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Desert Solar

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Solar installer based in California · active in 2 states · installer record #3518 resolved from 372 public installation records.

At a glance

Desert Solar is a solar installer with 372 recorded installations totalling 15.1 MW, dated 2004 to 2025. Its records are concentrated in California (103%), where it ranks 603rd of 6,220 profiled installers by volume and 969th of 10,536 nationally. The median installed price across 306 priced systems is $3.59/W before incentives.

Recorded installs
372
Total capacity
15.1 MW
DC nameplate
Median system
7.9 kW
≈ $31,000
Median price
$3.59/W
pre-incentive · 306 priced
Third-party owned
9%
lease / PPA
Battery attach
1%
First recorded
2004
Last recorded
2025

Track record

Install volume by year

2004
1$7.37/W
2008
1$7.43/W
2009
2$6.67/W
2010
13$5.93/W
2011
22$5.34/W
2012
23$5.03/W
2013
46$4.36/W
2014
55$4.21/W
2015
68$4.02/W
2016
25$3.54/W
2017
20$3.24/W
2018
21$2.88/W
2019
29$3.15/W
2020
25$1.02/W
2021
5$2.97/W
2022
11$2.66/W
2023
9$2.50/W
2024
2$2.64/W
2025
4$3.34/W

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

Latest records

Most recent recorded installs

DateLocationSizePriceOwnership
Dec 23, 2025Rancho Mirage, CA8.9 kW$18,000Host-owned
Dec 6, 2025Palm Desert, CA5.2 kW$15,000Host-owned
Sep 16, 2025Palm Springs, CA8.8 kW$36,160Host-owned · battery
Jan 30, 2025Palm Desert, CA5.9 kW$22,500Host-owned
May 31, 2024Rancho Mirage, CA25.3 kW$58,000Host-owned
Jan 10, 2024Palm Desert, CA6.7 kW$20,000Host-owned
Sep 26, 2023Palm Springs, CA8.6 kW$25,000Host-owned
Aug 28, 2023Palm Springs, CA9.6 kW$24,000Host-owned
Aug 28, 2023Palm Springs, CA11.5 kW$31,000Host-owned
Aug 3, 2023Palm Desert, CA9.6 kW$18,000Host-owned

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Service geography

California
384
Arizona
2

Busiest cities

Apple Valley, CA 115Palm Desert, CA 20Victorville, CA 19Rancho Mirage, CA 17Rialto, CA 15Palm Springs, CA 14Adelanto, CA 14

Record

Installer ID
PC-3518
First recorded install
May 18, 2004
Last recorded install
Dec 23, 2025
Priced records
306

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How does Desert Solar compare with other installers in California?

By recorded installations Desert Solar ranks 603rd among the 6,220 installers based in California with five or more records. Its median price of $3.59/W is about 16% below the California median of $4.26/W (the installer's median covers every state it works in). Its median system, 7.9 kW, is about 33% above the state median of 5.9 kW. 9% of its recorded installations are third-party owned (lease or power-purchase agreement), against 29% across California. 1% include battery storage, compared with 16% of California records. Installers of similar recorded volume in California include ***FINANCE*** DO NOT EDIT THIS CONTACT (377), Affordable Home Solar (375) and Wing Solar Wood Energy (373).

How has Desert Solar's installation volume changed?

Desert Solar's earliest dated installation on record is from 2004. It has recorded installations in 19 calendar years. The busiest year was 2015, with 68 installations. 2025, its latest year with records, has 4. Its median price per watt moved from $7.37/W in 2004 to $3.34/W in 2025. The most recent recorded installation is dated Dec 23, 2025.

Where does Desert Solar install solar?

Recorded installations span 2 states: California (384, 103%) and Arizona (2, under 1%). The cities with the most of its installations are Apple Valley, CA (115), Palm Desert, CA (20), Victorville, CA (19), Rancho Mirage, CA (17) and Rialto, CA (15).

Frequently asked questions

How many solar installations has Desert Solar completed?

PanelCensus records 372 installations by Desert Solar, from May 18, 2004 to Dec 23, 2025, totalling 15.1 MW of capacity. Public reporting varies by state, so the company's true total may be higher.

What does Desert Solar charge for solar?

The median installed price across 306 priced systems is $3.59/W before incentives (median system 7.9 kW, about $31,000). The California median is $4.26/W.

Where does Desert Solar install solar?

Recorded installs span 2 states, led by California (384) and Arizona (2). Its busiest city is Apple Valley, CA.

Is Desert Solar still installing solar?

The most recent installation attributed to Desert Solar in the public records is dated Dec 23, 2025; 2025 has 4 recorded installations. Records reach PanelCensus months to a couple of years after installation, so recent activity may not appear yet.

Does Desert Solar install leased or PPA solar systems?

34 recorded installations by Desert Solar (9%) are third-party owned — a lease or power-purchase agreement; across California the share is 29%.

Does Desert Solar install battery storage?

4 recorded installations by Desert Solar (1%) 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, “Desert Solar, solar installer (California)”, https://panelcensus.com/installers/california/desert-solar-3518 (data as of September 21, 2026).