Best solar companies California San Luis Obispo County Atascadero
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What this data covers: counts come from investor-owned-utility interconnection records for Atascadero service addresses. Homes served by municipal utilities interconnect through their city utility instead and do not appear here. Companies with fewer than 10 recorded local installs are not listed; many also build across San Luis Obispo County and beyond. See the full San Luis Obispo County ranking →
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| 1 | Solarponics38 recent installs364 verifiedActive since 20020.0% leased | 38 | 364 | 2002 | 0.0% | 8.6 | Get a direct bid | |
| 2 | Wicks Solar0 recent installs21 verifiedActive since 20190.0% leased | 0 | 21 | 2019 | 0.0% | 8.2 | Get a direct bid | |
| 3 | Axiom 3607 recent installs16 verifiedActive since 20220.0% leased | 7 | 16 | 2022 | 0.0% | 8.2 | Get a direct bid | |
| 4 | A.m. Sun Solar18 recent installs444 verifiedActive since 20083.4% leased | 18 | 444 | 2008 | 3.4% | 8.0 | Get a direct bid | |
| 5 | Templeton Electric4 recent installs13 verifiedActive since 20200.0% leased | 4 | 13 | 2020 | 0.0% | 7.9 | Get a direct bid | |
| 6 | Ilum Solar1 recent installs31 verifiedActive since 20210.0% leased | 1 | 31 | 2021 | 0.0% | 7.9 | Get a direct bid | |
| 7 | Grid Alternatives0 recent installs35 verifiedActive since 201442.9% leased | 0 | 35 | 2014 | 42.9% | 7.8 | Get a direct bid | |
| 8 | Photon Brothers6 recent installs47 verifiedActive since 20152.1% leased | 6 | 47 | 2015 | 2.1% | 7.7 | Get a direct bid | |
| 9 | Nrg Clean Power4 recent installs16 verifiedActive since 20176.2% leased | 4 | 16 | 2017 | 6.2% | 7.4 | Get a direct bid | |
| 10 | Sunrun103 recent installs875 verifiedActive since 201466.4% leased | 103 | 875 | 2014 | 66.4% | 6.9 | Get a direct bid | |
| 11 | Bland1 recent installs77 verifiedActive since 20151.3% leased | 1 | 77 | 2015 | 1.3% | 6.3 | Get a direct bid | |
| 12 | Energy Service Partners3 recent installs14 verifiedActive since 202035.7% leased | 3 | 14 | 2020 | 35.7% | 6.0 | Get a direct bid | |
| 13 | Tesla Energy8 recent installs435 verifiedActive since 201023.0% leased | 8 | 435 | 2010 | 23.0% | 5.5 | Get a direct bid | |
| 14 | Sungevity0 recent installs13 verifiedActive since 201038.5% leased | 0 | 13 | 2010 | 38.5% | 4.5 | Get a direct bid | |
| 15 | Freedom Forever1 recent installs12 verifiedActive since 201916.7% leased | 1 | 12 | 2019 | 16.7% | 4.3 | Get a direct bid | |
| — | Bright Planet24 recent installs44 verifiedActive since 202177.3% leased | 24 | 44 | 2021 | 77.3% | Not yet scored | Get a direct bid | |
| — | Calsun Electric Systems3 recent installs36 verifiedActive since 20110.0% leased | 3 | 36 | 2011 | 0.0% | Not yet scored | Get a direct bid | |
| — | Pacific Electric Homes3 recent installs35 verifiedActive since 20200.0% leased | 3 | 35 | 2020 | 0.0% | Not yet scored | Get a direct bid | |
| — | Slo Craft2 recent installs15 verifiedActive since 20210.0% leased | 2 | 15 | 2021 | 0.0% | Not yet scored | Get a direct bid | |
| — | Griffiths Alexander2 recent installs11 verifiedActive since 20230.0% leased | 2 | 11 | 2023 | 0.0% | Not yet scored | Get a direct bid |
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% leased counts systems recorded as third party owned, meaning a lease or power purchase agreement. The remainder are customer owned. Active installer counts include every company that filed an interconnection that year, down to small and occasional operations. Counts come from PG&E, SCE, and SDG&E interconnection records; homes served by municipal utilities like LADWP, SMUD, and city power departments interconnect through their local utility instead, so companies focused on those territories show fewer records here. The Solar.com Score is computed from the full text of each company's published customer reviews (star ratings and review counts sourced from Google and Yelp), plus verified public-record track record; it drives the default ranking for scored companies and is never for sale.
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The table ranks scored companies by Solar.com Score, computed from customer review evidence and verified track record; 15 companies in this city currently carry a score. Companies not yet scored remain visible below the scored cohort by recent Atascadero install activity. The best company for your home also depends on your roof, utility, and bid, which is why the same companies compete on price through solar.com.
Companies with enough review evidence are ranked by Solar.com Score. Not-yet-scored companies show a dash in the rank column and sit below them, ordered by recent 2025-26 installation activity recorded for Atascadero addresses in CPUC interconnection records. No company can pay for placement.
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Methodology: Counts are residential PV interconnections in investor-owned-utility territory (PG&E, SCE, SDG&E) per CPUC Rule 21 public records through May 2026. Postal and name variants are merged. Municipal utility territory such as LADWP, Glendale, Pasadena, Burbank, Anaheim, and Riverside Public Utilities is not included in those CPUC counts. Counts show recorded installations, not quality ratings. Reported costs are self-reported on owned-system interconnections. No installer can pay for placement.
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