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Norcal Builders

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Solar installer based in California · installer record #8662 resolved from 6 public installation records.

At a glance

Norcal Builders is a solar installer with 6 recorded installations totalling 45 kW, dated 2017 to 2023. All of its records are in California, where it ranks 5410th of 6,220 profiled installers by volume and 9,132nd of 10,536 nationally.

Recorded installs
6
Total capacity
45 kW
DC nameplate
Median system
8.2 kW
≈ $32,921
Median price
—
too few priced systems
Third-party owned
0%
lease / PPA
Battery attach
0%
First recorded
2017
Last recorded
2023

Track record

Install volume by year

2017
2$3.82/W
2018
1$3.73/W
2021
1$5.17/W
2023
2$6.47/W

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

Latest records

Most recent recorded installs

DateLocationSizePriceOwnership
Oct 26, 2023Oakley, CA4.1 kW$25,000Host-owned
Sep 27, 2023Oakley, CA3.2 kW$22,000Host-owned
Aug 25, 2021Castro Valley, CA7.8 kW$40,400Host-owned
Sep 13, 2018Oakley, CA13 kW$48,538Host-owned
Jun 9, 2017Pleasant Hill, CA8.6 kW$32,456Host-owned
Feb 27, 2017Brentwood, CA8.7 kW$33,385Host-owned

Service geography

California
6

Busiest cities

Oakley, CA 3Pleasant Hill, CA 1Castro Valley, CA 1Brentwood, CA 1

Record

Installer ID
PC-8662
First recorded install
Feb 27, 2017
Last recorded install
Oct 26, 2023
Priced records
6

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How does Norcal Builders compare with other installers in California?

By recorded installations Norcal Builders ranks 5410th among the 6,220 installers based in California with five or more records. Its median system, 8.2 kW, is about 38% above 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 My Electrician Online (6), Nabu Solar (6) and Noble Electric (6).

How has Norcal Builders's installation volume changed?

Norcal Builders's earliest dated installation on record is from 2017. It has recorded installations in 4 calendar years. The busiest year was 2017, with 2 installations. 2023, its latest year with records, has 2. Its median price per watt moved from $3.82/W in 2017 to $6.47/W in 2023. The most recent recorded installation is dated Oct 26, 2023.

Where does Norcal Builders install solar?

All recorded installations are in California. The cities with the most of its installations are Oakley, CA (3), Pleasant Hill, CA (1), Castro Valley, CA (1) and Brentwood, CA (1).

Frequently asked questions

How many solar installations has Norcal Builders completed?

PanelCensus records 6 installations by Norcal Builders, from Feb 27, 2017 to Oct 26, 2023, totalling 45 kW of capacity. Public reporting varies by state, so the company's true total may be higher.

What does Norcal Builders charge for solar?

The median installed price across 6 priced systems is $4.51/W before incentives (median system 8.2 kW, about $32,921). The California median is $4.26/W.

Where does Norcal Builders install solar?

All 6 recorded installations are in California, the most of them in Oakley.

Is Norcal Builders still installing solar?

The most recent installation attributed to Norcal Builders in the public records is dated Oct 26, 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 Norcal Builders install leased or PPA solar systems?

0 recorded installations by Norcal Builders (0%) are third-party owned — a lease or power-purchase agreement; across California the share is 29%.

Does Norcal Builders install battery storage?

0 recorded installations by Norcal Builders (0%) 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, “Norcal Builders, solar installer (California)”, https://panelcensus.com/installers/california/norcal-builders-8662 (data as of September 21, 2026).