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Solarworld

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Solar installer based in California · active in 3 states · installer record #11715 resolved from 17 public installation records.

At a glance

Solarworld is a solar installer with 17 recorded installations totalling 2.2 MW, dated 2001 to 2016. Its records are concentrated in California (94%), where it ranks 3503rd of 6,220 profiled installers by volume and 5,843rd of 10,536 nationally.

Recorded installs
17
Total capacity
2.2 MW
DC nameplate
Median system
6.8 kW
≈ $19,520
Median price
—
too few priced systems
Third-party owned
12%
lease / PPA
Battery attach
6%
First recorded
2001
Last recorded
2016

Track record

Install volume by year

2001
1$9.68/W
2002
1$10.72/W
2006
1
2007
1
2008
1$4.61/W
2013
9
2014
3$3.74/W
2016
1

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

Latest records

Most recent recorded installs

DateLocationSizePriceOwnership
Jul 18, 2016Hillsborough, NJ1,992.5 kW—— · battery
Dec 18, 2014Oak Bluffs, MA5.5 kW$20,590Third-party
Apr 21, 2014Bakersfield, CA4.8 kW—Host-owned
Feb 5, 2014Sanger, CA5.4 kW—Host-owned
Dec 21, 2013Bakersfield, CA7.4 kW—Host-owned
Dec 6, 2013Newbury Park, CA150.4 kW—Third-party
Nov 6, 2013Bakersfield, CA7.6 kW—Host-owned
Sep 30, 2013Bakersfield, CA8.6 kW—Host-owned
Sep 17, 2013Bakersfield, CA6.5 kW—Host-owned
Aug 30, 2013Bakersfield, CA6.8 kW—Host-owned

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Service geography

Busiest cities

Bakersfield, CA 8Highland, CA 1Rancho Cucamonga, CA 1Oak Bluffs, MA 1Pleasanton, CA 1Joshua Tree, CA 1Yucca Valley, CA 1

Record

Installer ID
PC-11715
First recorded install
Oct 16, 2001
Last recorded install
Jul 18, 2016
Priced records
4

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How does Solarworld compare with other installers in California?

By recorded installations Solarworld ranks 3503rd among the 6,220 installers based in California with five or more records. Its median system, 6.8 kW, is about 14% above the state median of 5.9 kW. 12% 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 Robertson Construction (17), S O D Builders (17) and Simple Solar (17).

How has Solarworld's installation volume changed?

Solarworld's earliest dated installation on record is from 2001. It has recorded installations in 8 calendar years. The busiest year was 2013, with 9 installations. 2016, its latest year with records, has 1. Its median price per watt moved from $9.68/W in 2001 to $3.74/W in 2014. The most recent recorded installation is dated Jul 18, 2016. No installation in the public records is dated within the last three years.

Where does Solarworld install solar?

Recorded installations span 3 states: California (16, 94%), Massachusetts (1, 6%) and New Jersey (1, 6%). The cities with the most of its installations are Bakersfield, CA (8), Highland, CA (1), Rancho Cucamonga, CA (1), Oak Bluffs, MA (1) and Pleasanton, CA (1).

Frequently asked questions

How many solar installations has Solarworld completed?

PanelCensus records 17 installations by Solarworld, from Oct 16, 2001 to Jul 18, 2016, totalling 2.2 MW of capacity. Public reporting varies by state, so the company's true total may be higher.

What does Solarworld charge for solar?

The median installed price across 4 priced systems is $7.14/W before incentives (median system 6.8 kW, about $19,520). The California median is $4.26/W.

Where does Solarworld install solar?

Recorded installs span 3 states, led by California (16), Massachusetts (1) and New Jersey (1). Its busiest city is Bakersfield, CA.

Is Solarworld still installing solar?

The most recent installation attributed to Solarworld in the public records is dated Jul 18, 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 Solarworld install leased or PPA solar systems?

2 recorded installations by Solarworld (12%) are third-party owned — a lease or power-purchase agreement; across California the share is 29%.

Does Solarworld install battery storage?

1 recorded installation by Solarworld (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, “Solarworld, solar installer (California)”, https://panelcensus.com/installers/california/solarworld-11715 (data as of September 21, 2026).