Between 2023 and 2025, 2,319 home solar systems were installed in Palm Springs by 172 different companies. Renova Energy installed the most (592, or 26% of the local market), followed by Hot Purple Energy (302) and Sunrun (271). 26% of the systems were leased or financed through a power purchase agreement; the rest were bought outright. Every company in the ranking was still installing in 2025; installers that have since closed are left out.
Top 10 Solar Companies in Palm Springs by Home Installations
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- Most installations
- renovaenergy.com
- 41-555 Cook St, Palm Desert, CA 92211
- Typical system
- 10.3 kW
- Median price (owned)
- $4.42/W
- Leased / PPA
- 15%
- With battery
- 37%
Renova Energy sells both: 15% of its systems here were leased or on a PPA, the rest bought outright. Its most common setup here pairs SunPower panels with Enphase microinverters. 37% of its systems here include a home battery. Its median price for an owned system, $4.42/W, is close to the Palm Springs median. A typical system is 10.3 kW, about 26 panels, and it has installed in Palm Springs since 2008.
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- Mostly sells systems you own
- (760) 898-3939
- hotpurpleenergy.com
- PO Box 261, Palm Springs, CA 92263
- Typical system
- 9.9 kW
- Median price (owned)
- $3.40/W
- Leased / PPA
- 0%
- With battery
- 78%
Hot Purple Energy mostly sells systems the homeowner owns, paid in cash or with a loan. Its most common setup here pairs Panasonic panels with Tesla inverters. 78% of its systems here include a home battery. Its median price for an owned system, $3.40/W, is 19% below the Palm Springs median of $4.22/W. A typical system is 9.9 kW, about 25 panels, and it has installed in Palm Springs since 2010.
Phone from its California contractor license, CSLB #940550
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Serves Palm Springs, CA · no office address listed
- Mostly leases & PPAs
- Typical system
- 9.6 kW
- Median price (owned)
- $4.64/W
- Leased / PPA
- 91%
- With battery
- 66%
Sunrun mostly sells leases and power purchase agreements: 91% of its systems here were leased or on a PPA, so the homeowner pays monthly and doesn't own the panels. Its most common setup here pairs JA Solar panels with SolarEdge inverters with power optimizers. 66% of its systems here include a home battery. Its median price for an owned system, $4.64/W, is 10% above the Palm Springs median of $4.22/W. A typical system is 9.6 kW, about 24 panels, and it has installed in Palm Springs since 2000. It is also among the top installers in 107 other cities we rank, including Bakersfield and San Diego.
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Serves Palm Springs, CA · no office address listed
- Typical system
- 10.3 kW
- Median price (owned)
- $4.49/W
- Leased / PPA
- 13%
- With battery
- 48%
Sunlogix Energy sells both: 13% of its systems here were leased or on a PPA, the rest bought outright. Its most common setup here pairs Panasonic panels with Enphase microinverters. 48% of its systems here include a home battery. Its median price for an owned system, $4.49/W, is 6% above the Palm Springs median of $4.22/W. A typical system is 10.3 kW, about 26 panels, and it has installed in Palm Springs since 2018.
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Serves Palm Springs, CA · no office address listed
- Mostly leases & PPAs
- Typical system
- 9.2 kW
- Leased / PPA
- 100%
- With battery
- 56%
Bright Planet Solar mostly sells leases and power purchase agreements: 100% of its systems here were leased or on a PPA, so the homeowner pays monthly and doesn't own the panels. Its most common setup here pairs Hanwha Q CELLS panels with SolarEdge inverters with power optimizers. 56% of its systems here include a home battery. A typical system is 9.2 kW, about 23 panels, and it has installed in Palm Springs since 2001. It is also among the top installers in 69 other cities we rank, including Stockton and Chula Vista.
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Serves Palm Springs, CA · no office address listed
- Mostly sells systems you own
- Lowest median price in this list
- Typical system
- 7.7 kW
- Median price (owned)
- $3.21/W
- Leased / PPA
- 0%
- With battery
- 78%
Tesla mostly sells systems the homeowner owns, paid in cash or with a loan. Its most common setup here pairs Hanwha Q CELLS panels with Tesla inverters. 78% of its systems here include a home battery. Its median price for an owned system, $3.21/W, is 24% below the Palm Springs median of $4.22/W. A typical system is 7.7 kW, about 19 panels, and it has installed in Palm Springs since 2001. It is also among the top installers in 84 other cities we rank, including Fremont and Sunnyvale.
- Map & reviews ↗
Planet Solar
- Mostly sells systems you own
- (559) 228-9245
- planetsolar.com
- 117 N Sunnyside Ave, Clovis, CA 93611
- Typical system
- 7.6 kW
- Median price (owned)
- $3.57/W
- Leased / PPA
- 0%
- With battery
- 18%
Planet Solar mostly sells systems the homeowner owns, paid in cash or with a loan. Its most common setup here pairs Hanwha Q CELLS panels with SolarEdge inverters with power optimizers. 18% of its systems here include a home battery. Its median price for an owned system, $3.57/W, is 15% below the Palm Springs median of $4.22/W. A typical system is 7.6 kW, about 19 panels, and it has installed in Palm Springs since 2009.
