Counts and license facts from public records, not a review or rating. I have no partnership with Solar Topps; the name is as the utility recorded it.
Solar Topps at a glance
| Cities in my records | Phoenix, Glendale, Surprise, Scottsdale |
|---|---|
| Systems in records | 373 |
Solar Topps systems by city
| City | Systems | Years covered | Rank by systems | Share of city records | Earliest record | Latest record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix, AZ | 252 | 2022–2023 | 14 of 57 | 1.7% | 2010 | 2023-12 |
| Glendale, AZ | 52 | 2022–2023 | 15 of 27 | 1.6% | 2011 | 2023-12 |
| Surprise, AZ | 36 | 2022–2023 | 15 of 17 | 1.0% | 2010 | 2023-12 |
| Scottsdale, AZ | 33 | 2022–2023 | 14 of 16 | 2.3% | 2010 | 2023-12 |
Source: LBNL Tracking the Sun, utility interconnection records for ZIP codes around each city. How I count.
Where Solar Topps stands among local companies
- Phoenix: number 14 of 57; Tk Electric (253) is one place above, Sunny Energy (231) one place below. Its records in the area run from 2010 to 2023.
- Glendale: number 15 of 27; Sunlink Energy (62) is one place above, Arizona Energy Pros (48) one place below. Its records in the area run from 2011 to 2023.
- Surprise: number 15 of 17; Skypower (40) is one place above, Argent Solar Electric (34) one place below. Its records in the area run from 2010 to 2023.
- Scottsdale: number 14 of 16; Green Muscle Solar (33) is one place above, Black Platinum Electric (32) one place below. Its records in the area run from 2010 to 2023.
System size, batteries and leases
- Phoenix: typical system 10.0 kW against 8.8 kW for the typical company in Phoenix; 4% of systems had a battery. 0% of them were leased or under a PPA (all Phoenix records: 11%).
- Glendale: typical system 7.5 kW against 7.2 kW for the typical company in Glendale; 0% of systems had a battery. 0% of them were leased or under a PPA (all Glendale records: 4%).
- Surprise: typical system 9.8 kW against 9.6 kW for the typical company in Surprise; 8% of systems had a battery. 6% of them were leased or under a PPA (all Surprise records: 29%).
- Scottsdale: typical system 14.8 kW against 13.4 kW for the typical company in Scottsdale; 3% of systems had a battery. 3% of them were leased or under a PPA (all Scottsdale records: 8%).
Offered a lease or PPA? Read lease vs buy first.
Before you sign
- License. Look the company up with the Arizona Registrar of Contractors 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 Phoenix records
Kayo Energy (421), Inty Solar (270), Tk Electric (253), Sunny Energy (231), Harmon Electric (226), South West Electric (214). Full list: solar companies in Phoenix.