Best solar companies California Santa Cruz County Santa Cruz
Verified Santa Cruz 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 Santa Cruz 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 Cruz County and beyond. See the full Santa Cruz County ranking →
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| 1 | Cinnamon Energy Systems2 recent installs11 verifiedActive since 20210.0% leased | 2 | 11 | 2021 | 0.0% | 8.7 | Get a direct bid | |
| 2 | Infinium Solar5 recent installs25 verifiedActive since 20180.0% leased | 5 | 25 | 2018 | 0.0% | 8.7 | Get a direct bid | |
| 3 | Sandbar61 recent installs336 verifiedActive since 20080.0% leased | 61 | 336 | 2008 | 0.0% | 8.6 | Get a direct bid | |
| 4 | Allterra Solar111 recent installs1,362 verifiedActive since 20090.1% leased | 111 | 1,362 | 2009 | 0.1% | 8.6 | Get a direct bid | |
| 5 | Cobalt Power Systems3 recent installs11 verifiedActive since 20100.0% leased | 3 | 11 | 2010 | 0.0% | 8.5 | Get a direct bid | |
| 6 | Simmitri1 recent installs10 verifiedActive since 20160.0% leased | 1 | 10 | 2016 | 0.0% | 8.4 | Get a direct bid | |
| 7 | Solar Technologies27 recent installs397 verifiedActive since 20010.0% leased | 27 | 397 | 2001 | 0.0% | 8.3 | Get a direct bid | |
| 8 | Solar Optimum Design & Electrical2 recent installs20 verifiedActive since 20200.0% leased | 2 | 20 | 2020 | 0.0% | 8.2 | Get a direct bid | |
| 9 | Day One Solar22 recent installs183 verifiedActive since 20130.0% leased | 22 | 183 | 2013 | 0.0% | 8.2 | Get a direct bid | |
| 10 | Santa Cruz Green Builders0 recent installs14 verifiedActive since 20180.0% leased | 0 | 14 | 2018 | 0.0% | 8.1 | Get a direct bid | |
| 11 | Santa Cruz Renewables2 recent installs10 verifiedActive since 20200.0% leased | 2 | 10 | 2020 | 0.0% | 8.0 | Get a direct bid | |
| 12 | Golden Bear Solar4 recent installs26 verifiedActive since 20190.0% leased | 4 | 26 | 2019 | 0.0% | 7.9 | Get a direct bid | |
| 13 | Scudder Solar Electrical Energy Systems2 recent installs29 verifiedActive since 20120.0% leased | 2 | 29 | 2012 | 0.0% | 7.9 | Get a direct bid | |
| 14 | Grid Alternatives0 recent installs12 verifiedActive since 200625.0% leased | 0 | 12 | 2006 | 25.0% | 7.8 | Get a direct bid | |
| 15 | Nrg Clean Power7 recent installs27 verifiedActive since 20163.7% leased | 7 | 27 | 2016 | 3.7% | 7.4 | Get a direct bid | |
| 16 | Semper Solaris5 recent installs35 verifiedActive since 201611.4% leased | 5 | 35 | 2016 | 11.4% | 7.4 | Get a direct bid | |
| 17 | Nexus Energy Systems18 recent installs30 verifiedActive since 20180.0% leased | 18 | 30 | 2018 | 0.0% | 7.3 | Get a direct bid | |
| 18 | Poco Solar Energy5 recent installs28 verifiedActive since 20040.0% leased | 5 | 28 | 2004 | 0.0% | 7.2 | Get a direct bid | |
| 19 | Sunrun57 recent installs403 verifiedActive since 201475.9% leased | 57 | 403 | 2014 | 75.9% | 6.9 | Get a direct bid | |
| 20 | American Solar0 recent installs38 verifiedActive since 20140.0% leased | 0 | 38 | 2014 | 0.0% | 6.2 | Get a direct bid |
Solar.com Scores are live for 26 of the 55 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; 26 companies in this city currently carry a score. Companies not yet scored remain visible below the scored cohort by recent Santa Cruz 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 Cruz 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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