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Sunrun

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Solar installer based in California · active in 19 states · installer record #12510 resolved from 482,991 public installation records.

At a glance

Sunrun is a solar installer with 482,991 recorded installations totalling 3.4 GW, dated 1999 to 2025. Its records are concentrated in California (74%), where it ranks 1st of 6,220 profiled installers by volume and 1st of 10,536 nationally. The median installed price across 396,738 priced systems is $4.25/W before incentives.

Recorded installs
482,991
Total capacity
3.4 GW
DC nameplate
Median system
6.1 kW
≈ $24,250
Median price
$4.25/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
67%
lease / PPA
Battery attach
28%
First recorded
1999
Last recorded
2025

Track record

Install volume by year

1999
2$8.24/W
2000
3$7.51/W
2001
8$9.08/W
2002
10$9.40/W
2003
34$8.27/W
2004
69$7.51/W
2005
150$7.09/W
2006
307$7.92/W
2007
325$8.21/W
2008
72$8.08/W
2009
32$6.78/W
2010
40$6.78/W
2011
36$5.15/W
2012
488$6.85/W
2013
6,363$6.88/W
2014
13,307$5.14/W
2015
27,504$4.59/W
2016
40,337$4.37/W
2017
29,074$4.06/W
2018
34,848$4.21/W
2019
44,442$4.31/W
2020
38,010$4.55/W
2021
45,480$4.44/W
2022
63,665$4.20/W
2023
63,344$4.15/W
2024
45,730$4.16/W
2025
44,660$3.84/W
2026
150

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

Latest records

Most recent recorded installs

DateLocationSizePriceOwnership
Feb 12, 2026San Diego, CA———
Feb 12, 2026San Diego, CA———
Feb 12, 2026San Diego, CA———
Feb 12, 2026San Diego, CA———
Feb 11, 2026San Diego, CA———
Feb 11, 2026San Diego, CA———
Feb 11, 2026Boston, MA5.7 kW—— · battery
Feb 11, 2026San Diego, CA———
Feb 11, 2026San Diego, CA———
Feb 11, 2026San Diego, CA———

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Service geography

California
355,450
Massachusetts
37,343
New Jersey
36,140
New York
28,622
Arizona
24,140
Connecticut
5,840
Nevada
4,983
Vermont
4,227

Busiest cities

Bakersfield, CA 16,778San Diego, CA 15,192Fresno, CA 11,928San Jose, CA 8,184Stockton, CA 7,271Staten Island, NY 5,186Chula Vista, CA 5,162Visalia, CA 5,052

Record

Installer ID
PC-12510
First recorded install
May 12, 1999
Last recorded install
Dec 31, 2025
Priced records
396,738

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How does Sunrun compare with other installers in California?

By recorded installations Sunrun ranks 1st among the 6,220 installers based in California with five or more records. Its median price of $4.25/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, 6.1 kW, is roughly in line with the state median of 5.9 kW. 67% of its recorded installations are third-party owned (lease or power-purchase agreement), against 29% across California. 28% include battery storage, compared with 16% of California records. Installers of similar recorded volume in California include Tesla (376,072), Sunpower (156,257) and Freedom Forever (66,375).

How has Sunrun's installation volume changed?

Sunrun's earliest dated installation on record is from 1999. It has recorded installations in 27 calendar years. The busiest year was 2022, with 63,665 installations. 2025, its latest year with records, has 44,660. Its median price per watt moved from $8.24/W in 1999 to $3.84/W in 2025. The most recent recorded installation is dated Dec 31, 2025.

Where does Sunrun install solar?

Recorded installations span 19 states: California (355,450, 74%), Massachusetts (37,343, 8%), New Jersey (36,140, 7%) and New York (28,622, 6%). The cities with the most of its installations are Bakersfield, CA (16,778), San Diego, CA (15,192), Fresno, CA (11,928), San Jose, CA (8,184) and Stockton, CA (7,271).

Frequently asked questions

How many solar installations has Sunrun completed?

PanelCensus records 482,991 installations by Sunrun, from May 12, 1999 to Dec 31, 2025, totalling 3.4 GW of capacity. Public reporting varies by state, so the company's true total may be higher.

What does Sunrun charge for solar?

The median installed price across 396,738 priced systems is $4.25/W before incentives (median system 6.1 kW, about $24,250). The California median is $4.26/W.

Where does Sunrun install solar?

Recorded installs span 19 states, led by California (355,450), Massachusetts (37,343) and New Jersey (36,140). Its busiest city is Bakersfield, CA.

Is Sunrun still installing solar?

The most recent installation attributed to Sunrun in the public records is dated Dec 31, 2025; 2025 has 44,660 recorded installations. Records reach PanelCensus months to a couple of years after installation, so recent activity may not appear yet.

Does Sunrun install leased or PPA solar systems?

325,786 recorded installations by Sunrun (67%) are third-party owned — a lease or power-purchase agreement; across California the share is 29%.

Does Sunrun install battery storage?

137,116 recorded installations by Sunrun (28%) 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, “Sunrun, solar installer (California)”, https://panelcensus.com/installers/california/sunrun-12510 (data as of September 21, 2026).