Prime Solar

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Solar installer based in California · active in 2 states · installer record #9607 resolved from 58 public installation records.

At a glance

Prime Solar is a solar installer with 58 recorded installations totalling 511 kW, dated 2003 to 2019. Its records are concentrated in California (105%), where it ranks 1941st of 6,220 profiled installers by volume and 3,184th of 10,536 nationally. The median installed price across 52 priced systems is $5.97/W before incentives.

Recorded installs

Total capacity

511 kW

DC nameplate

Median system

5.5 kW

≈ $26,750

Median price

$5.97/W

pre-incentive · 52 priced

Third-party owned

lease / PPA

Battery attach

First recorded

2003

Last recorded

2019

Track record

Install volume by year

2003

5$6.69/W

2004

11$5.92/W

2005

2$6.13/W

2006

4$6.85/W

2007

6$7.27/W

2009

5$6.93/W

2010

10$5.96/W

2011

1$5.43/W

2012

1$4.52/W

2013

5$3.91/W

2014

2$4.70/W

2015

5$4.26/W

2016

2$4.66/W

2017

1$3.07/W

2019

1$7.02/W

2023

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

Latest records

Most recent recorded installs

Date	Location	Size	Price	Ownership
Oct 23, 2023	Anna, TX	5.3 kW	$0	—
Oct 22, 2023	Lucas, TX	10 kW	$20,000	—
Jul 30, 2019	Ojai, CA	14.2 kW	$100,000	Host-owned
Nov 9, 2017	Corona, CA	34.3 kW	$105,300	Host-owned
Jul 5, 2016	Santa Barbara, CA	5.5 kW	$17,000	Host-owned
Jan 22, 2016	Fairfield, CA	10.1 kW	$63,405	Third-party
Oct 3, 2015	Ojai, CA	3.2 kW	$17,000	Host-owned
Aug 3, 2015	Santa Barbara, CA	18.5 kW	$75,000	Host-owned
Jun 23, 2015	Camarillo, CA	3.4 kW	$15,000	Host-owned
Jun 22, 2015	Concord, CA	32 kW	—	Host-owned

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Service geography

California: 61
Texas: 2

Busiest cities

Ojai, CA 22Camarillo, CA 7San Mateo, CA 5Ventura, CA 5San Lorenzo, CA 4Santa Barbara, CA 3Carpinteria, CA 3

Record

Installer ID: PC-9607
First recorded install: May 29, 2003
Last recorded install: Jul 30, 2019
Priced records: 52

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How does Prime Solar compare with other installers in California?

By recorded installations Prime Solar ranks 1941st among the 6,220 installers based in California with five or more records. Its median price of $5.97/W is about 40% above the California median of $4.26/W (the installer's median covers every state it works in). Its median system, 5.5 kW, is roughly in line with the state median of 5.9 kW. 9% 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 Magnolia Construction (58), Marthedal Solar Air Heat (58) and P B C Development (58).

How has Prime Solar's installation volume changed?

Prime Solar's earliest dated installation on record is from 2003. It has recorded installations in 16 calendar years. The busiest year was 2004, with 11 installations. 2023, its latest year with records, has 2. Its median price per watt moved from $6.69/W in 2003 to $7.02/W in 2019. The most recent recorded installation is dated Jul 30, 2019. No installation in the public records is dated within the last three years.

Where does Prime Solar install solar?

Recorded installations span 2 states: California (61, 105%) and Texas (2, 3%). The cities with the most of its installations are Ojai, CA (22), Camarillo, CA (7), San Mateo, CA (5), Ventura, CA (5) and San Lorenzo, CA (4).

Frequently asked questions

How many solar installations has Prime Solar completed?

PanelCensus records 58 installations by Prime Solar, from May 29, 2003 to Jul 30, 2019, totalling 511 kW of capacity. Public reporting varies by state, so the company's true total may be higher.

What does Prime Solar charge for solar?

The median installed price across 52 priced systems is $5.97/W before incentives (median system 5.5 kW, about $26,750). The California median is $4.26/W.

Where does Prime Solar install solar?

Recorded installs span 2 states, led by California (61) and Texas (2). Its busiest city is Ojai, CA.

Is Prime Solar still installing solar?

The most recent installation attributed to Prime Solar in the public records is dated Jul 30, 2019; 2023 has 2 recorded installations. Records reach PanelCensus months to a couple of years after installation, so recent activity may not appear yet.

Does Prime Solar install leased or PPA solar systems?

5 recorded installations by Prime Solar (9%) are third-party owned — a lease or power-purchase agreement; across California the share is 29%.

Does Prime Solar install battery storage?

0 recorded installations by Prime Solar (0%) include 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, “Prime Solar, solar installer (California)”, https://panelcensus.com/installers/california/prime-solar-9607 (data as of September 21, 2026).