Matt Thompson Solar
No recent recordsSolar installer based in California · installer record #7810 resolved from 12 public installation records.
Data through: California through Aug 2026 (monthly state program data).
At a glance
Matt Thompson Solar is a solar installer with 12 recorded installations totalling 39 kW, dated 2014 to 2019. All of its records are in California, where it ranks 3989th of 6,163 profiled installers by volume and 6,881st of 10,840 nationally.
Track record
Install volume by year
Recorded installs per year.
Latest records
Most recent recorded installs
| Date | Location | Size | Price | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 4, 2019 | Santa Cruz, CA | 4 kW | $10,000 | Host-owned |
| Mar 12, 2018 | Santa Cruz, CA | 1.4 kW | $2,500 | Host-owned |
| Dec 29, 2017 | Santa Cruz, CA | 2.9 kW | $5,900 | Host-owned |
| Nov 6, 2017 | Thousand Oaks, CA | 5.1 kW | $10,000 | Host-owned |
| Apr 22, 2016 | Santa Cruz, CA | 2.5 kW | $8,150 | Host-owned |
| Dec 23, 2015 | Santa Cruz, CA | 2.5 kW | $7,000 | Host-owned |
| Jul 13, 2015 | Santa Cruz, CA | 3.9 kW | $18,000 | Host-owned |
| Jun 11, 2015 | Aptos, CA | 3.1 kW | — | Host-owned |
| Mar 24, 2015 | Aptos, CA | 3.3 kW | — | Host-owned |
| Jan 27, 2015 | Santa Cruz, CA | 1.1 kW | — | Host-owned |
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Record
- Installer ID
- PC-7810
- First recorded install
- May 12, 2014
- Last recorded install
- Feb 4, 2019
- Priced records
- 7
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How does Matt Thompson Solar compare with other installers in California?
By recorded installations Matt Thompson Solar ranks 3989th among the 6,163 installers based in California with five or more records. Its median system, 3.2 kW, is about half of 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 Layman Electric (12), Leon Electric (12) and Lusk Construction (12).
How has Matt Thompson Solar's installation volume changed?
Matt Thompson Solar's earliest dated installation on record is from 2014. It has recorded installations in 6 calendar years. The busiest year was 2015, with 5 installations. 2019, its latest year with records, has 1. Its median price per watt moved from $3.68/W in 2015 to $2.51/W in 2019. The most recent recorded installation is dated Feb 4, 2019. No installation in the public records is dated within the last three years.
Where does Matt Thompson Solar install solar?
All recorded installations are in California. The cities with the most of its installations are Santa Cruz, CA (9), Aptos, CA (2) and Thousand Oaks, CA (1).
Frequently asked questions
How many solar installations has Matt Thompson Solar completed?
PanelCensus records 12 installations by Matt Thompson Solar, from May 12, 2014 to Feb 4, 2019, totalling 39 kW of capacity. Public reporting varies by state, so the company's true total may be higher.
What does Matt Thompson Solar charge for solar?
The median installed price across 7 priced systems from all years is $2.51/W before incentives (median system 3.2 kW, about $8,150). The California median is $4.26/W. Prices are the total project cost reported to state programs, so they can include work billed with the solar.
Where does Matt Thompson Solar install solar?
All 12 recorded installations are in California, the most of them in Santa Cruz.
Is Matt Thompson Solar still installing solar?
The most recent installation attributed to Matt Thompson Solar in the public records is dated Feb 4, 2019; 2019 has 1 recorded installation. Records here run California through Aug 2026 (monthly state program data), so the newest installations may not appear yet.
Does Matt Thompson Solar install leased or PPA solar systems?
0 recorded installations by Matt Thompson Solar (0%) are third-party owned — a lease or power-purchase agreement; across California the share is 29%.
Does Matt Thompson Solar install battery storage?
0 recorded installations by Matt Thompson Solar (0%) include a battery.
Related installers and places
Dataset updated . Sources: LBNL Tracking the Sun (through 2025), monthly state program records (California DGStats, NYSERDA, NJ Clean Energy, Illinois Shines) and permit records; installer resolved by exact-normalized name matching and, for state program records, by the systems both sources share.
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, “Matt Thompson Solar, solar installer (California)”, https://panelcensus.com/installers/california/matt-thompson-solar-7810 (data as of September 21, 2026).