Novel Energy Solutions
No recent recordsSolar installer based in Minnesota · installer record #8745 resolved from 62 public installation records.
Data through: through Dec 2025 (LBNL Tracking the Sun; this installer's states have no monthly source yet).
At a glance
Novel Energy Solutions is a solar installer with 62 recorded installations totalling 1.5 MW, dated 2014 to 2019. All of its records are in Minnesota, where it ranks 14th of 41 profiled installers by volume and 3,072nd of 10,840 nationally. The median installed price across 59 priced systems from all years is $3.90/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 | Novel Energy Solutions | Minnesota median | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5 | $4.05/W | $3.71/W | +9% |
| 2017 | 20 | $4.07/W | $4.09/W | −0% |
| 2016 | 8 | $3.69/W | $4.44/W | −17% |
| 2015 | 17 | $5.54/W | $4.49/W | +23% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11, 2019 | Minneapolis, MN | 10 kW | $25,200 | — |
| Sep 14, 2018 | Slayton, MN | 24.6 kW | $111,000 | Host-owned |
| Aug 16, 2018 | Minneapolis, MN | 39.5 kW | $160,000 | Host-owned |
| Aug 15, 2018 | Janesville, MN | 39.5 kW | $160,000 | Host-owned |
| Mar 28, 2018 | Minneapolis, MN | 7 kW | $17,200 | — |
| Feb 7, 2018 | Gibbon, MN | 29.4 kW | $115,000 | Host-owned |
| Jan 31, 2018 | Pipestone, MN | 39.7 kW | $133,000 | Host-owned |
| Dec 18, 2017 | Lake Benton, MN | 9.9 kW | $39,680 | Host-owned |
| Nov 27, 2017 | Ruthton, MN | 39.7 kW | $140,000 | Host-owned |
| Oct 31, 2017 | Ruthton, MN | 39.7 kW | $140,000 | Host-owned |
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Service geography
Busiest cities
Record
- Installer ID
- PC-8745
- First recorded install
- Aug 25, 2014
- Last recorded install
- Jan 11, 2019
- Priced records
- 59
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How does Novel Energy Solutions compare with other installers in Minnesota?
By recorded installations Novel Energy Solutions ranks 14th among the 41 installers based in Minnesota with five or more records. Its all-years median price of $3.90/W is roughly in line with the Minnesota median of $3.95/W. Its median system, 19.8 kW, is about twice the state median of 9.6 kW. 10% of its recorded installations are third-party owned (lease or power-purchase agreement), against under 1% across Minnesota. 0% include battery storage, compared with 1% of Minnesota records. Installers of similar recorded volume in Minnesota include Aquilla Solar (80), CENTAURI SYSTEMS LLC (79) and Three Rivers Contracting LLC (71).
How has Novel Energy Solutions's installation volume changed?
Novel Energy Solutions's earliest dated installation on record is from 2014. It has recorded installations in 6 calendar years. The busiest year was 2017, with 21 installations. 2019, its latest year with records, has 1. Its median price per watt moved from $3.12/W in 2014 to $4.05/W in 2018. The most recent recorded installation is dated Jan 11, 2019. No installation in the public records is dated within the last three years.
Where does Novel Energy Solutions install solar?
All recorded installations are in Minnesota. The cities with the most of its installations are Minneapolis, MN (21), Winona, MN (4), Ruthton, MN (3), Saint Charles, MN (2) and Owatonna, MN (2).
Frequently asked questions
How many solar installations has Novel Energy Solutions completed?
PanelCensus records 62 installations by Novel Energy Solutions, from Aug 25, 2014 to Jan 11, 2019, totalling 1.5 MW of capacity. Public reporting varies by state, so the company's true total may be higher.
What does Novel Energy Solutions charge for solar?
The median installed price across 59 priced systems from all years is $3.90/W before incentives (median system 19.8 kW, about $91,870). The Minnesota median is $3.95/W. Prices are the total project cost reported to state programs, so they can include work billed with the solar.
Where does Novel Energy Solutions install solar?
All 62 recorded installations are in Minnesota, the most of them in Minneapolis.
Is Novel Energy Solutions still installing solar?
The most recent installation attributed to Novel Energy Solutions in the public records is dated Jan 11, 2019; 2019 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 Novel Energy Solutions install leased or PPA solar systems?
6 recorded installations by Novel Energy Solutions (10%) are third-party owned — a lease or power-purchase agreement; across Minnesota the share is under 1%.
Does Novel Energy Solutions install battery storage?
0 recorded installations by Novel Energy Solutions (0%) include a battery.
Related installers and places
- All solar installers in Minnesota· 41 profiles
- Solar installations in Minnesota· 23,724 records
- Aquilla Solar· 80 installations
- CENTAURI SYSTEMS LLC· 79 installations
- Three Rivers Contracting LLC· 71 installations
- Applied Energy Innovations· 50 installations
- Winona Renewable Energy· 46 installations
- Live Wire Electrical Services· 40 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, “Novel Energy Solutions, solar installer (Minnesota)”, https://panelcensus.com/installers/minnesota/novel-energy-solutions-8745 (data as of September 21, 2026).