Best solar companies California Contra Costa County Walnut Creek
Verified Walnut Creek 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 Walnut Creek 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 Contra Costa County and beyond. See the full Contra Costa County ranking →
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| 1 | Synergy Power5 recent installs26 verifiedActive since 20180.0% leased | 5 | 26 | 2018 | 0.0% | 8.9 | Get a direct bid | |
| 2 | Kingdom Solar0 recent installs11 verifiedActive since 20180.0% leased | 0 | 11 | 2018 | 0.0% | 8.8 | Get a direct bid | |
| 3 | Ambrose Solar14 recent installs64 verifiedActive since 20200.0% leased | 14 | 64 | 2020 | 0.0% | 8.8 | Get a direct bid | |
| 4 | Got Watts Electric & Solar42 recent installs179 verifiedActive since 20180.0% leased | 42 | 179 | 2018 | 0.0% | 8.8 | Get a direct bid | |
| 5 | Save A Lot Solar2 recent installs13 verifiedActive since 20160.0% leased | 2 | 13 | 2016 | 0.0% | 8.7 | Get a direct bid | |
| 6 | Sol R Us Electrical8 recent installs89 verifiedActive since 20170.0% leased | 8 | 89 | 2017 | 0.0% | 8.7 | Get a direct bid | |
| 7 | Northstar Solar2 recent installs31 verifiedActive since 20190.0% leased | 2 | 31 | 2019 | 0.0% | 8.6 | Get a direct bid | |
| 8 | West Coast Solar1 recent installs127 verifiedActive since 20125.5% leased | 1 | 127 | 2012 | 5.5% | 8.6 | Get a direct bid | |
| 9 | Clean Solar1 recent installs28 verifiedActive since 20110.0% leased | 1 | 28 | 2011 | 0.0% | 8.5 | Get a direct bid | |
| 10 | United Solar Electric3 recent installs11 verifiedActive since 20200.0% leased | 3 | 11 | 2020 | 0.0% | 8.4 | Get a direct bid | |
| 11 | Citadel Roofing And Solar61 recent installs145 verifiedActive since 20200.0% leased | 61 | 145 | 2020 | 0.0% | 8.4 | Get a direct bid | |
| 12 | Solar Technologies19 recent installs157 verifiedActive since 20070.0% leased | 19 | 157 | 2007 | 0.0% | 8.3 | Get a direct bid | |
| 13 | Your Energy Solutions14 recent installs182 verifiedActive since 20150.0% leased | 14 | 182 | 2015 | 0.0% | 8.3 | Get a direct bid | |
| 14 | Clear Day Energy0 recent installs20 verifiedActive since 20200.0% leased | 0 | 20 | 2020 | 0.0% | 8.2 | Get a direct bid | |
| 15 | Corda Solar5 recent installs28 verifiedActive since 20180.0% leased | 5 | 28 | 2018 | 0.0% | 8.2 | Get a direct bid | |
| 16 | Illuminate Solar9 recent installs50 verifiedActive since 20170.0% leased | 9 | 50 | 2017 | 0.0% | 8.2 | Get a direct bid | |
| 17 | Solar Optimum Design & Electrical5 recent installs55 verifiedActive since 20190.0% leased | 5 | 55 | 2019 | 0.0% | 8.2 | Get a direct bid | |
| 18 | Element Power Systems0 recent installs10 verifiedActive since 20150.0% leased | 0 | 10 | 2015 | 0.0% | 8.1 | Get a direct bid | |
| 19 | Sierra Roofing And Solar3 recent installs12 verifiedActive since 20150.0% leased | 3 | 12 | 2015 | 0.0% | 8.1 | Get a direct bid | |
| 20 | Powur Home Construction3 recent installs11 verifiedActive since 20220.0% leased | 3 | 11 | 2022 | 0.0% | 8.0 | Get a direct bid |
Solar.com Scores are live for 53 of the 76 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; 53 companies in this city currently carry a score. Companies not yet scored remain visible below the scored cohort by recent Walnut Creek 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 Walnut Creek 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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