Counts and license facts from public records, not a review or rating. I have no partnership with Complete Solar; the name is as the utility recorded it.
Complete Solar at a glance
| Cities in my records | Fresno, San Diego, Bakersfield, Chula Vista |
|---|---|
| Systems in records | 196 |
Complete Solar systems by city
| City | Systems | Years covered | Rank by systems | Share of city records | Earliest record | Latest record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fresno, CA | 61 | 2022–2023 | 35 of 48 | 0.5% | 2015 | 2023-11 |
| San Diego, CA | 59 | 2022–2023 | 54 of 97 | 0.2% | 2013 | 2023-12 |
| Bakersfield, CA | 38 | 2022–2023 | 22 of 28 | 0.8% | 2016 | 2023-11 |
| Chula Vista, CA | 38 | 2022–2023 | 28 of 35 | 0.6% | 2013 | 2023-12 |
Source: LBNL Tracking the Sun, utility interconnection records for ZIP codes around each city. How I count.
Where Complete Solar stands among local companies
- Fresno: number 35 of 48; Green Day Electric (63) is one place above, Highlands Energy Services (60) one place below. Its records in the area run from 2015 to 2023.
- San Diego: number 54 of 97; Current Home Solar (60) is one place above, Perksolar (59) one place below. Its records in the area run from 2013 to 2023.
- Bakersfield: number 22 of 28; Esp Contracting (41) is one place above, Cal Contractor Services (34) one place below. Its records in the area run from 2016 to 2023.
- Chula Vista: number 28 of 35; Sunpro Solar (41) is one place above, Palomar Solar (37) one place below. Its records in the area run from 2013 to 2023.
System size, batteries and leases
- Fresno: typical system 6.9 kW against 7.8 kW for the typical company in Fresno; 0% of systems had a battery. 72% of them were leased or under a PPA (all Fresno records: 29%).
- San Diego: typical system 5.0 kW against 5.7 kW for the typical company in San Diego; 0% of systems had a battery. 52% of them were leased or under a PPA (all San Diego records: 18%).
- Bakersfield: typical system 7.0 kW against 8.4 kW for the typical company in Bakersfield; 0% of systems had a battery. 84% of them were leased or under a PPA (all Bakersfield records: 24%).
- Chula Vista: typical system 5.6 kW against 5.6 kW for the typical company in Chula Vista; 0% of systems had a battery. 55% of them were leased or under a PPA (all Chula Vista records: 31%).
Offered a lease or PPA? Read lease vs buy first.
Before you sign
- License. Look the company up with the California Contractors State License Board and check the name on the contract matches the license.
- Run the quote through the quote checker and the list in how to check a solar quote.
Companies of similar size in Fresno records
Valley Unique Electric (80), Supreme Solar Electric (71), Green Day Electric (63), Highlands Energy Services (60), Adt Solar (out of business) (57), Kota Construction (54). Full list: solar companies in Fresno.