Synapse Electric

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Solar installer based in California · active in 2 states · installer record #12731 resolved from 70 public installation records.

At a glance

Synapse Electric is a solar installer with 70 recorded installations totalling 5.4 MW, dated 2005 to 2023. Its records are concentrated in California (103%), where it ranks 1754th of 6,220 profiled installers by volume and 2,875th of 10,536 nationally. The median installed price across 32 priced systems is $5.54/W before incentives.

Recorded installs

Total capacity

5.4 MW

DC nameplate

Median system

11.5 kW

≈ $71,390

Median price

$5.54/W

pre-incentive · 32 priced

Third-party owned

lease / PPA

Battery attach

First recorded

2005

Last recorded

2023

Track record

Install volume by year

2005

1$6.64/W

2006

2$7.70/W

2007

1$8.75/W

2008

4$9.68/W

2009

3$6.15/W

2010

5$5.89/W

2011

11$5.52/W

2012

7$5.55/W

2013

8$4.53/W

2014

2015

14$3.61/W

2016

2017

2$4.78/W

2018

3$2.41/W

2019

1$1.81/W

2020

1$4.38/W

2022

1$1.56/W

2023

2$3.58/W

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

Latest records

Most recent recorded installs

Date	Location	Size	Price	Ownership
Dec 8, 2023	Sonoma, CA	25.4 kW	$90,800	Host-owned
Oct 25, 2023	Sebastopol, CA	9.8 kW	$35,300	Host-owned
Feb 24, 2022	Bakersfield, CA	1,666 kW	$2,600,411	Third-party
Jan 14, 2020	Santa Rosa, CA	10.3 kW	$45,000	Host-owned
Dec 20, 2019	Woodland, CA	102.9 kW	$186,000	Host-owned
Apr 27, 2018	Robbins, CA	110 kW	$286,000	Host-owned
Apr 17, 2018	Live Oak, CA	149.8 kW	$360,000	Host-owned
Apr 9, 2018	Davis, CA	31.1 kW	$75,000	Host-owned
Nov 16, 2017	Dixon, CA	183.7 kW	$360,500	Host-owned
Oct 13, 2017	Dixon, CA	47.5 kW	$360,500	Host-owned

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Service geography

California: 72
Florida: 1

Busiest cities

Richmond, CA 8Davis, CA 6San Francisco, CA 6Woodland, CA 5San Anselmo, CA 4San Jose, CA 2San Rafael, CA 2Concord, CA 2

Record

Installer ID: PC-12731
First recorded install: Oct 27, 2005
Last recorded install: Dec 8, 2023
Priced records: 32

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How does Synapse Electric compare with other installers in California?

By recorded installations Synapse Electric ranks 1754th among the 6,220 installers based in California with five or more records. Its median price of $5.54/W is about 30% above the California median of $4.26/W (the installer's median covers every state it works in). Its median system, 11.5 kW, is about twice the state median of 5.9 kW. 3% of its recorded installations are third-party owned (lease or power-purchase agreement), against 29% across California. 0% include battery storage, compared with 16% of California records. Installers of similar recorded volume in California include Skylink Solar (70), Southland Electrical Contractors (70) and Suns Up Solar (70).

How has Synapse Electric's installation volume changed?

Synapse Electric's earliest dated installation on record is from 2005. It has recorded installations in 18 calendar years. The busiest year was 2015, with 14 installations. 2023, its latest year with records, has 2. Its median price per watt moved from $6.64/W in 2005 to $3.58/W in 2023. The most recent recorded installation is dated Dec 8, 2023.

Where does Synapse Electric install solar?

Recorded installations span 2 states: California (72, 103%) and Florida (1, 1%). The cities with the most of its installations are Richmond, CA (8), Davis, CA (6), San Francisco, CA (6), Woodland, CA (5) and San Anselmo, CA (4).

Frequently asked questions

How many solar installations has Synapse Electric completed?

PanelCensus records 70 installations by Synapse Electric, from Oct 27, 2005 to Dec 8, 2023, totalling 5.4 MW of capacity. Public reporting varies by state, so the company's true total may be higher.

What does Synapse Electric charge for solar?

The median installed price across 32 priced systems is $5.54/W before incentives (median system 11.5 kW, about $71,390). The California median is $4.26/W.

Where does Synapse Electric install solar?

Recorded installs span 2 states, led by California (72) and Florida (1). Its busiest city is Richmond, CA.

Is Synapse Electric still installing solar?

The most recent installation attributed to Synapse Electric in the public records is dated Dec 8, 2023; 2023 has 2 recorded installations. Records reach PanelCensus months to a couple of years after installation, so recent activity may not appear yet.

Does Synapse Electric install leased or PPA solar systems?

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

Does Synapse Electric install battery storage?

0 recorded installations by Synapse Electric (0%) include a battery.

Related installers and places

Dataset updated September 2026 . 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, “Synapse Electric, solar installer (California)”, https://panelcensus.com/installers/california/synapse-electric-12731 (data as of September 21, 2026).