Solar First

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Solar installer based in California · active in 2 states · installer record #55379 resolved from 58 public installation records.

At a glance

Solar First is a solar installer with 58 recorded installations totalling 228 kW, dated 2003 to 2016. Its records are concentrated in California (100%), where it ranks 1949th of 6,220 profiled installers by volume and 3,197th of 10,536 nationally. The median installed price across 54 priced systems is $7.23/W before incentives.

Recorded installs

Total capacity

228 kW

DC nameplate

Median system

3.4 kW

≈ $24,250

Median price

$7.23/W

pre-incentive · 54 priced

Third-party owned

lease / PPA

Battery attach

First recorded

2003

Last recorded

2016

Track record

Install volume by year

2003

3$7.55/W

2004

5$6.76/W

2005

19$6.77/W

2006

22$7.72/W

2007

6$8.65/W

2009

2014

2016

1$2.74/W

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

Latest records

Most recent recorded installs

Date	Location	Size	Price	Ownership
Jul 14, 2016	Manteca, CA	9.1 kW	$25,000	Host-owned
Oct 23, 2014	Altadena, CA	5.3 kW	—	—
Sep 18, 2009	Monte Sereno, CA	6.8 kW	—	Host-owned
Aug 28, 2007	Salinas, CA	3.6 kW	$32,500	Host-owned
May 18, 2007	Watsonville, CA	3.2 kW	$26,879	Host-owned
May 9, 2007	San Martin, CA	3.9 kW	$27,000	Host-owned
Mar 20, 2007	Santa Cruz, CA	2.4 kW	$20,500	Host-owned
Jan 17, 2007	San Jose, CA	4 kW	$36,800	Host-owned
Jan 12, 2007	Santa Cruz, CA	2.4 kW	$21,000	Host-owned
Dec 7, 2006	Scotts Valley, CA	6 kW	$54,000	Host-owned

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Service geography

California: 58
Florida: 5

Busiest cities

San Jose, CA 13Santa Cruz, CA 6Orlando, FL 5Milpitas, CA 5San Mateo, CA 3San Martin, CA 2Fremont, CA 2Watsonville, CA 2

Record

Installer ID: PC-55379
First recorded install: Feb 21, 2003
Last recorded install: Jul 14, 2016
Priced records: 54

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How does Solar First compare with other installers in California?

By recorded installations Solar First ranks 1949th among the 6,220 installers based in California with five or more records. Its median price of $7.23/W is about 70% above the California median of $4.26/W (the installer's median covers every state it works in). Its median system, 3.4 kW, is about 43% 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 C B GRANT ELECTRIC (58), Evergreen Solar (58) and JEFF'S INC (58).

How has Solar First's installation volume changed?

Solar First's earliest dated installation on record is from 2003. It has recorded installations in 8 calendar years. The busiest year was 2006, with 22 installations. 2016, its latest year with records, has 1. Its median price per watt moved from $7.55/W in 2003 to $2.74/W in 2016. The most recent recorded installation is dated Jul 14, 2016. No installation in the public records is dated within the last three years.

Where does Solar First install solar?

Recorded installations span 2 states: California (58, 100%) and Florida (5, 9%). The cities with the most of its installations are San Jose, CA (13), Santa Cruz, CA (6), Orlando, FL (5), Milpitas, CA (5) and San Mateo, CA (3).

Frequently asked questions

How many solar installations has Solar First completed?

PanelCensus records 58 installations by Solar First, from Feb 21, 2003 to Jul 14, 2016, totalling 228 kW of capacity. Public reporting varies by state, so the company's true total may be higher.

What does Solar First charge for solar?

The median installed price across 54 priced systems is $7.23/W before incentives (median system 3.4 kW, about $24,250). The California median is $4.26/W.

Where does Solar First install solar?

Recorded installs span 2 states, led by California (58) and Florida (5). Its busiest city is San Jose, CA.

Is Solar First still installing solar?

The most recent installation attributed to Solar First in the public records is dated Jul 14, 2016; 2016 has 1 recorded installation. Records reach PanelCensus months to a couple of years after installation, so recent activity may not appear yet.

Does Solar First install leased or PPA solar systems?

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

Does Solar First install battery storage?

0 recorded installations by Solar First (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, “Solar First, solar installer (California)”, https://panelcensus.com/installers/california/solar-first-55379 (data as of September 21, 2026).