Empower Electric
Recently activeSolar installer based in California · active in 2 states · installer record #4221 resolved from 9,101 public installation records.
Data through: California through Aug 2026 (monthly state program data); its other state through Dec 2025 (LBNL Tracking the Sun).
At a glance
Empower Electric is a solar installer with 9,101 recorded installations totalling 62.3 MW, dated 2008 to 2026. Its records are concentrated in California (97%), where it ranks 30th of 6,163 profiled installers by volume and 39th of 10,840 nationally. Its median installed price for solar-only systems in 2025 is $6.78/W before incentives, across 32 priced systems.
Track record
Install volume by year
Recorded installs per year; prices by year are in the table below.
Pricing
Price by year (solar only)
| Year | Priced systems | Empower Electric | California median | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 32 | $6.78/W | $3.29/W | +106% |
| 2024 | 250 | $5.99/W | $3.80/W | +58% |
| 2023 | 1,437 | $5.50/W | $4.06/W | +35% |
| 2022 | 1,572 | $5.26/W | $4.11/W | +28% |
| 2021 | 1,422 | $5.03/W | $3.98/W | +26% |
| 2020 | 537 | $4.47/W | $3.97/W | +13% |
Median installed price per DC watt before incentives, systems without a battery, by the year in the public record. Years with fewer than five priced systems are left out.
Why a company's own figure can differ from this one
- Timing. These prices come from state incentive filings, published about once a year, so the latest full year here is 2025. Prices moved down in many states after 2023; a company's current quotes can be lower (or higher) than its last full year on record.
- Dates. A filing is dated when the program processed it, not when the job was sold, so jobs can land in a different month or year than in the company's own books.
- What the price includes. The filed price is the whole project as reported to the program, which can include loan dealer fees, electrical panel upgrades or roof work. A company's internal figure often leaves those out.
- Batteries. Systems flagged with a battery are excluded here; a battery the filing didn't flag can still raise a year's median.
Equipment
Module, inverter and battery brands
| Equipment | Year | Main brands (share of systems that reported one) | Year before |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modules | 2026*31 reported | JA Solar 52% · Qcells 32% · Elin Energy (Sirius PV) 6% · LONGi 3% | Qcells 41%2025, 785 reported |
| Inverters | 2026*33 reported | Enphase 82% · Tesla 18% | Enphase 89%2025, 689 reported |
| Batteries | 2026*26 reported | Enphase 73% · Tesla 23% · FranklinWH 4% | Enphase 73%2025, 988 reported |
Manufacturer on each recorded installation, as filed with the state program (Tracking the Sun for earlier years). Brand names are grouped by manufacturer family (e.g. Hanwha Q CELLS and Qcells North America count as Qcells). Not every state reports equipment, and battery brands come mainly from California and New Jersey. *2026 to date, from California records only.
Latest records
Most recent recorded installs
| Date | Location | Size | Price | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2026 | Stockton, CA | 5.3 kW | — | Host-owned · battery |
| Jul 31, 2026 | Hemet, CA | 6.9 kW | — | Host-owned · battery |
| Jul 16, 2026 | Stockton, CA | 9.1 kW | — | Host-owned · battery |
| Jun 10, 2026 | Temecula, CA | 6.6 kW | — | Host-owned · battery |
| Apr 30, 2026 | Fresno, CA | 5.7 kW | — | Host-owned · battery |
| Apr 27, 2026 | Madera, CA | 8 kW | — | Host-owned · battery |
| Apr 27, 2026 | CA | 6.6 kW | — | Host-owned · battery |
| Apr 24, 2026 | Temecula, CA | 5.7 kW | — | Host-owned · battery |
| Apr 24, 2026 | Hanford, CA | 4.9 kW | — | Host-owned · battery |
| Apr 16, 2026 | Oakhurst, CA | 12 kW | — | Host-owned |
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Service geography
- California
- 8,811
- Arizona
- 290
Busiest cities
Record
- Installer ID
- PC-4221
- First recorded install
- Jul 23, 2008
- Last recorded install
- Aug 19, 2026
- Priced records
- 8,282
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How does Empower Electric compare with other installers in California?
By recorded installations Empower Electric ranks 30th among the 6,163 installers based in California with five or more records. Its 2025 solar-only median of $6.78/W is about twice the California median of $3.29/W on the same basis (the installer's median covers every state it works in). Its median system, 6.5 kW, is roughly in line with the state median of 5.9 kW. under 1% of its recorded installations are third-party owned (lease or power-purchase agreement), against 29% across California. 42% include battery storage, compared with 16% of California records. Installers of similar recorded volume in California include Renova Energy (9,866), Sullivan Solar Power (9,801) and Gaf (9,719).
How has Empower Electric's installation volume changed?
Empower Electric's earliest dated installation on record is from 2008. It has recorded installations in 10 calendar years. The busiest year was 2024, with 2,305 installations. 2025, its latest year with records, has 1,257. Its median price per watt moved from $9.67/W in 2008 to $12.66/W in 2025. The most recent recorded installation is dated Aug 19, 2026.
Where does Empower Electric install solar?
Recorded installations span 2 states: California (8,811, 97%) and Arizona (290, 3%). The cities with the most of its installations are Fresno, CA (1,818), Bakersfield, CA (521), Stockton, CA (509), Clovis, CA (434) and Madera, CA (301).
Frequently asked questions
How many solar installations has Empower Electric completed?
PanelCensus records 9,101 installations by Empower Electric, from Jul 23, 2008 to Aug 19, 2026, totalling 62.3 MW of capacity. Public reporting varies by state, so the company's true total may be higher.
What does Empower Electric charge for solar?
For solar-only systems installed in 2025, the median reported price is $6.78/W before incentives, across 32 priced systems. The California median on the same basis is $3.29/W. Across all 8,282 priced systems since 2008, including battery systems, the median is $5.77/W. Prices are the total project cost reported to state incentive programs, divided by the system's DC watts, so they can include electrical upgrades or other work billed with the solar.
Where does Empower Electric install solar?
Recorded installs span 2 states, led by California (8,811) and Arizona (290). Its busiest city is Fresno, CA.
Is Empower Electric still installing solar?
The most recent installation attributed to Empower Electric in the public records is dated Aug 19, 2026; 2025 has 1,257 recorded installations. Records here run California through Aug 2026 (monthly state program data); its other state through Dec 2025 (LBNL Tracking the Sun), so the newest installations may not appear yet.
Does Empower Electric install leased or PPA solar systems?
58 recorded installations by Empower Electric (under 1%) are third-party owned — a lease or power-purchase agreement; across California the share is 29%.
Does Empower Electric install battery storage?
3,805 recorded installations by Empower Electric (42%) include a battery.
Related installers and places
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- Sullivan Solar Power· 9,801 installations
- Gaf· 9,719 installations
- Solartech Energy Systems· 8,603 installations
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- West Coast Solar· 7,932 installations
- Solar in Arizona· 290 by Empower Electric
Dataset updated . Sources: LBNL Tracking the Sun (through 2025), monthly state program records (California DGStats, NYSERDA, NJ Clean Energy, Illinois Shines) and permit records; installer resolved by exact-normalized name matching and, for state program records, by the systems both sources share.
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, “Empower Electric, solar installer (California)”, https://panelcensus.com/installers/california/empower-electric-4221 (data as of September 21, 2026).