Direct Energy Solar
No recent recordsSolar installer based in Massachusetts · active in 6 states · installer record #36660 resolved from 5,883 public installation records.
At a glance
Direct Energy Solar is a solar installer with 5,883 recorded installations totalling 59.7 MW, dated 2010 to 2022. Its records are concentrated in Massachusetts (57%), where it ranks 1st of 487 profiled installers by volume and 60th of 10,537 nationally. The median installed price across 5,633 priced systems from all years is $3.89/W before incentives.
Track record
Install volume by year
Recorded installs per year; prices by year are in the table below.
Pricing
Price by year (solar only)
| Year | Priced systems | Direct Energy Solar | Massachusetts median | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 406 | $3.74/W | $3.99/W | −6% |
| 2016 | 1,720 | $3.81/W | $4.50/W | −15% |
| 2015 | 1,757 | $3.90/W | $4.86/W | −20% |
Median installed price per DC watt before incentives, systems without a battery, by the year in the public record. Years with fewer than five priced systems are left out.
Why a company's own figure can differ from this one
- Timing. These prices come from state incentive filings, published about once a year, so the latest full year here is the last year of data. Prices moved down in many states after 2023; a company's current quotes can be lower (or higher) than its last full year on record.
- Dates. A filing is dated when the program processed it, not when the job was sold, so jobs can land in a different month or year than in the company's own books.
- What the price includes. The filed price is the whole project as reported to the program, which can include loan dealer fees, electrical panel upgrades or roof work. A company's internal figure often leaves those out.
- Batteries. Systems flagged with a battery are excluded here; a battery the filing didn't flag can still raise a year's median.
Latest records
Most recent recorded installs
| Date | Location | Size | Price | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 2022 | Pembroke, MA | 5,188.3 kW | $6,000,000 | — |
| Nov 21, 2019 | Andover, NJ | 532.4 kW | — | — · battery |
| Oct 5, 2019 | Lawrence Township, NJ | 366.4 kW | — | — · battery |
| Jul 30, 2019 | Garden City, NY | 479.9 kW | $1,083,031 | Host-owned |
| Mar 29, 2019 | Manchester Township, NJ | 100.8 kW | — | — · battery |
| Feb 12, 2019 | Berlin, CT | 299.5 kW | $1,004,211 | — |
| Jan 7, 2019 | Westerly, RI | 119 kW | $812,020 | Host-owned |
| Dec 19, 2018 | Stonington, CT | 138.3 kW | $307,093 | Third-party |
| Dec 10, 2018 | West Caldwell, NJ | 50.8 kW | — | — · battery |
| May 9, 2018 | Farmington, CT | 133.6 kW | — | — |
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Service geography
- Massachusetts
- 3,362
- New York
- 1,361
- Connecticut
- 669
- California
- 234
- New Jersey
- 224
Busiest cities
Record
- Installer ID
- PC-36660
- First recorded install
- Nov 15, 2010
- Last recorded install
- Dec 28, 2022
- Priced records
- 5,633
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How does Direct Energy Solar compare with other installers in Massachusetts?
By recorded installations Direct Energy Solar ranks 1st among the 487 installers based in Massachusetts with five or more records. Its all-years median price of $3.89/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, 7.8 kW, is roughly in line with the state median of 7.5 kW. 18% of its recorded installations are third-party owned (lease or power-purchase agreement), against 47% across Massachusetts. 4% include battery storage, compared with 4% of Massachusetts records. Installers of similar recorded volume in Massachusetts include Roof Diagnostics Solar (4,115), Palmetto Solar (3,782) and Boston Solar (3,074).
How has Direct Energy Solar's installation volume changed?
Direct Energy Solar's earliest dated installation on record is from 2010. It has recorded installations in 11 calendar years. The busiest year was 2016, with 1,862 installations. 2022, its latest year with records, has 1. Its median price per watt moved from $5.00/W in 2010 to $3.35/W in 2019. The most recent recorded installation is dated Dec 28, 2022. No installation in the public records is dated within the last three years.
Where does Direct Energy Solar install solar?
Recorded installations span 6 states: Massachusetts (3,362, 57%), New York (1,361, 23%), Connecticut (669, 11%) and California (234, 4%). The cities with the most of its installations are Belmont, MA (228), Concord, MA (188), Lexington, MA (161), Needham, MA (157) and Fairfield, CT (106).
Frequently asked questions
How many solar installations has Direct Energy Solar completed?
PanelCensus records 5,883 installations by Direct Energy Solar, from Nov 15, 2010 to Dec 28, 2022, totalling 59.7 MW of capacity. Public reporting varies by state, so the company's true total may be higher.
What does Direct Energy Solar charge for solar?
The median installed price across 5,633 priced systems from all years is $3.89/W before incentives (median system 7.8 kW, about $30,225). The Massachusetts median is $4.17/W. Prices are the total project cost reported to state programs, so they can include work billed with the solar.
Where does Direct Energy Solar install solar?
Recorded installs span 6 states, led by Massachusetts (3,362), New York (1,361) and Connecticut (669). Its busiest city is Belmont, MA.
Is Direct Energy Solar still installing solar?
The most recent installation attributed to Direct Energy Solar in the public records is dated Dec 28, 2022; 2022 has 1 recorded installation. Records reach PanelCensus months to a couple of years after installation, so recent activity may not appear yet.
Does Direct Energy Solar install leased or PPA solar systems?
1,040 recorded installations by Direct Energy Solar (18%) are third-party owned — a lease or power-purchase agreement; across Massachusetts the share is 47%.
Does Direct Energy Solar install battery storage?
224 recorded installations by Direct Energy Solar (4%) include a battery.
Related installers and places
- All solar installers in Massachusetts· 487 profiles
- Solar installations in Massachusetts· 159,600 records
- Roof Diagnostics Solar· 4,115 installations
- Palmetto Solar· 3,782 installations
- Boston Solar· 3,074 installations
- Next Step Living· 2,475 installations
- Sunbug Solar· 2,456 installations
- Revolusun· 1,965 installations
- Solar in New York· 1,361 by Direct Energy Solar
- Solar in Connecticut· 669 by Direct Energy Solar
- Solar in California· 234 by Direct Energy Solar
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, “Direct Energy Solar, solar installer (Massachusetts)”, https://panelcensus.com/installers/massachusetts/direct-energy-solar-36660 (data as of September 21, 2026).