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San Diego County, CA solar installation & market data

Updated May 28, 2026 By The SolarDNA Data Team
San Diego County has 329,223 solar installations across 123 zip codes at a median installed cost of $4.21/W, installations down 7.7% over the trailing twelve months, and an installs-weighted Market Score of 47.
Active installations
329,223
Zip markets
123
Median cost
$4.21/W
12-mo growth
▼ 7.7%
Installers active
2,792
47
County Market Score
Great · installs-weighted across 123 zips
Best zip in San Diego County scores higher than 99% of U.S. zip markets.
Versus California

How San Diego County compares with the state

Installed cost
$0.06/W below
state median $4.26/W
Market score
47 vs 53
California scores 53
Share of state installs
14.56%
of 2.3M tracked statewide
Battery attach
7.1%
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: 12,418–15,178 installs (midpoint 13,798)
Trailing-12-month installs carried forward at half the observed growth rate (capped at ±30%), with a ±10% band. Not a forecast of permits or policy.
Growth & pricing

San Diego County by year

14,351 installs in the trailing twelve months vs 15,551 before

Installations by year
Median installed cost, $/W DC by year
Installer comp set

Who installs in San Diego County

Summed across every zip in the county

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#InstallerInstalls12-moZips$/W
1SUNRUN48,4152,97597$4.61
2TESLA27,286388102$4.85
3BAKER ELECTRIC SOLAR22,031096$4.21
4SEMPER SOLARIS15,686099$4.07
5SUNPOWER12,64649089$4.51
6STELLAR SOLAR9,09939098$4.06
7BRIGHT PLANET SOLAR8,47963795$4.74
8SULLIVAN SOLAR POWER7,659095$4.34
9SOLARTECH ENERGY SYSTEMS5,680094$3.81
10SUNLINE ENERGY5,21225386$3.80
11FREEDOM SOLAR POWER TX4,069093$4.22
12SUNSTREET ENERGY GROUP3,949023$3.81
13SUNGEVITY3,788093$4.03
14HOME ENERGY SYSTEMS3,1175190$3.85
15ASI HEATING AIR2,728082$3.69
16INFINITY ENERGY2,727688$4.88
17PALOMAR SOLAR2,6118087$3.68
18SOLARE ENERGY2,427588$4.10
19MILHOLLAND ELECTRIC2,308290$4.96
20BLALOCK ELECTRIC2,01011485$3.33
21PETERSENDEAN1,981091$3.86
22WEST COAST SOLAR1,95012580$4.20
23COSMIC SOLAR1,8799284$3.69
24COMPLETE SOLAR1,865088$4.39
25SOLAR WEST1,600090$5.58
Zip markets

Zips in San Diego County

Ranked by installations · click for the zip market

ZipInstalls$/WScore
920289,347$4.3241 C
920648,627$4.0844 C
921278,226$3.8245 C
920717,992$4.2246 B
921307,905$3.9843 C
921297,704$4.0147 B
920657,684$4.3047 B
919137,503$4.2837 D
921267,229$4.2260 A
920267,122$4.1053 A
920247,090$4.1556 A
920576,590$4.3858 A
921146,575$4.6840 C
919776,527$4.4039 C
920786,520$4.1361 A
920406,414$4.1548 B
920096,390$4.0260 A
920276,260$4.3556 A
920216,149$4.2643 C
921286,119$4.2248 B
921546,033$4.5038 D
920565,937$4.2847 B
921175,918$4.2451 A
921315,677$4.0043 C
920195,676$4.0950 B
920695,441$4.2351 A
919115,363$4.5839 C
920845,347$4.2052 A
919105,260$4.4552 A
920205,062$4.1754 A
919414,820$4.1445 C
920824,663$4.1345 C
921204,516$4.1148 B
920254,508$4.2346 B
920294,360$4.1746 B
920373,796$4.0947 B
921153,794$4.3044 C
919153,565$4.2142 C
921193,511$4.1946 B
921113,437$4.2450 B
919013,329$4.0446 B
919423,308$4.2746 B
920813,078$4.2046 B
921393,057$4.5643 C
920083,038$3.9750 B
920582,857$3.5464 A
921232,837$4.0447 B
919022,810$4.2244 C
921052,732$4.5642 C
919142,730$4.2151 A
920832,724$4.3239 C
921092,689$4.1451 A
919452,658$4.4940 C
920542,635$4.2650 B
920112,545$3.9047 B
921042,435$4.3049 B
921242,434$4.2043 C
921222,315$4.1142 C
920672,295$4.0845 C
921062,256$4.0443 C
921162,050$4.3044 C
921072,014$4.0944 C
919352,013$4.0839 C
919501,998$4.7639 C
920101,945$4.0343 C
920141,888$4.0749 B
921031,885$4.1457 A
921021,882$4.6140 C
921101,737$4.1051 A
921131,557$4.8040 C
921181,532$4.1045 C
920751,386$4.0750 A
920071,235$4.1750 B
919321,141$4.4242 C
919781,135$4.2244 C
920031,110$4.1652 A
920041,109$3.6347 B
92173910$4.6539 C
92036634$4.5140 C
92121616$3.6644 C
91906588$4.3441 C
92108518$4.2753 A
92061492$3.9142 C
91962311$4.3340 C
92091292$4.1540 C
92101268$4.6138 D
91916264$4.3739 C
91905225$4.5438 D
92059208$4.0141 C
92086162$4.3939 D
92145132$4.2139 C
92070114$4.2739 C
9191783$4.4638 D
9205581$3.5442 C
9196368$4.8536 D
9193458$4.1139 C
9206641$4.8236 D
9206027$4.6637 D
9193117$4.4438 D
9202311$5.8531 F
9198010$3.9240 C
921409$4.3438 D
920746$5.5332 F
921125$6.5028 F
919095$8.0028 F
919485$3.9340 C
920494$7.6628 F
921363$3.3443 C
921322$4.0639 C
920852$5.2234 D
921792$3.3543 C
919032$7.0228 F
920462$6.5128 F
921601$4.2239 D
921771$8.6028 F
920961$10.8228 F
921991$7.4328 F
920881$5.6932 F
920681$7.1228 F
920331$7.2828 F
920301$6.4828 F
920221$2.7446 B
921581—38 D