Sandbar Solar
Recently activeSolar installer based in California · installer record #10588 resolved from 986 public installation records.
Data through: California through Aug 2026 (monthly state program data).
At a glance
Sandbar Solar is a solar installer with 986 recorded installations totalling 17.8 MW, dated 2010 to 2026. All of its records are in California, where it ranks 270th of 6,163 profiled installers by volume and 440th of 10,840 nationally. Its median installed price for solar-only systems in 2025 is $4.21/W before incentives, across 35 priced systems.
Track record
Install volume by year
Recorded installs per year; prices by year are in the table below.
Pricing
Price by year (solar only)
| Year | Priced systems | Sandbar Solar | California median | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 35 | $4.21/W | $3.29/W | +28% |
| 2024 | 51 | $4.18/W | $3.80/W | +10% |
| 2023 | 142 | $4.31/W | $4.06/W | +6% |
| 2022 | 108 | $4.00/W | $4.11/W | −3% |
| 2021 | 54 | $3.96/W | $3.98/W | −1% |
| 2020 | 47 | $3.95/W | $3.97/W | −1% |
| 2019 | 23 | $3.81/W | $3.95/W | −4% |
| 2017 | 29 | $3.60/W | $4.05/W | −11% |
| 2016 | 29 | $3.75/W | $4.37/W | −14% |
| 2015 | 14 | $3.95/W | $4.58/W | −14% |
Median installed price per DC watt before incentives, systems without a battery, by the year in the public record. Years with fewer than five priced systems are left out.
Why a company's own figure can differ from this one
- Timing. These prices come from state incentive filings, published about once a year, so the latest full year here is 2025. Prices moved down in many states after 2023; a company's current quotes can be lower (or higher) than its last full year on record.
- Dates. A filing is dated when the program processed it, not when the job was sold, so jobs can land in a different month or year than in the company's own books.
- What the price includes. The filed price is the whole project as reported to the program, which can include loan dealer fees, electrical panel upgrades or roof work. A company's internal figure often leaves those out.
- Batteries. Systems flagged with a battery are excluded here; a battery the filing didn't flag can still raise a year's median.
Equipment
Module, inverter and battery brands
| Equipment | Year | Main brands (share of systems that reported one) | Year before |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modules | 2026*68 reported | REC 37% · Canadian Solar 15% · Hyundai 15% · LG 10% | REC 52%2025, 127 reported |
| Inverters | 2026*71 reported | Enphase 75% · Tesla 7% · FranklinWH 6% · SolarEdge 6% | Enphase 69%2025, 129 reported |
| Batteries | 2026*40 reported | Tesla 45% · Enphase 33% · FranklinWH 23% | FranklinWH 74%2025, 97 reported |
Manufacturer on each recorded installation, as filed with the state program (Tracking the Sun for earlier years). Brand names are grouped by manufacturer family (e.g. Hanwha Q CELLS and Qcells North America count as Qcells). Not every state reports equipment, and battery brands come mainly from California and New Jersey. *2026 to date, from California records only.
Latest records
Most recent recorded installs
| Date | Location | Size | Price | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 31, 2026 | Santa Cruz, CA | 7.5 kW | — | Host-owned · battery |
| Aug 28, 2026 | Santa Cruz, CA | 4 kW | — | Host-owned · battery |
| Aug 27, 2026 | Santa Cruz, CA | — | — | Host-owned · battery |
| Aug 19, 2026 | Felton, CA | — | — | Host-owned · battery |
| Aug 19, 2026 | Santa Cruz, CA | 6.1 kW | — | Host-owned · battery |
| Aug 18, 2026 | Pacific Grove, CA | 5.3 kW | — | Host-owned · battery |
| Aug 17, 2026 | Aptos, CA | 7.6 kW | — | Host-owned |
| Aug 17, 2026 | Monterey, CA | — | — | Host-owned · battery |
| Aug 12, 2026 | Pebble Beach, CA | 6.7 kW | — | Host-owned · battery |
| Aug 10, 2026 | Santa Cruz, CA | 6.6 kW | — | Host-owned |
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Service geography
- California
- 986
Busiest cities
Record
- Installer ID
- PC-10588
- First recorded install
- May 3, 2010
- Last recorded install
- Aug 31, 2026
- Priced records
- 741
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How does Sandbar Solar compare with other installers in California?
By recorded installations Sandbar Solar ranks 270th among the 6,163 installers based in California with five or more records. Its 2025 solar-only median of $4.21/W is about 28% above the California median of $3.29/W on the same basis. Its median system, 6.4 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. 38% include battery storage, compared with 16% of California records. Installers of similar recorded volume in California include Sunriver Solar (989), Suntegrity Solar (988) and SOLAR PERMIT SPECIALIST (987).
How has Sandbar Solar's installation volume changed?
Sandbar Solar's earliest dated installation on record is from 2010. It has recorded installations in 15 calendar years. The busiest year was 2022, with 197 installations. 2025, its latest year with records, has 138. Its median price per watt moved from $3.95/W in 2015 to $7.27/W in 2025. The most recent recorded installation is dated Aug 31, 2026.
Where does Sandbar Solar install solar?
All recorded installations are in California. The cities with the most of its installations are Santa Cruz, CA (409), Aptos, CA (67), Watsonville, CA (54), Scotts Valley, CA (53) and San Jose, CA (41).
Frequently asked questions
How many solar installations has Sandbar Solar completed?
PanelCensus records 986 installations by Sandbar Solar, from May 3, 2010 to Aug 31, 2026, totalling 17.8 MW of capacity. Public reporting varies by state, so the company's true total may be higher.
What does Sandbar Solar charge for solar?
For solar-only systems installed in 2025, the median reported price is $4.21/W before incentives, across 35 priced systems. The California median on the same basis is $3.29/W. Across all 741 priced systems since 2010, including battery systems, the median is $4.32/W. Prices are the total project cost reported to state incentive programs, divided by the system's DC watts, so they can include electrical upgrades or other work billed with the solar.
Where does Sandbar Solar install solar?
All 986 recorded installations are in California, the most of them in Santa Cruz.
Is Sandbar Solar still installing solar?
The most recent installation attributed to Sandbar Solar in the public records is dated Aug 31, 2026; 2025 has 138 recorded installations. Records here run California through Aug 2026 (monthly state program data), so the newest installations may not appear yet.
Does Sandbar Solar install leased or PPA solar systems?
0 recorded installations by Sandbar Solar (0%) are third-party owned — a lease or power-purchase agreement; across California the share is 29%.
Does Sandbar Solar install battery storage?
377 recorded installations by Sandbar Solar (38%) include a battery.
Related installers and places
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- Sunriver Solar· 989 installations
- Suntegrity Solar· 988 installations
- SOLAR PERMIT SPECIALIST· 987 installations
- Green Nrg· 985 installations
- Occidental Power· 984 installations
- California Solar Electric· 983 installations
Dataset updated . Sources: LBNL Tracking the Sun (through 2025), monthly state program records (California DGStats, NYSERDA, NJ Clean Energy, Illinois Shines) and permit records; installer resolved by exact-normalized name matching and, for state program records, by the systems both sources share.
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, “Sandbar Solar, solar installer (California)”, https://panelcensus.com/installers/california/sandbar-solar-10588 (data as of September 21, 2026).