Phone from its California contractor license, CSLB #938313
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Supreme Solar Electric
Serves Palm Springs, CA · no office address listed
- Mostly sells systems you own
- Most battery installs
- Typical system
- 9.7 kW
- Median price (owned)
- $3.52/W
- Leased / PPA
- 0%
- With battery
- 83%
Supreme Solar Electric mostly sells systems the homeowner owns, paid in cash or with a loan. Its most common setup here pairs LONGi Green Energy panels with SolarEdge inverters with power optimizers. 83% of its systems here include a home battery. Its median price for an owned system, $3.52/W, is 17% below the Palm Springs median of $4.22/W. A typical system is 9.7 kW, about 24 panels, and it has installed in Palm Springs since 2021.
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- Mostly leases & PPAs
- (855) 429-9208
- currenthome.com
- 7100 W Florida Ave, Hemet, CA 92545
- Typical system
- 9.4 kW
- Leased / PPA
- 95%
- With battery
- 55%
Current Home Solar mostly sells leases and power purchase agreements: 95% of its systems here were leased or on a PPA, so the homeowner pays monthly and doesn't own the panels. Its most common setup here pairs JA Solar panels with Enphase microinverters. 55% of its systems here include a home battery. A typical system is 9.4 kW, about 24 panels, and it has installed in Palm Springs since 2019. It is also among the top installers in 9 other cities we rank, including Hemet and Murrieta.
Phone from its California contractor license, CSLB #1045016
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Depinho Roofing Solar
Serves Palm Springs, CA · no office address listed
- Mostly sells systems you own
- Typical system
- 6.8 kW
- Median price (owned)
- $3.50/W
- Leased / PPA
- 0%
Depinho Roofing Solar mostly sells systems the homeowner owns, paid in cash or with a loan. Its most common setup here pairs Silfab Solar panels with Enphase microinverters. Its median price for an owned system, $3.50/W, is 17% below the Palm Springs median of $4.22/W. A typical system is 6.8 kW, about 17 panels, and it has installed in Palm Springs since 2021. It also works as a roofing contractor, which helps if the roof needs repairs before the panels go on.
Comparing quotes in Palm Springs?
Divide each quote's total, before incentives, by the system size in watts. Homeowners in Palm Springs who bought their system paid a median of $4.22/W in 2023–2025. Reject any 2026 quote that subtracts a 30% federal tax credit from a purchase: that credit ended in 2025.
How to check a solar quote →Solar Battery Installers in Palm Springs
1,063 of the 2,319 home solar systems installed in Palm Springs in 2023–2025 (46%) included a home battery, put in by 107 companies. These installed the most:
| Installer | With battery | Of its installs | Median price | Leased / PPA |
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| 1. Hot Purple Energy | 236 | 78% | $3.77/W | 0% |
| 2. Renova Energy | 216 | 37% | $4.72/W | 26% |
| 3. Sunrun | 179 | 66% | — | 94% |
| 4. Sunlogix Energy | 74 | 48% | $5.52/W | 18% |
| 5. Tesla | 29 | 78% | $3.73/W | 0% |
- Most common battery: Tesla (50% of those with a known brand), then SolarEdge (19%).
- What a battery adds: owned systems with one had a median of $4.61/W, against $4.22/W for all home systems in Palm Springs. The recorded price includes the battery, so the gap (+0.39 $/W on a 10.1 kW system) is roughly what it cost.
- Battery on most of their jobs: Hot Purple Energy (78%), Sunrun (66%), Tesla (78%), Bright Planet Solar (56%), Supreme Solar Electric (83%), Current Home Solar (55%), Better Earth (59%), SolarMax (63%). The others add one on some jobs, not by default.
- Lowest median price among them: Supreme Solar Electric, at $3.56/W for systems the homeowner bought.
Ask whether a battery quote backs up the whole house or only a subpanel, and size it from your bills: one 13 kWh battery covers essentials overnight, not central air. Under California's Net Billing Tariff (from April 2023) exported solar earns little, so storing it for evening use is what makes a battery pay. More in Tesla Powerwall installation.
Home Solar in Palm Springs by the Numbers
Based on 2,325 residential systems installed in Palm Springs between 2023 and 2025, as reported to utilities and state agencies.
Most-installed panel brands
- SunPower
- Hanwha Q CELLS
- Panasonic
Most-installed inverter brands
- Enphase Energy
- SolarEdge
- Tesla
How these brands compare nationwide: share, price and leasing →
Home installations per year
Median price of owned systems by year: 2020: $3.12/W · 2021: $3.46/W · 2022: $3.82/W · 2023: $4.10/W · 2024: $4.25/W · 2025: $4.39/W.
Solar Panel Repair in Palm Springs
When a system stops producing, the best first call is an established local company. The companies ranked above installed systems in Palm Springs through 2025, so they know the equipment on local roofs. Many will service a system they didn't install, but not all — ask before you book, and expect a diagnostic fee.
