Pete Sun

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Solar installer based in California · installer record #9298 resolved from 19 public installation records.

At a glance

Pete Sun is a solar installer with 19 recorded installations totalling 139 kW, dated 2008 to 2020. All of its records are in California, where it ranks 3313th of 6,220 profiled installers by volume and 5,508th of 10,536 nationally. The median installed price across 16 priced systems is $3.09/W before incentives.

Recorded installs

Total capacity

139 kW

DC nameplate

Median system

5.3 kW

≈ $18,650

Median price

$3.09/W

pre-incentive · 16 priced

Third-party owned

lease / PPA

Battery attach

First recorded

2008

Last recorded

2020

Track record

Install volume by year

2008

3$8.17/W

2010

1$4.37/W

2011

1$4.91/W

2012

2013

2$2.76/W

2015

2016

3$3.28/W

2018

2$2.16/W

2019

4$2.32/W

2020

1$6.10/W

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

Latest records

Most recent recorded installs

Date	Location	Size	Price	Ownership
Jun 29, 2020	Point Arena, CA	5.3 kW	$32,000	Host-owned · battery
Sep 10, 2019	The Sea Ranch, CA	8.6 kW	$18,800	Host-owned
Aug 15, 2019	Gualala, CA	7.8 kW	$17,700	Host-owned
Jun 20, 2019	The Sea Ranch, CA	7.8 kW	$18,500	Host-owned
Jun 3, 2019	Manchester, CA	12.1 kW	$29,500	Host-owned
Jun 21, 2018	Point Arena, CA	9 kW	$18,500	Host-owned
Mar 3, 2018	The Sea Ranch, CA	7.8 kW	$17,700	Host-owned
Sep 6, 2016	The Sea Ranch, CA	4.6 kW	$14,967	Host-owned
Aug 25, 2016	Point Arena, CA	16.1 kW	$46,500	Host-owned
Aug 19, 2016	Gualala, CA	5.2 kW	$17,884	Host-owned

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Service geography

California: 19

Busiest cities

Point Arena, CA 7The Sea Ranch, CA 6Gualala, CA 4Manchester, CA 2

Record

Installer ID: PC-9298
First recorded install: Mar 3, 2008
Last recorded install: Jun 29, 2020
Priced records: 16

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How does Pete Sun compare with other installers in California?

By recorded installations Pete Sun ranks 3313th among the 6,220 installers based in California with five or more records. Its median price of $3.09/W is about 27% below the California median of $4.26/W. Its median system, 5.3 kW, is about 11% below 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. 5% include battery storage, compared with 16% of California records. Installers of similar recorded volume in California include Ovc Services (19), Pacific Power Renewables (19) and Perkett Construction (19).

How has Pete Sun's installation volume changed?

Pete Sun's earliest dated installation on record is from 2008. It has recorded installations in 10 calendar years. The busiest year was 2019, with 4 installations. 2020, its latest year with records, has 1. Its median price per watt moved from $8.17/W in 2008 to $6.10/W in 2020. The most recent recorded installation is dated Jun 29, 2020. No installation in the public records is dated within the last three years.

Where does Pete Sun install solar?

All recorded installations are in California. The cities with the most of its installations are Point Arena, CA (7), The Sea Ranch, CA (6), Gualala, CA (4) and Manchester, CA (2).

Frequently asked questions

How many solar installations has Pete Sun completed?

PanelCensus records 19 installations by Pete Sun, from Mar 3, 2008 to Jun 29, 2020, totalling 139 kW of capacity. Public reporting varies by state, so the company's true total may be higher.

What does Pete Sun charge for solar?

The median installed price across 16 priced systems is $3.09/W before incentives (median system 5.3 kW, about $18,650). The California median is $4.26/W.

Where does Pete Sun install solar?

All 19 recorded installations are in California, the most of them in Point Arena.

Is Pete Sun still installing solar?

The most recent installation attributed to Pete Sun in the public records is dated Jun 29, 2020; 2020 has 1 recorded installation. Records reach PanelCensus months to a couple of years after installation, so recent activity may not appear yet.

Does Pete Sun install leased or PPA solar systems?

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

Does Pete Sun install battery storage?

1 recorded installation by Pete Sun (5%) includes a battery.

Related installers and places

Dataset updated September 2026 . 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, “Pete Sun, solar installer (California)”, https://panelcensus.com/installers/california/pete-sun-9298 (data as of September 21, 2026).