Clovis, Fresno County
A Clovis solar comparison gets more useful when you separate ownership from equipment. Use these PG&E records from California DG Stats to find the most active installers, then compare proposals for the arrangement you actually want. The ranking counts connected systems, showing local activity and experience rather than quality. Before choosing a contractor, check the license and compare quotes.
Leases and PPAs represent 28% of Clovis connections, below the Fresno area's 46%. Check each installer's ownership mix before treating its volume as evidence of experience with the kind of contract you want.
| 1 | Sunrun | 280 | 4,192 | 90% | 93% | 2020 or earlier | 750184 |
| 2 | GAF Energy | 236 | 1,620 | 83% | 32% | 2020 or earlier | 1062345 |
| 3 | Citadel Roofing and Solar | 212 | 1,189 | 18% | 0% | 2020 or earlier | 647149 |
| 4 | Solar NegotiatorsLocal office | 123 | 694 | 58% | 19% | 2020 or earlier | 1021919 |
| 5 | Donald P. Dick Air ConditioningLocal office | 91 | 444 | 0% | 0% | 2020 or earlier | 271615 |
| 6 | Tesla Energy | 46 | 281 | 87% | 10% | 2020 or earlier | 888104 |
| 7 | Empower Home ServicesLocal office | 37 | 351 | 4% | 1% | 2020 or earlier | 1057693 |
| 8 | Quality Home ServicesLocal office | 27 | 83 | 69% | 19% | 2020 or earlier | 716208 |
| 9 | Sol-Tek SolarLocal office | 26 | 68 | 62% | 0% | 2022 | 1072735 |
| 10 | Evans EnergyLocal office | 24 | 78 | 0% | 1% | 2020 or earlier | 1000880 |
| 11 | Sunmade Smart Roofing Solar & ElectricLocal office | 21 | 111 | 82% | 1% | 2020 or earlier | 1039722 |
| 12 | Nova West Energy SolutionsLocal office | 14 | 41 | 10% | 2% | 2024 | 1111413 |
Installs = home solar systems PG&E connected to the grid in Clovis from Sep 2025 - Aug 2026 (public interconnection records). Region = Fresno, Madera and Kern counties. Battery and lease shares are for each installer's regional systems. How we rank.
280 systems connected in Clovis (20% of the town's installs)
Busiest towns: Fresno (1,247), Bakersfield (1,195), Madera (282), Clovis (280)
CSLB license 750184 · Full profile
236 systems connected in Clovis (17% of the town's installs)
Busiest towns: Madera (472), Fresno (344), Shafter (300), Clovis (236)
CSLB license 1062345 · Full profile
212 systems connected in Clovis (15% of the town's installs)
Busiest towns: Bakersfield (367), Clovis (212), Fresno (180), Rosedale (94)
CSLB license 647149 · Full profile
Clovis's reported median of $2.65 per watt applies to customer-owned solar without batteries, before incentives. It does not cover every proposal you will receive. Start with a written equipment list and roof assessment, then compare the work and payment terms attached to each offer.
$2.65 per watt
Median price installers reported for customer-owned, solar-only systems in Clovis (496 systems, Sep 2025 - Aug 2026), before incentives. At the Clovis median size of 5.4 kW, that works out to about $14,400. Your price depends on your roof, usage and equipment; only an installer can quote your home.
Owning and leasing produce different contracts, even if the panels look similar. Since leases and PPAs account for 28% of Clovis connections, ask early which arrangement a proposal describes. For a purchase, get the cash price before discussing a loan. For a lease or PPA, read the payment schedule, any changes over time and what happens if you sell the home. Keep those obligations beside the equipment description while comparing offers rather than focusing on a single payment.
The reported median comes from 496 Clovis price records for customer-owned systems with no battery, measured before incentives. It is based on reported total system cost divided by capacity. The town's median system size is 5.43 kW, but that is a description of recorded projects, not a design for your roof. Only an installer can price your home after reviewing its electrical needs, roof conditions, equipment selection and any additional work required for the installation.
Ask what the project requires before arguing over a per-watt comparison. A roof nearing replacement, a different mounting approach or an electrical panel upgrade can change the work included. Storage adds another equipment decision. Use the same usage history and requested scope for every bidder so those differences stay visible. For homeowner-owned solar and batteries completed in 2026, the federal Section 25D credit is unavailable. Do not accept a purchase comparison that subtracts that expired credit.
Start the Clovis battery conversation with your evening routine. Storage appears in 53% of local connections, but your own usage determines what to ask for. This site's PG&E net billing guide explains the Solar Billing Plan and why exported energy needs a separate calculation.
If your household is away during much of the day and runs cooling into the evening, tell the installer before a design is drawn. Ask for an explanation of how generation and consumption line up through the day. Under PG&E Net Billing, exports receive hourly Avoided Cost Calculator values that vary by month and day type. Sending electricity out during one hour is not the same billing event as buying electricity back during another. Compare proposals with those timing assumptions visible.
