Knowles Electric
No recent recordsSolar installer based in California · installer record #7085 resolved from 163 public installation records.
At a glance
Knowles Electric is a solar installer with 163 recorded installations totalling 872 kW, dated 2011 to 2018. All of its records are in California, where it ranks 1056th of 6,220 profiled installers by volume and 1,686th of 10,536 nationally. The median installed price across 149 priced systems is $5.23/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14, 2018 | Vacaville, CA | 4.5 kW | $15,500 | Host-owned |
| Nov 25, 2013 | San Ramon, CA | 5.9 kW | $29,292 | Third-party |
| Nov 25, 2013 | Pacific Grove, CA | 4.2 kW | $20,749 | Third-party |
| Nov 25, 2013 | Hercules, CA | 4.3 kW | $20,187 | Third-party |
| Nov 12, 2013 | Bakersfield, CA | 13.8 kW | — | Host-owned |
| Nov 11, 2013 | Bakersfield, CA | 8.7 kW | — | Host-owned |
| Oct 17, 2013 | Bakersfield, CA | 9.7 kW | — | Host-owned |
| Oct 16, 2013 | Bakersfield, CA | 10.3 kW | — | Host-owned |
| Oct 15, 2013 | Bakersfield, CA | 3.8 kW | — | Host-owned |
| Sep 27, 2013 | Bakersfield, CA | 6.7 kW | — | Host-owned |
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Service geography
- California
- 170
Busiest cities
Record
- Installer ID
- PC-7085
- First recorded install
- Jul 8, 2011
- Last recorded install
- Feb 14, 2018
- Priced records
- 149
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How does Knowles Electric compare with other installers in California?
By recorded installations Knowles Electric ranks 1056th among the 6,220 installers based in California with five or more records. Its median price of $5.23/W is about 23% above the California median of $4.26/W. Its median system, 4.3 kW, is about 28% below the state median of 5.9 kW. 60% 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 Ocr Solar And Roofing (164), Roofxperts (164) and Power Independence Electric (164).
How has Knowles Electric's installation volume changed?
Knowles Electric's earliest dated installation on record is from 2011. It has recorded installations in 4 calendar years. The busiest year was 2013, with 63 installations. 2018, its latest year with records, has 1. Its median price per watt moved from $6.50/W in 2011 to $3.44/W in 2018. The most recent recorded installation is dated Feb 14, 2018. No installation in the public records is dated within the last three years.
Where does Knowles Electric install solar?
All recorded installations are in California. The cities with the most of its installations are Santa Rosa, CA (22), Bakersfield, CA (17), Danville, CA (16), Pleasanton, CA (11) and Sonoma, CA (10).
Frequently asked questions
How many solar installations has Knowles Electric completed?
PanelCensus records 163 installations by Knowles Electric, from Jul 8, 2011 to Feb 14, 2018, totalling 872 kW of capacity. Public reporting varies by state, so the company's true total may be higher.
What does Knowles Electric charge for solar?
The median installed price across 149 priced systems is $5.23/W before incentives (median system 4.3 kW, about $22,000). The California median is $4.26/W.
Where does Knowles Electric install solar?
All 163 recorded installations are in California, the most of them in Santa Rosa.
Is Knowles Electric still installing solar?
The most recent installation attributed to Knowles Electric in the public records is dated Feb 14, 2018; 2018 has 1 recorded installation. Records reach PanelCensus months to a couple of years after installation, so recent activity may not appear yet.
Does Knowles Electric install leased or PPA solar systems?
98 recorded installations by Knowles Electric (60%) are third-party owned — a lease or power-purchase agreement; across California the share is 29%.
Does Knowles Electric install battery storage?
0 recorded installations by Knowles Electric (0%) include a battery.
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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, “Knowles Electric, solar installer (California)”, https://panelcensus.com/installers/california/knowles-electric-7085 (data as of September 21, 2026).