How Many Solar Companies are in San Diego?
It's no mystery that San Diego is one of the biggest solar markets in the US, and even the world. 2015 ushered in a solar gold rush period in the area, as Net Metering 1.0 was being phased out, which created demand that was unforseen in the industry. Before that year, there were less than 100 companies in the area, but once the rush hit, more contractors saw how much money was being thrown around, and as a result the number of companies in the area more than doubled.
There are so many companies now that it's hard to get a grip on how many ACTUALLY exist in the area. In an effort to get a real idea, we combed through Yelp, Solar Reviews, and Home Advisor to try to get an accurate number of how many exist in the area today. Through our research we found that in San Diego alone there are a total of 385 companies. Note that these are companies that service the San Diego area, not ones that are necessarily located in the area. Also note that many of these do some other service along with solar, like roofing or A/C.In full transparency, here is a complete list of San Diego solar companies, all 386 of them, alphabetized.List of Solar Companies in San Diego
180 Solar Power360 Energy3fficient Energy4 Sons Solar411GreenWaveA Plus Quality Construction IncA V L RoofingA1 SolarAblaze EnergyAble ElectricAction SolarAdroit Energy, Inc.Affordable Solar SolutionsAirmaxx SolarALIVE SolarAll American DesignAll Seasons General ContractingAll Star Solar USAAlliance Energy & Mechanical INCAllied Energy Inc.All-TechAlltech SolarAlpha SolarAlvarez Solar BuildersAmbassador EnergyAmbassador Solar EnergyAMC PlumbingAmerican Solar DirectAmerican Solar FundAmerican Vision Solar - Semper SolarisAmerican West ConstructionAmerican Solar SolutionAmericas Solar CompanyAmp Solar ElectricAndler Building Co.Apollo 3 EnergyAPI ElectricAsgard EnergyASI Heating Air & SolarAtech Solar ConstructionAtlas Clean EnergyAtlas Project SupportBaker Electric SolarBarnes SolarBeachside Electric IncBedRock SolarBelmont EnergyBESolar, Inc.Best Solar PanelsBMC SolarBright Star EnergyBriko MechanicalBrite EnergyBrooks Technical ElectricalBuilt Green California, Inc.Burmax EnergyButler Sun Solutions, Inc.C39 RoofingCalGreen HomesCalifornia Coast BuildersCalifornia Power SolutionsCalifornia Premier Solar ConstructionCalifornia Solar ConceptsCalifornia Solar Systems, Inc.California Solar ThermalCalifornia Solar ProgramCalState Solar, Inc.Carbon LighthouseCarlsbad SolarCenergy PowerCHRT Energy SolutionsClayco Electric SolarCleanTech Energy Solutions, Inc.Clear Vision Solar, Inc.CM Solar ElectricCoast Energy SolutionCoastal Home Improvement, Inc.Coastal Solar & Home ImprovementComplete SolarContractors Electrical ServiceCosmic SolarCountywide Mechanical SystemsCurley’s Home ServicesCurrent Solar ContractingCurtiss Energy GroupCustom SolarDave Steele - East County SolarGuyDelta Solar ElectricDevert EnergyDils RoofingDirect Electric CompanyDistinctive Home Improvements, Inc.Dorgan's RemodelingDr. HomesDue Brothers Construction / SolarE Z Solar Electric, Inc.Eco Friendly RemodelingEco Wright RemodelingEcoForce SolutionsElectric Green, Inc.Electric LeeElite Remodeling & Design, Inc.Empowered Energy SolutionsEnergy Builders, incEnergy Partners In CaliforniaEnergy RemodelingEnergy Savers California Inc.Energy Service Partners, Inc.Energy Star SolutionsEnver SolarEva Green PowerEvolution Electric & SolarExclusive Solar SystemsEZ Solar Electric IncFar West ElectricForterreFuture Energy SaversGCE SolarGCI SolarGemmell EnergyGene McCormick ConstructionGeneration 819Genesis CaliforniaGET SolarGlobal X, Ltd.GMG PowerGolden West EnergyGoSolarGR8 EnergyGreen Energy EPCGreen Homes SolarGreen LivingGreen NRGGreen Solar Electric SolutionsGreen Stream SolarGreenHouseGuthrie & Sons Heating, Air &SolarHaenggi Home Services, Inc.Hammer MechanicalHans Energy SystemsHelipowerHeliogoldHi -Tech SolarHome Energy SystemsHome Improvement Projects IncHomegrown Energy SolutionsHorizon Solar PoweriDemand Energy StorageIncentive SolarIncrease Clean EnergyIndependent Energy Solutions (IES)Infinity EnergyInnovative Electric SolarInnovative Home Energy SolutionsInstallation Services of San Diego, IncIsg-solariSpot SolarJamar Power SystemsJBS Energy SolutionsJDS PowerJJM SolarKeegan ElectricKevin Burt ElectricKing Mahdi Builders, Inc.KND Energy SolutionsKramer Energy & ConstructionLa Mesa Heating, Air Conditioning, Solar & RemodelingLA Solar GroupLakes SolarLamb EnergyLee Limperis ConstructionLeft Coast Solar SystemsLGCY Power - San DiegoMaedl Solar, Inc.Mark Naylor Solar SpecialistsMauzy Heating, Air & SolarMaxwell RemodelingMEE-Solutions IncMike Berg SolarMiles ElectricMilholland Solar, Electric & RoofingMission Energy SolutionsMission Solar ElectricMission Valley Roofing, Inc.My Smart HouseNatural EnergyNavajo SolarNeutility, LLCNew