Tropic Construction

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Solar installer based in Illinois · installer record #13228 resolved from 7 public installation records.

At a glance

Tropic Construction is a solar installer with 7 recorded installations totalling 329 kW, dated 2013 to 2014. All of its records are in Illinois, where it ranks 50th of 71 profiled installers by volume and 8,654th of 10,536 nationally.

Recorded installs

Total capacity

329 kW

DC nameplate

Median system

27.3 kW

≈ $100,308

Median price

$3.52/W

pre-incentive

Third-party owned

lease / PPA

Battery attach

First recorded

2013

Last recorded

2014

Track record

Install volume by year

2013

1$3.52/W

2014

6$3.50/W

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

Latest records

Most recent recorded installs

Date	Location	Size	Price	Ownership
Dec 30, 2014	Redacted, IL	35.1 kW	$121,863	—
Jun 26, 2014	Redacted, IL	24 kW	$84,519	—
Jun 26, 2014	Redacted, IL	120 kW	$400,052	—
Jun 26, 2014	Redacted, IL	80 kW	$256,467	—
Jun 26, 2014	Redacted, IL	27.3 kW	$100,308	—
Jun 26, 2014	Redacted, IL	18.1 kW	$79,045	—
Dec 30, 2013	Redacted, IL	24 kW	$84,519	—

Service geography

Illinois: 7

Busiest cities

Redacted, IL 7

Record

Installer ID: PC-13228
First recorded install: Dec 30, 2013
Last recorded install: Dec 30, 2014
Priced records: 7

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How does Tropic Construction compare with other installers in Illinois?

By recorded installations Tropic Construction ranks 50th among the 71 installers based in Illinois with five or more records. Its median system, 27.3 kW, is about 3.0 times the state median of 9 kW. 0% of its recorded installations are third-party owned (lease or power-purchase agreement), against 43% across Illinois. 0% include battery storage, compared with 4% of Illinois records. Installers of similar recorded volume in Illinois include BRIGHT PLANET SOLAR - AUTUMN MATSON (8), BYRON HARRIS (8) and TURLEY, CHRISTOPHER J (8).

How has Tropic Construction's installation volume changed?

Tropic Construction's earliest dated installation on record is from 2013. It has recorded installations in 2 calendar years. The busiest year was 2014, with 6 installations. Its median price per watt moved from $3.52/W in 2013 to $3.50/W in 2014. The most recent recorded installation is dated Dec 30, 2014. No installation in the public records is dated within the last three years.

Where does Tropic Construction install solar?

All recorded installations are in Illinois. The cities with the most of its installations are Redacted, IL (7).

Frequently asked questions

How many solar installations has Tropic Construction completed?

PanelCensus records 7 installations by Tropic Construction, from Dec 30, 2013 to Dec 30, 2014, totalling 329 kW of capacity. Public reporting varies by state, so the company's true total may be higher.

What does Tropic Construction charge for solar?

The median installed price across 7 priced systems is $3.52/W before incentives (median system 27.3 kW, about $100,308). The Illinois median is $6.25/W.

Where does Tropic Construction install solar?

All 7 recorded installations are in Illinois, the most of them in Redacted.

Is Tropic Construction still installing solar?

The most recent installation attributed to Tropic Construction in the public records is dated Dec 30, 2014; 2014 has 6 recorded installations. Records reach PanelCensus months to a couple of years after installation, so recent activity may not appear yet.

Does Tropic Construction install leased or PPA solar systems?

0 recorded installations by Tropic Construction (0%) are third-party owned — a lease or power-purchase agreement; across Illinois the share is 43%.

Does Tropic Construction install battery storage?

0 recorded installations by Tropic Construction (0%) include a battery.

Related installers and places

Dataset updated September 2026 . 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, “Tropic Construction, solar installer (Illinois)”, https://panelcensus.com/installers/illinois/tropic-construction-13228 (data as of September 21, 2026).