Generation
Recently activeSolar installer based in California · installer record #5086 resolved from 201 public installation records.
At a glance
Generation is a solar installer with 201 recorded installations totalling 1.6 MW, dated 2014 to 2025. All of its records are in California, where it ranks 931st of 6,220 profiled installers by volume and 1,470th of 10,536 nationally. The median installed price across 183 priced systems is $3.79/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 2025 | Escondido, CA | 81.6 kW | $98,000 | Host-owned |
| Feb 21, 2025 | Rancho Santa Fe, CA | 6.4 kW | $32,522 | Host-owned |
| Jan 27, 2025 | San Diego, CA | 15.9 kW | $100,000 | Host-owned · battery |
| Dec 2, 2024 | San Diego, CA | 4.4 kW | $17,549 | Host-owned |
| Jul 17, 2024 | San Diego, CA | 9.9 kW | $32,522 | Host-owned |
| Jun 20, 2024 | San Diego, CA | 7.3 kW | $29,374 | Host-owned |
| Jun 18, 2024 | Carlsbad, CA | 9.2 kW | $29,885 | Host-owned |
| Apr 15, 2024 | San Diego, CA | 9.1 kW | $34,766 | Host-owned |
| Mar 14, 2024 | Rancho Santa Fe, CA | 9.8 kW | $39,294 | Host-owned |
| Mar 7, 2024 | San Diego, CA | 7.1 kW | $28,378 | Host-owned |
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Service geography
- California
- 201
Busiest cities
Record
- Installer ID
- PC-5086
- First recorded install
- Nov 18, 2014
- Last recorded install
- Jul 21, 2025
- Priced records
- 183
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How does Generation compare with other installers in California?
By recorded installations Generation ranks 931st among the 6,220 installers based in California with five or more records. Its median price of $3.79/W is about 11% below the California median of $4.26/W. Its median system, 6.6 kW, is about 11% above the state median of 5.9 kW. 12% 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 Integrated Technology Electric (202), Lp Daniel Engineers Contractors (202) and RHIANNA STOA (202).
How has Generation's installation volume changed?
Generation's earliest dated installation on record is from 2014. It has recorded installations in 12 calendar years. The busiest year was 2015, with 58 installations. 2025, its latest year with records, has 3. Its median price per watt moved from $4.54/W in 2015 to $5.07/W in 2025. The most recent recorded installation is dated Jul 21, 2025.
Where does Generation install solar?
All recorded installations are in California. The cities with the most of its installations are San Diego, CA (38), Carlsbad, CA (17), Vista, CA (16), Oceanside, CA (13) and Encinitas, CA (9).
Frequently asked questions
How many solar installations has Generation completed?
PanelCensus records 201 installations by Generation, from Nov 18, 2014 to Jul 21, 2025, totalling 1.6 MW of capacity. Public reporting varies by state, so the company's true total may be higher.
What does Generation charge for solar?
The median installed price across 183 priced systems is $3.79/W before incentives (median system 6.6 kW, about $28,178). The California median is $4.26/W.
Where does Generation install solar?
All 201 recorded installations are in California, the most of them in San Diego.
Is Generation still installing solar?
The most recent installation attributed to Generation in the public records is dated Jul 21, 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 Generation install leased or PPA solar systems?
25 recorded installations by Generation (12%) are third-party owned — a lease or power-purchase agreement; across California the share is 29%.
Does Generation install battery storage?
2 recorded installations by Generation (under 1%) include a battery.
Related installers and places
- All solar installers in California· 6,220 profiles
- Solar installations in California· 2,413,021 records
- Integrated Technology Electric· 202 installations
- Lp Daniel Engineers Contractors· 202 installations
- RHIANNA STOA· 202 installations
- Lifestyles Construction Solar· 201 installations
- Solar Roof Dynamics· 201 installations
- BEN NEUMAN· 201 installations
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, “Generation, solar installer (California)”, https://panelcensus.com/installers/california/generation-5086 (data as of September 21, 2026).