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Howard Electric

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Solar installer based in California · active in 2 states · installer record #6154 resolved from 36 public installation records.

At a glance

Howard Electric is a solar installer with 36 recorded installations totalling 469 kW, dated 2017 to 2025. Its records are concentrated in California (100%), where it ranks 2457th of 6,220 profiled installers by volume and 4,073rd of 10,536 nationally. The median installed price across 36 priced systems is $3.30/W before incentives.

Recorded installs
36
Total capacity
469 kW
DC nameplate
Median system
9.3 kW
≈ $30,000
Median price
$3.30/W
pre-incentive · 36 priced
Third-party owned
8%
lease / PPA
Battery attach
0%
First recorded
2017
Last recorded
2025

Track record

Install volume by year

2012
1
2017
14$3.58/W
2018
1$4.24/W
2019
7$3.49/W
2020
7$2.96/W
2022
2$4.89/W
2023
4$2.90/W
2025
1$2.28/W

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

Latest records

Most recent recorded installs

DateLocationSizePriceOwnership
Jul 28, 2025Temecula, CA120.6 kW$275,000Third-party
Oct 12, 2023Sun City, CA10.3 kW$34,000Host-owned
Oct 7, 2023Hemet, CA16.2 kW$42,500Host-owned
Apr 14, 2023Lakewood, CA9.6 kW$30,000Host-owned
Jan 12, 2023Temecula, CA15 kW$40,000Host-owned
Oct 3, 2022Costa Mesa, CA5.2 kW$30,000Third-party
Aug 26, 2022Orange, CA11.2 kW$45,000Third-party
Nov 24, 2020Riverside, CA13.7 kW$27,950Host-owned
Nov 12, 2020Temecula, CA11.1 kW$36,000Host-owned
Jul 30, 2020Hemet, CA9.8 kW$25,500Host-owned

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Service geography

California
36
Colorado
1

Busiest cities

Hemet, CA 16Temecula, CA 4Yorba Linda, CA 2Canyon Lake, CA 2Winchester, CA 2Menifee, CA 1San Jacinto, CA 1Lakewood, CA 1

Record

Installer ID
PC-6154
First recorded install
Jan 9, 2017
Last recorded install
Jul 28, 2025
Priced records
36

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How does Howard Electric compare with other installers in California?

By recorded installations Howard Electric ranks 2457th among the 6,220 installers based in California with five or more records. Its median price of $3.30/W is about 23% below the California median of $4.26/W (the installer's median covers every state it works in). Its median system, 9.3 kW, is about 57% above the state median of 5.9 kW. 8% 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 Dickerson Solar Solutions (36), Ericson Solar (36) and Geo Construction (36).

How has Howard Electric's installation volume changed?

Howard Electric's earliest dated installation on record is from 2012. It has recorded installations in 8 calendar years. The busiest year was 2017, with 14 installations. 2025, its latest year with records, has 1. Its median price per watt moved from $3.58/W in 2017 to $2.28/W in 2025. The most recent recorded installation is dated Jul 28, 2025.

Where does Howard Electric install solar?

Recorded installations span 2 states: California (36, 100%) and Colorado (1, 3%). The cities with the most of its installations are Hemet, CA (16), Temecula, CA (4), Yorba Linda, CA (2), Canyon Lake, CA (2) and Winchester, CA (2).

Frequently asked questions

How many solar installations has Howard Electric completed?

PanelCensus records 36 installations by Howard Electric, from Jan 9, 2017 to Jul 28, 2025, totalling 469 kW of capacity. Public reporting varies by state, so the company's true total may be higher.

What does Howard Electric charge for solar?

The median installed price across 36 priced systems is $3.30/W before incentives (median system 9.3 kW, about $30,000). The California median is $4.26/W.

Where does Howard Electric install solar?

Recorded installs span 2 states, led by California (36) and Colorado (1). Its busiest city is Hemet, CA.

Is Howard Electric still installing solar?

The most recent installation attributed to Howard Electric in the public records is dated Jul 28, 2025; 2025 has 1 recorded installation. Records reach PanelCensus months to a couple of years after installation, so recent activity may not appear yet.

Does Howard Electric install leased or PPA solar systems?

3 recorded installations by Howard Electric (8%) are third-party owned — a lease or power-purchase agreement; across California the share is 29%.

Does Howard Electric install battery storage?

0 recorded installations by Howard 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, “Howard Electric, solar installer (California)”, https://panelcensus.com/installers/california/howard-electric-6154 (data as of September 21, 2026).