California Incentives Requirement

Notice: The California Energy Commission provides this list of Installers, Contractors, and Retailers of solar photovoltaic, small wind, and fuel cell systems for information purposes only and does not endorse any of the listed sellers. The list is based on a company's business address, and the ZIP Code distance, City, or Area Code may not indicate the entire geographic area served by a company.


This database is maintained for BOTH the Public Utilities Commission's California Solar Initiative and the Energy Commission's News Solar Homes Partnership Program.



Note: Other lists of installers, contractors, and retailers in California may be available on other websites, but we cannot guarantee that those lists contained all those registered with the Energy Commission.

How do I find a solar contractor I can trust?
Please see the "Solar Installers and Contractors" database. Installers are required to register with the Energy Commission's Retailers/Installers List annually. This list is on the Go Solar California website. Except for those systems that are self-installed, all systems must be installed by appropriately licensed California contractors in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the California Contractors State Licensing Board (CSLB.) Installation contractors must have an active A,B,C-10, or C-46 license for photovoltaic (PV) systems. All systems must be installed in conformance with the manufacturer's specifications and with all applicable electrical and building code standards.

Please provide the Seller’s Name and Address below. Seller must be registered with the Energy Commission. If the seller is not registered, seller must submit a completed NSHP-4 to the Energy Commission.

4.8.2.2 Copy of Executed Contract for System Purchase and Installation Applicants must submit a copy of executed contract for purchase and installation of the system, and/or alternative System Ownership agreement. Agreements must be legally binding and clearly spell out the scope of work, terms, price, solar system components to be installed.

Agreements must be signed by appropriate parties (supplier/installer, Host Customer, Applicant and/or System Owner).

In the case of alternate System Ownership arrangements, the System Owner must provide a copy of their agreement(s) to purchase and install a system.

The Applicant must provide copies of executed purchase and/or installation agreements with the Reservation Request, and the information must be internally consistent and must be consistent with the Reservation Form. Agreements for the purchase of a system or system equipment must be in writing and must include, at a minimum, the following information:

• The quantity, make and model number (as shown on the Energy Commission lists of eligible equipment) for the PV modules, inverters, and system performance meters
• The total purchase price of the system before applying the incentive
• Language indicating the purchaser’s commitment to buy the system
• Printed names and signatures of the purchaser and equipment seller’s authorized representative.

Installation contracts must comply with the Contractors State License Board (CSLB) requirements. Please refer to the CSLB website for more information on CSLB guidelines at
www.cslb.ca.gov.

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6.1 Circumstances Requiring Additional Documentation
6.1.1 Owner or Self-Installed System In situations where the System Owner installs the system, the Applicant must provide the following information during the first or second stage of the application process:

• An equipment purchase agreement as described above, or
• In cases where there is not a signed agreement to purchase equipment the purchaser may provide invoices or receipts showing that at least 10 percent of the system equipment purchase price (generating equipment and inverters) has been paid to the seller(s).
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