Best solar companies California Santa Barbara County Santa Barbara
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What this data covers: counts come from investor-owned-utility interconnection records for Santa Barbara 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 Santa Barbara County and beyond. See the full Santa Barbara County ranking →
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| 1 | Brighten Solar Construction120 recent installs640 verifiedActive since 20160.0% leased | 120 | 640 | 2016 | 0.0% | 8.7 | Get a direct bid | |
| 2 | Sespe Power Solutions4 recent installs31 verifiedActive since 20200.0% leased | 4 | 31 | 2020 | 0.0% | 8.3 | Get a direct bid | |
| 3 | Action Energy59 recent installs268 verifiedActive since 20180.0% leased | 59 | 268 | 2018 | 0.0% | 8.2 | Get a direct bid | |
| 4 | Wicks Solar49 recent installs122 verifiedActive since 20180.0% leased | 49 | 122 | 2018 | 0.0% | 8.2 | Get a direct bid | |
| 5 | Axiom 36010 recent installs27 verifiedActive since 20220.0% leased | 10 | 27 | 2022 | 0.0% | 8.2 | Get a direct bid | |
| 6 | Solar Optimum Design & Electrical5 recent installs43 verifiedActive since 20180.0% leased | 5 | 43 | 2018 | 0.0% | 8.2 | Get a direct bid | |
| 7 | Pacific Electric Solar0 recent installs13 verifiedActive since 20170.0% leased | 0 | 13 | 2017 | 0.0% | 8.2 | Get a direct bid | |
| 8 | Sunrise80528 recent installs90 verifiedActive since 20180.0% leased | 28 | 90 | 2018 | 0.0% | 8.1 | Get a direct bid | |
| 9 | Good Energy Renewables18 recent installs195 verifiedActive since 20140.6% leased | 18 | 195 | 2014 | 0.6% | 8.0 | Get a direct bid | |
| 10 | Powur Home Construction6 recent installs27 verifiedActive since 20223.7% leased | 6 | 27 | 2022 | 3.7% | 8.0 | Get a direct bid | |
| 11 | Planet Solar Incorporated0 recent installs179 verifiedActive since 20091.1% leased | 0 | 179 | 2009 | 1.1% | 8.0 | Get a direct bid | |
| 12 | California Solar Electric Systems19 recent installs91 verifiedActive since 20190.0% leased | 19 | 91 | 2019 | 0.0% | 7.9 | Get a direct bid | |
| 13 | August Roofing6 recent installs28 verifiedActive since 20220.0% leased | 6 | 28 | 2022 | 0.0% | 7.9 | Get a direct bid | |
| 14 | Photon Brothers23 recent installs81 verifiedActive since 20160.0% leased | 23 | 81 | 2016 | 0.0% | 7.7 | Get a direct bid | |
| 15 | La Solar Group1 recent installs38 verifiedActive since 201326.3% leased | 1 | 38 | 2013 | 26.3% | 7.6 | Get a direct bid | |
| 16 | Quantum Solar Designs1 recent installs22 verifiedActive since 20160.0% leased | 1 | 22 | 2016 | 0.0% | 7.5 | Get a direct bid | |
| 17 | Nrg Clean Power1 recent installs30 verifiedActive since 20160.0% leased | 1 | 30 | 2016 | 0.0% | 7.4 | Get a direct bid | |
| 18 | Ameco Solar3 recent installs12 verifiedActive since 20200.0% leased | 3 | 12 | 2020 | 0.0% | 7.3 | Get a direct bid | |
| 19 | Sunrun133 recent installs901 verifiedActive since 201470.2% leased | 133 | 901 | 2014 | 70.2% | 6.9 | Get a direct bid | |
| 20 | Kota Construction0 recent installs19 verifiedActive since 20210.0% leased | 0 | 19 | 2021 | 0.0% | 6.5 | Get a direct bid |
Solar.com Scores are live for 29 of the 53 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; 29 companies in this city currently carry a score. Companies not yet scored remain visible below the scored cohort by recent Santa Barbara 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 Santa Barbara 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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