97 solar installers ranked by CR ScoreUpdated 0 paid placements in this rankingHow we rank →
Best overall in Salida: Solar Energy Partners - Official, CR Score 60/100; 4.8★ from 24 Google reviews; open 24/7.
Best for emergencies (open 24/7): Super Cleaning Solar Service, posts 24/7 hours; ranked #2 of 97.
Most-reviewed: Honey's Air & Solar, 5,700 Google reviews at 4.9★, the most of 97 ranked; ranked #4.
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97 Salida solar installers are ranked here by CR Score, from ten published factors. 14 are open 24/7, 52 open Saturdays and 31 open Sundays, based on posted hours. The median Google rating is 4.9★ across 97 rated businesses.
| Rank | Business | CR Score | Google rating | Based in | Hours | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Solar Energy Partners - Official | 60 | 4.8★ (24) | Modesto, 1 mi away | 24/7 | Overall |
| 2 | Super Cleaning Solar Service | 60 | 5.0★ (34) | Modesto, 10 mi away | 24/7 | Emergencies |
| 3 | Dowd Solar Netting and Cleaning | 59 | 4.9★ (68) | Modesto, 6 mi away | Sat · Sun | — |
| 4 | Honey's Air & Solar | 59 | 4.9★ (5,700) | Modesto, 5 mi away | — | Most reviews |
| 5 | ProSol | 59 | 4.9★ (119) | Modesto, 5 mi away | Sat | — |
| 6 | Semper Solaris | 59 | 4.9★ (542) | Manteca, 6 mi away | Sat · Sun · Evenings | — |
| 7 | Loves Air | 58 | 5.0★ (2,337) | Salida | Sat · Evenings | — |
| 8 | E and F Services | 58 | 5.0★ (28) | Modesto, 8 mi away | Sat · Sun · Evenings | — |
| 9 | ESA | 58 | 4.6★ (5) | Modesto, 1 mi away | 24/7 | — |
| 10 | Sunrun Solar | 58 | 4.5★ (276) | Stockton, 15 mi away | Sat · Sun | — |
Ordered by CR Score, a 0–100 score from ten published factors. Paid placement never changes the order.
Scores below: based on 8 of 10 factors; credentials and recency not yet collected. Hatched segments mark factors we don't have yet.
Ranked #1 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 24 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Solar energy company”.
Based in Modesto, 10 mi away
Ranked #2 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 34 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Solar energy company”.
Based in Modesto, 6 mi away
Ranked #3 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 68 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Solar panel maintenance service”.
Based in Modesto, 5 mi away
Ranked #4 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.9★ from 5,700 Google reviews, the most in Salida.
Based in Modesto, 5 mi away
Ranked #5 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 119 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Solar energy company”.
Based in Manteca, 6 mi away
Ranked #6 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.9★ from 542 Google reviews.
Based in Salida
Ranked #7 because of its Google rating and review volume: 5.0★ from 2,337 Google reviews.
Based in Modesto, 8 mi away
Ranked #8 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 28 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Solar energy company”.
Based in Modesto, 1 mi away
Ranked #9 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.6★ from 5 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Solar energy system service”.
Based in Stockton, 15 mi away
Ranked #10 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.5★ from 276 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Solar energy company”.
Based in Modesto, 17 mi away
Ranked #11 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 19 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Solar energy company”.
Based in Modesto, 5 mi away
Ranked #12 because of its Google rating and review volume: 4.8★ from 1,637 Google reviews.
Based in Manteca, 17 mi away
Ranked #13 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 37 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Solar energy company”.
Based in Modesto, 8 mi away
Ranked #14 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 7 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Solar energy system service”.
Based in Oakdale, 14 mi away
Ranked #15 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 252 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Solar energy company”.
Based in Ceres, 11 mi away
Ranked #16 because of its Google rating and review volume: 5.0★ from 119 Google reviews.
Based in Manteca, 10 mi away
Ranked #17 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.2★ from 5 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Solar energy system service”.
Based in Salida
Ranked #18 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.5★ from 40 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Solar energy company”.
Based in Brentwood, 36 mi away
Ranked #19 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.9★ from 70 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Solar energy company”.
Based in Modesto, 3 mi away
Ranked #20 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.6★ from 10 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Solar energy company”.
