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Wicks Solar

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Solar installer based in California · installer record #13870 resolved from 621 public installation records.

At a glance

Wicks Solar is a solar installer with 621 recorded installations totalling 9.3 MW, dated 2018 to 2025. All of its records are in California, where it ranks 385th of 6,220 profiled installers by volume and 633rd of 10,536 nationally. The median installed price across 612 priced systems is $3.95/W before incentives.

Recorded installs
621
Total capacity
9.3 MW
DC nameplate
Median system
7 kW
≈ $28,293
Median price
$3.95/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
0%
lease / PPA
Battery attach
20%
First recorded
2018
Last recorded
2025

Track record

Install volume by year

2018
5$2.99/W
2019
36$3.22/W
2020
65$3.33/W
2021
75$3.49/W
2022
137$4.00/W
2023
152$4.18/W
2024
111$4.45/W
2025
65$4.50/W

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

Latest records

Most recent recorded installs

DateLocationSizePriceOwnership
Dec 29, 2025Cayucos, CA2.6 kW$17,130Host-owned
Dec 22, 2025Arroyo Grande, CA—$33,190Host-owned · battery
Nov 10, 2025San Luis Obispo, CA16.4 kW$44,816Host-owned
Oct 28, 2025San Luis Obispo, CA36 kW$127,538Host-owned
Oct 1, 2025Malibu, CA40.1 kW$19,200Host-owned · battery
Sep 25, 2025Buellton, CA43.5 kW$303,600—
Sep 25, 2025Ventura, CA104.9 kW$475,090—
Sep 25, 2025Ventura, CA104.9 kW$475,090Host-owned · battery
Sep 25, 2025Buellton, CA46.4 kW$303,600Host-owned
Sep 25, 2025Buellton, CA46.4 kW$303,600Host-owned

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Service geography

California
646

Busiest cities

San Luis Obispo, CA 142Santa Barbara, CA 110Santa Maria, CA 54Arroyo Grande, CA 45Ventura, CA 36Atascadero, CA 29Pismo Beach, CA 25Santa Ynez, CA 23

Record

Installer ID
PC-13870
First recorded install
Jan 5, 2018
Last recorded install
Dec 29, 2025
Priced records
612

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How does Wicks Solar compare with other installers in California?

By recorded installations Wicks Solar ranks 385th among the 6,220 installers based in California with five or more records. Its median price of $3.95/W is roughly in line with the California median of $4.26/W. Its median system, 7 kW, is about 18% above the state median of 5.9 kW. under 1% of its recorded installations are third-party owned (lease or power-purchase agreement), against 29% across California. 20% include battery storage, compared with 16% of California records. Installers of similar recorded volume in California include Sun Energy Builders (622), Bella Construction (621) and Sun Pacific Solar Electric (621).

How has Wicks Solar's installation volume changed?

Wicks Solar's earliest dated installation on record is from 2018. It has recorded installations in 8 calendar years. The busiest year was 2023, with 152 installations. 2025, its latest year with records, has 65. Its median price per watt moved from $2.99/W in 2018 to $4.50/W in 2025. The most recent recorded installation is dated Dec 29, 2025.

Where does Wicks Solar install solar?

All recorded installations are in California. The cities with the most of its installations are San Luis Obispo, CA (142), Santa Barbara, CA (110), Santa Maria, CA (54), Arroyo Grande, CA (45) and Ventura, CA (36).

Frequently asked questions

How many solar installations has Wicks Solar completed?

PanelCensus records 621 installations by Wicks Solar, from Jan 5, 2018 to Dec 29, 2025, totalling 9.3 MW of capacity. Public reporting varies by state, so the company's true total may be higher.

What does Wicks Solar charge for solar?

The median installed price across 612 priced systems is $3.95/W before incentives (median system 7 kW, about $28,293). The California median is $4.26/W.

Where does Wicks Solar install solar?

All 621 recorded installations are in California, the most of them in San Luis Obispo.

Is Wicks Solar still installing solar?

The most recent installation attributed to Wicks Solar in the public records is dated Dec 29, 2025; 2025 has 65 recorded installations. Records reach PanelCensus months to a couple of years after installation, so recent activity may not appear yet.

Does Wicks Solar install leased or PPA solar systems?

1 recorded installation by Wicks Solar (under 1%) is third-party owned — a lease or power-purchase agreement; across California the share is 29%.

Does Wicks Solar install battery storage?

123 recorded installations by Wicks Solar (20%) 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, “Wicks Solar, solar installer (California)”, https://panelcensus.com/installers/california/wicks-solar-13870 (data as of September 21, 2026).