Cheap Solar PanelsNew Day SolarNew Leaf ElectricNext Level SolarNolanco RoofingNorth County SolarNow Go SolarOC Solar PanelsOFFGrid Systems, Inc.OneRoof EnergyOnline Clean EnergyOrange County Solar InstallationPacific Pro SolarPacific Sun TechnologiesPacific Tool CompanyPacific Solar PowerPalomar SolarParagonSunParkllan Electric CompanyPatriot Roofing and SolarPeak Power SolutionsPerformance SolarPerk SolarPerkett SolarPetersenDean Roofing & Solar - San DiegoPhazer SolarPHNX PowerPhoton Solar PowerPicture Perfect Windows & DoorsPicture Perfect SolarPierro ConstructionPlanet Earth Solar LLCPlumbing Service EscondidoPrecis SolarPrecision SolarPreman RoofingPremier Solar SolutionsPrism ElectricProfessional Roofing ServicesProgressive Energy Solutions, Inc.Project EcoProQuality Contracting Inc.PT Solar EnergyPure Energy SolarPure PWR PoolsPure Solar PowerQuality Electric RestorationQuality Home RenovatorsRaceway ElectricRader Electric, IncRancho SolarRaneri and Long Roofing & SolarRC Energy SolutionsReliant Home SolutionsREPOWER by Solar Universe (San Marcos, CA)REPOWER SDS RoofingRescue Rooter - San DiegoRestart SolarRevco SolarRGS EnergyRocky Mountain Renewable EnergyRogue Energy CompanyRoof and Solar ExpertsRooftop Solar, Inc.Rooftop SolarRSI Roofing & SolarSan Diego County SolarSan Diego Electric CompanySan Diego Energy SolutionsSan Diego RoofingSan Diego Solar BrokerSan Diego SolarSan Diego Solar InstallSan Diego Solar PanelsSan Diego Solar ProsSaxon ElectricSecure Roofing and SolarSemper SolarisSequoia RoofingSimms Solar Electric, Inc.Smart Energy SolarSmart Solar Construction of Southern CaliforniaSmith Electrical ContractorsSo Cal Energy Assistance ProgramSo Cal Home RemodelingSoCal Solar BrokersSolaire Energy SystemsSolar 360Solar Alliance of AmericaSolar EaseSolar Electric WorksSolar Guys San DiegoSolar Horizons ConstructionSolar Renewable EnergySolar Service Center, Inc.Solar Services of San Diego incSolar Symphony Construction, Inc.Solar UniverseSolar Watt SolutionsSolar 360Solar AllianceSolar Electric DesignSolar Electric WorksSolar Guys San DiegoSolar Ninja SystemsSolar Power San DiegoSolar Self InstallSolar SourceSolar Symphony ConstructionSolar Tec SystemsSolar Watt SolutionsSolar WestSolar WholesaleSolarCitySolare Energy, Inc.SolarFuzeSolarium EnergySolarmax TechnologySolarQuestSolarRiteSolarTechSolaryna EnergySolciusSolex Solar EnergySolSource EnergySoltech ElectricSon Energy Inc.Southern California Solar EnergySouthwest Sun SolarSouthwestern Solar SystemsSRE SolarStar PowerStratuSun EnergySullivan Solar PowerSun Brite ElectricSun Coast RemodelersSun Diego Solar ConstructionSun Energy Son EnergySun X Solar IncSun X Solar Systems IncSunCal SolarSunchaser IncSunCraft Solar EnergySuncrest SolarSunfusion SolarSungenia Solar SolutionsSungevitySunlifeSunlife Residential SolarSunlight SystemsSunlight SolarSunline Energy Inc.Sunpath Power & ElectricSunpro SolarSunPower by Stellar SolarSunrunSunset Pool CompanySunSolar U.S.Sun-tricity Solar PowerSunwalk SolarSunWave SolarSuperGreen Solutions OceansideSustineoSWG Solar EnergyT And M SolarT R C Tile And StoneTag Construction ServicesTarpy Plumbing Heating and AirThe Solar Panel ExpertsTibi Home DesignTier Drop SolarTotal Solar SolutionsTransWorld SolarTrapSun SolarTRC ElectricTriple Line SolarUnderline Energy ConceptsUnique SolarUnited Plumbing Heating Air ElectricUniversity City PhotonsUpgrade ElectricUptown SolarUS GREEN Energy TechnologiesValley Center SolarVerengo SolarVerza Solar DesignVivint SolarVotech,Inc.Watts New Under the Sun, Inc.We Care Plumbing Heating Air and SolarWest Coast Heating Air Conditioning & Solar PVWest Tech EnergyWestern Solar (CA)WindSun Energy SystemsWipomoWiring InnovationsZero EnergyZing SolarSo it's clear that if you are looking to go solar in San Diego, your options are virtually endless. What you'll find when researching the majority of these companies is that many have little or no reviews on the web. That is generally an indicator that you do not want to go with them. Make sure you choose a company that has a ton of reviews across the board, not just on Yelp but on Angie's List, Google+, Solar Reviews, etc. Don't go with a company just because they are cheap. In the end, the hassle of dealing with the reprecussions of a bad company will cost you more.We are San Diego's original solar company, founded in 1998 before the other 384 companies in this list. We've been able to survive through the ups and downs of the solar industry purely through our quailty installations and craftsmanship, which is illustrated by our winning of the San Diego Union Tribune's "Best of" award for best solar company 4 out of the last 5 years. So all we ask is that, when searching for a solar company, include SunPower by Stellar Solar in your search. We've been here the longest, and don't plan on going away anytime soon.