Design Build
Recently activeSolar installer based in California · installer record #3521 resolved from 6 public installation records.
At a glance
Design Build is a solar installer with 6 recorded installations totalling 106 kW, dated 2012 to 2025. All of its records are in California, where it ranks 5138th of 6,010 profiled installers by volume and 8,993rd of 10,537 nationally.
Track record
Install volume by year
Bars: recorded installs · right column: this installer's median $/W that year.
Latest records
Most recent recorded installs
| Date | Location | Size | Price | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 2025 | Gold River, CA | 40 kW | $120,000 | — |
| Feb 28, 2023 | Elk Grove, CA | 40 kW | $80,000 | — |
| Jun 16, 2012 | Bakersfield, CA | 8.8 kW | — | Host-owned |
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Service geography
Busiest cities
Record
- Installer ID
- PC-3521
- First recorded install
- Jun 16, 2012
- Last recorded install
- Mar 15, 2025
- Priced records
- 0
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How does Design Build compare with other installers in California?
By recorded installations Design Build ranks 5138th among the 6,010 installers based in California with five or more records. Its median system, 8.6 kW, is about 45% 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 Dale Stickney Construction (6), Dennis Construction (6) and Desalvo Solar (6).
How has Design Build's installation volume changed?
Design Build's earliest dated installation on record is from 2012. It has recorded installations in 3 calendar years. The busiest year was 2012, with 1 installation. 2025, its latest year with records, has 1. The most recent recorded installation is dated Mar 15, 2025.
Where does Design Build install solar?
All recorded installations are in California. The cities with the most of its installations are Sacramento, CA (3), Bakersfield, CA (1), Elk Grove, CA (1) and Gold River, CA (1).
Frequently asked questions
How many solar installations has Design Build completed?
PanelCensus records 6 installations by Design Build, from Jun 16, 2012 to Mar 15, 2025, totalling 106 kW of capacity. Public reporting varies by state, so the company's true total may be higher.
What does Design Build charge for solar?
The recorded systems for Design Build do not include enough price data to compute a reliable median.
Where does Design Build install solar?
All 6 recorded installations are in California, the most of them in Sacramento.
Is Design Build still installing solar?
The most recent installation attributed to Design Build in the public records is dated Mar 15, 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 Design Build install leased or PPA solar systems?
0 recorded installations by Design Build (0%) are third-party owned — a lease or power-purchase agreement; across California the share is 29%.
Does Design Build install battery storage?
0 recorded installations by Design Build (0%) include a battery.
Related installers and places
- All solar installers in California· 6,010 profiles
- Solar installations in California· 2,408,542 records
- Dale Stickney Construction· 6 installations
- Dennis Construction· 6 installations
- Desalvo Solar· 6 installations
- Dg California Solar· 6 installations
- Dijeau Construction· 6 installations
- Dkb Electric· 6 installations
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, “Design Build, solar installer (California)”, https://panelcensus.com/installers/california/design-build-3521 (data as of September 21, 2026).