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Summit Electric

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Solar installer based in California · active in 2 states · installer record #12201 resolved from 480 public installation records.

At a glance

Summit Electric is a solar installer with 480 recorded installations totalling 6.9 MW, dated 2006 to 2025. Its records are concentrated in California (101%), where it ranks 479th of 6,220 profiled installers by volume and 781st of 10,536 nationally. The median installed price across 400 priced systems is $3.97/W before incentives.

Recorded installs
480
Total capacity
6.9 MW
DC nameplate
Median system
9 kW
≈ $41,691
Median price
$3.97/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
1%
lease / PPA
Battery attach
43%
First recorded
2006
Last recorded
2025

Track record

Install volume by year

2006
1$8.73/W
2010
18$6.41/W
2011
4$6.10/W
2012
11$6.39/W
2013
10$5.30/W
2014
8
2015
3$8.15/W
2016
11$4.30/W
2017
16$4.08/W
2018
21$3.27/W
2019
24$3.86/W
2020
49$3.66/W
2021
69$3.91/W
2022
68$3.65/W
2023
74$3.86/W
2024
61$4.05/W
2025
38$3.99/W

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

Latest records

Most recent recorded installs

DateLocationSizePriceOwnership
Dec 30, 2025Sonoma, CA35.4 kW$128,968Host-owned · battery
Dec 24, 2025Santa Rosa, CA5.2 kW$19,000Host-owned
Dec 16, 2025Rohnert Park, CA3.2 kW$11,278Host-owned
Dec 10, 2025Sebastopol, CA8.6 kW$87,000Host-owned · battery
Dec 4, 2025Sebastopol, CA7.8 kW$48,000Host-owned · battery
Nov 20, 2025Rohnert Park, CA3.2 kW$11,278Host-owned
Nov 17, 2025Windsor, CA9.6 kW$49,599Host-owned
Nov 4, 2025Rohnert Park, CA3.2 kW$11,278Host-owned
Nov 4, 2025Rohnert Park, CA3.2 kW$11,278Host-owned
Nov 4, 2025Rohnert Park, CA3.2 kW$11,278Host-owned

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Service geography

California
484
Vermont
2

Busiest cities

Santa Rosa, CA 187Napa, CA 30Healdsburg, CA 25Saint Helena, CA 24Sebastopol, CA 22Rohnert Park, CA 15Calistoga, CA 12

Record

Installer ID
PC-12201
First recorded install
Aug 25, 2006
Last recorded install
Dec 30, 2025
Priced records
400

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How does Summit Electric compare with other installers in California?

By recorded installations Summit Electric ranks 479th among the 6,220 installers based in California with five or more records. Its median price of $3.97/W is roughly in line with the California median of $4.26/W (the installer's median covers every state it works in). Its median system, 9 kW, is about 52% above 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. 43% include battery storage, compared with 16% of California records. Installers of similar recorded volume in California include Californiasolar Innovators (481), Raneri And Long (481) and SOUTH PLACER HEATING & AIR (481).

How has Summit Electric's installation volume changed?

Summit Electric's earliest dated installation on record is from 2006. It has recorded installations in 17 calendar years. The busiest year was 2023, with 74 installations. 2025, its latest year with records, has 38. Its median price per watt moved from $8.73/W in 2006 to $3.99/W in 2025. The most recent recorded installation is dated Dec 30, 2025.

Where does Summit Electric install solar?

Recorded installations span 2 states: California (484, 101%) and Vermont (2, under 1%). The cities with the most of its installations are Santa Rosa, CA (187), Napa, CA (30), Healdsburg, CA (25), Saint Helena, CA (24) and Sebastopol, CA (22).

Frequently asked questions

How many solar installations has Summit Electric completed?

PanelCensus records 480 installations by Summit Electric, from Aug 25, 2006 to Dec 30, 2025, totalling 6.9 MW of capacity. Public reporting varies by state, so the company's true total may be higher.

What does Summit Electric charge for solar?

The median installed price across 400 priced systems is $3.97/W before incentives (median system 9 kW, about $41,691). The California median is $4.26/W.

Where does Summit Electric install solar?

Recorded installs span 2 states, led by California (484) and Vermont (2). Its busiest city is Santa Rosa, CA.

Is Summit Electric still installing solar?

The most recent installation attributed to Summit Electric in the public records is dated Dec 30, 2025; 2025 has 38 recorded installations. Records reach PanelCensus months to a couple of years after installation, so recent activity may not appear yet.

Does Summit Electric install leased or PPA solar systems?

3 recorded installations by Summit Electric (under 1%) are third-party owned — a lease or power-purchase agreement; across California the share is 29%.

Does Summit Electric install battery storage?

206 recorded installations by Summit Electric (43%) 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, “Summit Electric, solar installer (California)”, https://panelcensus.com/installers/california/summit-electric-12201 (data as of September 21, 2026).