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Solar installer based in California · active in 2 states · installer record #3603 resolved from 191 public installation records.

At a glance

Direct Electric is a solar installer with 191 recorded installations totalling 1.2 MW, dated 2013 to 2025. Its records are concentrated in California (102%), where it ranks 961st of 6,220 profiled installers by volume and 1,517th of 10,536 nationally. The median installed price across 175 priced systems is $4.21/W before incentives.

Recorded installs
191
Total capacity
1.2 MW
DC nameplate
Median system
5.8 kW
≈ $22,476
Median price
$4.21/W
pre-incentive · 175 priced
Third-party owned
0%
lease / PPA
Battery attach
1%
First recorded
2013
Last recorded
2025

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$4.80/W
2018
11$3.47/W
2019
1$3.36/W
2020
4$2.38/W
2021
7$2.44/W
2022
7$2.44/W
2023
27$3.02/W
2024
8$3.29/W
2025
3$3.49/W

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

Latest records

Most recent recorded installs

DateLocationSizePriceOwnership
Dec 8, 2025Poway, CA4 kW$11,000Host-owned
Sep 30, 2025Chula Vista, CA3.2 kW$22,037Host-owned · battery
Jul 1, 2025Cardiff, CA3.6 kW$12,490Host-owned
Sep 3, 2024San Diego, CA2.9 kW$9,504Host-owned
Jun 27, 2024La Mesa, CA7.2 kW$24,207Host-owned
Apr 22, 2024San Diego, CA7.6 kW$37,567Host-owned · battery
Apr 2, 2024Lemon Grove, CA7.6 kW$23,519Host-owned
Feb 14, 2024San Diego, CA———
Feb 14, 2024San Diego, CA———
Feb 14, 2024Melissa, TX15 kW$30,000—

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Service geography

California
195
Texas
8

Busiest cities

San Diego, CA 24Moreno Valley, CA 17Murrieta, CA 16Perris, CA 11Corona, CA 10Temecula, CA 10Chula Vista, CA 8El Cajon, CA 7

Record

Installer ID
PC-3603
First recorded install
Dec 2, 2013
Last recorded install
Dec 8, 2025
Priced records
175
Also appears as
Direct Electric Company

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How does Direct Electric compare with other installers in California?

By recorded installations Direct Electric ranks 961st among the 6,220 installers based in California with five or more records. Its median price of $4.21/W is roughly in line with the California median of $4.26/W (the installer's median covers every state it works in). Its median system, 5.8 kW, is roughly in line with 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. 1% include battery storage, compared with 16% of California records. Installers of similar recorded volume in California include Solar Ease (193), Source Solar (193) and Evo Energy (192).

How has Direct Electric's installation volume changed?

Direct Electric's earliest dated installation on record is from 2013. It has recorded installations in 13 calendar years. The busiest year was 2017, with 58 installations. 2025, its latest year with records, has 3. Its median price per watt moved from $4.13/W in 2014 to $3.49/W in 2025. The most recent recorded installation is dated Dec 8, 2025.

Where does Direct Electric install solar?

Recorded installations span 2 states: California (195, 102%) and Texas (8, 4%). The cities with the most of its installations are San Diego, CA (24), Moreno Valley, CA (17), Murrieta, CA (16), Perris, CA (11) and Corona, CA (10).

Frequently asked questions

How many solar installations has Direct Electric completed?

PanelCensus records 191 installations by Direct Electric, from Dec 2, 2013 to Dec 8, 2025, totalling 1.2 MW of capacity. Public reporting varies by state, so the company's true total may be higher.

What does Direct Electric charge for solar?

The median installed price across 175 priced systems is $4.21/W before incentives (median system 5.8 kW, about $22,476). The California median is $4.26/W.

Where does Direct Electric install solar?

Recorded installs span 2 states, led by California (195) and Texas (8). Its busiest city is San Diego, CA.

Is Direct Electric still installing solar?

The most recent installation attributed to Direct Electric in the public records is dated Dec 8, 2025; 2025 has 3 recorded installations. Records reach PanelCensus months to a couple of years after installation, so recent activity may not appear yet.

Does Direct Electric install leased or PPA solar systems?

0 recorded installations by Direct Electric (0%) are third-party owned — a lease or power-purchase agreement; across California the share is 29%.

Does Direct Electric install battery storage?

2 recorded installations by Direct Electric (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, “Direct Electric, solar installer (California)”, https://panelcensus.com/installers/california/direct-electric-3603 (data as of September 21, 2026).