Nrg Clean Energy
Recently activeSolar installer based in California · active in 2 states · installer record #8763 resolved from 7,231 public installation records.
Data through: California through Aug 2026 (monthly state program data); its other state through Dec 2025 (LBNL Tracking the Sun).
At a glance
Nrg Clean Energy is a solar installer with 7,231 recorded installations totalling 51.9 MW, dated 2012 to 2026. Its records are concentrated in California (99%), where it ranks 40th of 6,163 profiled installers by volume and 52nd of 10,840 nationally. Its median installed price for solar-only systems in 2025 is $2.90/W before incentives, across 62 priced systems.
Track record
Install volume by year
Recorded installs per year; prices by year are in the table below.
Pricing
Price by year (solar only)
| Year | Priced systems | Nrg Clean Energy | California median | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 62 | $2.90/W | $3.29/W | −12% |
| 2024 | 123 | $3.30/W | $3.80/W | −13% |
| 2023 | 892 | $3.25/W | $4.06/W | −20% |
| 2022 | 867 | $3.16/W | $4.11/W | −23% |
| 2021 | 625 | $3.11/W | $3.98/W | −22% |
| 2020 | 489 | $3.30/W | $3.97/W | −17% |
| 2019 | 494 | $3.35/W | $3.95/W | −15% |
| 2018 | 524 | $4.13/W | $4.01/W | +3% |
| 2017 | 518 | $5.28/W | $4.05/W | +30% |
| 2016 | 330 | $6.32/W | $4.37/W | +45% |
| 2015 | 5 | $6.23/W | $4.58/W | +36% |
Median installed price per DC watt before incentives, systems without a battery, by the year in the public record. Years with fewer than five priced systems are left out.
Why a company's own figure can differ from this one
- Timing. These prices come from state incentive filings, published about once a year, so the latest full year here is 2025. Prices moved down in many states after 2023; a company's current quotes can be lower (or higher) than its last full year on record.
- Dates. A filing is dated when the program processed it, not when the job was sold, so jobs can land in a different month or year than in the company's own books.
- What the price includes. The filed price is the whole project as reported to the program, which can include loan dealer fees, electrical panel upgrades or roof work. A company's internal figure often leaves those out.
- Batteries. Systems flagged with a battery are excluded here; a battery the filing didn't flag can still raise a year's median.
Equipment
Module, inverter and battery brands
| Equipment | Year | Main brands (share of systems that reported one) | Year before |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modules | 2026*580 reported | REC 84% · Hyundai 4% · Qcells 2% · SunPower 1% | REC 88%2025, 583 reported |
| Inverters | 2026*582 reported | Tesla 53% · Enphase 40% · SolarEdge 3% · SMA 1% | Tesla 63%2025, 673 reported |
| Batteries | 2026*447 reported | Tesla 67% · Enphase 22% · FranklinWH 9% · Lunar Energy 1% | Tesla 65%2025, 479 reported |
Manufacturer on each recorded installation, as filed with the state program (Tracking the Sun for earlier years). Brand names are grouped by manufacturer family (e.g. Hanwha Q CELLS and Qcells North America count as Qcells). Not every state reports equipment, and battery brands come mainly from California and New Jersey. *2026 to date, from California records only.
Latest records
Most recent recorded installs
| Date | Location | Size | Price | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2026 | San Juan Bautista, CA | 6.6 kW | — | Host-owned · battery |
| Aug 28, 2026 | Richmond, CA | 7 kW | — | Host-owned · battery |
| Aug 28, 2026 | Davis, CA | 7.5 kW | — | Third-party · battery |
| Aug 28, 2026 | Santa Rosa, CA | 1.8 kW | — | Third-party · battery |
| Aug 28, 2026 | Yorba Linda, CA | 12.4 kW | — | Host-owned · battery |
| Aug 28, 2026 | Inglewood, CA | 8.3 kW | — | Host-owned · battery |
| Aug 28, 2026 | Topanga, CA | 6.9 kW | — | Third-party · battery |
| Aug 27, 2026 | San Francisco, CA | 4.4 kW | — | Host-owned |
| Aug 27, 2026 | Oakland, CA | 8.3 kW | — | Third-party · battery |
| Aug 27, 2026 | Morongo Valley, CA | 5.2 kW | — | Host-owned · battery |
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Service geography
- California
- 7,169
- Texas
- 62
Busiest cities
Record
- Installer ID
- PC-8763
- First recorded install
- May 21, 2012
- Last recorded install
- Aug 28, 2026
- Priced records
- 6,451
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How does Nrg Clean Energy compare with other installers in California?
By recorded installations Nrg Clean Energy ranks 40th among the 6,163 installers based in California with five or more records. Its 2025 solar-only median of $2.90/W is about 12% below the California median of $3.29/W on the same basis (the installer's median covers every state it works in). Its median system, 6.7 kW, is about 13% above the state median of 5.9 kW. 2% of its recorded installations are third-party owned (lease or power-purchase agreement), against 29% across California. 30% include battery storage, compared with 16% of California records. Installers of similar recorded volume in California include Rec Solar Commercial (7,508), American Solar Direct (7,331) and Nexus Energy Systems (7,258).
How has Nrg Clean Energy's installation volume changed?
Nrg Clean Energy's earliest dated installation on record is from 2012. It has recorded installations in 13 calendar years. The busiest year was 2023, with 1,126 installations. 2025, its latest year with records, has 769. Its median price per watt moved from $5.95/W in 2012 to $4.38/W in 2025. The most recent recorded installation is dated Aug 28, 2026.
Where does Nrg Clean Energy install solar?
Recorded installations span 2 states: California (7,169, 99%) and Texas (62, under 1%). The cities with the most of its installations are San Jose, CA (622), Oakland, CA (258), San Diego, CA (237), San Francisco, CA (163) and Fremont, CA (147).
Frequently asked questions
How many solar installations has Nrg Clean Energy completed?
PanelCensus records 7,231 installations by Nrg Clean Energy, from May 21, 2012 to Aug 28, 2026, totalling 51.9 MW of capacity. Public reporting varies by state, so the company's true total may be higher.
What does Nrg Clean Energy charge for solar?
For solar-only systems installed in 2025, the median reported price is $2.90/W before incentives, across 62 priced systems. The California median on the same basis is $3.29/W. Across all 6,451 priced systems since 2012, including battery systems, the median is $3.76/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 Nrg Clean Energy install solar?
Recorded installs span 2 states, led by California (7,169) and Texas (62). Its busiest city is San Jose, CA.
Is Nrg Clean Energy still installing solar?
The most recent installation attributed to Nrg Clean Energy in the public records is dated Aug 28, 2026; 2025 has 769 recorded installations. Records here run California through Aug 2026 (monthly state program data); its other state through Dec 2025 (LBNL Tracking the Sun), so the newest installations may not appear yet.
Does Nrg Clean Energy install leased or PPA solar systems?
123 recorded installations by Nrg Clean Energy (2%) are third-party owned — a lease or power-purchase agreement; across California the share is 29%.
Does Nrg Clean Energy install battery storage?
2,168 recorded installations by Nrg Clean Energy (30%) include a battery.
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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, “Nrg Clean Energy, solar installer (California)”, https://panelcensus.com/installers/california/nrg-clean-energy-8763 (data as of September 21, 2026).