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Solar installer based in California · installer record #70240 resolved from 231 public installation records.

At a glance

Switch Energy is a solar installer with 231 recorded installations totalling 1.6 MW, dated 2024 to 2025. All of its records are in California, where it ranks 845th of 6,220 profiled installers by volume and 1,349th of 10,536 nationally. The median installed price across 176 priced systems is $6.74/W before incentives.

Recorded installs
231
Total capacity
1.6 MW
DC nameplate
Median system
6.7 kW
≈ $44,310
Median price
$6.74/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
18%
lease / PPA
Battery attach
94%
First recorded
2024
Last recorded
2025

Track record

Install volume by year

2024
19$4.78/W
2025
212$6.85/W

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

Latest records

Most recent recorded installs

DateLocationSizePriceOwnership
Dec 30, 2025Ridgecrest, CA5.3 kW$44,991Host-owned · battery
Dec 27, 2025Ridgecrest, CA11.5 kW$65,236Host-owned · battery
Dec 20, 2025California City, CA6.2 kW$52,170Host-owned · battery
Dec 19, 2025Fontana, CA8.2 kW$53,093Host-owned · battery
Dec 18, 2025Lancaster, CA6.2 kW$37,694Host-owned · battery
Dec 16, 2025Victorville, CA4.9 kW$66,532Host-owned · battery
Dec 15, 2025Apple Valley, CA7 kW$41,247Host-owned · battery
Dec 15, 2025Menifee, CA4.5 kW$32,482Host-owned · battery
Dec 15, 2025California City, CA5.7 kW$42,648Host-owned · battery
Dec 12, 2025Barstow, CA11.1 kW$60,424Host-owned · battery

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Service geography

California
231

Busiest cities

California City, CA 17Fresno, CA 16Apple Valley, CA 15Victorville, CA 11Fontana, CA 9Avenal, CA 8Stockton, CA 8Ridgecrest, CA 7

Record

Installer ID
PC-70240
First recorded install
Sep 23, 2024
Last recorded install
Dec 30, 2025
Priced records
176

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How does Switch Energy compare with other installers in California?

By recorded installations Switch Energy ranks 845th among the 6,220 installers based in California with five or more records. Its median price of $6.74/W is about 58% above the California median of $4.26/W. Its median system, 6.7 kW, is about 14% above the state median of 5.9 kW. 18% of its recorded installations are third-party owned (lease or power-purchase agreement), against 29% across California. 94% include battery storage, compared with 16% of California records. Installers of similar recorded volume in California include Solarsesame (232), Willer Construction (232) and Power Solar Structures Construction (231).

How has Switch Energy's installation volume changed?

Switch Energy's earliest dated installation on record is from 2024. It has recorded installations in 2 calendar years. The busiest year was 2025, with 212 installations. Its median price per watt moved from $4.78/W in 2024 to $6.85/W in 2025. The most recent recorded installation is dated Dec 30, 2025.

Where does Switch Energy install solar?

All recorded installations are in California. The cities with the most of its installations are California City, CA (17), Fresno, CA (16), Apple Valley, CA (15), Victorville, CA (11) and Fontana, CA (9).

Frequently asked questions

How many solar installations has Switch Energy completed?

PanelCensus records 231 installations by Switch Energy, from Sep 23, 2024 to Dec 30, 2025, totalling 1.6 MW of capacity. Public reporting varies by state, so the company's true total may be higher.

What does Switch Energy charge for solar?

The median installed price across 176 priced systems is $6.74/W before incentives (median system 6.7 kW, about $44,310). The California median is $4.26/W.

Where does Switch Energy install solar?

All 231 recorded installations are in California, the most of them in California City.

Is Switch Energy still installing solar?

The most recent installation attributed to Switch Energy in the public records is dated Dec 30, 2025; 2025 has 212 recorded installations. Records reach PanelCensus months to a couple of years after installation, so recent activity may not appear yet.

Does Switch Energy install leased or PPA solar systems?

42 recorded installations by Switch Energy (18%) are third-party owned — a lease or power-purchase agreement; across California the share is 29%.

Does Switch Energy install battery storage?

218 recorded installations by Switch Energy (94%) 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, “Switch Energy, solar installer (California)”, https://panelcensus.com/installers/california/switch-energy-70240 (data as of September 21, 2026).