Solarcity
No recent recordsSolar installer based in California · active in 2 states · installer record #64564 resolved from 54 public installation records.
At a glance
Solarcity is a solar installer with 54 recorded installations totalling 282 kW, dated 2005 to 2015. Its records are concentrated in California (98%), where it ranks 2018th of 6,220 profiled installers by volume and 3,317th of 10,536 nationally. The median installed price across 53 priced systems is $7.78/W before incentives.
Track record
Install volume by year
Bars: recorded installs · right column: this installer's median $/W that year.
Latest records
Most recent recorded installs
| Date | Location | Size | Price | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 2015 | Lakehurst, NJ | 5.8 kW | — | — · battery |
| Feb 11, 2008 | Swall Meadows, CA | 10.5 kW | $80,880 | Host-owned |
| Jul 9, 2007 | Auburn, CA | 8.4 kW | $64,955 | Host-owned |
| May 29, 2007 | Placentia, CA | 5.3 kW | $43,012 | Host-owned |
| Apr 2, 2007 | Placerville, CA | 3.5 kW | $29,095 | Host-owned |
| Apr 2, 2007 | Shingle Springs, CA | 5.3 kW | $43,012 | Host-owned |
| Mar 6, 2007 | Shingle Springs, CA | 4.2 kW | $32,559 | Host-owned |
| Feb 16, 2007 | Cameron Park, CA | 3.5 kW | $30,025 | Host-owned |
| Jan 12, 2007 | Cameron Park, CA | 7 kW | $55,653 | Host-owned |
| Dec 18, 2006 | Lincoln, CA | 7 kW | $58,183 | Host-owned |
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Service geography
Busiest cities
Record
- Installer ID
- PC-64564
- First recorded install
- Oct 27, 2005
- Last recorded install
- Sep 18, 2015
- Priced records
- 53
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How does Solarcity compare with other installers in California?
By recorded installations Solarcity ranks 2018th among the 6,220 installers based in California with five or more records. Its median price of $7.78/W is about 83% above the California median of $4.26/W (the installer's median covers every state it works in). Its median system, 5.3 kW, is about 11% 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. 2% include battery storage, compared with 16% of California records. Installers of similar recorded volume in California include Symetric Energy (54), Unified Solar And Roofing (54) and OpTerra Energy Services (54).
How has Solarcity's installation volume changed?
Solarcity's earliest dated installation on record is from 2005. It has recorded installations in 5 calendar years. The busiest year was 2006, with 38 installations. 2015, its latest year with records, has 1. Its median price per watt moved from $7.54/W in 2005 to $7.74/W in 2008. The most recent recorded installation is dated Sep 18, 2015. No installation in the public records is dated within the last three years.
Where does Solarcity install solar?
Recorded installations span 2 states: California (53, 98%) and New Jersey (1, 2%). The cities with the most of its installations are Lincoln, CA (6), Granite Bay, CA (5), Placerville, CA (4), El Dorado Hills, CA (4) and Shingle Springs, CA (3).
Frequently asked questions
How many solar installations has Solarcity completed?
PanelCensus records 54 installations by Solarcity, from Oct 27, 2005 to Sep 18, 2015, totalling 282 kW of capacity. Public reporting varies by state, so the company's true total may be higher.
What does Solarcity charge for solar?
The median installed price across 53 priced systems is $7.78/W before incentives (median system 5.3 kW, about $39,390). The California median is $4.26/W.
Where does Solarcity install solar?
Recorded installs span 2 states, led by California (53) and New Jersey (1). Its busiest city is Lincoln, CA.
Is Solarcity still installing solar?
The most recent installation attributed to Solarcity in the public records is dated Sep 18, 2015; 2015 has 1 recorded installation. Records reach PanelCensus months to a couple of years after installation, so recent activity may not appear yet.
Does Solarcity install leased or PPA solar systems?
0 recorded installations by Solarcity (0%) are third-party owned — a lease or power-purchase agreement; across California the share is 29%.
Does Solarcity install battery storage?
1 recorded installation by Solarcity (2%) includes a battery.
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- OpTerra Energy Services· 54 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, “Solarcity, solar installer (California)”, https://panelcensus.com/installers/california/solarcity-64564 (data as of September 21, 2026).