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Nexus Energy Systems

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Solar installer based in California · active in 2 states · installer record #8591 resolved from 6,932 public installation records.

At a glance

Nexus Energy Systems is a solar installer with 6,932 recorded installations totalling 40.2 MW, dated 2011 to 2025. Its records are concentrated in California (98%), where it ranks 38th of 6,010 profiled installers by volume and 51st of 10,537 nationally. Its median installed price for solar-only systems in 2023–2025 is $4.57/W before incentives, across 863 priced systems.

Recorded installs
6,932
Total capacity
40.2 MW
DC nameplate
Median system
5 kW
≈ $25,575
Median price
$4.57/W
2023–2025 · solar only · 863 priced
Third-party owned
21%
lease / PPA
Battery attach
8%
First recorded
2011
Last recorded
2025

Track record

Install volume by year

2011
13$5.88/W
2012
16$5.24/W
2013
32$4.91/W
2014
105$4.65/W
2015
648$2.14/W
2016
547$1.42/W
2017
692$4.51/W
2018
817$5.19/W
2019
836$5.38/W
2020
603$4.71/W
2021
508$4.55/W
2022
634$4.60/W
2023
737$4.64/W
2024
286$5.77/W
2025
411$6.80/W

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

Latest records

Most recent recorded installs

DateLocationSizePriceOwnership
Dec 30, 2025Napa, CA10.4 kW$0Host-owned · battery
Dec 29, 2025San Jose, CA7.7 kW$58,165Host-owned · battery
Dec 29, 2025Union City, CA4.1 kW$33,565Host-owned · battery
Dec 29, 2025Santa Fe, NM3.1 kW$14,714Host-owned
Dec 26, 2025Petaluma, CA1.8 kW$0Host-owned
Dec 26, 2025San Anselmo, CA1.8 kW$0Host-owned
Dec 26, 2025Oakland, CA2.6 kW$0Host-owned
Dec 24, 2025San Ramon, CA5.7 kW$0Host-owned · battery
Dec 23, 2025Salinas, CA2.2 kW$0Host-owned
Dec 23, 2025Laguna Beach, CA5.3 kW$16,676Host-owned

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Service geography

California
6,770
New Mexico
162

Busiest cities

San Jose, CA 482Palmdale, CA 228Fresno, CA 181Hollister, CA 145Salinas, CA 141San Francisco, CA 140Lancaster, CA 113Stockton, CA 109

Record

Installer ID
PC-8591
First recorded install
Jan 6, 2011
Last recorded install
Dec 30, 2025
Priced records
6,191

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How does Nexus Energy Systems compare with other installers in California?

By recorded installations Nexus Energy Systems ranks 38th among the 6,010 installers based in California with five or more records. Its 2023–2025 solar-only median of $4.57/W is about 16% above the California median of $3.95/W on the same basis (the installer's median covers every state it works in). Its median system, 5 kW, is about 15% below the state median of 5.9 kW. 21% of its recorded installations are third-party owned (lease or power-purchase agreement), against 29% across California. 8% include battery storage, compared with 16% of California records. Installers of similar recorded volume in California include Hooked On Solar (7,348), American Solar Direct (7,331) and Solar Negotiators (7,185).

How has Nexus Energy Systems's installation volume changed?

Nexus Energy Systems's earliest dated installation on record is from 2011. It has recorded installations in 15 calendar years. The busiest year was 2019, with 836 installations. 2025, its latest year with records, has 411. Its median price per watt moved from $5.88/W in 2011 to $6.80/W in 2025. The most recent recorded installation is dated Dec 30, 2025.

Where does Nexus Energy Systems install solar?

Recorded installations span 2 states: California (6,770, 98%) and New Mexico (162, 2%). The cities with the most of its installations are San Jose, CA (482), Palmdale, CA (228), Fresno, CA (181), Hollister, CA (145) and Salinas, CA (141).

Frequently asked questions

How many solar installations has Nexus Energy Systems completed?

PanelCensus records 6,932 installations by Nexus Energy Systems, from Jan 6, 2011 to Dec 30, 2025, totalling 40.2 MW of capacity. Public reporting varies by state, so the company's true total may be higher.

What does Nexus Energy Systems charge for solar?

For solar-only systems installed in 2023–2025, the median reported price is $4.57/W before incentives, across 863 priced systems. The California median on the same basis is $3.95/W. Across all 6,191 priced systems since 2011, including battery systems, the median is $4.72/W. Prices are the total project cost reported to state incentive programs, divided by the system's DC watts, so they can include electrical upgrades or other work billed with the solar.

Where does Nexus Energy Systems install solar?

Recorded installs span 2 states, led by California (6,770) and New Mexico (162). Its busiest city is San Jose, CA.

Is Nexus Energy Systems still installing solar?

The most recent installation attributed to Nexus Energy Systems in the public records is dated Dec 30, 2025; 2025 has 411 recorded installations. Records reach PanelCensus months to a couple of years after installation, so recent activity may not appear yet.

Does Nexus Energy Systems install leased or PPA solar systems?

1,451 recorded installations by Nexus Energy Systems (21%) are third-party owned — a lease or power-purchase agreement; across California the share is 29%.

Does Nexus Energy Systems install battery storage?

553 recorded installations by Nexus Energy Systems (8%) 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, “Nexus Energy Systems, solar installer (California)”, https://panelcensus.com/installers/california/nexus-energy-systems-8591 (data as of September 21, 2026).