Sun Solar Electric
Recently activeSolar installer based in California · installer record #12289 resolved from 427 public installation records.
Data through: California through Aug 2026 (monthly state program data).
At a glance
Sun Solar Electric is a solar installer with 427 recorded installations totalling 3.0 MW, dated 2013 to 2026. All of its records are in California, where it ranks 555th of 6,010 profiled installers by volume and 899th of 10,537 nationally. Its median installed price for solar-only systems in 2023–2025 is $4.38/W before incentives, across 75 priced systems.
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 | Sun Solar Electric | California median | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9 | $4.46/W | $3.80/W | +17% |
| 2023 | 63 | $4.38/W | $4.06/W | +8% |
| 2022 | 58 | $3.57/W | $4.11/W | −13% |
| 2021 | 23 | $3.70/W | $3.98/W | −7% |
| 2020 | 22 | $4.03/W | $3.97/W | +2% |
| 2019 | 18 | $3.52/W | $3.95/W | −11% |
| 2018 | 8 | $3.32/W | $4.01/W | −17% |
| 2017 | 10 | $3.79/W | $4.05/W | −6% |
| 2016 | 10 | $4.88/W | $4.37/W | +12% |
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 2025. 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.
Equipment
Module, inverter and battery brands
| Equipment | Year | Main brands (share of systems that reported one) | Year before |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modules | 2026*27 reported | Mission Solar 37% · Qcells 19% · Silfab 15% · REC 7% | REC 46%2025, 24 reported |
| Inverters | 2026*27 reported | Enphase 33% · Tesla 30% · Sol-Ark 19% · SolarEdge 11% | Enphase 52%2025, 25 reported |
| Batteries | 2026*14 reported | Tesla 43% · Enphase 29% · FranklinWH 29% | Tesla 38%2025, 26 reported |
Manufacturer on each recorded installation, as filed with the state program (Tracking the Sun for earlier years). Brand names are grouped by manufacturer family (e.g. Hanwha Q CELLS and Qcells North America count as Qcells). Not every state reports equipment, and battery brands come mainly from California and New Jersey. *2026 to date, from California records only.
Latest records
Most recent recorded installs
| Date | Location | Size | Price | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 2026 | San Rafael, CA | 9.7 kW | — | Host-owned · battery |
| Aug 6, 2026 | Napa, CA | — | — | Host-owned · battery |
| Jul 7, 2026 | Oakland, CA | 6.5 kW | — | Host-owned · battery |
| Jun 17, 2026 | Tomales, CA | 8.9 kW | — | Host-owned · battery |
| Jun 15, 2026 | Stinson Beach, CA | 10.5 kW | — | Host-owned · battery |
| May 8, 2026 | Mill Valley, CA | 7.5 kW | — | Host-owned · battery |
| May 8, 2026 | Point Reyes Station, CA | — | — | Host-owned · battery |
| May 7, 2026 | Larkspur, CA | 7.7 kW | — | Host-owned · battery |
| Apr 20, 2026 | San Anselmo, CA | 4 kW | — | Host-owned |
| Apr 14, 2026 | San Francisco, CA | 7.4 kW | — | Host-owned · battery |
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Service geography
- California
- 427
Busiest cities
Record
- Installer ID
- PC-12289
- First recorded install
- May 21, 2013
- Last recorded install
- Aug 13, 2026
- Priced records
- 326
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How does Sun Solar Electric compare with other installers in California?
By recorded installations Sun Solar Electric ranks 555th among the 6,010 installers based in California with five or more records. Its 2023–2025 solar-only median of $4.38/W is about 11% above the California median of $3.95/W on the same basis. Its median system, 6.3 kW, is roughly in line with 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. 40% include battery storage, compared with 16% of California records. Installers of similar recorded volume in California include California Solar Improvements (401), Progressive Power Group (401) and Empower Home Services (401).
How has Sun Solar Electric's installation volume changed?
Sun Solar Electric's earliest dated installation on record is from 2013. It has recorded installations in 13 calendar years. The busiest year was 2023, with 91 installations. 2025, its latest year with records, has 35. Its median price per watt moved from $4.88/W in 2016 to $6.53/W in 2025. The most recent recorded installation is dated Aug 13, 2026.
Where does Sun Solar Electric install solar?
All recorded installations are in California. The cities with the most of its installations are Santa Rosa, CA (79), Petaluma, CA (38), San Rafael, CA (27), Sonoma, CA (25) and Sebastopol, CA (22).
Frequently asked questions
How many solar installations has Sun Solar Electric completed?
PanelCensus records 427 installations by Sun Solar Electric, from May 21, 2013 to Aug 13, 2026, totalling 3.0 MW of capacity. Public reporting varies by state, so the company's true total may be higher.
What does Sun Solar Electric charge for solar?
For solar-only systems installed in 2023–2025, the median reported price is $4.38/W before incentives, across 75 priced systems. The California median on the same basis is $3.95/W. Across all 326 priced systems since 2013, including battery systems, the median is $4.49/W. Prices are the total project cost reported to state incentive programs, divided by the system's DC watts, so they can include electrical upgrades or other work billed with the solar.
Where does Sun Solar Electric install solar?
All 427 recorded installations are in California, the most of them in Santa Rosa.
Is Sun Solar Electric still installing solar?
The most recent installation attributed to Sun Solar Electric in the public records is dated Aug 13, 2026; 2025 has 35 recorded installations. Records here run California through Aug 2026 (monthly state program data), so the newest installations may not appear yet.
Does Sun Solar Electric install leased or PPA solar systems?
0 recorded installations by Sun Solar Electric (0%) are third-party owned — a lease or power-purchase agreement; across California the share is 29%.
Does Sun Solar Electric install battery storage?
169 recorded installations by Sun Solar Electric (40%) include a battery.
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Dataset updated . Sources: LBNL Tracking the Sun (through 2025), monthly state program records (California DGStats, NYSERDA, NJ Clean Energy, Illinois Shines) and permit records; installer resolved by exact-normalized name matching and, for state program records, by the systems both sources share.
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, “Sun Solar Electric, solar installer (California)”, https://panelcensus.com/installers/california/sun-solar-electric-12289 (data as of September 21, 2026).