Best solar companies California Merced County Atwater
Verified Atwater installs, review-backed Solar.com Scores, and the broader county market in one place. Public data, not paid placement.
What this data covers: counts come from investor-owned-utility interconnection records for Atwater 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 Merced County and beyond. See the full Merced County ranking →
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| 1 | Senga Energy7 recent installs10 verifiedActive since 202260.0% leased | 7 | 10 | 2022 | 60.0% | 8.4 | Get a direct bid | |
| 2 | Apg Solar5 recent installs216 verifiedActive since 20090.0% leased | 5 | 216 | 2009 | 0.0% | 8.4 | Get a direct bid | |
| 3 | Solar Installation Group1 recent installs42 verifiedActive since 201719.0% leased | 1 | 42 | 2017 | 19.0% | 8.3 | Get a direct bid | |
| 4 | Evergreen Builders1 recent installs18 verifiedActive since 20210.0% leased | 1 | 18 | 2021 | 0.0% | 8.2 | Get a direct bid | |
| 5 | Velocity Solar Power0 recent installs14 verifiedActive since 201521.4% leased | 0 | 14 | 2015 | 21.4% | 8.0 | Get a direct bid | |
| 6 | Power Up Solutions7 recent installs11 verifiedActive since 202490.9% leased | 7 | 11 | 2024 | 90.9% | 7.9 | Get a direct bid | |
| 7 | Grid Alternatives3 recent installs23 verifiedActive since 201291.3% leased | 3 | 23 | 2012 | 91.3% | 7.8 | Get a direct bid | |
| 8 | Solar Negotiators3 recent installs24 verifiedActive since 20140.0% leased | 3 | 24 | 2014 | 0.0% | 7.4 | Get a direct bid | |
| 9 | Semper Solaris0 recent installs17 verifiedActive since 20170.0% leased | 0 | 17 | 2017 | 0.0% | 7.4 | Get a direct bid | |
| 10 | Skyline Smart Energy1 recent installs18 verifiedActive since 20225.6% leased | 1 | 18 | 2022 | 5.6% | 7.0 | Get a direct bid | |
| 11 | Sunrun81 recent installs657 verifiedActive since 201482.9% leased | 81 | 657 | 2014 | 82.9% | 6.9 | Get a direct bid | |
| 12 | Empower Electric Solar36 recent installs60 verifiedActive since 20210.0% leased | 36 | 60 | 2021 | 0.0% | 6.8 | Get a direct bid | |
| 13 | Lifestyle Solar0 recent installs15 verifiedActive since 201320.0% leased | 0 | 15 | 2013 | 20.0% | 6.2 | Get a direct bid | |
| 14 | Energy Service Partners5 recent installs17 verifiedActive since 202058.8% leased | 5 | 17 | 2020 | 58.8% | 6.0 | Get a direct bid | |
| 15 | Tesla Energy5 recent installs281 verifiedActive since 201055.9% leased | 5 | 281 | 2010 | 55.9% | 5.5 | Get a direct bid | |
| 16 | Infinity Energy0 recent installs104 verifiedActive since 201755.8% leased | 0 | 104 | 2017 | 55.8% | 5.3 | Get a direct bid | |
| 17 | 1ST Light Energy0 recent installs18 verifiedActive since 20120.0% leased | 0 | 18 | 2012 | 0.0% | 4.8 | Get a direct bid | |
| 18 | Freedom Forever6 recent installs62 verifiedActive since 201829.0% leased | 6 | 62 | 2018 | 29.0% | 4.3 | Get a direct bid | |
| — | Bright Planet36 recent installs89 verifiedActive since 202157.3% leased | 36 | 89 | 2021 | 57.3% | Not yet scored | Get a direct bid | |
| — | Porter Graham Construction5 recent installs101 verifiedActive since 20110.0% leased | 5 | 101 | 2011 | 0.0% | Not yet scored | Get a direct bid |
Solar.com Scores are live for 18 of the 36 listed companies. Companies marked “Not yet scored” have fewer than 20 analyzed review texts or are still being analyzed; scores appear as each company's full review record is processed. Select up to 4 companies to compare them category by category.
% 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; 18 companies in this city currently carry a score. Companies not yet scored remain visible below the scored cohort by recent Atwater 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 Atwater 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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