Photon Brothers

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Solar installer based in California · installer record #9347 resolved from 821 public installation records.

Recorded installs

821

Total capacity

7.1 MW

DC nameplate

Median system

6 kW

≈ $26,880

Median price

$4.01/W

pre-incentive

Third-party owned

lease / PPA

Battery attach

47%

First recorded

2015

Last recorded

2023

Track record

Install volume by year

2015

46$4.40/W

2016

72$4.37/W

2017

54$3.48/W

2018

38$3.61/W

2019

24$3.42/W

2020

31$3.53/W

2021

178$3.80/W

2022

164$4.09/W

2023

214$4.83/W

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

Latest records

Most recent recorded installs

Date	Location	Size	Price	Ownership
Dec 27, 2023	Santa Maria, CA	4 kW	$16,342	Host-owned
Dec 21, 2023	Santa Margarita, CA	8.6 kW	$48,727	Host-owned · battery
Dec 21, 2023	Pismo Beach, CA	—	—	— · battery
Dec 19, 2023	San Luis Obispo, CA	7.4 kW	$38,218	Host-owned · battery
Dec 15, 2023	Arroyo Grande, CA	—	—	— · battery
Dec 15, 2023	Santa Maria, CA	13.2 kW	$46,519	Host-owned
Dec 15, 2023	Arroyo Grande, CA	4.8 kW	$20,496	Host-owned
Dec 8, 2023	Arroyo Grande, CA	—	—	— · battery
Dec 6, 2023	Paso Robles, CA	6 kW	$24,150	Host-owned
Dec 5, 2023	Cambria, CA	5 kW	$34,515	Host-owned · battery

Service geography

California: 821

Busiest cities

San Luis Obispo, CA 119Arroyo Grande, CA 111Santa Maria, CA 65Santa Barbara, CA 57Atascadero, CA 53Nipomo, CA 49Paso Robles, CA 49Pismo Beach, CA 36

Record

Installer ID: PC-9347
First recorded install: Jan 7, 2015
Last recorded install: Dec 27, 2023
Priced records: 585

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Frequently asked questions

How many solar installations has Photon Brothers completed?

The Tracking the Sun dataset records 821 installations by Photon Brothers, from Jan 7, 2015 to Dec 27, 2023, totalling 7.1 MW of capacity. Dataset coverage varies by state, so actual totals may be higher.

What does Photon Brothers charge for solar?

The median installed price across 585 priced systems is $4.01/W pre-incentive (median system 6 kW, ≈ $26,880). Third-party-owned (lease/PPA) share: 1%.

Where does Photon Brothers install solar?

Recorded installs span 1 state, led by California (821).

Dataset updated July 2026 . Source: LBNL Tracking the Sun public dataset; installer resolved by exact-normalized name matching.