Complete applications for interconnection dated April 15, 2023 or later use the Solar Billing Plan, and residential participants must take E-ELEC. Applications through December 31, 2027 receive a locked nine-year export-value schedule based on the application year's vintage, starting at Permission to Operate. Ask the bidder which application-year assumptions appear in the model. The locked schedule is a tariff feature, not proof of a particular financial outcome or an unchanged total utility bill.
Clovis's 53% battery share gives you a reason to ask detailed storage questions without copying a neighbor's equipment size. Request a description of normal daily charging, later use and any backup functions included. Compare that against solar alone using the same roof plan. PG&E bills Solar Billing Plan customers monthly, with a separate annual True-Up. Export credits cannot erase the Base Services Charge. Have the proposal show which charges remain so you can understand the complete billing picture.
Begin with what you need the contractor to deliver, then use Clovis connection volume to find candidates. Gather three proposals on that basis. The table can show activity and contract mix; your CSLB checks and careful reading of the agreement complete the comparison.
The most active installers are ranked by systems connected, not by a service review. Sunrun recorded 280 Clovis connections, GAF Energy 236 and Citadel Roofing and Solar 212 in the reporting window. Those counts help identify firms with work in the city, but they cannot tell you who will explain your project clearly or propose the right equipment. Use the numbers as a starting point, check the license and compare quotes. Ranking placement is never purchased.
Make a short request that each bidder can answer in the same format. Include your usage records, roof material and age, desired ownership arrangement and whether you want a storage option. Request the panel layout, equipment specifications, electrical work and any exclusions. If a bidder changes the system size or removes storage, ask why and have the change shown explicitly. Otherwise, a lower payment might simply reflect a different project rather than a different price for comparable work.
Before signing, search the CSLB site for the business that will appear on the contract and verify any salesperson's registration. Read the residential solar Disclosure Document on the front or cover page, including total cost and cancellation information. The provider also collects your initials and signature on the California Solar Consumer Protection Guide for interconnection. Contracts negotiated outside the contractor's business generally carry a three-business-day cancellation right, extended to five business days for a buyer aged 65 or above.
Start the site review on the roof, then confirm the permit jurisdiction. The City of Clovis is the office named for this Fresno County city. Your roofing material, shade and electrical panel deserve individual attention before a contractor settles on capacity or a battery location.
Permits: City of Clovis
Utility: PG&E. ZIP codes counted for Clovis: 93619, 93611, 93612.
Look at the roof as something you will need to maintain after the panels are fitted. Ask how its age and type affect the attachment plan, and what would happen if roof repairs became necessary. Mature trees may shade useful space, while an older electrical panel may need attention before the proposed equipment can be added. In Clovis, heavy summer air-conditioning use also belongs in that discussion because roof space alone does not describe your household's electricity needs.
This page groups Clovis records in ZIP codes 93619, 93611 and 93612. Confirm the property's permitting authority rather than relying on a ZIP label. The nearby Fresno and Sanger pages offer other local activity comparisons if you are widening a shortlist; their totals belong to their own areas. Keep the property address, responsible permit office and contracting business clear in your paperwork so an administrative boundary does not get confused with an installer's service area.
Ask the contractor which City of Clovis permit route applies and who will handle inspection and final documents. Avoid building a schedule around an assumed approval date. Dust, wildfire smoke and winter tule fog also deserve a practical discussion about production assumptions and access for cleaning or inspection. After local permitting, the utility still has its own review: wait for PG&E's written Permission to Operate before energizing the system, and make sure you know who will communicate that authorization.
We count the home solar systems each installer got connected to the grid, from PG&E's public interconnection records.
Every installer is listed with its California contractor license number so you can check it with the CSLB.
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The records show 1,426 connections in Clovis from September 2025 through August 2026. Sunrun recorded the largest installer count at 280. Those figures show local activity and experience, not a quality rating. After identifying candidates, check the license and compare quotes that address the same equipment and work.
The $2.65-per-watt reported median is drawn from 496 customer-owned projects without batteries, before incentives. Your roof has not been priced by that dataset. Ask an installer for a proposal after a site assessment, with storage, electrical work and financing fees clearly identified so the scope is understandable.
No. The lease and PPA share is 28% in Clovis, compared with 46% across the Fresno area. The data describes past ownership arrangements rather than recommending one. Compare the full payment obligations, equipment ownership and home-sale terms of the offers you receive before deciding which contract fits your plans.
Storage is included in 53% of recorded Clovis connections. That makes it a useful topic for your request, especially if you use substantial electricity after sunset. Ask each bidder to explain the proposed storage operation, capacity and backup equipment, then assess a solar-only version using the same generation assumptions.
The listed permit office is the City of Clovis. The counted ZIP codes are 93619, 93611 and 93612, but the contractor should verify jurisdiction for the actual property. Agree on responsibility for permit and inspection paperwork, and remember that PG&E's written operating permission is a separate requirement.
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