Mcwire Electric
Recently activeSolar installer based in California · installer record #7914 resolved from 572 public installation records.
At a glance
Mcwire Electric is a solar installer with 572 recorded installations totalling 2.6 MW, dated 2009 to 2023. All of its records are in California, where it ranks 406th of 6,220 profiled installers by volume and 666th of 10,536 nationally. The median installed price across 136 priced systems is $2.11/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 15, 2023 | Ramona, CA | 5.5 kW | — | — |
| Apr 13, 2023 | El Cajon, CA | 3.9 kW | — | — |
| May 25, 2016 | Julian, CA | 3.1 kW | $15,850 | Host-owned |
| Apr 25, 2016 | San Diego, CA | 3.9 kW | $5,808 | Third-party |
| Mar 14, 2016 | Chula Vista, CA | 4.2 kW | $2,400 | Third-party |
| Mar 7, 2016 | San Diego, CA | 4.2 kW | $5,018 | Third-party |
| Feb 16, 2016 | Santee, CA | 4.2 kW | $21,050 | Host-owned |
| Feb 12, 2016 | El Cajon, CA | 10.3 kW | $12,375 | Third-party |
| Feb 12, 2016 | Poway, CA | 5.7 kW | $6,756 | Third-party |
| Feb 8, 2016 | Carlsbad, CA | 6 kW | $8,148 | Third-party |
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Service geography
- California
- 575
Busiest cities
Record
- Installer ID
- PC-7914
- First recorded install
- Oct 26, 2009
- Last recorded install
- Dec 15, 2023
- Priced records
- 136
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How does Mcwire Electric compare with other installers in California?
By recorded installations Mcwire Electric ranks 406th among the 6,220 installers based in California with five or more records. Its median price of $2.11/W is about half of the California median of $4.26/W. Its median system, 4.1 kW, is about 31% below the state median of 5.9 kW. 13% of its recorded installations are third-party owned (lease or power-purchase agreement), against 29% across California. under 1% include battery storage, compared with 16% of California records. Installers of similar recorded volume in California include Simply Solar Nocal (576), Brite Energy (574) and Levi Builders (574).
How has Mcwire Electric's installation volume changed?
Mcwire Electric's earliest dated installation on record is from 2009. It has recorded installations in 9 calendar years. The busiest year was 2014, with 130 installations. 2023, its latest year with records, has 2. Its median price per watt moved from $3.91/W in 2009 to $1.45/W in 2016. The most recent recorded installation is dated Dec 15, 2023.
Where does Mcwire Electric install solar?
All recorded installations are in California. The cities with the most of its installations are San Diego, CA (135), Santee, CA (53), El Cajon, CA (49), Ramona, CA (40) and Chula Vista, CA (29).
Frequently asked questions
How many solar installations has Mcwire Electric completed?
PanelCensus records 572 installations by Mcwire Electric, from Oct 26, 2009 to Dec 15, 2023, totalling 2.6 MW of capacity. Public reporting varies by state, so the company's true total may be higher.
What does Mcwire Electric charge for solar?
The median installed price across 136 priced systems is $2.11/W before incentives (median system 4.1 kW, about $11,470). The California median is $4.26/W.
Where does Mcwire Electric install solar?
All 572 recorded installations are in California, the most of them in San Diego.
Is Mcwire Electric still installing solar?
The most recent installation attributed to Mcwire Electric in the public records is dated Dec 15, 2023; 2023 has 2 recorded installations. Records reach PanelCensus months to a couple of years after installation, so recent activity may not appear yet.
Does Mcwire Electric install leased or PPA solar systems?
77 recorded installations by Mcwire Electric (13%) are third-party owned — a lease or power-purchase agreement; across California the share is 29%.
Does Mcwire Electric install battery storage?
1 recorded installation by Mcwire Electric (under 1%) includes 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, “Mcwire Electric, solar installer (California)”, https://panelcensus.com/installers/california/mcwire-electric-7914 (data as of September 21, 2026).