Best solar companies California Merced County Merced

Best solar companies in Merced (2026): reviews and rankings

Every company below has verified installations at Merced addresses in public utility records. Review scores are computed from every published customer review. Public data, not paid placement.

5,468recorded Merced home solar systems
74established companies ranked
563installs recorded in 2025-26
36companies with review scores

Merced solar companies: rankings and reviews

Ranked by recent Merced installs from CPUC records through May 2026, with review scores from every published customer review. Click any column to re-sort, or select companies to compare reviews side by side.

What this data covers: counts come from investor-owned-utility interconnection records for Merced service addresses. Homes served by municipal utilities interconnect through their city utility instead and do not appear here. Companies with fewer than 10 recorded Merced installs are not listed; many also build across Merced County and beyond. See the full Merced County ranking →

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1Sunrun240991201491.6%6.6531 reviewsGet a direct bid
2Bright Ops72104202475.0%Not yet scoredGet a direct bid
3Sunrun Installation Services45512201457.8%Not yet scoredGet a direct bid
4Empower Electric Solar2313320200.8%6.8527 reviewsGet a direct bid
5Senga Energy2143202283.7%7.9334 reviewsGet a direct bid
6Citadel Roofing And Solar184320210.0%7.6313 reviewsGet a direct bid
7Empower Home Services181820250.0%6.8527 reviewsGet a direct bid
8Apg Solar1521920110.5%7.973 reviewsGet a direct bid
9Solar Negotiators135220195.8%Not yet scoredGet a direct bid
10Tesla Energy12511200853.2%6.839 reviewsGet a direct bid
11Porter Graham Construction116620190.0%7.821 reviewsGet a direct bid
12Power Up Solutions1118202483.3%7.5147 reviewsGet a direct bid
13R T Maher Construction812220060.0%Not yet scoredGet a direct bid
14Powur Home Construction71020240.0%7.4401 reviewsGet a direct bid
15Sunmade Smart Roofing Solar & Electric71020240.0%Not yet scoredGet a direct bid
16Extreme Solar Solutions54920160.0%Not yet scoredGet a direct bid
17Grid Alternatives536201294.4%7.428 reviewsGet a direct bid
18Freedom Forever4162201835.8%6.946 reviewsGet a direct bid
19ESP Contracting318202055.6%Not yet scoredGet a direct bid
20Evans Energy31720200.0%Not yet scoredGet a direct bid

Solar.com Scores are live for 36 of the 74 ranked companies. Companies marked “Not yet scored” have fewer than 20published reviews 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); it is separate from the install ranking and never for sale.

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FAQ

Who are the best solar companies in Merced?

The table ranks every established company with recorded Merced installs by recent activity in public utility interconnection records, and 36 of them carry Solar.com Scores computed from every published customer review. 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.

How are Merced solar installers ranked here?

By recent 2025-26 installation activity recorded for Merced addresses in CPUC interconnection records, with all-time installs as the tiebreak. Review scores are shown alongside but never change the activity ranking, and no company can pay for placement.

What do Merced solar company reviews say?

Where a company clears the 20-review floor, its Solar.com Score summarizes every published customer review, weighted by reviewer credibility and recency. Select companies in the table to compare their review scores category by category, from sales integrity to long-term support.

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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.