Sun Light & Power
Solar installer based in Berkeley. Licensed since 1976.
- License active
- Workers' comp on file
17 jobs on San Francisco permits, 2022 to 2026: 14 solar installations, 2 EV charger installations, 1 panel upgrade. 7th most solar system permits of 26 contractors in San Francisco.
What the public records show
From the state's license records and the city's permits, one question at a time.
| Question | Records show | Mark |
|---|---|---|
| Licensed? | License 326203, active in the state's records on Sep 23, 2026General building, electrical, solarNo complaints or citations on the board's public record. | Checks out |
| Workers' comp? | Workers' comp policy on file with the stateThis covers their crew if someone is hurt. It is not insurance for your home. | On file |
| In business? | Licensed since 1976 | |
| Jobs on record | 17 jobs on San Francisco permits, 2022 to 2026: 14 solar installations, 2 EV charger installations, 1 panel upgradeThey are based in Berkeley. Work outside San Francisco is not in these records.7th most solar system permits of 26 licensed contractors in San Francisco. That counts jobs, not quality.Our San Francisco permit records cover October 2021 to September 2026.Of their 14 solar system permits, 3 mention a battery. |
Records: the state license board and City of San Francisco permits.
State license board record
Last checked Oct 4, 2026. This may have changed. Check it on CSLB.
No complaints or citations on the board's public record.
Source: California Contractors State License Board, checked Oct 4, 2026. Look up license 326203 on CSLB
Cost and timing
Solar in San Francisco: $18,000 to $35,000
Half of 2,713 installs from January 2021 to December 2023 cost an amount in this range.
How to read this range
These are prices homeowners paid, as installers reported them to state programs. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory collects them in its Tracking the Sun data. A quarter paid less than this range, and a quarter paid more. The prices are before the federal tax credit.
Permit value (not a price)
Their typical permit lists $33,000 (half list more, half less)
That is the figure written on the permit form, which can be far from what you pay. Across San Francisco, half of all solar system permits list $16,000 to $51,000. What solar system jobs cost in San Francisco.
Get 2 or 3 written quotes.
Permit timeline
Across San Francisco, a solar system permit stays open about about 6 months, from permit to final inspection
This is not how long the crew works at your home: most of it is waiting for the inspection. Ask them how many days the work takes. Waiting for the permit adds about 35 days. How long solar system jobs take.
Track record
10 jobs in the last 12 months, up from 2 the year before
Where they work most
- 941233 jobs
- 941312 jobs
- 941122 jobs
- 941022 jobs
- 941141 job
Jobs by kind of work
Latest jobs
Permit values are what the contractor wrote on the permit form, not what the owner paid.
| Date | Work | ZIP | On the permit form |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2026 | Solar, 6.16 kW | 94131 | not stated |
| Jul 30, 2026 | Solar, 3.96 kW | 94114 | not stated |
| Jun 23, 2026 | Solar, 7.48 kW | 94112 | $25,000 |
| May 26, 2026 | Solar, 13.44 kW | 94123 | $41,000 |
| May 12, 2026 | EV charger(n) ev charger | 94112 | $1,000 |
| May 1, 2026 | SolarSolar permit: mounted: roof, ballasted: n, including 1 energy storage unit, with 13.5 kwh each in… | 94122 | $4,000 |
| Apr 15, 2026 | SolarSolar permit: mounted: roof, ballasted: n, including 1 energy storage unit, with 15 kwh each in… | 94123 | not stated |
| Mar 11, 2026 | Solar, 8.8 kW | 94110 | not stated |
| Dec 9, 2025 | SolarSolar permit: ballasted: n, including 1 energy storage unit, of 240 vac, with 13.5 kwh each in… | 94123 | $4,000 |
| Dec 3, 2025 | Solar, 7.56 kW | 94127 | not stated |
| Jul 1, 2025 | SolarNo details on the permit | 94103 | not stated |
| May 22, 2025 | EV chargerSolar pv 7004: 14 module, 420 watts, 5.88 (dc)kw, batteries, electric vehicle charger | 94131 | $18,000 |
| Mar 20, 2024 | SolarClosed loopsolar domestic hot water system with (24)heliodynegobi 410 collectors & (1) 1500 gallon… | 94130 | $265,605 |
| Mar 5, 2024 | Panel upgradePlan #6246. residential solar permit | 94116 | $30,000 |
| Aug 29, 2023 | SolarInstallation of (3) 13.5kwh ess (tesla powerwall units). see pv plan #5219 for roof solar panels | 94117 | $17,213 |
| Feb 24, 2022 | SolarNo details on the permit | 94102 | $79,915 |
| Jan 27, 2022 | Solar(n) roof-mounted, solar water heating system (10) collectors, 26.0 kwth | 94102 | $105,384 |
What to ask before you hire
About Sun Light & Power
- Ask what the warranty covers and for how long, in writing.
Worth asking any solar installer
- Can you show me proof of liability insurance and your bond?
- What size system, which panels and inverter, and what will it make in a year?
- Is my roof good for 25 more years, and what if it needs work first?
- Who handles the permit and the utility's approval to turn it on?
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