Helio Electric

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Solar installer based in California · installer record #5902 resolved from 24 public installation records.

At a glance

Helio Electric is a solar installer with 24 recorded installations totalling 179 kW, dated 2002 to 2014. All of its records are in California, where it ranks 2978th of 6,220 profiled installers by volume and 4,936th of 10,536 nationally. The median installed price across 11 priced systems is $3.96/W before incentives.

Recorded installs

Total capacity

179 kW

DC nameplate

Median system

6.1 kW

≈ $32,047

Median price

$3.96/W

pre-incentive · 11 priced

Third-party owned

lease / PPA

Battery attach

First recorded

2002

Last recorded

2014

Track record

Install volume by year

2002

2003

2005

2007

1$7.55/W

2008

3$5.40/W

2010

1$4.22/W

2011

1$4.39/W

2012

7$3.83/W

2013

2014

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

Latest records

Most recent recorded installs

Date	Location	Size	Price	Ownership
Nov 18, 2014	Arroyo Grande, CA	6.2 kW	—	Host-owned
Sep 8, 2014	Fresno, CA	4.9 kW	—	Host-owned
Oct 30, 2013	Anderson, CA	5.9 kW	—	Host-owned
Aug 19, 2013	Palo Cedro, CA	11.8 kW	—	Host-owned
Dec 14, 2012	Redding, CA	9.7 kW	$43,696	Host-owned
Dec 14, 2012	Chico, CA	9 kW	$28,615	Host-owned
Dec 5, 2012	Chico, CA	6.1 kW	$19,500	Host-owned
Nov 1, 2012	Palo Cedro, CA	12 kW	$46,000	Host-owned
Oct 30, 2012	Chico, CA	8 kW	$26,635	Host-owned
Jan 2, 2012	Redding, CA	10.7 kW	$41,240	Host-owned

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Service geography

California: 24

Busiest cities

Redding, CA 5Anderson, CA 3Chico, CA 3Cottonwood, CA 2Whitmore, CA 2Mineral, CA 2Palo Cedro, CA 2Oak Run, CA 1

Record

Installer ID: PC-5902
First recorded install: Oct 18, 2002
Last recorded install: Nov 18, 2014
Priced records: 11

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How does Helio Electric compare with other installers in California?

By recorded installations Helio Electric ranks 2978th among the 6,220 installers based in California with five or more records. Its median price of $3.96/W is roughly in line with the California median of $4.26/W. Its median system, 6.1 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. 0% include battery storage, compared with 16% of California records. Installers of similar recorded volume in California include Ecostrategies (24), Hans Vincent Barsness (24) and Hardy Solar (24).

How has Helio Electric's installation volume changed?

Helio Electric's earliest dated installation on record is from 2002. It has recorded installations in 10 calendar years. The busiest year was 2012, with 7 installations. 2014, its latest year with records, has 2. Its median price per watt moved from $7.55/W in 2007 to $3.83/W in 2012. The most recent recorded installation is dated Nov 18, 2014. No installation in the public records is dated within the last three years.

Where does Helio Electric install solar?

All recorded installations are in California. The cities with the most of its installations are Redding, CA (5), Anderson, CA (3), Chico, CA (3), Cottonwood, CA (2) and Whitmore, CA (2).

Frequently asked questions

How many solar installations has Helio Electric completed?

PanelCensus records 24 installations by Helio Electric, from Oct 18, 2002 to Nov 18, 2014, totalling 179 kW of capacity. Public reporting varies by state, so the company's true total may be higher.

What does Helio Electric charge for solar?

The median installed price across 11 priced systems is $3.96/W before incentives (median system 6.1 kW, about $32,047). The California median is $4.26/W.

Where does Helio Electric install solar?

All 24 recorded installations are in California, the most of them in Redding.

Is Helio Electric still installing solar?

The most recent installation attributed to Helio Electric in the public records is dated Nov 18, 2014; 2014 has 2 recorded installations. Records reach PanelCensus months to a couple of years after installation, so recent activity may not appear yet.

Does Helio Electric install leased or PPA solar systems?

0 recorded installations by Helio Electric (0%) are third-party owned — a lease or power-purchase agreement; across California the share is 29%.

Does Helio Electric install battery storage?

0 recorded installations by Helio Electric (0%) include a battery.

Related installers and places

Dataset updated September 2026 . 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, “Helio Electric, solar installer (California)”, https://panelcensus.com/installers/california/helio-electric-5902 (data as of September 21, 2026).