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Solar Now

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Solar installer based in California · active in 2 states · installer record #11419 resolved from 618 public installation records.

At a glance

Solar Now is a solar installer with 618 recorded installations totalling 4.0 MW, dated 2009 to 2025. Its records are concentrated in California (100%), where it ranks 388th of 6,220 profiled installers by volume and 637th of 10,536 nationally. The median installed price across 543 priced systems is $3.15/W before incentives.

Recorded installs
618
Total capacity
4.0 MW
DC nameplate
Median system
6.2 kW
≈ $18,810
Median price
$3.15/W
pre-incentive · 543 priced
Third-party owned
0%
lease / PPA
Battery attach
4%
First recorded
2009
Last recorded
2025

Track record

Install volume by year

2009
1$7.48/W
2010
1
2011
12$4.03/W
2012
24$3.16/W
2013
31$3.01/W
2014
51$3.41/W
2015
88$3.15/W
2016
72$3.15/W
2017
56$2.75/W
2018
33$2.85/W
2019
25$3.10/W
2020
29$3.09/W
2021
44$3.03/W
2022
45$3.48/W
2023
38$3.98/W
2024
46$4.06/W
2025
22$4.60/W

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

Latest records

Most recent recorded installs

DateLocationSizePriceOwnership
Dec 18, 2025Twentynine Palms, CA6.8 kW$42,472Host-owned · battery
Dec 11, 2025Joshua Tree, CA11 kW$47,000Host-owned · battery
Dec 6, 2025Yucca Valley, CA11.8 kW$28,686Host-owned · battery
Nov 8, 2025Twentynine Palms, CA6 kW$28,403Host-owned · battery
Sep 17, 2025Yucca Valley, CA10.6 kW$49,088Host-owned · battery
Sep 5, 2025Joshua Tree, CA2.5 kW$11,592Host-owned
Aug 14, 2025Yucca Valley, CA8.1 kW$28,846Host-owned · battery
Jul 31, 2025Joshua Tree, CA10 kW$13,864Host-owned · battery
Jul 17, 2025Joshua Tree, CA6.3 kW$36,885Host-owned · battery
Jun 27, 2025Yucca Valley, CA5.9 kW$43,048Third-party · battery

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Service geography

California
617
Oregon
1

Busiest cities

Yucca Valley, CA 214Twentynine Palms, CA 167Joshua Tree, CA 12929 Palms, CA 22Pioneertown, CA 16Palm Springs, CA 11

Record

Installer ID
PC-11419
First recorded install
May 23, 2009
Last recorded install
Dec 18, 2025
Priced records
543

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How does Solar Now compare with other installers in California?

By recorded installations Solar Now ranks 388th among the 6,220 installers based in California with five or more records. Its median price of $3.15/W is about 26% below the California median of $4.26/W (the installer's median covers every state it works in). Its median system, 6.2 kW, is roughly in line with the state median of 5.9 kW. under 1% of its recorded installations are third-party owned (lease or power-purchase agreement), against 29% across California. 4% include battery storage, compared with 16% of California records. Installers of similar recorded volume in California include Wicks Solar (621), ON-TIME AIR CONDITIONING & HEATING INC (620) and Homegrown Energy Solutions (618).

How has Solar Now's installation volume changed?

Solar Now's earliest dated installation on record is from 2009. It has recorded installations in 17 calendar years. The busiest year was 2015, with 88 installations. 2025, its latest year with records, has 22. Its median price per watt moved from $7.48/W in 2009 to $4.60/W in 2025. The most recent recorded installation is dated Dec 18, 2025.

Where does Solar Now install solar?

Recorded installations span 2 states: California (617, 100%) and Oregon (1, under 1%). The cities with the most of its installations are Yucca Valley, CA (214), Twentynine Palms, CA (167), Joshua Tree, CA (129), 29 Palms, CA (22) and Pioneertown, CA (16).

Frequently asked questions

How many solar installations has Solar Now completed?

PanelCensus records 618 installations by Solar Now, from May 23, 2009 to Dec 18, 2025, totalling 4.0 MW of capacity. Public reporting varies by state, so the company's true total may be higher.

What does Solar Now charge for solar?

The median installed price across 543 priced systems is $3.15/W before incentives (median system 6.2 kW, about $18,810). The California median is $4.26/W.

Where does Solar Now install solar?

Recorded installs span 2 states, led by California (617) and Oregon (1). Its busiest city is Yucca Valley, CA.

Is Solar Now still installing solar?

The most recent installation attributed to Solar Now in the public records is dated Dec 18, 2025; 2025 has 22 recorded installations. Records reach PanelCensus months to a couple of years after installation, so recent activity may not appear yet.

Does Solar Now install leased or PPA solar systems?

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

Does Solar Now install battery storage?

24 recorded installations by Solar Now (4%) 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, “Solar Now, solar installer (California)”, https://panelcensus.com/installers/california/solar-now-11419 (data as of September 21, 2026).