Installer profile · from public installation records

Complete Solar

15,222 home solar installations on record in California, 4,947 of them in 2023–2025. Ranked in 16 cities.

4,947Installations, 2023–2025
#2Best rank (El Monte)
36%Leased or on a PPA
2025Latest installation on record

Where Complete Solar Ranks

Position among installers of home solar in each city, by installations in the most recent three years of records, and how Complete Solar compares with the local market there.

Its strongest market is El Monte, where it accounts for 9% of the home systems with a known installer.

CityRankInstallationsLocal share Price vs. local median Leased (city average)
El Monte, California #2 43 9% 6% higher 40% (42%)
Ontario, California #3 226 5% about the same 20% (44%)
Lancaster, California #4 174 4% 6% lower 52% (46%)
Palmdale, California #5 114 3% 31% higher 60% (49%)
Santa Maria, California #7 28 2% 9% lower 7% (60%)
Antioch, California #8 61 2% about the same 5% (42%)
Riverside, California #8 49 2% 11% higher 35% (46%)
Madera, California #9 130 3% 12% higher 19% (34%)
Victorville, California #9 94 2% 8% higher 49% (56%)
Fairfield, California #9 41 1% about the same 15% (35%)
Santa Ana, California #9 37 2% about the same 11% (31%)
Corona, California #10 49 1% 5% higher 37% (36%)
Vallejo, California #10 32 2% 16% lower 34% (50%)
Santa Clarita, California #10 24 1% — 50% (39%)
Richmond, California #10 16 1% 15% lower 0% (33%)
Oxnard, California #10 13 1% — 31% (43%)

What Complete Solar Installs

Typical system size
4.9 kW
Leased or on a PPA
36%

Sells both owned systems and leases or PPAs.

Installed with a battery
22%

Panel brands

  1. Qcells (29%)
  2. Hanwha Q CELLS (24%)
  3. LONGi Green Energy (21%)

Inverter brands

  1. Enphase Energy (90%)
  2. SolarEdge (7%)
  3. SunPower (1%)

Complete Solar Prices Compared With the State

Median price per watt of systems the homeowner bought outright, before incentives.

StateComplete SolarState medianDifference
California (2023–2025) $4.25/W $4.25/W about the same

Home Installations per Year

  • 2012 166
  • 2013 418
  • 2014 551
  • 2015 540
  • 2016 778
  • 2017 1,140
  • 2018 1,100
  • 2019 1,642
  • 2020 976
  • 2021 1,352
  • 2022 1,599
  • 2023 1,258
  • 2024 811
  • 2025 2,878

Records for the most recent year can be incomplete while utilities finish reporting.

Where Complete Solar Installs Most

CityInstallations (2023–2025)
Ontario, CA 226
Manteca, CA 196
Lancaster, CA 174
Bakersfield, CA 160
Madera, CA 130
Morgan Hill, CA 119
Palmdale, CA 114
Victorville, CA 94
Eastvale, CA 91
Fresno, CA 91
Dublin, CA 75
Gilroy, CA 73
Hesperia, CA 67
Beaumont, CA 63
Vacaville, CA 63

Installation records in New Jersey (311) and Massachusetts (53) also carry the name Complete Solar. Complete Solar isn't ranked in those states and the name may belong to a different company, so those systems aren't counted on this page.

Specialist Rankings

Where Complete Solar ranks among the companies that install the most systems with a battery or with a given inverter brand.

Other Top Installers in El Monte

The companies ranked next to Complete Solar in El Monte, by home installations in 2023–2025.

CompanyInstallationsMedian priceLeased / PPA
Sunrun 100 $2.90/W 65%
V3 Electric 22 — 100%
South West Builders 20 — 40%
ESP (Energy Service Partners) 18 — 56%
SWSS Electrical 14 — 50%
Hlv Electric 11 — 0%

Complete Solar: Common Questions

Is Complete Solar still in business?

Complete Solar was still installing home solar in 2025, the latest year in the public records we use, and it is not on our list of installers that closed or went bankrupt. Records lag a year or two, so confirm before you sign: recent Google reviews show whether it is still answering customers.

Does Complete Solar lease solar panels or sell them?

36% of its home systems in 2023–2025 were leased or on a power purchase agreement, and 64% were bought by the homeowner. Sells both owned systems and leases or PPAs.

What solar panels and inverters does Complete Solar install?

Panels: Qcells (29%), Hanwha Q CELLS (24%) and LONGi Green Energy (21%). Inverters: Enphase Energy (90%), SolarEdge (7%) and SunPower (1%). Shares of its home systems in 2023–2025 with a known brand.

How much does Complete Solar charge for solar?

In California (2023–2025), homeowners who bought a system from Complete Solar paid a median of $4.25/W before incentives — about the same as the state median of $4.25/W. For its typical 4.9 kW system, that is about $20,500. By city: 6% higher than the El Monte median; about the same as the Ontario median; 6% lower than the Lancaster median.

Does Complete Solar install solar batteries?

22% of its home systems in 2023–2025 included a battery. It ranks among the top battery installers in Santa Rosa, CA, Victorville, CA, Irvine, CA.

Where does Complete Solar install solar?

Most of its recent work is in Ontario (226), Manteca (196), Lancaster (174), Bakersfield (160) and Madera (130). It is ranked in 16 cities in California.

Before You Sign With Complete Solar

  • California license: ask for the license number and look it up on the CSLB site; solar work needs a C-46, C-10 or B license.
  • Reviews and contact details: see Complete Solar on Google Maps, where recent reviews tell you more than any ranking.
  • Quotes: get at least three, and compare price per watt, equipment brands and the workmanship warranty — not just the monthly payment.

Compare Complete Solar with other installers

The El Monte ranking puts Complete Solar next to the other companies that install the most there, with each one's price and leasing share.

Top solar installers in El Monte →

Where These Numbers Come From

Source: Tracking the Sun, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (2026 edition), licensed CC BY 4.0. In New York and New Jersey, recent years come from the state programs' own records (NYSERDA and New Jersey's Clean Energy Program). Company names were standardized and closures checked against news reports by Solar Power Fix. More about our methodology.