Solar Sense
No recent recordsSolar installer based in California · installer record #11495 resolved from 103 public installation records.
At a glance
Solar Sense is a solar installer with 103 recorded installations totalling 680 kW, dated 2009 to 2019. All of its records are in California, where it ranks 1359th of 6,010 profiled installers by volume and 2,248th of 10,537 nationally. The median installed price across 68 priced systems from all years is $4.10/W before incentives.
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 | Solar Sense | California median | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 20 | $4.00/W | $4.01/W | −0% |
| 2017 | 14 | $4.00/W | $4.05/W | −1% |
| 2016 | 6 | $4.25/W | $4.37/W | −3% |
| 2015 | 20 | $4.25/W | $4.58/W | −7% |
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 the last year of data. 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.
Latest records
Most recent recorded installs
| Date | Location | Size | Price | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2019 | Oakland, CA | 82.4 kW | $218,228 | Host-owned |
| Jul 19, 2019 | Castro Valley, CA | 5.3 kW | $21,080 | Host-owned · battery |
| May 24, 2019 | Fremont, CA | 4.3 kW | $17,280 | Host-owned |
| Feb 19, 2019 | Greenbrae, CA | 2.9 kW | $8,000 | — |
| Dec 27, 2018 | Concord, CA | 7.7 kW | $33,250 | Host-owned |
| Dec 3, 2018 | San Jose, CA | 4.7 kW | $18,129 | Host-owned |
| Nov 28, 2018 | San Leandro, CA | 3.8 kW | $15,500 | Host-owned |
| Nov 27, 2018 | San Jose, CA | 5 kW | $20,100 | Host-owned |
| Nov 15, 2018 | Clearlake, CA | 11.4 kW | $36,969 | Host-owned |
| Oct 21, 2018 | Milpitas, CA | 3.7 kW | $14,740 | Host-owned |
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Service geography
- California
- 103
Busiest cities
Record
- Installer ID
- PC-11495
- First recorded install
- Oct 30, 2009
- Last recorded install
- Oct 4, 2019
- Priced records
- 68
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How does Solar Sense compare with other installers in California?
By recorded installations Solar Sense ranks 1359th among the 6,010 installers based in California with five or more records. Its all-years median price of $4.10/W is roughly in line with the California median of $4.26/W. Its median system, 5 kW, is about 15% below the state median of 5.9 kW. 17% of its recorded installations are third-party owned (lease or power-purchase agreement), against 29% across California. under 1% include battery storage, compared with 16% of California records. Installers of similar recorded volume in California include Advanced Microgrid Solutions (103), Denali Development Group (103) and Feather River Electric (103).
How has Solar Sense's installation volume changed?
Solar Sense's earliest dated installation on record is from 2009. It has recorded installations in 10 calendar years. The busiest year was 2015, with 39 installations. 2019, its latest year with records, has 4. Its median price per watt moved from $5.90/W in 2009 to $4.00/W in 2019. The most recent recorded installation is dated Oct 4, 2019. No installation in the public records is dated within the last three years.
Where does Solar Sense install solar?
All recorded installations are in California. The cities with the most of its installations are Stockton, CA (14), Walnut Creek, CA (6), Oakland, CA (5), Danville, CA (4) and San Jose, CA (4).
Frequently asked questions
How many solar installations has Solar Sense completed?
PanelCensus records 103 installations by Solar Sense, from Oct 30, 2009 to Oct 4, 2019, totalling 680 kW of capacity. Public reporting varies by state, so the company's true total may be higher.
What does Solar Sense charge for solar?
The median installed price across 68 priced systems from all years is $4.10/W before incentives (median system 5 kW, about $22,342). The California median is $4.26/W. Prices are the total project cost reported to state programs, so they can include work billed with the solar.
Where does Solar Sense install solar?
All 103 recorded installations are in California, the most of them in Stockton.
Is Solar Sense still installing solar?
The most recent installation attributed to Solar Sense in the public records is dated Oct 4, 2019; 2019 has 4 recorded installations. Records reach PanelCensus months to a couple of years after installation, so recent activity may not appear yet.
Does Solar Sense install leased or PPA solar systems?
18 recorded installations by Solar Sense (17%) are third-party owned — a lease or power-purchase agreement; across California the share is 29%.
Does Solar Sense install battery storage?
1 recorded installation by Solar Sense (under 1%) includes a battery.
Related installers and places
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- Advanced Microgrid Solutions· 103 installations
- Denali Development Group· 103 installations
- Feather River Electric· 103 installations
- Trapsun Solar· 103 installations
- BLACK PINE BUILDERS INC· 103 installations
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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 Sense, solar installer (California)”, https://panelcensus.com/installers/california/solar-sense-11495 (data as of September 21, 2026).