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Simple Solar

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Solar installer based in California · active in 3 states · installer record #10974 resolved from 17 public installation records.

At a glance

Simple Solar is a solar installer with 17 recorded installations totalling 207 kW, dated 2013 to 2025. Its records are concentrated in California (88%), where it ranks 3502nd of 6,220 profiled installers by volume and 5,841st of 10,536 nationally.

Recorded installs
17
Total capacity
207 kW
DC nameplate
Median system
6.1 kW
≈ $27,448
Median price
$4.07/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
6%
lease / PPA
Battery attach
6%
First recorded
2013
Last recorded
2025

Track record

Install volume by year

2008
4
2009
7
2010
1
2013
2$4.00/W
2014
11$4.00/W
2015
2$4.39/W
2024
1$3.18/W
2025
1$7.72/W

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

Latest records

Most recent recorded installs

DateLocationSizePriceOwnership
Apr 7, 2025-8471, AZ3.2 kW$24,688— · battery
Aug 30, 2024AZ9.8 kW$31,290—
Feb 3, 2015North Hollywood, CA100 kW$438,500Host-owned
Jan 9, 2015Yorba Linda, CA11.2 kW——
Dec 12, 2014Yorba Linda, CA6.7 kW——
Oct 15, 2014Foothill Ranch, CA4.5 kW——
Oct 10, 2014Villa Park, CA6.5 kW——
Sep 23, 2014Aliso Viejo, CA6.1 kW——
Aug 28, 2014Los Alamitos, CA7.2 kW——
Aug 8, 2014Cypress, CA4.5 kW——

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Service geography

Busiest cities

Yorba Linda, CA 4Rolling Hills Estates, CA 1Arcadia, CA 1South Pasadena, CA 1-8471, AZ 1Los Alamitos, CA 1Villa Park, CA 1

Record

Installer ID
PC-10974
First recorded install
Oct 9, 2013
Last recorded install
Apr 7, 2025
Priced records
9

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How does Simple Solar compare with other installers in California?

By recorded installations Simple Solar ranks 3502nd among the 6,220 installers based in California with five or more records. Its median system, 6.1 kW, is roughly in line with the state median of 5.9 kW. 6% of its recorded installations are third-party owned (lease or power-purchase agreement), against 29% across California. 6% include battery storage, compared with 16% of California records. Installers of similar recorded volume in California include Ralos Comfort (17), Robertson Construction (17) and S O D Builders (17).

How has Simple Solar's installation volume changed?

Simple Solar's earliest dated installation on record is from 2008. It has recorded installations in 8 calendar years. The busiest year was 2014, with 11 installations. 2025, its latest year with records, has 1. Its median price per watt moved from $4.00/W in 2013 to $7.72/W in 2025. The most recent recorded installation is dated Apr 7, 2025.

Where does Simple Solar install solar?

Recorded installations span 3 states: California (15, 88%), Colorado (12, 71%) and Arizona (2, 12%). The cities with the most of its installations are Yorba Linda, CA (4), Rolling Hills Estates, CA (1), Arcadia, CA (1), South Pasadena, CA (1) and -8471, AZ (1).

Frequently asked questions

How many solar installations has Simple Solar completed?

PanelCensus records 17 installations by Simple Solar, from Oct 9, 2013 to Apr 7, 2025, totalling 207 kW of capacity. Public reporting varies by state, so the company's true total may be higher.

What does Simple Solar charge for solar?

The median installed price across 9 priced systems is $4.07/W before incentives (median system 6.1 kW, about $27,448). The California median is $4.26/W.

Where does Simple Solar install solar?

Recorded installs span 3 states, led by California (15), Colorado (12) and Arizona (2). Its busiest city is Yorba Linda, CA.

Is Simple Solar still installing solar?

The most recent installation attributed to Simple Solar in the public records is dated Apr 7, 2025; 2025 has 1 recorded installation. Records reach PanelCensus months to a couple of years after installation, so recent activity may not appear yet.

Does Simple Solar install leased or PPA solar systems?

1 recorded installation by Simple Solar (6%) is third-party owned — a lease or power-purchase agreement; across California the share is 29%.

Does Simple Solar install battery storage?

1 recorded installation by Simple Solar (6%) includes 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, “Simple Solar, solar installer (California)”, https://panelcensus.com/installers/california/simple-solar-10974 (data as of September 21, 2026).