Best solar companies California Marin County Novato
Verified Novato 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 Novato 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 Marin County and beyond. See the full Marin County ranking →
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| 1 | Northern Pacific Power Systems9 recent installs56 verifiedActive since 20150.0% leased | 9 | 56 | 2015 | 0.0% | 8.9 | Get a direct bid | |
| 2 | Ambrose Solar3 recent installs49 verifiedActive since 20190.0% leased | 3 | 49 | 2019 | 0.0% | 8.8 | Get a direct bid | |
| 3 | Suntegrity Solar1 recent installs27 verifiedActive since 20133.7% leased | 1 | 27 | 2013 | 3.7% | 8.7 | Get a direct bid | |
| 4 | Sun First!4 recent installs86 verifiedActive since 20050.0% leased | 4 | 86 | 2005 | 0.0% | 8.4 | Get a direct bid | |
| 5 | Pac Solar1 recent installs55 verifiedActive since 20140.0% leased | 1 | 55 | 2014 | 0.0% | 8.4 | Get a direct bid | |
| 6 | Citadel Roofing And Solar2 recent installs26 verifiedActive since 20200.0% leased | 2 | 26 | 2020 | 0.0% | 8.4 | Get a direct bid | |
| 7 | Sun Solar Electric2 recent installs10 verifiedActive since 20150.0% leased | 2 | 10 | 2015 | 0.0% | 8.3 | Get a direct bid | |
| 8 | Earthwise Energy Solutions5 recent installs10 verifiedActive since 20210.0% leased | 5 | 10 | 2021 | 0.0% | 8.3 | Get a direct bid | |
| 9 | Solar Technologies2 recent installs11 verifiedActive since 20150.0% leased | 2 | 11 | 2015 | 0.0% | 8.3 | Get a direct bid | |
| 10 | Sonomarin Solar8 recent installs21 verifiedActive since 20200.0% leased | 8 | 21 | 2020 | 0.0% | 8.2 | Get a direct bid | |
| 11 | Solarcraft Services22 recent installs402 verifiedActive since 20030.2% leased | 22 | 402 | 2003 | 0.2% | 8.2 | Get a direct bid | |
| 12 | Solar Optimum Design & Electrical5 recent installs27 verifiedActive since 20203.7% leased | 5 | 27 | 2020 | 3.7% | 8.2 | Get a direct bid | |
| 13 | Greenlief Energy1 recent installs12 verifiedActive since 20210.0% leased | 1 | 12 | 2021 | 0.0% | 8.2 | Get a direct bid | |
| 14 | Sunrise Solar4 recent installs21 verifiedActive since 20150.0% leased | 4 | 21 | 2015 | 0.0% | 8.2 | Get a direct bid | |
| 15 | Vital Energy Solutions8 recent installs10 verifiedActive since 20240.0% leased | 8 | 10 | 2024 | 0.0% | 8.0 | Get a direct bid | |
| 16 | Grid Alternatives0 recent installs12 verifiedActive since 20100.0% leased | 0 | 12 | 2010 | 0.0% | 7.8 | Get a direct bid | |
| 17 | Simply Solar14 recent installs129 verifiedActive since 20152.3% leased | 14 | 129 | 2015 | 2.3% | 7.7 | Get a direct bid | |
| 18 | Nrg Clean Power5 recent installs17 verifiedActive since 20200.0% leased | 5 | 17 | 2020 | 0.0% | 7.4 | Get a direct bid | |
| 19 | Semper Solaris10 recent installs66 verifiedActive since 20161.5% leased | 10 | 66 | 2016 | 1.5% | 7.4 | Get a direct bid | |
| 20 | Nexus Energy Systems3 recent installs25 verifiedActive since 20164.0% leased | 3 | 25 | 2016 | 4.0% | 7.3 | Get a direct bid |
Solar.com Scores are live for 32 of the 48 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; 32 companies in this city currently carry a score. Companies not yet scored remain visible below the scored cohort by recent Novato 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 Novato addresses in CPUC interconnection records. No company can pay for placement.
Where a company clears the 20 analyzed-review floor, its Solar.com Score summarizes substantive customer review texts, 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.
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