Contractor Records
Boulder › Trades › Solar & Battery

Compare Solar Installers in Boulder, CO by permit record

112 solar installers filed 1,489 solar permits on homes in the City of Boulder from October 2023 to September 2026; 68 filed one in the last 12 months. The middle filed job value was $21,000. The most active in the last 12 months were Namaste Solar Electric Inc (130 permits), Energy Transition Partners Inc (92) and Photon Brothers (71); busy is not the same as careful. Side by side: permits filed, share finished, license status and permits in the last 12 months for each firm. Pick what you value and the list re-orders.

Top 25 solar installers in Boulder, CO by permit record default order · Sep 2026

#ContractorPermitsFinishedUsual jobFit
  1. 1
    Progreen Solar LLCLicense active
    3699%$19,88888FIT
  2. 227296%$17,12787FIT
  3. 3
    Custom Solar LLCLicense active
    6099%$33,22687FIT
  4. 4
    Solar Power Pros IncLicense active
    3999%$20,62887FIT
  5. 5
    Sandbox SolarLicense active
    5999%$15,79786FIT
  6. 618494%$31,87680FIT
  7. 7
    Photon BrothersLicense active
    15494%$28,74277FIT
  8. 8
    Smart Wave SolarLicense active
    20095%$22,52876FIT
  9. 93898%$47,65476FIT
  10. 109—$1,42573FIT
  11. 111592%$29,70067FIT
  12. 12
    Faraday ConstructionLicense active
    6—$37,00067FIT
  13. 136—$39,00067FIT
  14. 141498%$21,65366FIT
  15. 156—$4,50066FIT
  16. 166085%$21,91565FIT
  17. 17117/7$42,59165FIT
  18. 186—$20,10064FIT
  19. 196—$32,74964FIT
  20. 20
    Modern Electric LLCLicense active
    1191%$40,00062FIT
  21. 21167/9$23,27761FIT
  22. 2296/7$50061FIT
  23. 23
    Complete Solar IncLicense active
    84/5$6,65461FIT
  24. 24
    Apollo Energy LLCLicense active
    4——60FIT
  25. 25
    Grand Valley Solar LLCLicense active
    4——60FIT
Top 25 of 112 in the default order. The full list and the sliders load with the page.Match scores from public records, not quality ratings.

How to choose a solar installer in Boulder, CO

  1. Shortlist from the 68 of 112 solar installers that filed a solar permit in Boulder in the last 12 months.
  2. Check the license: 82 of the 112 firms here match an active license by name. Look the number up yourself with City of Boulder contractor licensing.
  3. Compare written quotes with the usual filed job of $21,000; it is a permit value, not a price.
  4. Ask about finishing: 93% of Boulder solar permits a year or more old reached sign-off; ask a firm below that why.

Get references and proof of insurance before you sign. Hiring a solar installer →

Most active solar installers in Boulder, CO, last 12 months

Top 5 by solar permits filed in the last 12 months. This is volume, not quality: a busy firm is not necessarily a careful one.

  1. Namaste Solar Electric Inc: 130 permits
  2. Energy Transition Partners Inc: 92 permits
  3. Photon Brothers: 71 permits
  4. Smart Wave Solar: 65 permits
  5. Tesla Energy Operations Inc: 25 permits

Solar permits by ZIP code in Boulder

The 5 ZIP codes with the most solar permits on homes from October 2023 to September 2026. Each opens permits by trade and the most active firms there.

80304 (549) 80305 (376) 80303 (238) 80302 (208) 80301 (113)

All Boulder ZIP codes →

How this list is ordered

Before you move a slider, the list is in a default order built only from the permit record: how much of each firm’s record is this kind of job (weight 30), how often its permits reached completion (25), how many permits it filed in the last 12 months (15) and how quickly its permits closed (10). Each measure is ranked against the other 112 firms and pulled toward the middle when a record is short; a firm with a matched license problem is listed last.

The order comes from the Boulder permit file, not from reviews: 68 of 112 solar installers filed a permit in the last 12 months and 93% of their permits a year or more old were finished. Nobody pays to be listed or to move up, and there are no star ratings or reviews. The sliders and presets change the weights, and the order changes with them. How the records work in Boulder.

Questions

Who are the top solar installers in Boulder, CO?

We do not rate contractors. In this page’s default order, which uses only the permit record through Sep 2026, the top 3 are Progreen Solar LLC (36 permits, 99% finished), Namaste Solar Electric Inc (272 permits, 96% finished) and Custom Solar LLC (60 permits, 99% finished). By permits filed alone, the most active is Namaste Solar Electric Inc with 272.

How do I compare solar installers in Boulder, CO?

112 firms are on the list; the busiest filed 130 solar permits in the last 12 months and the middle firm filed 2 in the whole file. Line them up on the same public measures: permits filed, share of permits finished, usual filed job value and license status. Pick what matters to you and the list re-orders, for example recent activity if you need someone soon. The order comes from the permit record only, and nobody pays to be listed or to move up.

How many solar installers are there in Boulder, CO?

112 firms filed at least one solar permit on homes in the City of Boulder from October 2023 to September 2026; 68 of them filed one in the last 12 months.

How do I look up a solar installer’s license in Boulder, CO?

82 of the 112 solar installers on the Boulder permit file match an active license, and 30 we could not match. A firm we could not match is not proven unlicensed: the match is by company name. Look any firm up by name or license number with City of Boulder contractor licensing; statuses show under each firm’s name above. How to check a contractor's license in Colorado →

What should I ask a solar installer in Boulder, CO before hiring?

Three you can check against this page: “How many solar permits have you filed in Boulder?” (the middle firm here filed 2; 68 of 112 filed one in the last 12 months); “What value will you put on the permit?” (the usual filed value here is $21,000); “Will you pull the permit in your company’s name, and when is the final inspection?” (93% of older solar permits here were finished). All 10 questions and how to check each →

Where can I see a solar installer’s permit records in Boulder, CO?

On this page: 112 firms filed 1,489 solar permits from October 2023 to September 2026, and each firm’s name opens its own permit record. Every number comes from City of Boulder construction permits. To see one permit itself, search the address or permit number with the Boulder permit office. How the records work in Boulder →

Where are the solar installer ratings and reviews in Boulder, CO?

We do not rate or collect reviews. Instead each of the 112 solar installers here is shown with its permit record: 1,489 permits, the share finished, usual filed value and license status. Read reviews on other sites and use this page to check them against the record. Reviews vs permit records →

Boulder, CO solar permit records: where they come from

Every number on this page comes from City of Boulder construction permits: 112 firms filed 1,489 solar permits on homes in the City of Boulder from October 2023 to September 2026, and 68 of them filed one in the last 12 months. The middle firm has 2 permits in the whole file. A short record leaves more uncertainty, and some jobs never require a permit.

The middle recorded permit value is $21,000. That is a filed estimate, not a quote or final bill. See how we compare records.

Most Boulder solar permits are filed in July (141 against an average month of 100); December is the quietest (68). When each trade is busiest in Boulder →