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Elite Electric

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Solar installer based in California · active in 2 states · installer record #4169 resolved from 1,644 public installation records.

At a glance

Elite Electric is a solar installer with 1,644 recorded installations totalling 17.4 MW, dated 2010 to 2025. Its records are concentrated in California (101%), where it ranks 168th of 6,220 profiled installers by volume and 276th of 10,536 nationally. The median installed price across 1,363 priced systems is $5.20/W before incentives.

Recorded installs
1,644
Total capacity
17.4 MW
DC nameplate
Median system
5.9 kW
≈ $28,952
Median price
$5.20/W
pre-incentive · 1,363 priced
Third-party owned
41%
lease / PPA
Battery attach
0%
First recorded
2010
Last recorded
2025

Track record

Install volume by year

2010
32$6.10/W
2011
102$6.00/W
2012
311$5.65/W
2013
311$5.40/W
2014
129$4.92/W
2015
306$4.77/W
2016
398$4.59/W
2017
14$4.25/W
2018
10$3.55/W
2019
5$3.03/W
2020
2$1.12/W
2021
6$1.19/W
2022
14$2.42/W
2023
1$2.88/W
2024
4$2.66/W
2025
10$5.12/W

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

Latest records

Most recent recorded installs

DateLocationSizePriceOwnership
Dec 23, 2025Valley Center, CA63.5 kW$325,500Host-owned · battery
Dec 17, 2025Pala, CA37.5 kW$131,250Host-owned
Dec 16, 2025Valley Center, CA61.9 kW$145,332Host-owned · battery
Dec 5, 2025Irvine, CA2,213.3 kW$2,523,798Third-party · battery
Apr 16, 2025Pala, CA—$131,250Host-owned · battery
Jan 31, 2025Chula Vista, CA87.4 kW$435,000Host-owned
Jan 31, 2025Chula Vista, CA56.7 kW$435,000Host-owned
Jan 30, 2025Escondido, CA46.8 kW$472,500—
Jan 30, 2025Escondido, CA50 kW$472,500Host-owned
Jan 30, 2025Escondido, CA49.6 kW$472,500Host-owned

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Service geography

California
1,654
Oregon
1

Busiest cities

Los Angeles, CA 57San Jose, CA 55San Francisco, CA 42Arcadia, CA 32Riverside, CA 31Corona, CA 29Irvine, CA 28Rowland Heights, CA 24

Record

Installer ID
PC-4169
First recorded install
Mar 8, 2010
Last recorded install
Dec 23, 2025
Priced records
1,363

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How does Elite Electric compare with other installers in California?

By recorded installations Elite Electric ranks 168th among the 6,220 installers based in California with five or more records. Its median price of $5.20/W is about 22% above the California median of $4.26/W (the installer's median covers every state it works in). Its median system, 5.9 kW, is roughly in line with the state median of 5.9 kW. 41% of its recorded installations are third-party owned (lease or power-purchase agreement), against 29% across California. under 1% include battery storage, compared with 16% of California records. Installers of similar recorded volume in California include Solar West (1,685), Sun Light Power (1,678) and Greenspire (1,666).

How has Elite Electric's installation volume changed?

Elite Electric's earliest dated installation on record is from 2010. It has recorded installations in 16 calendar years. The busiest year was 2016, with 398 installations. 2025, its latest year with records, has 10. Its median price per watt moved from $6.10/W in 2010 to $5.12/W in 2025. The most recent recorded installation is dated Dec 23, 2025.

Where does Elite Electric install solar?

Recorded installations span 2 states: California (1,654, 101%) and Oregon (1, under 1%). The cities with the most of its installations are Los Angeles, CA (57), San Jose, CA (55), San Francisco, CA (42), Arcadia, CA (32) and Riverside, CA (31).

Frequently asked questions

How many solar installations has Elite Electric completed?

PanelCensus records 1,644 installations by Elite Electric, from Mar 8, 2010 to Dec 23, 2025, totalling 17.4 MW of capacity. Public reporting varies by state, so the company's true total may be higher.

What does Elite Electric charge for solar?

The median installed price across 1,363 priced systems is $5.20/W before incentives (median system 5.9 kW, about $28,952). The California median is $4.26/W.

Where does Elite Electric install solar?

Recorded installs span 2 states, led by California (1,654) and Oregon (1). Its busiest city is Los Angeles, CA.

Is Elite Electric still installing solar?

The most recent installation attributed to Elite Electric in the public records is dated Dec 23, 2025; 2025 has 10 recorded installations. Records reach PanelCensus months to a couple of years after installation, so recent activity may not appear yet.

Does Elite Electric install leased or PPA solar systems?

671 recorded installations by Elite Electric (41%) are third-party owned — a lease or power-purchase agreement; across California the share is 29%.

Does Elite Electric install battery storage?

5 recorded installations by Elite Electric (under 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, “Elite Electric, solar installer (California)”, https://panelcensus.com/installers/california/elite-electric-4169 (data as of September 21, 2026).