 2014Ghent, NY8.3 kW$41,400Third-party

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Service geography

California
11
New Jersey
7
New York
6

Busiest cities

Grass Valley, CA 5Nevada City, CA 4Amsterdam, NY 2Penn Valley, CA 2Piscataway, NJ 1Beach Haven West, NJ 1Albany, NY 1Williamstown, NJ 1

Record

Installer ID
PC-3405
First recorded install
Sep 19, 2003
Last recorded install
Jun 4, 2021
Priced records
17

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How does Daystar Solar compare with other installers in California?

By recorded installations Daystar Solar ranks 2972nd among the 6,220 installers based in California with five or more records. Its median price of $5.54/W is about 30% above the California median of $4.26/W (the installer's median covers every state it works in). Its median system, 8.3 kW, is about 41% above the state median of 5.9 kW. 17% of its recorded installations are third-party owned (lease or power-purchase agreement), against 29% across California. 29% include battery storage, compared with 16% of California records. Installers of similar recorded volume in California include Clarion Electric (24), Coast Energy Solution (24) and Commercial Contracting Of Fresno (24).

How has Daystar Solar's installation volume changed?

Daystar Solar's earliest dated installation on record is from 2003. It has recorded installations in 10 calendar years. The busiest year was 2005, with 8 installations. 2021, its latest year with records, has 1. Its median price per watt moved from $8.61/W in 2003 to $4.53/W in 2016. The most recent recorded installation is dated Jun 4, 2021. No installation in the public records is dated within the last three years.

Where does Daystar Solar install solar?

Recorded installations span 3 states: California (11, 46%), New Jersey (7, 29%) and New York (6, 25%). The cities with the most of its installations are Grass Valley, CA (5), Nevada City, CA (4), Amsterdam, NY (2), Penn Valley, CA (2) and Piscataway, NJ (1).

Frequently asked questions

How many solar installations has Daystar Solar completed?

PanelCensus records 24 installations by Daystar Solar, from Sep 19, 2003 to Jun 4, 2021, totalling 424 kW of capacity. Public reporting varies by state, so the company's true total may be higher.

What does Daystar Solar charge for solar?

The median installed price across 17 priced systems is $5.54/W before incentives (median system 8.3 kW, about $41,400). The California median is $4.26/W.

Where does Daystar Solar install solar?

Recorded installs span 3 states, led by California (11), New Jersey (7) and New York (6). Its busiest city is Grass Valley, CA.

Is Daystar Solar still installing solar?

The most recent installation attributed to Daystar Solar in the public records is dated Jun 4, 2021; 2021 has 1 recorded installation. Records reach PanelCensus months to a couple of years after installation, so recent activity may not appear yet.

Does Daystar Solar install leased or PPA solar systems?

4 recorded installations by Daystar Solar (17%) are third-party owned — a lease or power-purchase agreement; across California the share is 29%.

Does Daystar Solar install battery storage?

7 recorded installations by Daystar Solar (29%) 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, “Daystar Solar, solar installer (California)”, https://panelcensus.com/installers/california/daystar-solar-3405 (data as of September 21, 2026).