Johnson Controls

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Solar installer based in California · active in 7 states · installer record #6760 resolved from 76 public installation records.

At a glance

Johnson Controls is a solar installer with 76 recorded installations totalling 11.5 MW, dated 2008 to 2023. Its records are concentrated in California (84%), where it ranks 1679th of 6,220 profiled installers by volume and 2,745th of 10,536 nationally. The median installed price across 50 priced systems is $4.57/W before incentives.

Recorded installs

Total capacity

11.5 MW

DC nameplate

Median system

81.7 kW

≈ $418,321

Median price

$4.57/W

pre-incentive

Third-party owned

lease / PPA

Battery attach

11%

First recorded

2008

Last recorded

2023

Track record

Install volume by year

2008

2009

9$12.24/W

2010

1$7.81/W

2011

5$7.62/W

2012

22$5.88/W

2013

10$11.33/W

2014

9$5.70/W

2015

20$3.54/W

2016

6$3.96/W

2018

11$4.10/W

2019

1$3.84/W

2020

4$1.73/W

2021

1$2.57/W

2023

4$1.75/W

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

Latest records

Most recent recorded installs

Date	Location	Size	Price	Ownership
Mar 26, 2023	CA	60 kW	$110,000	—
Mar 26, 2023	Chula Vista, CA	—	$110,000	Host-owned · battery
Feb 1, 2023	CA	60 kW	$100,000	—
Feb 1, 2023	Chula Vista, CA	—	$100,000	Host-owned · battery
Apr 14, 2021	Madera, CA	151.2 kW	$389,025	Host-owned
Dec 23, 2020	CA	60 kW	$244,891	—
Aug 20, 2020	La Crosse, WI	112.3 kW	$190,951	—
Aug 12, 2020	La Crosse, WI	131.8 kW	$230,521	—
Aug 11, 2020	La Crosse, WI	128.7 kW	$220,450	—
May 15, 2019	Chowchilla, CA	253.7 kW	$975,360	Host-owned

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Service geography

California: 64
Massachusetts: 10
New Jersey: 9
Wisconsin: 9
Florida: 8
New York: 3
Connecticut: 1

Busiest cities

Chelmsford, MA 9Taft, CA 9Hemet, CA 9Lancaster, CA 4Milwaukee, WI 4Orlando, FL 4Palmdale, CA 3

Record

Installer ID: PC-6760
First recorded install: Jul 3, 2008
Last recorded install: Mar 26, 2023
Priced records: 50

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How does Johnson Controls compare with other installers in California?

By recorded installations Johnson Controls ranks 1679th among the 6,220 installers based in California with five or more records. Its median price of $4.57/W is roughly in line with the California median of $4.26/W (the installer's median covers every state it works in). Its median system, 81.7 kW, is about 14 times 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. 11% include battery storage, compared with 16% of California records. Installers of similar recorded volume in California include Bds (76), Black Moon Solar (76) and Foothill Electric (76).

How has Johnson Controls's installation volume changed?

Johnson Controls's earliest dated installation on record is from 2008. It has recorded installations in 14 calendar years. The busiest year was 2012, with 22 installations. 2023, its latest year with records, has 4. Its median price per watt moved from $12.24/W in 2009 to $1.75/W in 2023. The most recent recorded installation is dated Mar 26, 2023. No installation in the public records is dated within the last three years.

Where does Johnson Controls install solar?

Recorded installations span 7 states: California (64, 84%), Massachusetts (10, 13%), New Jersey (9, 12%) and Wisconsin (9, 12%). The cities with the most of its installations are Chelmsford, MA (9), Taft, CA (9), Hemet, CA (9), Lancaster, CA (4) and Milwaukee, WI (4).

Frequently asked questions

How many solar installations has Johnson Controls completed?

PanelCensus records 76 installations by Johnson Controls, from Jul 3, 2008 to Mar 26, 2023, totalling 11.5 MW of capacity. Public reporting varies by state, so the company's true total may be higher.

What does Johnson Controls charge for solar?

The median installed price across 50 priced systems is $4.57/W before incentives (median system 81.7 kW, about $418,321). The California median is $4.26/W.

Where does Johnson Controls install solar?

Recorded installs span 7 states, led by California (64), Massachusetts (10) and New Jersey (9). Its busiest city is Chelmsford, MA.

Is Johnson Controls still installing solar?

The most recent installation attributed to Johnson Controls in the public records is dated Mar 26, 2023; 2023 has 4 recorded installations. Records reach PanelCensus months to a couple of years after installation, so recent activity may not appear yet.

Does Johnson Controls install leased or PPA solar systems?

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

Does Johnson Controls install battery storage?

8 recorded installations by Johnson Controls (11%) 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, “Johnson Controls, solar installer (California)”, https://panelcensus.com/installers/california/johnson-controls-6760 (data as of September 21, 2026).