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Solar installer based in California · active in 4 states · installer record #5636 resolved from 256 public installation records.

At a glance

Grid Alternatives is a solar installer with 256 recorded installations totalling 13.2 MW, dated 2007 to 2025. Its records are concentrated in California (202%), where it ranks 787th of 6,220 profiled installers by volume and 1,251st of 10,536 nationally. The median installed price across 239 priced systems is $4.56/W before incentives.

Recorded installs
256
Total capacity
13.2 MW
DC nameplate
Median system
4.2 kW
≈ $31,643
Median price
$4.56/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
16%
lease / PPA
Battery attach
6%
First recorded
2007
Last recorded
2025

Track record

Install volume by year

2007
1$9.73/W
2008
15$7.62/W
2009
50$6.65/W
2010
29$6.52/W
2011
5$5.09/W
2013
2$4.80/W
2014
17$4.42/W
2015
8$4.50/W
2016
65$3.70/W
2017
21$4.46/W
2018
5$2.96/W
2019
9$3.52/W
2020
11$3.41/W
2021
7$3.09/W
2022
7$4.45/W
2023
26$2.87/W
2024
39$2.94/W
2025
41$2.77/W

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

Latest records

Most recent recorded installs

DateLocationSizePriceOwnership
Dec 3, 2025Sacramento, CA5.3 kW$60,320— · battery
Dec 2, 2025San Diego, CA———
Dec 1, 2025San Diego, CA———
Nov 17, 2025Sacramento, CA2 kW$3,000—
Sep 8, 2025Bishop, CA28.1 kW$128,419—
Aug 20, 2025Stinson Beach, CA—$0—
Jul 25, 2025Ontario, CA47.5 kW$127,742—
Jul 24, 2025Colusa, CA52.4 kW$177,296—
Jul 24, 2025Colusa, CA48 kW$162,561—
Jul 24, 2025Colusa, CA34.9 kW$118,193—

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Service geography

California
516
New York
44
Colorado
12
New Jersey
1

Busiest cities

Sacramento, CA 215Oakland, CA 50San Diego, CA 31Thermal, CA 17Chula Vista, CA 14Far Rockaway, NY 13San Bernadino, CA 12San Bernardino, CA 11

Record

Installer ID
PC-5636
First recorded install
Oct 22, 2007
Last recorded install
Apr 7, 2025
Priced records
239

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How does Grid Alternatives compare with other installers in California?

By recorded installations Grid Alternatives ranks 787th among the 6,220 installers based in California with five or more records. Its median price of $4.56/W is roughly in line with the California median of $4.26/W (the installer's median covers every state it works in). Its median system, 4.2 kW, is about 30% below the state median of 5.9 kW. 16% of its recorded installations are third-party owned (lease or power-purchase agreement), against 29% across California. 6% include battery storage, compared with 16% of California records. Installers of similar recorded volume in California include Chevron Energy Solutions (257), Roberts Solar (257) and Sunshine Pacific Group America (257).

How has Grid Alternatives's installation volume changed?

Grid Alternatives's earliest dated installation on record is from 2007. It has recorded installations in 18 calendar years. The busiest year was 2016, with 65 installations. 2025, its latest year with records, has 41. Its median price per watt moved from $9.73/W in 2007 to $2.77/W in 2025. The most recent recorded installation is dated Apr 7, 2025.

Where does Grid Alternatives install solar?

Recorded installations span 4 states: California (516, 202%), New York (44, 17%), Colorado (12, 5%) and New Jersey (1, under 1%). The cities with the most of its installations are Sacramento, CA (215), Oakland, CA (50), San Diego, CA (31), Thermal, CA (17) and Chula Vista, CA (14).

Frequently asked questions

How many solar installations has Grid Alternatives completed?

PanelCensus records 256 installations by Grid Alternatives, from Oct 22, 2007 to Apr 7, 2025, totalling 13.2 MW of capacity. Public reporting varies by state, so the company's true total may be higher.

What does Grid Alternatives charge for solar?

The median installed price across 239 priced systems is $4.56/W before incentives (median system 4.2 kW, about $31,643). The California median is $4.26/W.

Where does Grid Alternatives install solar?

Recorded installs span 4 states, led by California (516), New York (44) and Colorado (12). Its busiest city is Sacramento, CA.

Is Grid Alternatives still installing solar?

The most recent installation attributed to Grid Alternatives in the public records is dated Apr 7, 2025; 2025 has 41 recorded installations. Records reach PanelCensus months to a couple of years after installation, so recent activity may not appear yet.

Does Grid Alternatives install leased or PPA solar systems?

40 recorded installations by Grid Alternatives (16%) are third-party owned — a lease or power-purchase agreement; across California the share is 29%.

Does Grid Alternatives install battery storage?

16 recorded installations by Grid Alternatives (6%) 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, “Grid Alternatives, solar installer (California)”, https://panelcensus.com/installers/california/grid-alternatives-5636 (data as of September 21, 2026).