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Direct Electric

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Solar installer based in California · installer record #3603 resolved from 183 public installation records.

Recorded installs
183
Total capacity
1.2 MW
DC nameplate
Median system
5.8 kW
≈ $22,568
Median price
$4.24/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
0%
lease / PPA
Battery attach
0%
First recorded
2013
Last recorded
2023

Track record

Install volume by year

2013
1
2014
16$4.13/W
2015
12$3.65/W
2016
48$4.64/W
2017
58$4.72/W
2018
11$3.45/W
2019
1$3.36/W
2020
4$2.37/W
2021
7$2.44/W
2022
7$2.43/W
2023
18$3.00/W

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

Latest records

Most recent recorded installs

DateLocationSizePriceOwnership
Nov 16, 2023San Diego, CA6.6 kW$20,502Host-owned
Nov 10, 2023Lakeside, CA4.7 kW$14,507Host-owned
Nov 9, 2023San Diego, CA5.8 kW$20,789Host-owned
Oct 31, 2023El Cajon, CA11.5 kW$29,915Host-owned
Oct 12, 2023Julian, CA9.9 kW$29,152Host-owned
Aug 31, 2023Chula Vista, CA5.2 kW$17,239Host-owned
Aug 25, 2023El Cajon, CA4.4 kW$13,818Host-owned
Aug 10, 2023Chula Vista, CA8 kW$22,757Host-owned
Jul 31, 2023El Cajon, CA10.8 kW$30,111Host-owned
Jun 20, 2023Lemon Grove, CA4.7 kW$14,307Host-owned

Service geography

California
183

Busiest cities

San Diego, CA 21Moreno Valley, CA 17Murrieta, CA 16Perris, CA 11Temecula, CA 10Corona, CA 10El Cajon, CA 7Chula Vista, CA 7

Record

Installer ID
PC-3603
First recorded install
Dec 2, 2013
Last recorded install
Nov 16, 2023
Priced records
167
Also appears as
Direct Electric Company

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Frequently asked questions

How many solar installations has Direct Electric completed?

The Tracking the Sun dataset records 183 installations by Direct Electric, from Dec 2, 2013 to Nov 16, 2023, totalling 1.2 MW of capacity. Dataset coverage varies by state, so actual totals may be higher.

What does Direct Electric charge for solar?

The median installed price across 167 priced systems is $4.24/W pre-incentive (median system 5.8 kW, ≈ $22,568). Third-party-owned (lease/PPA) share: 0%.

Where does Direct Electric install solar?

Recorded installs span 1 state, led by California (183).

Dataset updated . Source: LBNL Tracking the Sun public dataset; installer resolved by exact-normalized name matching.