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Ekim Builders

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Solar installer based in California · installer record #4066 resolved from 9 public installation records.

At a glance

Ekim Builders is a solar installer with 9 recorded installations totalling 229 kW, dated 2018 to 2023. All of its records are in California, where it ranks 4544th of 6,220 profiled installers by volume and 7,639th of 10,536 nationally.

Recorded installs
9
Total capacity
229 kW
DC nameplate
Median system
10.1 kW
≈ $24,000
Median price
—
too few priced systems
Third-party owned
0%
lease / PPA
Battery attach
0%
First recorded
2018
Last recorded
2023

Track record

Install volume by year

2018
7$2.38/W
2019
1$1.53/W
2023
1$2.51/W

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

Latest records

Most recent recorded installs

DateLocationSizePriceOwnership
Dec 6, 2023San Diego, CA39.8 kW$100,000Host-owned
Oct 14, 2019San Diego, CA130.5 kW$200,000Host-owned
Nov 15, 2018San Diego, CA15.1 kW$36,000Host-owned
Aug 31, 2018El Cajon, CA10.1 kW$24,000Host-owned
Aug 31, 2018El Cajon, CA10.1 kW$24,000Host-owned
Aug 30, 2018El Cajon, CA6.3 kW$15,000Host-owned
Jul 23, 2018Valley Center, CA7.6 kW$24,000Host-owned
Jun 14, 2018San Diego, CA3.8 kW$12,000Host-owned
Jun 12, 2018San Diego, CA5.7 kW$18,000Host-owned

Service geography

Busiest cities

San Diego, CA 5El Cajon, CA 3Valley Center, CA 1

Record

Installer ID
PC-4066
First recorded install
Jun 12, 2018
Last recorded install
Dec 6, 2023
Priced records
9

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How does Ekim Builders compare with other installers in California?

By recorded installations Ekim Builders ranks 4544th among the 6,220 installers based in California with five or more records. Its median system, 10.1 kW, is about 71% 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 Drube Electric (9), Eberhard (9) and Ecoconsultants (9).

How has Ekim Builders's installation volume changed?

Ekim Builders's earliest dated installation on record is from 2018. It has recorded installations in 3 calendar years. The busiest year was 2018, with 7 installations. 2023, its latest year with records, has 1. Its median price per watt moved from $2.38/W in 2018 to $2.51/W in 2023. The most recent recorded installation is dated Dec 6, 2023.

Where does Ekim Builders install solar?

All recorded installations are in California. The cities with the most of its installations are San Diego, CA (5), El Cajon, CA (3) and Valley Center, CA (1).

Frequently asked questions

How many solar installations has Ekim Builders completed?

PanelCensus records 9 installations by Ekim Builders, from Jun 12, 2018 to Dec 6, 2023, totalling 229 kW of capacity. Public reporting varies by state, so the company's true total may be higher.

What does Ekim Builders charge for solar?

The median installed price across 9 priced systems is $2.38/W before incentives (median system 10.1 kW, about $24,000). The California median is $4.26/W.

Where does Ekim Builders install solar?

All 9 recorded installations are in California, the most of them in San Diego.

Is Ekim Builders still installing solar?

The most recent installation attributed to Ekim Builders in the public records is dated Dec 6, 2023; 2023 has 1 recorded installation. Records reach PanelCensus months to a couple of years after installation, so recent activity may not appear yet.

Does Ekim Builders install leased or PPA solar systems?

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

Does Ekim Builders install battery storage?

0 recorded installations by Ekim Builders (0%) 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, “Ekim Builders, solar installer (California)”, https://panelcensus.com/installers/california/ekim-builders-4066 (data as of September 21, 2026).