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Beacon Solar

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Solar installer based in Massachusetts · active in 2 states · installer record #1558 resolved from 169 public installation records.

At a glance

Beacon Solar is a solar installer with 169 recorded installations totalling 2.4 MW, dated 2017 to 2025. Its records are concentrated in Massachusetts (66%), where it ranks 62nd of 463 profiled installers by volume and 1,656th of 10,536 nationally. The median installed price across 169 priced systems is $4.20/W before incentives.

Recorded installs
169
Total capacity
2.4 MW
DC nameplate
Median system
9.4 kW
≈ $41,720
Median price
$4.20/W
pre-incentive · 169 priced
Third-party owned
2%
lease / PPA
Battery attach
15%
First recorded
2017
Last recorded
2025

Track record

Install volume by year

2017
1$3.30/W
2018
9$3.50/W
2019
9$3.65/W
2020
14$3.43/W
2021
25$4.75/W
2022
50$4.62/W
2023
26$4.17/W
2024
18$3.85/W
2025
17$3.87/W

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

Latest records

Most recent recorded installs

DateLocationSizePriceOwnership
Sep 24, 2025Warwick, RI8 kW$27,960—
Sep 22, 2025Lincoln, RI34.4 kW$127,280Host-owned
Aug 25, 2025Charlestown, RI3.9 kW$16,783—
Aug 8, 2025Middletown, RI3.4 kW$15,484—
Aug 8, 2025Portsmouth, RI12 kW$106,702— · battery
Aug 8, 2025Charlestown, RI5.2 kW$18,131—
Jul 24, 2025Bristol, RI10.3 kW$43,515—
Jul 15, 2025Portsmouth, RI9.5 kW$64,299— · battery
Jul 2, 2025Barrington, RI9 kW$28,568—
Jun 23, 2025Middletown, RI11.6 kW$41,975—

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Service geography

Massachusetts
112
Rhode Island
70

Busiest cities

Bristol, RI 9Middletown, RI 8Malden, MA 7Portsmouth, RI 7South Kingstown, RI 5Rehoboth, MA 4North Kingstown, RI 4Fall River, MA 4

Record

Installer ID
PC-1558
First recorded install
Dec 27, 2017
Last recorded install
Sep 24, 2025
Priced records
169

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How does Beacon Solar compare with other installers in Massachusetts?

By recorded installations Beacon Solar ranks 62nd among the 463 installers based in Massachusetts with five or more records. Its median price of $4.20/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, 9.4 kW, is about 26% above the state median of 7.5 kW. 2% of its recorded installations are third-party owned (lease or power-purchase agreement), against 47% across Massachusetts. 15% include battery storage, compared with 4% of Massachusetts records. Installers of similar recorded volume in Massachusetts include Plymouth Solar Energy (180), Alternate Energy (179) and Rexel Energy Solutions (176).

How has Beacon Solar's installation volume changed?

Beacon Solar's earliest dated installation on record is from 2017. It has recorded installations in 9 calendar years. The busiest year was 2022, with 50 installations. 2025, its latest year with records, has 17. Its median price per watt moved from $3.30/W in 2017 to $3.87/W in 2025. The most recent recorded installation is dated Sep 24, 2025.

Where does Beacon Solar install solar?

Recorded installations span 2 states: Massachusetts (112, 66%) and Rhode Island (70, 41%). The cities with the most of its installations are Bristol, RI (9), Middletown, RI (8), Malden, MA (7), Portsmouth, RI (7) and South Kingstown, RI (5).

Frequently asked questions

How many solar installations has Beacon Solar completed?

PanelCensus records 169 installations by Beacon Solar, from Dec 27, 2017 to Sep 24, 2025, totalling 2.4 MW of capacity. Public reporting varies by state, so the company's true total may be higher.

What does Beacon Solar charge for solar?

The median installed price across 169 priced systems is $4.20/W before incentives (median system 9.4 kW, about $41,720). The Massachusetts median is $4.17/W.

Where does Beacon Solar install solar?

Recorded installs span 2 states, led by Massachusetts (112) and Rhode Island (70). Its busiest city is Bristol, RI.

Is Beacon Solar still installing solar?

The most recent installation attributed to Beacon Solar in the public records is dated Sep 24, 2025; 2025 has 17 recorded installations. Records reach PanelCensus months to a couple of years after installation, so recent activity may not appear yet.

Does Beacon Solar install leased or PPA solar systems?

3 recorded installations by Beacon Solar (2%) are third-party owned — a lease or power-purchase agreement; across Massachusetts the share is 47%.

Does Beacon Solar install battery storage?

26 recorded installations by Beacon Solar (15%) 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, “Beacon Solar, solar installer (Massachusetts)”, https://panelcensus.com/installers/massachusetts/beacon-solar-1558 (data as of September 21, 2026).