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Running Electric

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Solar installer based in California · installer record #10451 resolved from 36 public installation records.

At a glance

Running Electric is a solar installer with 36 recorded installations totalling 250 kW, dated 2011 to 2025. All of its records are in California, where it ranks 2465th of 6,220 profiled installers by volume and 4,085th of 10,536 nationally. The median installed price across 29 priced systems is $3.82/W before incentives.

Recorded installs
36
Total capacity
250 kW
DC nameplate
Median system
6.2 kW
≈ $25,214
Median price
$3.82/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
0%
lease / PPA
Battery attach
0%
First recorded
2011
Last recorded
2025

Track record

Install volume by year

2011
1$7.00/W
2013
2
2014
1
2015
8$3.78/W
2016
2$3.38/W
2017
1$4.53/W
2018
3$5.21/W
2019
6$3.70/W
2020
7$3.90/W
2021
1$3.88/W
2022
1$3.40/W
2023
1$3.62/W
2025
2$3.80/W

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

Latest records

Most recent recorded installs

DateLocationSizePriceOwnership
Feb 3, 2025San Jose, CA2 kW$7,644Host-owned
Jan 14, 2025San Jose, CA2 kW$7,544Host-owned
May 26, 2023Watsonville, CA9.4 kW$33,869Host-owned
Aug 8, 2022Los Gatos, CA15 kW$51,000Host-owned
Jul 14, 2021Watsonville, CA8.8 kW$34,000Host-owned
Oct 26, 2020Los Altos, CA8.1 kW$30,000Host-owned
Aug 25, 2020San Jose, CA10.6 kW$40,000Host-owned
Jun 26, 2020Los Gatos, CA7.3 kW$30,842Host-owned
Jun 9, 2020Los Gatos, CA13.1 kW$49,448Host-owned
Mar 19, 2020San Jose, CA4.2 kW$16,497Host-owned

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Service geography

California
36

Busiest cities

Santa Cruz, CA 7Los Gatos, CA 5San Jose, CA 4Watsonville, CA 3Boulder Creek, CA 3Felton, CA 2Ben Lomond, CA 2Los Altos, CA 2

Record

Installer ID
PC-10451
First recorded install
Sep 1, 2011
Last recorded install
Feb 3, 2025
Priced records
29

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How does Running Electric compare with other installers in California?

By recorded installations Running Electric ranks 2465th among the 6,220 installers based in California with five or more records. Its median price of $3.82/W is about 10% below the California median of $4.26/W. Its median system, 6.2 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. 0% include battery storage, compared with 16% of California records. Installers of similar recorded volume in California include Panelized Solar (36), Quality Home Improvement (36) and Rite Way Energy (36).

How has Running Electric's installation volume changed?

Running Electric's earliest dated installation on record is from 2011. It has recorded installations in 13 calendar years. The busiest year was 2015, with 8 installations. 2025, its latest year with records, has 2. Its median price per watt moved from $7.00/W in 2011 to $3.80/W in 2025. The most recent recorded installation is dated Feb 3, 2025.

Where does Running Electric install solar?

All recorded installations are in California. The cities with the most of its installations are Santa Cruz, CA (7), Los Gatos, CA (5), San Jose, CA (4), Watsonville, CA (3) and Boulder Creek, CA (3).

Frequently asked questions

How many solar installations has Running Electric completed?

PanelCensus records 36 installations by Running Electric, from Sep 1, 2011 to Feb 3, 2025, totalling 250 kW of capacity. Public reporting varies by state, so the company's true total may be higher.

What does Running Electric charge for solar?

The median installed price across 29 priced systems is $3.82/W before incentives (median system 6.2 kW, about $25,214). The California median is $4.26/W.

Where does Running Electric install solar?

All 36 recorded installations are in California, the most of them in Santa Cruz.

Is Running Electric still installing solar?

The most recent installation attributed to Running Electric in the public records is dated Feb 3, 2025; 2025 has 2 recorded installations. Records reach PanelCensus months to a couple of years after installation, so recent activity may not appear yet.

Does Running Electric install leased or PPA solar systems?

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

Does Running Electric install battery storage?

0 recorded installations by Running Electric (0%) include a battery.

Related installers and places

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, “Running Electric, solar installer (California)”, https://panelcensus.com/installers/california/running-electric-10451 (data as of September 21, 2026).