Helendale, CA solar installation & market data

Updated May 1, 2026 By The SolarDNA Data Team

Helendale has 1,073 solar installations across 1 zip code at a median installed cost of $4.20/W, installations down 23.8% over the trailing twelve months, and an installs-weighted Market Score of 38.

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Active installations

1,073

Zip markets

Median cost

$4.20/W

12-mo growth

▼ 23.8%

Installers active

City Market Score

Fair · installs-weighted across 1 zips

Best zip in Helendale scores higher than 21% of U.S. zip markets.

Versus California

How Helendale compares with the state

Installed cost

$0.06/W below

state median $4.26/W

Market score

38 vs 53

California scores 53

Share of state installs

0.05%

of 2.3M tracked statewide

Battery attach

24.7%

state 12.7%

Statewide momentum

▲ 1.1%

residential solar added in California, 12 months through Jul 2026

Statewide market

2.3M systems

30.9% of homes · utility-reported through Jul 2026

Next-12-month outlook: 60–76 installs (midpoint 68)

Trailing-12-month installs carried forward at half the observed growth rate (capped at ±30%), with a ±12% band. Not a forecast of permits or policy.

Growth & pricing

Helendale by year

77 installs in the trailing twelve months vs 101 before

Installations by year

Median installed cost, $/W DC by year

Installer comp set

Who installs in Helendale

Summed across every zip in the city

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#	Installer	Installs	12-mo	Zips	$/W
1	SUNRUN	204	12	1	$4.19
2	TESLA	64	1	1	$5.10
3	BRIGHT OPS	59	12	1	$5.80
4	1ST LIGHT ENERGY	53	0	1	$3.97
5	OPTION ONE CORPORATION	51	0	1	$3.56
6	V3 ELECTRIC	48	0	1	$4.02
7	VERENGO	45	0	1	$5.00
8	FREEDOM FOREVER	44	11	1	$4.85
9	SUNGEVITY	40	0	1	$4.18
10	ABUNDANT ENERGY CONSTRUCTION	25	0	1	$5.67
11	SOLARMAX	23	0	1	$3.07
12	SUNPOWER	18	0	1	$6.09

Zip markets

Zips in Helendale

Ranked by installations · click for the zip market

Zip	Installs	$/W	Score
92342	1,073	$4.20	38 D