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Why Energy

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Solar installer based in California · installer record #13867 resolved from 15 public installation records.

At a glance

Why Energy is a solar installer with 15 recorded installations totalling 88 kW, dated 2017 to 2021. All of its records are in California, where it ranks 3702nd of 6,220 profiled installers by volume and 6,197th of 10,536 nationally. The median installed price across 15 priced systems is $3.85/W before incentives.

Recorded installs
15
Total capacity
88 kW
DC nameplate
Median system
6.6 kW
≈ $22,549
Median price
$3.85/W
pre-incentive · 15 priced
Third-party owned
0%
lease / PPA
Battery attach
0%
First recorded
2017
Last recorded
2021

Track record

Install volume by year

2017
4$3.94/W
2018
10$3.85/W
2021
1$3.33/W

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

Latest records

Most recent recorded installs

DateLocationSizePriceOwnership
Dec 15, 2021Laguna Beach, CA4.2 kW$14,000Host-owned
Aug 24, 2018Newport Beach, CA3.6 kW$13,536Host-owned
Aug 24, 2018Newport Beach, CA3 kW$11,280Host-owned
Aug 23, 2018Covina, CA4.2 kW$17,556Host-owned
Aug 21, 2018Huntington Beach, CA5.1 kW$17,424Host-owned
Aug 21, 2018Huntington Beach, CA6.6 kW$22,549Host-owned
Aug 16, 2018Newport Beach, CA7.8 kW$30,030Host-owned
Aug 15, 2018Costa Mesa, CA3.6 kW$14,400Host-owned
Aug 15, 2018Newport Beach, CA7.8 kW$30,346Host-owned
Aug 14, 2018Newport Beach, CA7.8 kW$30,030Host-owned

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Service geography

California
15

Busiest cities

Newport Beach, CA 7Huntington Beach, CA 3Laguna Beach, CA 2Costa Mesa, CA 1Corona Del Mar, CA 1Covina, CA 1

Record

Installer ID
PC-13867
First recorded install
Nov 15, 2017
Last recorded install
Dec 15, 2021
Priced records
15

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How does Why Energy compare with other installers in California?

By recorded installations Why Energy ranks 3702nd among the 6,220 installers based in California with five or more records. Its median price of $3.85/W is roughly in line with the California median of $4.26/W. Its median system, 6.6 kW, is about 11% above 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. 0% include battery storage, compared with 16% of California records. Installers of similar recorded volume in California include Thorntons Gas Service (15), Vezina Industries (15) and Village Power Design (15).

How has Why Energy's installation volume changed?

Why Energy's earliest dated installation on record is from 2017. It has recorded installations in 3 calendar years. The busiest year was 2018, with 10 installations. 2021, its latest year with records, has 1. Its median price per watt moved from $3.94/W in 2017 to $3.33/W in 2021. The most recent recorded installation is dated Dec 15, 2021. No installation in the public records is dated within the last three years.

Where does Why Energy install solar?

All recorded installations are in California. The cities with the most of its installations are Newport Beach, CA (7), Huntington Beach, CA (3), Laguna Beach, CA (2), Costa Mesa, CA (1) and Corona Del Mar, CA (1).

Frequently asked questions

How many solar installations has Why Energy completed?

PanelCensus records 15 installations by Why Energy, from Nov 15, 2017 to Dec 15, 2021, totalling 88 kW of capacity. Public reporting varies by state, so the company's true total may be higher.

What does Why Energy charge for solar?

The median installed price across 15 priced systems is $3.85/W before incentives (median system 6.6 kW, about $22,549). The California median is $4.26/W.

Where does Why Energy install solar?

All 15 recorded installations are in California, the most of them in Newport Beach.

Is Why Energy still installing solar?

The most recent installation attributed to Why Energy in the public records is dated Dec 15, 2021; 2021 has 1 recorded installation. Records reach PanelCensus months to a couple of years after installation, so recent activity may not appear yet.

Does Why Energy install leased or PPA solar systems?

0 recorded installations by Why Energy (0%) are third-party owned — a lease or power-purchase agreement; across California the share is 29%.

Does Why Energy install battery storage?

0 recorded installations by Why Energy (0%) 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, “Why Energy, solar installer (California)”, https://panelcensus.com/installers/california/why-energy-13867 (data as of September 21, 2026).