Based in Oakley, 35 mi away
Ranked #21 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 118 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Solar energy company”.
Based in August, 18 mi away
Ranked #22 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.4★ from 7 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Solar energy company”.
Based in Livermore, 38 mi away
Ranked #23 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.5★ from 172 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Solar energy company”.
Based in Tracy, 19 mi away
Ranked #24 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 5.0★ from 18 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Solar energy system service”.
Based in Stockton, 20 mi away
Ranked #25 because of its Google rating and trade focus: 4.8★ from 22 Google reviews, listed on Google as “Solar energy company”.
#1 to #25 are shown in full above. Here are #26 to #50, in CR Score order; each links to its profile. We publish the top 50 of 97 ranked solar installers here; the rest are on their profiles.
20 more solar installers within 40 mi that we can't rank yet: too few reviews, or a trade we couldn't confirm. Listed A to Z.
| Business | Google rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Star Solar Panel N Tiles Tracy | 5.0★ (2) | 18 mi |
| Advanced Commercial Enterprises | 5.0★ (1) | 11 mi |
| All On Electric & Solar | 5.0★ (1) | 36 mi |
| American Roofing & Solar Panels Discovery Bay | 5.0★ (1) | 32 mi |
| Banta Electric & Solar | 5.0★ (2) | 15 mi |
| EV Charging Solutions, LLC | 5.0★ (1) | 15 mi |
| Golden Star Roofing & Solar | 5.0★ (1) | 21 mi |
| JP SOLAR SERVICES INC | 5.0★ (1) | 27 mi |
| Kukahiko Electric | 5.0★ (1) | 36 mi |
| Livermore Solar Experts | 5.0★ (1) | 38 mi |
| Mechatron Solar | 5.0★ (1) | 22 mi |
| Phillips Builders | 5.0★ (2) | 16 mi |
| Port City Solar Cleaning LLC | 5.0★ (2) | 15 mi |
| SOL Solar Panel Cleaning | 5.0★ (1) | 24 mi |
| SOLAR - AMERICA SOLAR | 1.0★ (1) | 5 mi |
| Solar Panel Installation Co. | 2.0★ (1) | 38 mi |
| SolarPower Divine Tracy | 5.0★ (2) | 19 mi |
| SunRun Solar | 3.0★ (2) | 18 mi |
| Synergy Central Valley | 5.0★ (1) | 7 mi |
| TopOfTheLine SolarPanels Tracy | 5.0★ (2) | 17 mi |
Typical prices in USD, adjusted for California with a published regional index. Each row names its basis and month.
| Job | Low | Typical | High | Basis | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar panel installation | $29,770 | $33,680 | $36,640 | Per system: about 12 kW at about $2.60 per watt, before incentives. US national range × 1.08 Pacific factor (2025 Cost vs. Value Report) | October 2026 |
We scored 97 Salida solar installers on ten factors, weighted as shown. A business is ranked when its trade is confirmed and it has 3 or more Google reviews or a claimed profile. A business with no Google reviews scores zero on rating, review volume and recency. Other unknown factors are left out, not counted as zero. Scores last refreshed October 22, 2026.
Paid placement never changes a rank or score. Featured businesses are paid, labelled, limited to 3 and shown above the ranking, outside it.
| Factor | Weight | Computed from | In Salida data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reputation | 25% | Google star rating, adjusted for how many reviews back it | Measured |
| Credentials | 15% | Active state license, bond and workers’ comp on file | Not yet collected |
| Review volume | 10% | Number of Google reviews, compared with the most-reviewed business on the list | Measured |
| Recency | 5% | Share of reviews from the last 12 months | Not yet collected |
| Availability | 5% | Weekly open hours, Saturday, Sunday, 24/7 or same-day | Measured |
| Trade focus | 10% | How clearly the business does this trade (its Google category and name) | Measured |
| Proximity | 5% | Based in the city scores highest, less the farther away it is | Measured |
| Claimed profile | 10% | The business has claimed its ContractorsRanked profile (free or paid earn the same) | Measured |
| Partnered | 5% | The business links to ContractorsRanked from its own website with our badge, checked periodically | Measured |
| ContractorsRanked reviews | 10% | Verified customer reviews collected by ContractorsRanked: their rating and how many there are | Measured |