High Definition Solar
Recently activeSolar installer based in California · installer record #5976 resolved from 3,255 public installation records.
At a glance
High Definition Solar is a solar installer with 3,255 recorded installations totalling 10.4 MW, dated 2012 to 2025. All of its records are in California, where it ranks 86th of 6,010 profiled installers by volume and 144th of 10,537 nationally. Its median installed price for solar-only systems in 2023–2025 is $6.11/W before incentives, across 187 priced systems.
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 | High Definition Solar | California median | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | $5.00/W | $3.29/W | +52% |
| 2024 | 25 | $6.05/W | $3.80/W | +59% |
| 2023 | 155 | $6.14/W | $4.06/W | +51% |
| 2022 | 195 | $5.67/W | $4.11/W | +38% |
| 2021 | 177 | $5.40/W | $3.98/W | +36% |
| 2020 | 242 | $6.12/W | $3.97/W | +54% |
| 2019 | 281 | $6.80/W | $3.95/W | +72% |
| 2018 | 306 | $6.99/W | $4.01/W | +74% |
| 2017 | 321 | $9.36/W | $4.05/W | +131% |
| 2016 | 405 | $10.70/W | $4.37/W | +145% |
| 2015 | 146 | $11.05/W | $4.58/W | +141% |
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 2025. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30, 2025 | San Rafael, CA | 14 kW | $92,119 | Host-owned · battery |
| Dec 30, 2025 | Kentfield, CA | 7.6 kW | $62,100 | Host-owned · battery |
| Dec 30, 2025 | San Pablo, CA | 2.4 kW | $0 | Host-owned · battery |
| Dec 29, 2025 | Oakland, CA | 2 kW | $0 | Host-owned · battery |
| Dec 26, 2025 | Petaluma, CA | 5.6 kW | $43,600 | Host-owned · battery |
| Dec 19, 2025 | El Cerrito, CA | 4.2 kW | $0 | Host-owned · battery |
| Dec 11, 2025 | Oakland, CA | 2 kW | $0 | Host-owned |
| Dec 10, 2025 | Santa Rosa, CA | 3.2 kW | $44,700 | Host-owned · battery |
| Dec 9, 2025 | Pleasant Hill, CA | 4.3 kW | $61,500 | Host-owned · battery |
| Dec 9, 2025 | San Leandro, CA | 4.1 kW | $0 | Host-owned |
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Service geography
- California
- 3,255
Busiest cities
Record
- Installer ID
- PC-5976
- First recorded install
- Nov 7, 2012
- Last recorded install
- Dec 30, 2025
- Priced records
- 2,393
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How does High Definition Solar compare with other installers in California?
By recorded installations High Definition Solar ranks 86th among the 6,010 installers based in California with five or more records. Its 2023–2025 solar-only median of $6.11/W is about 55% above the California median of $3.95/W on the same basis. Its median system, 2.4 kW, is about 59% 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. 7% include battery storage, compared with 16% of California records. Installers of similar recorded volume in California include Green Day Electric (3,374), Richard Heath Associates (3,371) and Solgen Electric (3,295).
How has High Definition Solar's installation volume changed?
High Definition Solar's earliest dated installation on record is from 2012. It has recorded installations in 14 calendar years. The busiest year was 2016, with 412 installations. 2025, its latest year with records, has 126. Its median price per watt moved from $11.05/W in 2015 to $7.44/W in 2025. The most recent recorded installation is dated Dec 30, 2025.
Where does High Definition Solar install solar?
All recorded installations are in California. The cities with the most of its installations are Oakland, CA (212), San Francisco, CA (211), Napa, CA (147), Stockton, CA (122) and Vallejo, CA (109).
Frequently asked questions
How many solar installations has High Definition Solar completed?
PanelCensus records 3,255 installations by High Definition Solar, from Nov 7, 2012 to Dec 30, 2025, totalling 10.4 MW of capacity. Public reporting varies by state, so the company's true total may be higher.
What does High Definition Solar charge for solar?
For solar-only systems installed in 2023–2025, the median reported price is $6.11/W before incentives, across 187 priced systems. The California median on the same basis is $3.95/W. Across all 2,393 priced systems since 2012, including battery systems, the median is $7.10/W. Prices are the total project cost reported to state incentive programs, divided by the system's DC watts, so they can include electrical upgrades or other work billed with the solar.
Where does High Definition Solar install solar?
All 3,255 recorded installations are in California, the most of them in Oakland.
Is High Definition Solar still installing solar?
The most recent installation attributed to High Definition Solar in the public records is dated Dec 30, 2025; 2025 has 126 recorded installations. Records reach PanelCensus months to a couple of years after installation, so recent activity may not appear yet.
Does High Definition Solar install leased or PPA solar systems?
0 recorded installations by High Definition Solar (0%) are third-party owned — a lease or power-purchase agreement; across California the share is 29%.
Does High Definition Solar install battery storage?
226 recorded installations by High Definition Solar (7%) include a battery.
Related installers and places
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- Solar installations in California· 2,408,542 records
- Green Day Electric· 3,374 installations
- Richard Heath Associates· 3,371 installations
- Solgen Electric· 3,295 installations
- Peak Power Solutions· 3,215 installations
- Gold Rush Energy Solutions· 3,136 installations
- California Solar Electric Systems· 3,062 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, “High Definition Solar, solar installer (California)”, https://panelcensus.com/installers/california/high-definition-solar-5976 (data as of September 21, 2026).