Helfers Electric
No recent recordsSolar installer based in California · installer record #5900 resolved from 19 public installation records.
At a glance
Helfers Electric is a solar installer with 19 recorded installations totalling 476 kW, dated 2012 to 2019. All of its records are in California, where it ranks 3129th of 6,010 profiled installers by volume and 5,299th of 10,537 nationally. The median installed price across 17 priced systems from all years is $3.15/W before incentives.
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 | Helfers Electric | California median | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7 | $4.53/W | $4.05/W | +12% |
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 the last year of data. 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.
Latest records
Most recent recorded installs
| Date | Location | Size | Price | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2019 | Lakeside, CA | 5.2 kW | $13,500 | Host-owned |
| Jul 29, 2019 | Ramona, CA | 4.8 kW | $11,500 | Host-owned |
| Oct 8, 2018 | Alpine, CA | 5.7 kW | $28,500 | Host-owned |
| Sep 20, 2018 | San Diego, CA | 9 kW | $25,000 | Host-owned |
| Feb 12, 2018 | El Cajon, CA | 10.7 kW | $15,000 | Host-owned |
| Nov 16, 2017 | Ramona, CA | 1.7 kW | $20,000 | Host-owned |
| Jul 14, 2017 | Carlsbad, CA | 174.9 kW | $583,875 | — |
| Jul 14, 2017 | Carlsbad, CA | 193.1 kW | $583,875 | Host-owned |
| Jun 13, 2017 | San Diego, CA | 21 kW | $95,000 | Host-owned |
| May 1, 2017 | Bonita, CA | 7.6 kW | $13,500 | Host-owned |
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Service geography
Busiest cities
Record
- Installer ID
- PC-5900
- First recorded install
- Apr 24, 2012
- Last recorded install
- Aug 28, 2019
- Priced records
- 17
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How does Helfers Electric compare with other installers in California?
By recorded installations Helfers Electric ranks 3129th among the 6,010 installers based in California with five or more records. Its all-years median price of $3.15/W is about 26% below the California median of $4.26/W. Its median system, 5.3 kW, is about 10% below 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. 0% include battery storage, compared with 16% of California records. Installers of similar recorded volume in California include Gusar Electric (19), Gw Richardson Htg (19) and Healdsburg Solar Electric (19).
How has Helfers Electric's installation volume changed?
Helfers Electric's earliest dated installation on record is from 2012. It has recorded installations in 7 calendar years. The busiest year was 2017, with 7 installations. 2019, its latest year with records, has 2. Its median price per watt moved from $3.20/W in 2015 to $2.49/W in 2019. The most recent recorded installation is dated Aug 28, 2019. No installation in the public records is dated within the last three years.
Where does Helfers Electric install solar?
All recorded installations are in California. The cities with the most of its installations are El Cajon, CA (6), San Diego, CA (2), Carlsbad, CA (2), Ramona, CA (2) and Bonita, CA (2).
Frequently asked questions
How many solar installations has Helfers Electric completed?
PanelCensus records 19 installations by Helfers Electric, from Apr 24, 2012 to Aug 28, 2019, totalling 476 kW of capacity. Public reporting varies by state, so the company's true total may be higher.
What does Helfers Electric charge for solar?
The median installed price across 17 priced systems from all years is $3.15/W before incentives (median system 5.3 kW, about $24,000). The California median is $4.26/W. Prices are the total project cost reported to state programs, so they can include work billed with the solar.
Where does Helfers Electric install solar?
All 19 recorded installations are in California, the most of them in El Cajon.
Is Helfers Electric still installing solar?
The most recent installation attributed to Helfers Electric in the public records is dated Aug 28, 2019; 2019 has 2 recorded installations. Records reach PanelCensus months to a couple of years after installation, so recent activity may not appear yet.
Does Helfers Electric install leased or PPA solar systems?
0 recorded installations by Helfers Electric (0%) are third-party owned — a lease or power-purchase agreement; across California the share is 29%.
Does Helfers Electric install battery storage?
0 recorded installations by Helfers Electric (0%) include a battery.
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- Healdsburg Solar Electric· 19 installations
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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, “Helfers Electric, solar installer (California)”, https://panelcensus.com/installers/california/helfers-electric-5900 (data as of September 21, 2026).