Short Electric

No recent records

Solar installer based in California · active in 2 states · installer record #10890 resolved from 41 public installation records.

At a glance

Short Electric is a solar installer with 41 recorded installations totalling 191 kW, dated 2001 to 2011. Its records are concentrated in California (95%), where it ranks 2293rd of 6,220 profiled installers by volume and 3,805th of 10,536 nationally. The median installed price across 34 priced systems is $7.16/W before incentives.

Recorded installs

Total capacity

191 kW

DC nameplate

Median system

4.5 kW

≈ $33,330

Median price

$7.16/W

pre-incentive · 34 priced

Third-party owned

lease / PPA

Battery attach

First recorded

2001

Last recorded

2011

Track record

Install volume by year

2001

6$7.86/W

2002

6$7.67/W

2003

6$7.26/W

2004

8$6.88/W

2005

9$7.54/W

2006

2$7.13/W

2007

1$7.33/W

2009

2010

2011

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

Latest records

Most recent recorded installs

Date	Location	Size	Price	Ownership
Mar 17, 2011	Rialto, CA	2.2 kW	—	—
Dec 22, 2010	Murrieta, CA	9.1 kW	—	—
Nov 16, 2009	Hemet, CA	6.1 kW	—	—
Aug 15, 2007	Hemet, CA	6.6 kW	$48,371	—
Aug 25, 2006	Temecula, CA	6.9 kW	$49,405	—
May 19, 2006	Apple Valley, CA	4.5 kW	$31,660	—
Dec 1, 2005	Aguanga, CA	1.7 kW	$17,463	—
Dec 1, 2005	Wildomar, CA	3.9 kW	$31,288	—
Nov 14, 2005	Glendale, AZ	1.1 kW	$8,879	Host-owned
Aug 29, 2005	Menifee, CA	5.5 kW	$39,325	—

See all 41 installations →searchable & filterable; export to CSV with a free account

Service geography

California: 39
Arizona: 2

Busiest cities

Hemet, CA 5Apple Valley, CA 3Rancho Cucamonga, CA 2Menifee, CA 2Murrieta, CA 2Temecula, CA 2Vista, CA 2Romoland, CA 1

Record

Installer ID: PC-10890
First recorded install: Jul 19, 2001
Last recorded install: Mar 17, 2011
Priced records: 34

Is this your company?

Installers will be able to claim this profile, correct records and add licensing, NABCEP credentials and service details. Create a free account to be ready when claims open.

How does Short Electric compare with other installers in California?

By recorded installations Short Electric ranks 2293rd among the 6,220 installers based in California with five or more records. Its median price of $7.16/W is about 68% above the California median of $4.26/W (the installer's median covers every state it works in). Its median system, 4.5 kW, is about 24% below 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 Palm Desert Contractors (41), Ray Hart Electric (41) and Regen Electric (41).

How has Short Electric's installation volume changed?

Short Electric's earliest dated installation on record is from 2001. It has recorded installations in 10 calendar years. The busiest year was 2005, with 9 installations. 2011, its latest year with records, has 1. Its median price per watt moved from $7.86/W in 2001 to $7.33/W in 2007. The most recent recorded installation is dated Mar 17, 2011. No installation in the public records is dated within the last three years.

Where does Short Electric install solar?

Recorded installations span 2 states: California (39, 95%) and Arizona (2, 5%). The cities with the most of its installations are Hemet, CA (5), Apple Valley, CA (3), Rancho Cucamonga, CA (2), Menifee, CA (2) and Murrieta, CA (2).

Frequently asked questions

How many solar installations has Short Electric completed?

PanelCensus records 41 installations by Short Electric, from Jul 19, 2001 to Mar 17, 2011, totalling 191 kW of capacity. Public reporting varies by state, so the company's true total may be higher.

What does Short Electric charge for solar?

The median installed price across 34 priced systems is $7.16/W before incentives (median system 4.5 kW, about $33,330). The California median is $4.26/W.

Where does Short Electric install solar?

Recorded installs span 2 states, led by California (39) and Arizona (2). Its busiest city is Hemet, CA.

Is Short Electric still installing solar?

The most recent installation attributed to Short Electric in the public records is dated Mar 17, 2011; 2011 has 1 recorded installation. Records reach PanelCensus months to a couple of years after installation, so recent activity may not appear yet.

Does Short Electric install leased or PPA solar systems?

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

Does Short Electric install battery storage?

0 recorded installations by Short Electric (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, “Short Electric, solar installer (California)”, https://panelcensus.com/installers/california/short-electric-10890 (data as of September 21, 2026).