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South West Builders

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Solar installer based in California · installer record #11869 resolved from 1,249 public installation records.

Recorded installs
1,249
Total capacity
7.7 MW
DC nameplate
Median system
5.3 kW
≈ $34,792
Median price
$6.00/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
0%
lease / PPA
Battery attach
1%
First recorded
2005
Last recorded
2023

Track record

Install volume by year

2005
1$6.26/W
2016
12$5.14/W
2017
85$7.00/W
2018
90$6.00/W
2019
120$5.00/W
2020
146$4.51/W
2021
150$5.94/W
2022
315$7.60/W
2023
330$7.85/W

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

Latest records

Most recent recorded installs

DateLocationSizePriceOwnership
Dec 29, 2023Torrance, CA2.3 kW$13,000Host-owned
Dec 29, 2023San Fernando, CA13 kW$98,654Host-owned · battery
Dec 28, 2023Bakersfield, CA3.6 kW$15,000Host-owned
Dec 26, 2023San Fernando, CA6.1 kW$48,080Host-owned · battery
Dec 26, 2023Culver City, CA3.9 kW$31,500Host-owned · battery
Dec 22, 2023Altadena, CA3.6 kW$75,000Host-owned
Dec 22, 2023Inglewood, CA2.7 kW$44,925Host-owned
Dec 21, 2023Oxnard, CA6.4 kW$30,000Host-owned
Dec 21, 2023Canyon Country, CA7 kW$55,650Host-owned
Dec 19, 2023Oxnard, CA6 kW$70,956Host-owned

Service geography

California
1,249

Busiest cities

Lancaster, CA 90Palmdale, CA 69Los Angeles, CA 48Long Beach, CA 42San Jose, CA 32Simi Valley, CA 31Thousand Oaks, CA 21Oxnard, CA 21

Record

Installer ID
PC-11869
First recorded install
Jun 26, 2005
Last recorded install
Dec 29, 2023
Priced records
1,228

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Frequently asked questions

How many solar installations has South West Builders completed?

The Tracking the Sun dataset records 1,249 installations by South West Builders, from Jun 26, 2005 to Dec 29, 2023, totalling 7.7 MW of capacity. Dataset coverage varies by state, so actual totals may be higher.

What does South West Builders charge for solar?

The median installed price across 1,228 priced systems is $6.00/W pre-incentive (median system 5.3 kW, ≈ $34,792). Third-party-owned (lease/PPA) share: 0%.

Where does South West Builders install solar?

Recorded installs span 1 state, led by California (1,249).

Dataset updated . Source: LBNL Tracking the Sun public dataset; installer resolved by exact-normalized name matching.