Solar installers in Santa Cruz County
200 companies have installed solar on 3,360 homes here since 2023. Covers Santa Cruz, Watsonville, Scotts Valley, Capitola, Amesti, Aptos and nearby towns.
| Installer | Homes since 2023 | Median price in state |
|---|---|---|
| Allterra SolarBased in Santa Cruz, CA · (831) 425-2608 | 750 | $4.80/W$0.73 above median |
| SunrunBased in San Francisco, CA · (805) 242-7255 | 516 | $3.60/W$0.47 below median |
| Sandbar SolarBased in Santa Cruz, CA · (831) 469-8888 | 274 | $4.35/W$0.28 above median |
| TeslaBased in Fremont, CA · (702) 680-6683 | 169 | $2.73/W$1.34 below median |
| Solar TechnologiesBased in San Ramon, CA · (925) 939-8300 | 136 | $4.55/W$0.48 above median |
| Day One SolarBased in Santa Cruz, CA · (831) 687-8097 | 95 | $4.91/W$0.84 above median |
| Bright OpsBased in Worcester, MA · (888) 997-4469 | 81 | $5.26/W$1.19 above median |
| Freedom ForeverBased in Temecula, CA · (800) 885-9450 | 68 | $4.91/W$0.84 above median |
| SunPowerBased in Richmond, CA · (908) 216-1280 | 65 | $4.25/W$0.18 above median |
| Rockin RoofersBased in Petaluma, CA · (707) 285-7037 | 64 | $4.00/W$0.07 below median |
| Semper SolarisBased in El Cajon, CA · (619) 715-4054 | 53 | $4.45/W$0.38 above median |
| Arrow EnergyBased in Aptos, CA · (831) 471-7909 | 51 | $3.74/W$0.33 below median |
| Infinium SolarBased in Campbell, CA · (408) 583-8101 | 46 | $3.95/W$0.12 below median |
| Perrybuilt ConstructionBased in Soquel, CA · (831) 359-6891 | 46 | $3.33/W$0.74 below median |
| EXO EnergyBased in Temecula, CA · (760) 502-7448 | 45 | $3.80/W$0.27 below median |
| Infinity EnergyBased in Rocklin, CA · (916) 474-4723 | 45 | $4.98/W$0.91 above median |
| Cinnamon SolarBased in Los Gatos, CA · (408) 883-7000 | 35 | $3.97/W$0.10 below median |
| Scudder SolarBased in Monterey, CA · (831) 214-3416 | 34 | $5.21/W$1.14 above median |
| Solcon SolarBased in Santa Cruz, CA · (831) 247-1372 | 33 | $4.99/W$0.92 above median |
| NRG Clean EnergyBased in Canoga Park, CA · (800) 698-6627 | 31 | $3.24/W$0.83 below median |
| Nexus Energy SystemsBased in Garden Grove, CA · (805) 799-9788 | 30 | $4.45/W$0.38 above median |
| Better EarthBased in Cerritos, CA · (888) 373-9379 | 26 | $5.00/W$0.93 above median |
| Solar Optimum Design ElectricalBased in Glendale, CA · (818) 804-3122 | 22 | $3.11/W$0.96 below median |
| Leonard RoofingBased in Temecula, CA · (951) 506-3811 | 21 | $3.98/W$0.09 below median |
| Bright Future Solar EnergyBased in Moss Landing, CA · (888) 738-8873 | 19 | $4.27/W$0.20 above median |
| Sun MetricsBased in Davis, CA · (831) 588-8492 | 18 | $3.77/W$0.30 below median |
| Sunternal SolarBased in San Jose, CA · (408) 612-1474 | 17 | $4.85/W$0.78 above median |
| Ees SolarBased in Layton, UT · (801) 614-0606 | 16 | $3.22/W$0.85 below median |
| Golden Bear SolarBased in Los Gatos, CA · (408) 348-0980 | 15 | $3.60/W$0.47 below median |
| PowurBased in Del Mar, CA · (480) 626-7056 | 15 | $4.33/W$0.26 above median |
| Santa Cruz SolarBased in Soquel, CA · (530) 400-8593 | 15 | $3.25/W$0.82 below median |
| Solar CruzBased in Santa Cruz, CA · (831) 566-9093 | 14 | — |
| Titan SolarBased in Mesa, AZ · (855) 729-7652 | 14 | $5.28/W$1.21 above median |
| Alpine Electric PowerBased in Soquel, CA · (831) 588-7291 | 13 | — |
| Poco Solar EnergyBased in Santa Clara, CA · (408) 970-0680 | 13 | $4.81/W$0.74 above median |
| Evans EnergyBased in Fresno, CA · (559) 721-2928 | 12 | $2.95/W$1.12 below median |
| LytegenBased in Sacramento, CA · (213) 651-6148 | 12 | — |
| Citadel Roofing And SolarBased in Vacaville, CA · (707) 446-5500 | 11 | $2.78/W$1.29 below median |
| Gold Rush Energy SolutionsBased in El Dorado Hills, CA · (530) 556-0416 | 11 | $3.56/W$0.51 below median |
| W3 SolarBased in Santa Cruz, CA · (831) 818-0312 | 11 | — |
Ranked by homes installed, which shows who’s active here, not who’s best. Prices are each company’s median for systems sold outright, shown when it sold at least 10. Show all 200 installers
Towns in Santa Cruz County: Santa Cruz, Watsonville, Scotts Valley, Capitola, Amesti, Aptos, Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, Ben Lomond, Bonny Doon, Boulder Creek, Brookdale, Corralitos.
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How much does solar cost in Santa Cruz County, CA?
Homes in Santa Cruz County that bought solar in 2023–2025 paid a median $4.64/W installed, about $25,500 for a 5.5 kW system before incentives.
Which solar companies install in Santa Cruz County, CA?
200 installers have put in home systems in Santa Cruz County since 2023, the busiest being Allterra Solar, Sunrun, Sandbar Solar, Tesla, Solar Technologies.
Installed prices and installers from public installation records: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory’s Tracking the Sun (systems installed through 2025) and state program files from California, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Illinois and Oregon, which run into 2026. Prices are in dollars per watt of panel capacity (DC), before rebates and tax credits, for homes that bought their system; leased systems and systems with batteries are left out.