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Solar installer based in California · active in 2 states · installer record #5920 resolved from 30 public installation records.

At a glance

Helix Electric is a solar installer with 30 recorded installations totalling 4.1 MW, dated 2010 to 2025. Its records are concentrated in California (87%), where it ranks 2557th of 6,010 profiled installers by volume and 4,306th of 10,537 nationally.

Recorded installs
30
Total capacity
4.1 MW
DC nameplate
Median system
62.7 kW
≈ $296,968
Median price
—
too few priced systems
Third-party owned
23%
lease / PPA
Battery attach
0%
First recorded
2010
Last recorded
2025

Track record

Install volume by year

2010
1
2012
14
2013
1
2015
1
2016
2
2017
1
2018
1
2019
1
2021
1
2022
1
2025
2

Recorded installs per year.

Latest records

Most recent recorded installs

DateLocationSizePriceOwnership
Dec 9, 2025Auburn, CA740.9 kW$188,678Host-owned
Jul 2, 2025Chico, CA442.2 kW$1,234Host-owned
Mar 16, 2022Kelso, CA10.9 kW$50,000Host-owned
Nov 10, 2021Sacramento, CA4 kW$8,000—
Apr 19, 2019Burlingame, CA50.7 kW$180,300Host-owned
Sep 18, 2018Oceanside, CA302.8 kW$600,000Host-owned
May 18, 2017San Diego, CA158.9 kW$400,000Host-owned
Mar 15, 2016Avalon, CA22.9 kW$65,350Host-owned
Mar 4, 2016CA250 kW——
Aug 27, 2015San Diego, CA76.9 kW—Host-owned

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Service geography

Busiest cities

Santa Ana, CA 7Death Valley, CA 6Las Vegas, NV 4San Diego, CA 3Sacramento, CA 1Burlingame, CA 1Chico, CA 1

Record

Installer ID
PC-5920
First recorded install
Sep 3, 2010
Last recorded install
Dec 9, 2025
Priced records
8

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How does Helix Electric compare with other installers in California?

By recorded installations Helix Electric ranks 2557th among the 6,010 installers based in California with five or more records. Its median system, 62.7 kW, is about 11 times the state median of 5.9 kW. 23% 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 Fresno Sierra Contractors (30), Full Circle Solar (30) and Green Solar Power (30).

How has Helix Electric's installation volume changed?

Helix Electric's earliest dated installation on record is from 2010. It has recorded installations in 11 calendar years. The busiest year was 2012, with 14 installations. 2025, its latest year with records, has 2. Its median price per watt moved from $5.00/W in 2012 to $4.58/W in 2022. The most recent recorded installation is dated Dec 9, 2025.

Where does Helix Electric install solar?

Recorded installations span 2 states: California (26, 87%) and Nevada (4, 13%). The cities with the most of its installations are Santa Ana, CA (7), Death Valley, CA (6), Las Vegas, NV (4), San Diego, CA (3) and Sacramento, CA (1).

Frequently asked questions

How many solar installations has Helix Electric completed?

PanelCensus records 30 installations by Helix Electric, from Sep 3, 2010 to Dec 9, 2025, totalling 4.1 MW of capacity. Public reporting varies by state, so the company's true total may be higher.

What does Helix Electric charge for solar?

The median installed price across 8 priced systems from all years is $4.07/W before incentives (median system 62.7 kW, about $296,968). 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 Helix Electric install solar?

Recorded installs span 2 states, led by California (26) and Nevada (4). Its busiest city is Santa Ana, CA.

Is Helix Electric still installing solar?

The most recent installation attributed to Helix Electric in the public records is dated Dec 9, 2025; 2025 has 2 recorded installations. Records reach PanelCensus months to a couple of years after installation, so recent activity may not appear yet.

Does Helix Electric install leased or PPA solar systems?

7 recorded installations by Helix Electric (23%) are third-party owned — a lease or power-purchase agreement; across California the share is 29%.

Does Helix Electric install battery storage?

0 recorded installations by Helix Electric (0%) 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, “Helix Electric, solar installer (California)”, https://panelcensus.com/installers/california/helix-electric-5920 (data as of September 21, 2026).