Vista Solar
Recently activeSolar installer based in California · active in 2 states · installer record #13598 resolved from 293 public installation records.
Data through: California through Aug 2026 (monthly state program data); its other state through Dec 2025 (LBNL Tracking the Sun).
At a glance
Vista Solar is a solar installer with 293 recorded installations totalling 45.8 MW, dated 2008 to 2026. Its records are concentrated in California (99%), where it ranks 728th of 6,163 profiled installers by volume and 1,166th of 10,840 nationally. The median installed price across 213 priced systems from all years is $3.03/W before incentives.
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 | Vista Solar | California median | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 28 | $2.97/W | $3.98/W | −25% |
| 2020 | 16 | $2.54/W | $3.97/W | −36% |
| 2019 | 10 | $2.50/W | $3.95/W | −37% |
| 2018 | 22 | $2.73/W | $4.01/W | −32% |
| 2017 | 29 | $2.87/W | $4.05/W | −29% |
| 2016 | 29 | $2.33/W | $4.37/W | −47% |
| 2015 | 7 | $2.69/W | $4.58/W | −41% |
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
Latest records
Most recent recorded installs
| Date | Location | Size | Price | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 2026 | San Diego, CA | 160 kW | — | Host-owned |
| Jul 17, 2024 | San Diego, CA | 74.5 kW | $238,241 | Host-owned |
| Jun 20, 2024 | San Diego, CA | 245.6 kW | $633,622 | Host-owned |
| Jan 25, 2023 | San Diego, CA | 402.6 kW | $610,200 | Host-owned |
| Jan 18, 2023 | Santee, CA | 255.6 kW | $1,368,725 | Host-owned |
| Dec 28, 2022 | Santee, CA | 85.1 kW | $242,204 | Host-owned |
| Dec 22, 2022 | Santee, CA | 95.5 kW | $383,167 | Host-owned |
| Mar 25, 2022 | San Diego, CA | 252.7 kW | $559,837 | Host-owned |
| Feb 22, 2022 | Concord, CA | 420.7 kW | $814,351 | Host-owned |
| Dec 7, 2021 | San Diego, CA | 30.1 kW | $89,670 | Host-owned |
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Service geography
- California
- 290
Busiest cities
Record
- Installer ID
- PC-13598
- First recorded install
- Jun 26, 2008
- Last recorded install
- Apr 10, 2026
- Priced records
- 213
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How does Vista Solar compare with other installers in California?
By recorded installations Vista Solar ranks 728th among the 6,163 installers based in California with five or more records. Its all-years median price of $3.03/W is about 29% below the California median of $4.26/W (the installer's median covers every state it works in). Its median system, 95.5 kW, is about 16 times the state median of 5.9 kW. 11% 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 Mr Cool (295), Suncoast Structural Steel (294) and Moore Solar And Green Construction (294).
How has Vista Solar's installation volume changed?
Vista Solar's earliest dated installation on record is from 2008. It has recorded installations in 17 calendar years. The busiest year was 2016, with 37 installations. 2024, its latest year with records, has 2. Its median price per watt moved from $6.31/W in 2008 to $2.89/W in 2024. The most recent recorded installation is dated Apr 10, 2026.
Where does Vista Solar install solar?
Recorded installations span 2 states: California (290, 99%) and Arizona (3, 1%). The cities with the most of its installations are San Jose, CA (40), San Diego, CA (18), San Bruno, CA (16), Hayward, CA (13) and Gilroy, CA (9).
Frequently asked questions
How many solar installations has Vista Solar completed?
PanelCensus records 293 installations by Vista Solar, from Jun 26, 2008 to Apr 10, 2026, totalling 45.8 MW of capacity. Public reporting varies by state, so the company's true total may be higher.
What does Vista Solar charge for solar?
The median installed price across 213 priced systems from all years is $3.03/W before incentives (median system 95.5 kW, about $225,952). The California median is $4.26/W. Prices are the total project cost reported to state programs, so they can include work billed with the solar.
Where does Vista Solar install solar?
Recorded installs span 2 states, led by California (290) and Arizona (3). Its busiest city is San Jose, CA.
Is Vista Solar still installing solar?
The most recent installation attributed to Vista Solar in the public records is dated Apr 10, 2026; 2024 has 2 recorded installations. Records here run California through Aug 2026 (monthly state program data); its other state through Dec 2025 (LBNL Tracking the Sun), so the newest installations may not appear yet.
Does Vista Solar install leased or PPA solar systems?
33 recorded installations by Vista Solar (11%) are third-party owned — a lease or power-purchase agreement; across California the share is 29%.
Does Vista Solar install battery storage?
0 recorded installations by Vista Solar (0%) include a battery.
Related installers and places
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- Suncoast Structural Steel· 294 installations
- Moore Solar And Green Construction· 294 installations
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- Solar in Arizona· 3 by Vista Solar
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, “Vista Solar, solar installer (California)”, https://panelcensus.com/installers/california/vista-solar-13598 (data as of September 21, 2026).