Francis E Sabato
Recently activeSolar installer based in California · installer record #4833 resolved from 53 public installation records.
At a glance
Francis E Sabato is a solar installer with 53 recorded installations totalling 386 kW, dated 2011 to 2025. All of its records are in California, where it ranks 2023rd of 6,220 profiled installers by volume and 3,331st of 10,536 nationally. The median installed price across 47 priced systems is $3.48/W before incentives.
Track record
Install volume by year
Bars: recorded installs · right column: this installer's median $/W that year.
Latest records
Most recent recorded installs
| Date | Location | Size | Price | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30, 2025 | Carlsbad, CA | 11.9 kW | $69,122 | Host-owned · battery |
| Nov 17, 2025 | Escondido, CA | 3.8 kW | $16,220 | Host-owned |
| Oct 20, 2025 | Poway, CA | 18.9 kW | $86,034 | Host-owned · battery |
| Feb 24, 2025 | San Marcos, CA | 4.9 kW | $13,500 | Host-owned |
| Feb 20, 2025 | Vista, CA | 2.9 kW | $8,800 | Host-owned |
| Jan 14, 2025 | Carlsbad, CA | 2.3 kW | $7,500 | Host-owned |
| Dec 26, 2024 | San Marcos, CA | 9.5 kW | $32,200 | Host-owned |
| Jun 21, 2024 | Escondido, CA | 4 kW | $35,000 | Host-owned · battery |
| Mar 14, 2024 | San Diego, CA | 4.7 kW | $25,000 | Host-owned |
| Dec 21, 2023 | Encinitas, CA | 7.1 kW | $5,175 | Host-owned |
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Service geography
Busiest cities
Record
- Installer ID
- PC-4833
- First recorded install
- Jun 13, 2011
- Last recorded install
- Dec 30, 2025
- Priced records
- 47
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How does Francis E Sabato compare with other installers in California?
By recorded installations Francis E Sabato ranks 2023rd among the 6,220 installers based in California with five or more records. Its median price of $3.48/W is about 18% below the California median of $4.26/W. Its median system, 5.7 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. 9% include battery storage, compared with 16% of California records. Installers of similar recorded volume in California include Alpha Solar (53), Electrious (53) and Elite Electric And Solar (53).
How has Francis E Sabato's installation volume changed?
Francis E Sabato's earliest dated installation on record is from 2011. It has recorded installations in 14 calendar years. The busiest year was 2023, with 8 installations. 2025, its latest year with records, has 6. Its median price per watt moved from $6.48/W in 2011 to $3.73/W in 2025. The most recent recorded installation is dated Dec 30, 2025.
Where does Francis E Sabato install solar?
All recorded installations are in California. The cities with the most of its installations are Escondido, CA (15), Carlsbad, CA (5), San Marcos, CA (5), Poway, CA (4) and Vista, CA (3).
Frequently asked questions
How many solar installations has Francis E Sabato completed?
PanelCensus records 53 installations by Francis E Sabato, from Jun 13, 2011 to Dec 30, 2025, totalling 386 kW of capacity. Public reporting varies by state, so the company's true total may be higher.
What does Francis E Sabato charge for solar?
The median installed price across 47 priced systems is $3.48/W before incentives (median system 5.7 kW, about $20,000). The California median is $4.26/W.
Where does Francis E Sabato install solar?
All 53 recorded installations are in California, the most of them in Escondido.
Is Francis E Sabato still installing solar?
The most recent installation attributed to Francis E Sabato in the public records is dated Dec 30, 2025; 2025 has 6 recorded installations. Records reach PanelCensus months to a couple of years after installation, so recent activity may not appear yet.
Does Francis E Sabato install leased or PPA solar systems?
0 recorded installations by Francis E Sabato (0%) are third-party owned — a lease or power-purchase agreement; across California the share is 29%.
Does Francis E Sabato install battery storage?
5 recorded installations by Francis E Sabato (9%) 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, “Francis E Sabato, solar installer (California)”, https://panelcensus.com/installers/california/francis-e-sabato-4833 (data as of September 21, 2026).