Thomas Esparza
Recently activeSolar installer based in California · installer record #71514 resolved from 10 public installation records.
At a glance
Thomas Esparza is a solar installer with 10 recorded installations totalling 125 kW, dated 2018 to 2024. All of its records are in California, where it ranks 4508th of 6,220 profiled installers by volume and 7,579th of 10,536 nationally. The median installed price across 10 priced systems is $3.49/W before incentives.
Track record
Install volume by year
Bars: recorded installs · right column: this installer's median $/W that year.
Latest records
Most recent recorded installs
| Date | Location | Size | Price | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2024 | Merced, CA | 16.4 kW | $59,000 | Host-owned |
| Oct 4, 2023 | Visalia, CA | 10 kW | $29,000 | Host-owned |
| Sep 5, 2023 | Visalia, CA | 16.4 kW | $52,500 | Host-owned |
| Aug 24, 2023 | Exeter, CA | 8.2 kW | $34,000 | Host-owned |
| Aug 2, 2023 | Visalia, CA | 10.8 kW | $55,000 | Host-owned |
| Apr 13, 2023 | Woodlake, CA | 3.3 kW | $11,000 | Host-owned |
| Nov 4, 2021 | Exeter, CA | 15.2 kW | $40,000 | Host-owned |
| Oct 18, 2021 | Porterville, CA | 15 kW | $60,000 | Host-owned · battery |
| Sep 7, 2021 | Exeter, CA | 10.2 kW | $38,000 | Host-owned |
| May 30, 2018 | Visalia, CA | 19.6 kW | $32,000 | Host-owned |
Service geography
Busiest cities
Record
- Installer ID
- PC-71514
- First recorded install
- May 30, 2018
- Last recorded install
- Aug 28, 2024
- Priced records
- 10
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How does Thomas Esparza compare with other installers in California?
By recorded installations Thomas Esparza ranks 4508th among the 6,220 installers based in California with five or more records. Its median price of $3.49/W is about 18% below the California median of $4.26/W. Its median system, 12.9 kW, is about twice 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. 10% include battery storage, compared with 16% of California records. Installers of similar recorded volume in California include Tesoro Homebuilders (10), Smith Development And Construction Company (10) and Willdan Group (10).
How has Thomas Esparza's installation volume changed?
Thomas Esparza's earliest dated installation on record is from 2018. It has recorded installations in 4 calendar years. The busiest year was 2023, with 5 installations. 2024, its latest year with records, has 1. Its median price per watt moved from $1.63/W in 2018 to $3.59/W in 2024. The most recent recorded installation is dated Aug 28, 2024.
Where does Thomas Esparza install solar?
All recorded installations are in California. The cities with the most of its installations are Visalia, CA (4), Exeter, CA (3), Porterville, CA (1), Merced, CA (1) and Woodlake, CA (1).
Frequently asked questions
How many solar installations has Thomas Esparza completed?
PanelCensus records 10 installations by Thomas Esparza, from May 30, 2018 to Aug 28, 2024, totalling 125 kW of capacity. Public reporting varies by state, so the company's true total may be higher.
What does Thomas Esparza charge for solar?
The median installed price across 10 priced systems is $3.49/W before incentives (median system 12.9 kW, about $39,000). The California median is $4.26/W.
Where does Thomas Esparza install solar?
All 10 recorded installations are in California, the most of them in Visalia.
Is Thomas Esparza still installing solar?
The most recent installation attributed to Thomas Esparza in the public records is dated Aug 28, 2024; 2024 has 1 recorded installation. Records reach PanelCensus months to a couple of years after installation, so recent activity may not appear yet.
Does Thomas Esparza install leased or PPA solar systems?
0 recorded installations by Thomas Esparza (0%) are third-party owned — a lease or power-purchase agreement; across California the share is 29%.
Does Thomas Esparza install battery storage?
1 recorded installation by Thomas Esparza (10%) includes a battery.
Related installers and places
- All solar installers in California· 6,220 profiles
- Solar installations in California· 2,413,021 records
- Tesoro Homebuilders· 10 installations
- Smith Development And Construction Company· 10 installations
- Willdan Group· 10 installations
- Fv Electrical Services· 10 installations
- Balken Construction· 10 installations
- Certainteed· 10 installations
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, “Thomas Esparza, solar installer (California)”, https://panelcensus.com/installers/california/thomas-esparza-71514 (data as of September 21, 2026).