Rare Electric
No recent recordsSolar installer based in California · installer record #9912 resolved from 10 public installation records.
At a glance
Rare Electric is a solar installer with 10 recorded installations totalling 142 kW, dated 2011 to 2017. All of its records are in California, where it ranks 4396th of 6,220 profiled installers by volume and 7,387th of 10,536 nationally.
Track record
Install volume by year
Bars: recorded installs · right column: this installer's median $/W that year.
Latest records
Most recent recorded installs
| Date | Location | Size | Price | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 29, 2017 | Los Alamos, CA | 61.2 kW | $163,268 | Host-owned |
| Aug 24, 2016 | Los Alamos, CA | 28.5 kW | $81,500 | Host-owned |
| Dec 4, 2015 | Santa Barbara, CA | 6.8 kW | $51,512 | Host-owned · battery |
| Oct 17, 2015 | Santa Barbara, CA | 4.7 kW | $22,000 | Host-owned |
| Jan 13, 2015 | Santa Maria, CA | 4.5 kW | — | Host-owned |
| Feb 6, 2014 | Santa Barbara, CA | 3.6 kW | — | — |
| Nov 13, 2012 | Santa Barbara, CA | 15.9 kW | — | — |
| Jan 16, 2012 | Goleta, CA | 3 kW | $16,279 | Host-owned |
| Sep 6, 2011 | Santa Ynez, CA | 9 kW | $46,561 | Host-owned |
| Apr 22, 2011 | Santa Barbara, CA | 4.6 kW | — | — |
Service geography
Busiest cities
Record
- Installer ID
- PC-9912
- First recorded install
- Apr 22, 2011
- Last recorded install
- Dec 29, 2017
- Priced records
- 6
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How does Rare Electric compare with other installers in California?
By recorded installations Rare Electric ranks 4396th among the 6,220 installers based in California with five or more records. Its median system, 5.7 kW, is roughly in line with 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. 10% include battery storage, compared with 16% of California records. Installers of similar recorded volume in California include Production Engineering Construction (10), Prowalls Group (10) and Quantum Construction (10).
How has Rare Electric's installation volume changed?
Rare Electric's earliest dated installation on record is from 2011. It has recorded installations in 6 calendar years. The busiest year was 2015, with 3 installations. 2017, its latest year with records, has 1. Its median price per watt moved from $5.19/W in 2011 to $2.67/W in 2017. The most recent recorded installation is dated Dec 29, 2017. No installation in the public records is dated within the last three years.
Where does Rare Electric install solar?
All recorded installations are in California. The cities with the most of its installations are Santa Barbara, CA (5), Los Alamos, CA (2), Goleta, CA (1), Santa Ynez, CA (1) and Santa Maria, CA (1).
Frequently asked questions
How many solar installations has Rare Electric completed?
PanelCensus records 10 installations by Rare Electric, from Apr 22, 2011 to Dec 29, 2017, totalling 142 kW of capacity. Public reporting varies by state, so the company's true total may be higher.
What does Rare Electric charge for solar?
The median installed price across 6 priced systems is $4.95/W before incentives (median system 5.7 kW, about $49,037). The California median is $4.26/W.
Where does Rare Electric install solar?
All 10 recorded installations are in California, the most of them in Santa Barbara.
Is Rare Electric still installing solar?
The most recent installation attributed to Rare Electric in the public records is dated Dec 29, 2017; 2017 has 1 recorded installation. Records reach PanelCensus months to a couple of years after installation, so recent activity may not appear yet.
Does Rare Electric install leased or PPA solar systems?
0 recorded installations by Rare Electric (0%) are third-party owned — a lease or power-purchase agreement; across California the share is 29%.
Does Rare Electric install battery storage?
1 recorded installation by Rare Electric (10%) includes a battery.
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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, “Rare Electric, solar installer (California)”, https://panelcensus.com/installers/california/rare-electric-9912 (data as of September 21, 2026).