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Solar By Hand

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Solar installer based in Vermont · installer record #11226 resolved from 3 public installation records.

At a glance

Solar By Hand is a solar installer with 3 recorded installations totalling 284 kW, dated 2018 to 2023. All of its records are in Vermont.

Recorded installs
3
Total capacity
284 kW
DC nameplate
Median system
112.2 kW
Median price
—
too few priced systems
Third-party owned
67%
lease / PPA
Battery attach
0%
First recorded
2018
Last recorded
2023

Track record

Install volume by year

2018
2
2019
1
2023
2

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

Latest records

Most recent recorded installs

DateLocationSizePriceOwnership
Nov 28, 2023Manchester Ctr, VT21.6 kW—Third-party
Aug 26, 2023Manchester Town, VT21.6 kW—Third-party
Dec 1, 2019VT159.5 kW——
Dec 28, 2018Sunderland, VT150.2 kW—Host-owned
Aug 13, 2018Manchester, VT112.2 kW—Host-owned

Service geography

Busiest cities

Manchester Ctr, VT 1Sunderland, VT 1Manchester Town, VT 1Manchester, VT 1

Record

Installer ID
PC-11226
First recorded install
Aug 13, 2018
Last recorded install
Nov 28, 2023
Priced records
0

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How does Solar By Hand compare with other installers in Vermont?

Its median system, 112.2 kW, is about 14 times the state median of 8.3 kW. 67% of its recorded installations are third-party owned (lease or power-purchase agreement), against 9% across Vermont. 0% include battery storage, compared with 18% of Vermont records. Installers of similar recorded volume in Vermont include Suncommon (7,022), Green Mountain Solar (1,387) and Apex Solar Ca (1,065).

How has Solar By Hand's installation volume changed?

Solar By Hand's earliest dated installation on record is from 2018. It has recorded installations in 3 calendar years. The busiest year was 2018, with 2 installations. 2023, its latest year with records, has 2. The most recent recorded installation is dated Nov 28, 2023.

Where does Solar By Hand install solar?

All recorded installations are in Vermont. The cities with the most of its installations are Manchester Ctr, VT (1), Sunderland, VT (1), Manchester Town, VT (1) and Manchester, VT (1).

Frequently asked questions

How many solar installations has Solar By Hand completed?

PanelCensus records 3 installations by Solar By Hand, from Aug 13, 2018 to Nov 28, 2023, totalling 284 kW of capacity. Public reporting varies by state, so the company's true total may be higher.

What does Solar By Hand charge for solar?

The recorded systems for Solar By Hand do not include enough price data to compute a reliable median.

Where does Solar By Hand install solar?

All 3 recorded installations are in Vermont, the most of them in Manchester Ctr.

Is Solar By Hand still installing solar?

The most recent installation attributed to Solar By Hand in the public records is dated Nov 28, 2023; 2023 has 2 recorded installations. Records reach PanelCensus months to a couple of years after installation, so recent activity may not appear yet.

Does Solar By Hand install leased or PPA solar systems?

2 recorded installations by Solar By Hand (67%) are third-party owned — a lease or power-purchase agreement; across Vermont the share is 9%.

Does Solar By Hand install battery storage?

0 recorded installations by Solar By Hand (0%) 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, “Solar By Hand, solar installer (Vermont)”, https://panelcensus.com/installers/vermont/solar-by-hand-11226 (data as of September 21, 2026).