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Sunbug Solar

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Solar installer based in Massachusetts · active in 5 states · installer record #12336 resolved from 2,386 public installation records.

At a glance

Sunbug Solar is a solar installer with 2,386 recorded installations totalling 32.2 MW, dated 2009 to 2024. Its records are concentrated in Massachusetts (103%), where it ranks 6th of 463 profiled installers by volume and 211th of 10,536 nationally. The median installed price across 2,393 priced systems is $3.99/W before incentives.

Recorded installs
2,386
Total capacity
32.2 MW
DC nameplate
Median system
8.6 kW
≈ $34,268
Median price
$3.99/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
2%
lease / PPA
Battery attach
3%
First recorded
2009
Last recorded
2024

Track record

Install volume by year

2009
2$6.89/W
2010
21$7.20/W
2011
51$6.45/W
2012
57$5.58/W
2013
111$4.88/W
2014
150$4.77/W
2015
230$4.68/W
2016
293$3.99/W
2017
351$3.75/W
2018
297$3.72/W
2019
234$3.59/W
2020
194$3.53/W
2021
207$3.56/W
2022
149$3.78/W
2023
99$3.98/W
2024
18$3.18/W
2025
2

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

Latest records

Most recent recorded installs

DateLocationSizePriceOwnership
Jun 23, 2025Boston, MA———
May 6, 2025Boston, MA———
Dec 18, 2024Watertown, MA21.7 kW$97,329Host-owned
Dec 9, 2024Sudbury, MA63.2 kW$178,196Third-party
Nov 25, 2024Boston, MA55.7 kW$174,278Third-party
Aug 28, 2024Boston, MA64.2 kW$710,230Host-owned · battery
May 16, 2024Salem, MA200.9 kW$691,232—
May 16, 2024Salem, MA200.9 kW$691,232Host-owned
Apr 19, 2024Chelsea, MA62.6 kW$167,634—
Apr 19, 2024Chelsea, MA62.6 kW$167,634Third-party

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Service geography

Massachusetts
2,458
Connecticut
4
Vermont
2
New Hampshire
1
New York
1

Busiest cities

Cambridge, MA 233Boston, MA 175Arlington, MA 149Somerville, MA 127Medford, MA 88Lexington, MA 58Watertown, MA 56Newburyport, MA 51

Record

Installer ID
PC-12336
First recorded install
Nov 17, 2009
Last recorded install
Dec 18, 2024
Priced records
2,393

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How does Sunbug Solar compare with other installers in Massachusetts?

By recorded installations Sunbug Solar ranks 6th among the 463 installers based in Massachusetts with five or more records. Its median price of $3.99/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, 8.6 kW, is about 15% 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. 3% include battery storage, compared with 4% of Massachusetts records. Installers of similar recorded volume in Massachusetts include Boston Solar (2,996), Palmetto Solar (2,918) and Next Step Living (2,473).

How has Sunbug Solar's installation volume changed?

Sunbug Solar's earliest dated installation on record is from 2009. It has recorded installations in 17 calendar years. The busiest year was 2017, with 351 installations. 2025, its latest year with records, has 2. Its median price per watt moved from $6.89/W in 2009 to $3.18/W in 2024. The most recent recorded installation is dated Dec 18, 2024.

Where does Sunbug Solar install solar?

Recorded installations span 5 states: Massachusetts (2,458, 103%), Connecticut (4, under 1%), Vermont (2, under 1%) and New Hampshire (1, under 1%). The cities with the most of its installations are Cambridge, MA (233), Boston, MA (175), Arlington, MA (149), Somerville, MA (127) and Medford, MA (88).

Frequently asked questions

How many solar installations has Sunbug Solar completed?

PanelCensus records 2,386 installations by Sunbug Solar, from Nov 17, 2009 to Dec 18, 2024, totalling 32.2 MW of capacity. Public reporting varies by state, so the company's true total may be higher.

What does Sunbug Solar charge for solar?

The median installed price across 2,393 priced systems is $3.99/W before incentives (median system 8.6 kW, about $34,268). The Massachusetts median is $4.17/W.

Where does Sunbug Solar install solar?

Recorded installs span 5 states, led by Massachusetts (2,458), Connecticut (4) and Vermont (2). Its busiest city is Cambridge, MA.

Is Sunbug Solar still installing solar?

The most recent installation attributed to Sunbug Solar in the public records is dated Dec 18, 2024; 2025 has 2 recorded installations. Records reach PanelCensus months to a couple of years after installation, so recent activity may not appear yet.

Does Sunbug Solar install leased or PPA solar systems?

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

Does Sunbug Solar install battery storage?

75 recorded installations by Sunbug Solar (3%) 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, “Sunbug Solar, solar installer (Massachusetts)”, https://panelcensus.com/installers/massachusetts/sunbug-solar-12336 (data as of September 21, 2026).