Alternate Energy

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Solar installer based in Massachusetts · active in 2 states · installer record #775 resolved from 179 public installation records.

At a glance

Alternate Energy is a solar installer with 179 recorded installations totalling 1.4 MW, dated 2004 to 2022. Its records are concentrated in Massachusetts (100%), where it ranks 60th of 463 profiled installers by volume and 1,587th of 10,536 nationally. The median installed price across 179 priced systems is $4.54/W before incentives.

Recorded installs

179

Total capacity

1.4 MW

DC nameplate

Median system

7 kW

≈ $32,740

Median price

$4.54/W

pre-incentive · 179 priced

Third-party owned

lease / PPA

Battery attach

First recorded

2004

Last recorded

2022

Track record

Install volume by year

2004

7$6.00/W

2005

1$8.75/W

2006

3$8.22/W

2007

7$8.98/W

2008

10$8.70/W

2009

13$8.03/W

2010

15$6.93/W

2011

13$5.60/W

2012

18$4.57/W

2013

15$3.26/W

2014

22$3.62/W

2015

43$4.07/W

2016

27$3.59/W

2017

14$3.85/W

2018

9$3.11/W

2019

5$2.86/W

2020

8$3.09/W

2021

7$2.54/W

2022

3$3.25/W

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

Latest records

Most recent recorded installs

Date	Location	Size	Price	Ownership
Oct 11, 2022	Westport, MA	11.5 kW	$30,538	Host-owned
Sep 30, 2022	Falmouth, MA	7.7 kW	$53,826	Host-owned · battery
Aug 18, 2022	Pembroke, MA	6.8 kW	$21,916	Host-owned
Nov 4, 2021	East Bridgewater, MA	17.7 kW	$39,012	Host-owned
Sep 14, 2021	Yarmouth, MA	4.7 kW	$17,023	Host-owned
Aug 5, 2021	Falmouth, MA	10.4 kW	$26,319	Third-party
Jul 21, 2021	Plymouth, MA	11.6 kW	$28,979	Host-owned
Mar 23, 2021	Halifax, MA	12.9 kW	$33,769	Host-owned
Mar 22, 2021	Plymouth, MA	8.4 kW	$25,167	Third-party
Mar 1, 2021	Plymouth, MA	16 kW	$27,195	Third-party

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Service geography

Massachusetts: 179
Hawaii: 61

Busiest cities

Honolulu, HI 61Plymouth, MA 37Kingston, MA 11Wareham, MA 10Bourne, MA 10Falmouth, MA 9Marion, MA 7Dartmouth, MA 7

Record

Installer ID: PC-775
First recorded install: Jan 5, 2004
Last recorded install: Oct 11, 2022
Priced records: 179

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How does Alternate Energy compare with other installers in Massachusetts?

By recorded installations Alternate Energy ranks 60th among the 463 installers based in Massachusetts with five or more records. Its median price of $4.54/W is roughly in line with the Massachusetts median of $4.17/W (the installer's median covers every state it works in). Its median system, 7 kW, is roughly in line with the state median of 7.5 kW. 3% of its recorded installations are third-party owned (lease or power-purchase agreement), against 47% across Massachusetts. 1% include battery storage, compared with 4% of Massachusetts records. Installers of similar recorded volume in Massachusetts include Beaumont Solar (183), Ino Electrical Service (181) and Plymouth Solar Energy (180).

How has Alternate Energy's installation volume changed?

Alternate Energy's earliest dated installation on record is from 2004. It has recorded installations in 19 calendar years. The busiest year was 2015, with 43 installations. 2022, its latest year with records, has 3. Its median price per watt moved from $6.00/W in 2004 to $3.25/W in 2022. The most recent recorded installation is dated Oct 11, 2022. No installation in the public records is dated within the last three years.

Where does Alternate Energy install solar?

Recorded installations span 2 states: Massachusetts (179, 100%) and Hawaii (61, 34%). The cities with the most of its installations are Honolulu, HI (61), Plymouth, MA (37), Kingston, MA (11), Wareham, MA (10) and Bourne, MA (10).

Frequently asked questions

How many solar installations has Alternate Energy completed?

PanelCensus records 179 installations by Alternate Energy, from Jan 5, 2004 to Oct 11, 2022, totalling 1.4 MW of capacity. Public reporting varies by state, so the company's true total may be higher.

What does Alternate Energy charge for solar?

The median installed price across 179 priced systems is $4.54/W before incentives (median system 7 kW, about $32,740). The Massachusetts median is $4.17/W.

Where does Alternate Energy install solar?

Recorded installs span 2 states, led by Massachusetts (179) and Hawaii (61). Its busiest city is Honolulu, HI.

Is Alternate Energy still installing solar?

The most recent installation attributed to Alternate Energy in the public records is dated Oct 11, 2022; 2022 has 3 recorded installations. Records reach PanelCensus months to a couple of years after installation, so recent activity may not appear yet.

Does Alternate Energy install leased or PPA solar systems?

5 recorded installations by Alternate Energy (3%) are third-party owned — a lease or power-purchase agreement; across Massachusetts the share is 47%.

Does Alternate Energy install battery storage?

2 recorded installations by Alternate Energy (1%) 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, “Alternate Energy, solar installer (Massachusetts)”, https://panelcensus.com/installers/massachusetts/alternate-energy-775 (data as of September 21, 2026).