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Top Hat Energy

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Solar installer based in Wisconsin · installer record #80332 resolved from 5 public installation records.

At a glance

Top Hat Energy is a solar installer with 5 recorded installations totalling 32 kW, dated 2011 to 2014. All of its records are in Wisconsin, where it ranks 119th of 119 profiled installers by volume and 10,536th of 10,537 nationally.

Recorded installs
5
Total capacity
32 kW
DC nameplate
Median system
6.3 kW
≈ $41,431
Median price
—
too few priced systems
Third-party owned
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not reported in this state
Battery attach
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not reported in this state
First recorded
2011
Last recorded
2014

Track record

Install volume by year

2011
1
2012
2
2013
1
2014
1

Recorded installs per year.

Latest records

Most recent recorded installs

DateLocationSizePriceOwnership
Jun 11, 2014Reedsburg, WI5.9 kW$27,249—
Sep 12, 2013Blanchardville, WI3.6 kW$23,475—
Dec 14, 2012Poynette, WI8.8 kW$41,431—
Mar 2, 2012Baraboo, WI6.3 kW$47,524—
Sep 17, 2011Fitchburg, WI7.6 kW$54,660—

Service geography

Busiest cities

Blanchardville, WI 1Fitchburg, WI 1Baraboo, WI 1Poynette, WI 1Reedsburg, WI 1

Record

Installer ID
PC-80332
First recorded install
Sep 17, 2011
Last recorded install
Jun 11, 2014
Priced records
5

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How does Top Hat Energy compare with other installers in Wisconsin?

By recorded installations Top Hat Energy ranks 119th among the 119 installers based in Wisconsin with five or more records. Its median system, 6.3 kW, is about 15% below the state median of 7.4 kW. Installers of similar recorded volume in Wisconsin include Badgerland Solar 10089858 (6), Current Technologies (5) and Ethos Renewable Power (5).

How has Top Hat Energy's installation volume changed?

Top Hat Energy's earliest dated installation on record is from 2011. It has recorded installations in 4 calendar years. The busiest year was 2012, with 2 installations. 2014, its latest year with records, has 1. Its median price per watt moved from $7.23/W in 2011 to $4.62/W in 2014. The most recent recorded installation is dated Jun 11, 2014. No installation in the public records is dated within the last three years.

Where does Top Hat Energy install solar?

All recorded installations are in Wisconsin. The cities with the most of its installations are Blanchardville, WI (1), Fitchburg, WI (1), Baraboo, WI (1), Poynette, WI (1) and Reedsburg, WI (1).

Frequently asked questions

How many solar installations has Top Hat Energy completed?

PanelCensus records 5 installations by Top Hat Energy, from Sep 17, 2011 to Jun 11, 2014, totalling 32 kW of capacity. Public reporting varies by state, so the company's true total may be higher.

What does Top Hat Energy charge for solar?

The median installed price across 5 priced systems from all years is $6.52/W before incentives (median system 6.3 kW, about $41,431). The Wisconsin median is $3.52/W. Prices are the total project cost reported to state programs, so they can include work billed with the solar.

Where does Top Hat Energy install solar?

All 5 recorded installations are in Wisconsin, the most of them in Blanchardville.

Is Top Hat Energy still installing solar?

The most recent installation attributed to Top Hat Energy in the public records is dated Jun 11, 2014; 2014 has 1 recorded installation. Records reach PanelCensus months to a couple of years after installation, so recent activity may not appear yet.

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 October 19, 2026 — PanelCensus refreshes it as each source publishes new records. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: PanelCensus, “Top Hat Energy, solar installer (Wisconsin)”, https://panelcensus.com/installers/wisconsin/top-hat-energy-80332 (data as of October 19, 2026).