50% of the home systems installed here in 2023–2025 use Enphase Energy inverters, followed by SolarEdge (23%). Enphase systems use a microinverter under each panel, so one failure usually knocks out a single panel and the monitoring app shows which one. Systems with a central (string) inverter — SolarEdge and others — stop producing entirely when that inverter fails; a dark screen or an error code on the unit on your wall is the usual sign.
Checks to do before you call anyone: solar troubleshooting guide. Storm damage, a roof leak or a burning smell: what to do first.
Installers That Closed or Went Bankrupt in Palm Springs
At least 1,131 home solar systems in Palm Springs were installed by companies that have since closed, liquidated or filed for bankruptcy. They are left out of the ranking above. If one of them installed your system, its workmanship warranty is likely gone — but panel and inverter warranties come from the manufacturer and usually survive the installer.
- SunPower302 systems in Palm Springs
Filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in August 2024. Its assets were sold off. The SunPower brand now belongs to Complete Solaria, a different company that renamed itself SunPower in 2025. Source: Utility Dive
- Sungevity271 systems in Palm Springs
Sungevity filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in March 2017. Source: Solar Power World
- Infinity Energy140 systems in Palm Springs
Ceased operations in 2023. Source: Forme Solar
- Verengo76 systems in Palm Springs
Filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in September 2016; its last office closed in 2019. Source: pv magazine
- Freedom Forever74 systems in Palm Springs
Filed for Chapter 11 in April 2026; converted to Chapter 7 liquidation in August 2026. Source: pv magazine USA
- PetersenDean62 systems in Palm Springs
Filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in June 2020; its assets were sold in 2021. Source: Solar Power World
- Sunnova56 systems in Palm Springs
Filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in June 2025. Source: Houston Public Media
- Solcius53 systems in Palm Springs
Filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in February 2024. Source: Solar Power World
- Titan Solar41 systems in Palm Springs
Ceased operations and filed for Chapter 7 in June 2024. Source: PV Tech
- RGS Energy31 systems in Palm Springs
Exited home solar installation in 2019 and filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in 2020. Source: Solar Power World
- Sullivan Solar Power25 systems in Palm Springs
Shut down abruptly in November 2021. Source: Solar Power World
- Potere Solar87 systems in Palm Springs
No installations recorded anywhere in California after 2016 (records run through 2025). That does not by itself mean the company closed — check before relying on it for service.
See the full list of solar companies that went out of business and what still works if yours is one of them.
Solar in Palm Springs: Common Questions
Who installs the most solar panels in Palm Springs?
In the most recent three years of records (2023–2025), Renova Energy installed 592 home systems in Palm Springs, more than any other company. Hot Purple Energy (302) and Sunrun (271) came next. Volume shows local experience, not workmanship, so compare quotes and reviews before choosing.
How much does a solar system cost in Palm Springs?
Homeowners who bought their system outright paid a median of $4.22/W before incentives, and the typical system was 9.3 kW — about $39,500 in total. Prices vary by installer: in the ranking above, the median ranges from $3.21/W to $4.64/W.
Do most people in Palm Springs buy or lease their panels?
75% bought their system and 26% leased it or signed a power purchase agreement (PPA). With a lease or PPA you pay little upfront, but you don't own the panels and the savings are smaller over the contract. Some installers sell almost only one way — check the "Leased / PPA" figure for each company in the ranking.
Who repairs solar panels in Palm Springs?
Start with the companies in the ranking above: Renova Energy, Hot Purple Energy and Sunrun did the most work here, and an installer that knows the equipment on local roofs can usually diagnose a fault faster. If your system was leased or is on a PPA, call the company you pay each month first — maintenance is normally its job.
Can I still get the federal solar tax credit in 2026?
Not as a homeowner buying the system: the 30% residential credit (Section 25D) ended on December 31, 2025. Be wary of any quote that still subtracts it from the price. See our 2026 solar tax credit guide for what's left.
What if my solar installer went out of business?
Your panels and inverters are still covered by their manufacturers' warranties; what you lose is the installer's workmanship and roof-leak warranty. If the system is leased or on a PPA, the company you pay each month is usually responsible for repairs, and any active company in the ranking can take over service. See the installers that closed in Palm Springs and what still works when an installer closes.
What do homeowners in Palm Springs pay for electricity?
Residential customers in California pay an average of 34.74¢ per kWh, 99% above the national average. The higher the rate, the faster solar pays for itself. Source: EIA, Electric Power Monthly, Table 5.6.A.
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How This Ranking Works
Companies are ranked by the home solar systems they installed here in 2023–2025, from utility and state records; each needs at least 10 local installations and must still have been installing in 2025. Closed or bankrupt companies are removed and listed separately. The count shows local experience, not workmanship or service.
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.
Solar system not producing in Palm Springs?
The checks to do before you call anyone: the inverter screen, the breakers, the monitoring app and what each error code means.