Golden Bear Solar

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Solar installer based in California · installer record #5263 resolved from 298 public installation records.

Recorded installs

298

Total capacity

2.4 MW

DC nameplate

Median system

7.2 kW

≈ $27,500

Median price

$3.65/W

pre-incentive

Third-party owned

lease / PPA

Battery attach

27%

First recorded

2007

Last recorded

2023

Track record

Install volume by year

2007

1$10.60/W

2012

2$3.55/W

2013

13$3.41/W

2014

9$1.54/W

2015

11$3.25/W

2016

25$3.28/W

2017

1$3.20/W

2018

1$4.05/W

2019

23$3.60/W

2020

37$3.52/W

2021

56$3.71/W

2022

62$4.26/W

2023

57$3.71/W

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

Latest records

Most recent recorded installs

Date	Location	Size	Price	Ownership
Dec 27, 2023	Sunnyvale, CA	8 kW	$61,033	Host-owned · battery
Dec 20, 2023	Los Gatos, CA	11.6 kW	$75,237	Host-owned · battery
Dec 13, 2023	Saratoga, CA	—	—	— · battery
Dec 7, 2023	Menlo Park, CA	12.4 kW	$71,105	Host-owned · battery
Dec 4, 2023	Los Altos, CA	—	—	— · battery
Nov 17, 2023	Morgan Hill, CA	14.4 kW	$50,410	Host-owned
Oct 30, 2023	San Jose, CA	8.4 kW	$29,650	Host-owned
Oct 27, 2023	San Jose, CA	8 kW	$28,400	Host-owned
Oct 24, 2023	Redwood City, CA	—	—	Host-owned · battery
Oct 24, 2023	Portola Valley, CA	—	—	Host-owned · battery

Service geography

California: 298

Busiest cities

San Jose, CA 41Los Gatos, CA 39Saratoga, CA 23Santa Cruz, CA 21El Dorado Hills, CA 13Scotts Valley, CA 11Soquel, CA 9Rocklin, CA 8

Record

Installer ID: PC-5263
First recorded install: Nov 27, 2007
Last recorded install: Dec 27, 2023
Priced records: 252

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Frequently asked questions

How many solar installations has Golden Bear Solar completed?

The Tracking the Sun dataset records 298 installations by Golden Bear Solar, from Nov 27, 2007 to Dec 27, 2023, totalling 2.4 MW of capacity. Dataset coverage varies by state, so actual totals may be higher.

What does Golden Bear Solar charge for solar?

The median installed price across 252 priced systems is $3.65/W pre-incentive (median system 7.2 kW, ≈ $27,500). Third-party-owned (lease/PPA) share: 0%.

Where does Golden Bear Solar install solar?

Recorded installs span 1 state, led by California (298).

Dataset updated July 2026 . Source: LBNL Tracking the Sun public dataset; installer resolved by exact-normalized name matching.