Best solar companies California Tulare County Porterville
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What this data covers: counts come from investor-owned-utility interconnection records for Porterville 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 Tulare County and beyond. See the full Tulare County ranking →
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| 1 | Next Phase Electric12 recent installs27 verifiedActive since 202063.0% leased | 12 | 27 | 2020 | 63.0% | 8.2 | Get a direct bid | |
| 2 | Air Sun4 recent installs35 verifiedActive since 200228.6% leased | 4 | 35 | 2002 | 28.6% | 8.2 | Get a direct bid | |
| 3 | Altsys Solar2 recent installs32 verifiedActive since 20100.0% leased | 2 | 32 | 2010 | 0.0% | 8.0 | Get a direct bid | |
| 4 | Powur Home Construction0 recent installs14 verifiedActive since 202214.3% leased | 0 | 14 | 2022 | 14.3% | 8.0 | Get a direct bid | |
| 5 | Jp Electrical Solar2 recent installs37 verifiedActive since 201910.8% leased | 2 | 37 | 2019 | 10.8% | 7.9 | Get a direct bid | |
| 6 | Grid Alternatives34 recent installs323 verifiedActive since 200968.7% leased | 34 | 323 | 2009 | 68.7% | 7.8 | Get a direct bid | |
| 7 | Le Homes2 recent installs10 verifiedActive since 20220.0% leased | 2 | 10 | 2022 | 0.0% | 7.7 | Get a direct bid | |
| 8 | Solar Negotiators24 recent installs60 verifiedActive since 202156.7% leased | 24 | 60 | 2021 | 56.7% | 7.4 | Get a direct bid | |
| 9 | Ks Electric5 recent installs18 verifiedActive since 20160.0% leased | 5 | 18 | 2016 | 0.0% | 7.4 | Get a direct bid | |
| 10 | Semper Solaris0 recent installs14 verifiedActive since 20180.0% leased | 0 | 14 | 2018 | 0.0% | 7.4 | Get a direct bid | |
| 11 | Nexus Energy Systems0 recent installs11 verifiedActive since 201572.7% leased | 0 | 11 | 2015 | 72.7% | 7.3 | Get a direct bid | |
| 12 | Sun Solar Energy Solutions0 recent installs59 verifiedActive since 201547.5% leased | 0 | 59 | 2015 | 47.5% | 7.1 | Get a direct bid | |
| 13 | Sunrun162 recent installs1,083 verifiedActive since 201486.7% leased | 162 | 1,083 | 2014 | 86.7% | 6.9 | Get a direct bid | |
| 14 | Lift Energy Construction0 recent installs77 verifiedActive since 202042.9% leased | 0 | 77 | 2020 | 42.9% | 6.9 | Get a direct bid | |
| 15 | Empower Electric Solar14 recent installs109 verifiedActive since 20200.0% leased | 14 | 109 | 2020 | 0.0% | 6.8 | Get a direct bid | |
| 16 | Kota Construction0 recent installs16 verifiedActive since 20220.0% leased | 0 | 16 | 2022 | 0.0% | 6.5 | Get a direct bid | |
| 17 | Better Earth Electric4 recent installs58 verifiedActive since 202117.2% leased | 4 | 58 | 2021 | 17.2% | 6.4 | Get a direct bid | |
| 18 | Divine Power Usa76 recent installs113 verifiedActive since 20164.4% leased | 76 | 113 | 2016 | 4.4% | 6.3 | Get a direct bid | |
| 19 | Lifestyle Solar145 recent installs203 verifiedActive since 201168.4% leased | 145 | 203 | 2011 | 68.4% | 6.2 | Get a direct bid | |
| 20 | A-1 Contractors0 recent installs12 verifiedActive since 20180.0% leased | 0 | 12 | 2018 | 0.0% | 6.1 | Get a direct bid |
Solar.com Scores are live for 33 of the 65 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; 33 companies in this city currently carry a score. Companies not yet scored remain visible below the scored cohort by recent Porterville 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 Porterville 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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