1St Choice Energy
No recent recordsSolar installer based in Texas · active in 2 states · installer record #31 resolved from 29 public installation records.
At a glance
1St Choice Energy is a solar installer with 29 recorded installations totalling 228 kW, dated 2015 to 2023. Its records are concentrated in Texas (83%), where it ranks 197th of 448 profiled installers by volume and 4,505th of 10,536 nationally. The median installed price across 28 priced systems is $3.55/W before incentives.
Track record
Install volume by year
Bars: recorded installs · right column: this installer's median $/W that year.
Latest records
Most recent recorded installs
| Date | Location | Size | Price | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2023 | Oak View, CA | 7.6 kW | $22,450 | Host-owned |
| Jan 9, 2023 | Cerritos, CA | 9.1 kW | $15,000 | Host-owned |
| Jan 5, 2023 | Simi Valley, CA | 12 kW | $31,920 | Host-owned |
| Nov 7, 2022 | Simi Valley, CA | 12 kW | $32,400 | Host-owned |
| Dec 6, 2021 | Chatsworth, CA | 17.5 kW | $39,900 | Host-owned |
| Dec 1, 2016 | TX | 26.1 kW | $84,312 | Host-owned |
| Dec 1, 2016 | TX | 26.1 kW | $84,312 | Host-owned |
| Sep 30, 2016 | TX | 5.1 kW | $19,870 | Host-owned |
| Sep 13, 2016 | TX | 5.1 kW | $16,979 | Host-owned |
| Aug 26, 2016 | TX | 3.6 kW | $15,020 | Host-owned |
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Record
- Installer ID
- PC-31
- First recorded install
- Sep 22, 2015
- Last recorded install
- Jul 1, 2023
- Priced records
- 28
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How does 1St Choice Energy compare with other installers in Texas?
By recorded installations 1St Choice Energy ranks 197th among the 448 installers based in Texas with five or more records. Its median price of $3.55/W is roughly in line with the Texas median of $3.89/W (the installer's median covers every state it works in). Its median system, 5.5 kW, is about 38% below the state median of 9 kW. 0% include battery storage, compared with 11% of Texas records. Installers of similar recorded volume in Texas include SOLARTIME USA (31), Gs Solardba Big Sun Solar (30) and Blake Dilks Dba Atx Solar (30).
How has 1St Choice Energy's installation volume changed?
1St Choice Energy's earliest dated installation on record is from 2015. It has recorded installations in 5 calendar years. The busiest year was 2016, with 20 installations. 2023, its latest year with records, has 3. Its median price per watt moved from $3.55/W in 2015 to $2.65/W in 2023. The most recent recorded installation is dated Jul 1, 2023. No installation in the public records is dated within the last three years.
Where does 1St Choice Energy install solar?
Recorded installations span 2 states: Texas (24, 83%) and California (5, 17%). The cities with the most of its installations are Simi Valley, CA (2), Oak View, CA (1), Cerritos, CA (1) and Chatsworth, CA (1).
Frequently asked questions
How many solar installations has 1St Choice Energy completed?
PanelCensus records 29 installations by 1St Choice Energy, from Sep 22, 2015 to Jul 1, 2023, totalling 228 kW of capacity. Public reporting varies by state, so the company's true total may be higher.
What does 1St Choice Energy charge for solar?
The median installed price across 28 priced systems is $3.55/W before incentives (median system 5.5 kW, about $20,005). The Texas median is $3.89/W.
Where does 1St Choice Energy install solar?
Recorded installs span 2 states, led by Texas (24) and California (5). Its busiest city is Simi Valley, CA.
Is 1St Choice Energy still installing solar?
The most recent installation attributed to 1St Choice Energy in the public records is dated Jul 1, 2023; 2023 has 3 recorded installations. Records reach PanelCensus months to a couple of years after installation, so recent activity may not appear yet.
Does 1St Choice Energy install battery storage?
0 recorded installations by 1St Choice Energy (0%) include a battery.
Related installers and places
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- Blake Dilks Dba Atx Solar· 30 installations
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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, “1St Choice Energy, solar installer (Texas)”, https://panelcensus.com/installers/texas/1st-choice-energy-31 (data as of September 21, 2026).