Herness
No recent recordsSolar installer based in California · installer record #5939 resolved from 19 public installation records.
At a glance
Herness is a solar installer with 19 recorded installations totalling 111 kW, dated 2015 to 2023. All of its records are in California, where it ranks 3298th of 6,220 profiled installers by volume and 5,487th of 10,536 nationally. The median installed price across 19 priced systems is $3.13/W before incentives.
Track record
Install volume by year
Bars: recorded installs · right column: this installer's median $/W that year.
Latest records
Most recent recorded installs
| Date | Location | Size | Price | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 9, 2023 | Carlsbad, CA | 18 kW | $18,000 | Host-owned |
| Jul 8, 2022 | San Diego, CA | 3.8 kW | $12,000 | Host-owned |
| May 27, 2021 | San Diego, CA | 3.1 kW | $11,000 | Host-owned |
| Feb 24, 2021 | San Diego, CA | 6.6 kW | $17,000 | Host-owned |
| Jan 6, 2021 | San Diego, CA | 4.1 kW | $14,000 | Host-owned |
| Nov 5, 2020 | San Diego, CA | 5 kW | $13,200 | Host-owned |
| Oct 7, 2020 | San Diego, CA | 3.2 kW | $16,072 | Host-owned |
| Sep 3, 2020 | Escondido, CA | 7.5 kW | $17,000 | Host-owned |
| Dec 26, 2019 | San Diego, CA | 5 kW | $15,443 | Host-owned |
| Dec 26, 2019 | San Diego, CA | 5.7 kW | $15,443 | Host-owned |
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Service geography
Busiest cities
Record
- Installer ID
- PC-5939
- First recorded install
- Nov 19, 2015
- Last recorded install
- Mar 9, 2023
- Priced records
- 19
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How does Herness compare with other installers in California?
By recorded installations Herness ranks 3298th among the 6,220 installers based in California with five or more records. Its median price of $3.13/W is about 27% below the California median of $4.26/W. Its median system, 4.9 kW, is about 17% 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 Ganesh Works (19), Gregory Heitzler Design (19) and Healdsburg Solar Electric (19).
How has Herness's installation volume changed?
Herness's earliest dated installation on record is from 2015. It has recorded installations in 8 calendar years. The busiest year was 2018, with 5 installations. 2023, its latest year with records, has 1. Its median price per watt moved from $2.95/W in 2015 to $1.00/W in 2023. The most recent recorded installation is dated Mar 9, 2023. No installation in the public records is dated within the last three years.
Where does Herness install solar?
All recorded installations are in California. The cities with the most of its installations are San Diego, CA (14), Escondido, CA (1), El Cajon, CA (1), Carlsbad, CA (1) and Del Mar, CA (1).
Frequently asked questions
How many solar installations has Herness completed?
PanelCensus records 19 installations by Herness, from Nov 19, 2015 to Mar 9, 2023, totalling 111 kW of capacity. Public reporting varies by state, so the company's true total may be higher.
What does Herness charge for solar?
The median installed price across 19 priced systems is $3.13/W before incentives (median system 4.9 kW, about $15,443). The California median is $4.26/W.
Where does Herness install solar?
All 19 recorded installations are in California, the most of them in San Diego.
Is Herness still installing solar?
The most recent installation attributed to Herness in the public records is dated Mar 9, 2023; 2023 has 1 recorded installation. Records reach PanelCensus months to a couple of years after installation, so recent activity may not appear yet.
Does Herness install leased or PPA solar systems?
0 recorded installations by Herness (0%) are third-party owned — a lease or power-purchase agreement; across California the share is 29%.
Does Herness install battery storage?
0 recorded installations by Herness (0%) include a battery.
Related installers and places
- All solar installers in California· 6,220 profiles
- Solar installations in California· 2,413,021 records
- Ganesh Works· 19 installations
- Gregory Heitzler Design· 19 installations
- Healdsburg Solar Electric· 19 installations
- Home Upgrade Specialist· 19 installations
- James Electric Company· 19 installations
- Jd Solareletric· 19 installations
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, “Herness, solar installer (California)”, https://panelcensus.com/installers/california/herness-5939 (data as of September 21, 2026).