Higgins Energy Alternatives
No recent recordsSolar installer based in Massachusetts · installer record #5969 resolved from 25 public installation records.
Data through: through Dec 2025 (LBNL Tracking the Sun; this installer's states have no monthly source yet).
At a glance
Higgins Energy Alternatives is a solar installer with 25 recorded installations totalling 215 kW, dated 2012 to 2022. All of its records are in Massachusetts, where it ranks 186th of 487 profiled installers by volume and 4,817th of 10,840 nationally. The median installed price across 25 priced systems from all years is $4.69/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 | Higgins Energy Alternatives | Massachusetts median | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5 | $4.96/W | $3.88/W | +28% |
| 2017 | 6 | $4.50/W | $3.99/W | +13% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 8, 2022 | Spencer, MA | 9.7 kW | $38,075 | Host-owned |
| Dec 15, 2021 | North Brookfield, MA | 12 kW | $32,628 | Host-owned |
| Sep 25, 2018 | Barre, MA | 13.4 kW | $66,500 | Host-owned |
| Aug 16, 2018 | Warren, MA | 8 kW | $39,500 | Host-owned |
| Aug 2, 2018 | Monson, MA | 8.4 kW | $41,800 | Host-owned |
| Jun 29, 2018 | Brookfield, MA | 8.4 kW | $39,800 | Host-owned |
| May 25, 2018 | Spencer, MA | 7.9 kW | $39,600 | Host-owned |
| Sep 11, 2017 | West Brookfield, MA | 7.9 kW | $37,575 | Host-owned |
| Jul 31, 2017 | Spencer, MA | 5.4 kW | $23,000 | Host-owned |
| Jul 26, 2017 | Hubbardston, MA | 7.2 kW | $37,800 | Host-owned |
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Service geography
Busiest cities
Record
- Installer ID
- PC-5969
- First recorded install
- Jan 14, 2012
- Last recorded install
- Nov 8, 2022
- Priced records
- 25
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How does Higgins Energy Alternatives compare with other installers in Massachusetts?
By recorded installations Higgins Energy Alternatives ranks 186th among the 487 installers based in Massachusetts with five or more records. Its all-years median price of $4.69/W is about 12% above the Massachusetts median of $4.17/W. Its median system, 8 kW, is roughly in line with the state median of 7.5 kW. 0% of its recorded installations are third-party owned (lease or power-purchase agreement), against 47% across Massachusetts. 0% include battery storage, compared with 4% of Massachusetts records. Installers of similar recorded volume in Massachusetts include Mass Power Solutions (26), Tecta Solar (26) and Under The Sun Solar (26).
How has Higgins Energy Alternatives's installation volume changed?
Higgins Energy Alternatives's earliest dated installation on record is from 2012. It has recorded installations in 8 calendar years. The busiest year was 2017, with 6 installations. 2022, its latest year with records, has 1. Its median price per watt moved from $6.99/W in 2012 to $3.93/W in 2022. The most recent recorded installation is dated Nov 8, 2022. No installation in the public records is dated within the last three years.
Where does Higgins Energy Alternatives install solar?
All recorded installations are in Massachusetts. The cities with the most of its installations are Barre, MA (4), Spencer, MA (3), Hubbardston, MA (2), West Brookfield, MA (2) and Leicester, MA (2).
Frequently asked questions
How many solar installations has Higgins Energy Alternatives completed?
PanelCensus records 25 installations by Higgins Energy Alternatives, from Jan 14, 2012 to Nov 8, 2022, totalling 215 kW of capacity. Public reporting varies by state, so the company's true total may be higher.
What does Higgins Energy Alternatives charge for solar?
The median installed price across 25 priced systems from all years is $4.69/W before incentives (median system 8 kW, about $38,075). 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 Higgins Energy Alternatives install solar?
All 25 recorded installations are in Massachusetts, the most of them in Barre.
Is Higgins Energy Alternatives still installing solar?
The most recent installation attributed to Higgins Energy Alternatives in the public records is dated Nov 8, 2022; 2022 has 1 recorded installation. Records here run through Dec 2025 (LBNL Tracking the Sun; this installer's states have no monthly source yet), so the newest installations may not appear yet.
Does Higgins Energy Alternatives install leased or PPA solar systems?
0 recorded installations by Higgins Energy Alternatives (0%) are third-party owned — a lease or power-purchase agreement; across Massachusetts the share is 47%.
Does Higgins Energy Alternatives install battery storage?
0 recorded installations by Higgins Energy Alternatives (0%) include a battery.
Related installers and places
- All solar installers in Massachusetts· 487 profiles
- Solar installations in Massachusetts· 159,600 records
- Mass Power Solutions· 26 installations
- Tecta Solar· 26 installations
- Under The Sun Solar· 26 installations
- Kearsarge Solar· 25 installations
- Torrico Electric· 25 installations
- Ryan Rego· 25 installations
Dataset updated . Sources: LBNL Tracking the Sun (through 2025), monthly state program records (California DGStats, NYSERDA, NJ Clean Energy, Illinois Shines) and permit records; installer resolved by exact-normalized name matching and, for state program records, by the systems both sources share.
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, “Higgins Energy Alternatives, solar installer (Massachusetts)”, https://panelcensus.com/installers/massachusetts/higgins-energy-alternatives-5969 (data as of September 21, 2026).