J L Doty

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Solar installer based in California · installer record #6525 resolved from 111 public installation records.

At a glance

J L Doty is a solar installer with 111 recorded installations totalling 1.6 MW, dated 2006 to 2024. All of its records are in California, where it ranks 1344th of 6,220 profiled installers by volume and 2,196th of 10,536 nationally. The median installed price across 109 priced systems is $3.69/W before incentives.

Recorded installs

111

Total capacity

1.6 MW

DC nameplate

Median system

8.4 kW

≈ $32,000

Median price

$3.69/W

pre-incentive · 109 priced

Third-party owned

lease / PPA

Battery attach

First recorded

2006

Last recorded

2024

Track record

Install volume by year

2006

2$8.09/W

2007

3$9.37/W

2008

1$8.43/W

2017

10$3.54/W

2018

59$3.70/W

2019

11$3.42/W

2020

3$3.35/W

2021

7$3.52/W

2022

9$3.69/W

2023

5$3.71/W

2024

1$3.70/W

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

Latest records

Most recent recorded installs

Date	Location	Size	Price	Ownership
Apr 24, 2024	Tehachapi, CA	15.6 kW	$57,720	Host-owned
Aug 11, 2023	Bakersfield, CA	8.8 kW	$33,440	Host-owned
Mar 29, 2023	Bakersfield, CA	6.4 kW	$23,220	Host-owned
Mar 6, 2023	Bakersfield, CA	7.6 kW	$28,120	Host-owned
Jan 9, 2023	Bakersfield, CA	8.9 kW	$33,000	Host-owned
Jan 4, 2023	Lost Hills, CA	49.3 kW	$213,605	Host-owned
Nov 9, 2022	Tehachapi, CA	3.4 kW	$10,200	Host-owned
Sep 13, 2022	Bakersfield, CA	5.9 kW	$24,380	Host-owned
Aug 26, 2022	Bakersfield, CA	10.4 kW	$37,500	Host-owned
Aug 14, 2022	Bakersfield, CA	9.3 kW	$42,612	Host-owned

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Service geography

California: 111

Busiest cities

Bakersfield, CA 38Fresno, CA 30Sanger, CA 5Clovis, CA 5Merced, CA 4Visalia, CA 3Madera, CA 3

Record

Installer ID: PC-6525
First recorded install: Jun 16, 2006
Last recorded install: Apr 24, 2024
Priced records: 109

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How does J L Doty compare with other installers in California?

By recorded installations J L Doty ranks 1344th among the 6,220 installers based in California with five or more records. Its median price of $3.69/W is about 13% below the California median of $4.26/W. Its median system, 8.4 kW, is about 42% above 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 Mbl Energy (112), Clearview Home Energy Solution (111) and Green Volt Energy (111).

How has J L Doty's installation volume changed?

J L Doty's earliest dated installation on record is from 2006. It has recorded installations in 11 calendar years. The busiest year was 2018, with 59 installations. 2024, its latest year with records, has 1. Its median price per watt moved from $8.09/W in 2006 to $3.70/W in 2024. The most recent recorded installation is dated Apr 24, 2024.

Where does J L Doty install solar?

All recorded installations are in California. The cities with the most of its installations are Bakersfield, CA (38), Fresno, CA (30), Sanger, CA (5), Clovis, CA (5) and Merced, CA (4).

Frequently asked questions

How many solar installations has J L Doty completed?

PanelCensus records 111 installations by J L Doty, from Jun 16, 2006 to Apr 24, 2024, totalling 1.6 MW of capacity. Public reporting varies by state, so the company's true total may be higher.

What does J L Doty charge for solar?

The median installed price across 109 priced systems is $3.69/W before incentives (median system 8.4 kW, about $32,000). The California median is $4.26/W.

Where does J L Doty install solar?

All 111 recorded installations are in California, the most of them in Bakersfield.

Is J L Doty still installing solar?

The most recent installation attributed to J L Doty in the public records is dated Apr 24, 2024; 2024 has 1 recorded installation. Records reach PanelCensus months to a couple of years after installation, so recent activity may not appear yet.

Does J L Doty install leased or PPA solar systems?

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

Does J L Doty install battery storage?

0 recorded installations by J L Doty (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, “J L Doty, solar installer (California)”, https://panelcensus.com/installers/california/j-l-doty-6525 (data as of September 21, 2026).