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Norcal Contracting

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Solar installer based in California · installer record #70470 resolved from 242 public installation records.

At a glance

Norcal Contracting is a solar installer with 242 recorded installations totalling 1.9 MW, dated 2008 to 2025. All of its records are in California, where it ranks 820th of 6,220 profiled installers by volume and 1,309th of 10,536 nationally. The median installed price across 209 priced systems is $4.00/W before incentives.

Recorded installs
242
Total capacity
1.9 MW
DC nameplate
Median system
6.1 kW
≈ $26,180
Median price
$4.00/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
0%
lease / PPA
Battery attach
20%
First recorded
2008
Last recorded
2025

Track record

Install volume by year

2008
3$14.46/W
2009
4$12.77/W
2010
1$6.66/W
2011
3$7.31/W
2012
3$5.32/W
2013
2$4.90/W
2014
5
2015
9$4.75/W
2016
12$4.54/W
2017
4$3.37/W
2018
21$3.89/W
2019
18$4.06/W
2020
37$4.25/W
2021
36$4.96/W
2022
16$3.50/W
2023
45$3.59/W
2024
14$3.50/W
2025
9$4.76/W

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

Latest records

Most recent recorded installs

DateLocationSizePriceOwnership
Dec 19, 2025Petaluma, CA—$35,473Host-owned · battery
Nov 21, 2025Windsor, CA9.8 kW$53,996Host-owned · battery
Nov 21, 2025Rohnert Park, CA—$22,332Host-owned · battery
Oct 27, 2025Petaluma, CA4.1 kW$12,150Host-owned
Sep 29, 2025Hidden Valley Lake, CA4.3 kW$15,642Host-owned
Jul 16, 2025Petaluma, CA16.4 kW$87,931Host-owned · battery
May 6, 2025Petaluma, CA5.7 kW$29,577Host-owned · battery
Jan 30, 2025Petaluma, CA4.6 kW$0Host-owned · battery
Jan 13, 2025Petaluma, CA8.2 kW$35,370Host-owned · battery
Dec 30, 2024Valley Ford, CA68.2 kW$214,704Host-owned

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Service geography

California
242

Busiest cities

Petaluma, CA 72Santa Rosa, CA 33Sonoma, CA 22Hidden Valley Lake, CA 11Sebastopol, CA 11Novato, CA 10Glen Ellen, CA 10Napa, CA 10

Record

Installer ID
PC-70470
First recorded install
Dec 10, 2008
Last recorded install
Dec 19, 2025
Priced records
209

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How does Norcal Contracting compare with other installers in California?

By recorded installations Norcal Contracting ranks 820th among the 6,220 installers based in California with five or more records. Its median price of $4.00/W is roughly in line with the California median of $4.26/W. Its median system, 6.1 kW, is roughly in line with the state median of 5.9 kW. under 1% of its recorded installations are third-party owned (lease or power-purchase agreement), against 29% across California. 20% include battery storage, compared with 16% of California records. Installers of similar recorded volume in California include BROWER MECHANICAL CA LLC (244), Eco Friendly (242) and Rehab Solar (242).

How has Norcal Contracting's installation volume changed?

Norcal Contracting's earliest dated installation on record is from 2008. It has recorded installations in 18 calendar years. The busiest year was 2023, with 45 installations. 2025, its latest year with records, has 9. Its median price per watt moved from $14.46/W in 2008 to $4.76/W in 2025. The most recent recorded installation is dated Dec 19, 2025.

Where does Norcal Contracting install solar?

All recorded installations are in California. The cities with the most of its installations are Petaluma, CA (72), Santa Rosa, CA (33), Sonoma, CA (22), Hidden Valley Lake, CA (11) and Sebastopol, CA (11).

Frequently asked questions

How many solar installations has Norcal Contracting completed?

PanelCensus records 242 installations by Norcal Contracting, from Dec 10, 2008 to Dec 19, 2025, totalling 1.9 MW of capacity. Public reporting varies by state, so the company's true total may be higher.

What does Norcal Contracting charge for solar?

The median installed price across 209 priced systems is $4.00/W before incentives (median system 6.1 kW, about $26,180). The California median is $4.26/W.

Where does Norcal Contracting install solar?

All 242 recorded installations are in California, the most of them in Petaluma.

Is Norcal Contracting still installing solar?

The most recent installation attributed to Norcal Contracting in the public records is dated Dec 19, 2025; 2025 has 9 recorded installations. Records reach PanelCensus months to a couple of years after installation, so recent activity may not appear yet.

Does Norcal Contracting install leased or PPA solar systems?

1 recorded installation by Norcal Contracting (under 1%) is third-party owned — a lease or power-purchase agreement; across California the share is 29%.

Does Norcal Contracting install battery storage?

49 recorded installations by Norcal Contracting (20%) 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 Contracting, solar installer (California)”, https://panelcensus.com/installers/california/norcal-contracting-70470 (data as of September 21, 2026).