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Western Solar

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Solar installer based in California · installer record #13816 resolved from 114 public installation records.

Recorded installs
114
Total capacity
4.3 MW
DC nameplate
Median system
12 kW
≈ $56,635
Median price
$5.77/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
1%
lease / PPA
Battery attach
1%
First recorded
2002
Last recorded
2024

Track record

Install volume by year

2002
4$8.06/W
2003
11$7.44/W
2004
7$7.34/W
2005
4$7.40/W
2006
2$6.79/W
2009
10$5.10/W
2010
10$6.56/W
2011
10$6.54/W
2012
10$4.63/W
2013
8$4.30/W
2014
8
2015
12$3.72/W
2016
5$4.34/W
2017
1$4.18/W
2018
2$4.60/W
2019
3$4.53/W
2020
3$4.18/W
2021
3$4.24/W
2024
1

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

Latest records

Most recent recorded installs

DateLocationSizePriceOwnership
Feb 21, 2024San Diego, CA———
Aug 16, 2021La Mesa, CA5 kW$20,024Host-owned
Aug 3, 2021Julian, CA8.3 kW$35,087Host-owned
Jun 30, 2021La Jolla, CA24.1 kW$105,048Host-owned · battery
Mar 5, 2020Poway, CA4.5 kW$18,119Host-owned
Feb 5, 2020Valley Center, CA43.1 kW$180,000Host-owned
Jan 14, 2020Chula Vista, CA9.6 kW$40,786Host-owned
Dec 8, 2019San Diego, CA———
Sep 24, 2019Valley Center, CA45 kW——
Sep 9, 2019Encinitas, CA5.7 kW$25,721Host-owned

Service geography

California
114

Busiest cities

Poway, CA 22Valley Center, CA 16Poway, CA 9Valley Center, CA 8Escondido, CA 7Ramona, CA 6San Diego, CA 6San Diego, CA 5

Record

Installer ID
PC-13816
First recorded install
Feb 6, 2002
Last recorded install
Feb 21, 2024
Priced records
80
Also appears as
WESTERN SOLAR INC · Western Solar Inc.

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Frequently asked questions

How many solar installations has Western Solar completed?

PanelCensus records 114 installations by Western Solar, from Feb 6, 2002 to Feb 21, 2024, totalling 4.3 MW of capacity. Dataset coverage varies by state, so actual totals may be higher.

What does Western Solar charge for solar?

The median installed price across 80 priced systems is $5.77/W pre-incentive (median system 12 kW, ≈ $56,635). Third-party-owned (lease/PPA) share: 1%.

Where does Western Solar install solar?

Recorded installs span 1 state, led by California (114).

Dataset updated . Sources: LBNL Tracking the Sun + permit and program records; installer resolved by exact-normalized name matching.