Lightyear Solar
Recently activeSolar installer based in California · installer record #45613 resolved from 70 public installation records.
At a glance
Lightyear Solar is a solar installer with 70 recorded installations totalling 521 kW, dated 2024 to 2025. All of its records are in California, where it ranks 1758th of 6,220 profiled installers by volume and 2,883rd of 10,536 nationally. The median installed price across 56 priced systems is $3.93/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | San Diego, CA | 3.8 kW | $27,344 | Host-owned · battery |
| Dec 30, 2025 | Irvine, CA | 8.9 kW | $13,310 | Host-owned · battery |
| Dec 26, 2025 | Richmond, CA | 4.7 kW | $32,414 | Host-owned · battery |
| Dec 26, 2025 | Danville, CA | 8.9 kW | $0 | Third-party · battery |
| Dec 23, 2025 | Point Reyes Station, CA | 6.8 kW | $0 | Host-owned |
| Dec 22, 2025 | San Jose, CA | 5.6 kW | $21,317 | Host-owned |
| Dec 19, 2025 | Sonoma, CA | 4.3 kW | $28,658 | Host-owned · battery |
| Dec 18, 2025 | Newark, CA | 8.5 kW | $33,785 | Host-owned · battery |
| Dec 15, 2025 | West Covina, CA | 9.4 kW | $18,700 | Third-party · battery |
| Dec 13, 2025 | Moorpark, CA | 8.1 kW | $16,160 | Third-party · battery |
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Service geography
Busiest cities
Record
- Installer ID
- PC-45613
- First recorded install
- Aug 21, 2024
- Last recorded install
- Dec 31, 2025
- Priced records
- 56
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How does Lightyear Solar compare with other installers in California?
By recorded installations Lightyear Solar ranks 1758th among the 6,220 installers based in California with five or more records. Its median price of $3.93/W is roughly in line with the California median of $4.26/W. Its median system, 7.4 kW, is about 24% above 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. 79% include battery storage, compared with 16% of California records. Installers of similar recorded volume in California include Synergy (70), Watt Josh Electric (70) and GAF ENERGY LLC (70).
How has Lightyear Solar's installation volume changed?
Lightyear Solar's earliest dated installation on record is from 2024. It has recorded installations in 2 calendar years. The busiest year was 2025, with 72 installations. Its median price per watt moved from $2.77/W in 2024 to $3.97/W in 2025. The most recent recorded installation is dated Dec 31, 2025.
Where does Lightyear Solar install solar?
All recorded installations are in California. The cities with the most of its installations are Point Reyes Station, CA (3), San Diego, CA (2), Antioch, CA (2), Visalia, CA (2) and Palmdale, CA (2).
Frequently asked questions
How many solar installations has Lightyear Solar completed?
PanelCensus records 70 installations by Lightyear Solar, from Aug 21, 2024 to Dec 31, 2025, totalling 521 kW of capacity. Public reporting varies by state, so the company's true total may be higher.
What does Lightyear Solar charge for solar?
The median installed price across 56 priced systems is $3.93/W before incentives (median system 7.4 kW, about $28,292). The California median is $4.26/W.
Where does Lightyear Solar install solar?
All 70 recorded installations are in California, the most of them in Point Reyes Station.
Is Lightyear Solar still installing solar?
The most recent installation attributed to Lightyear Solar in the public records is dated Dec 31, 2025; 2025 has 72 recorded installations. Records reach PanelCensus months to a couple of years after installation, so recent activity may not appear yet.
Does Lightyear Solar install leased or PPA solar systems?
42 recorded installations by Lightyear Solar (60%) are third-party owned — a lease or power-purchase agreement; across California the share is 29%.
Does Lightyear Solar install battery storage?
55 recorded installations by Lightyear Solar (79%) 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, “Lightyear Solar, solar installer (California)”, https://panelcensus.com/installers/california/lightyear-solar-45613 (data as of September 21, 2026).