Subcategory

Solar Installers

This index adds up the scores of 7 questions. 111 brands are ranked.

18 regional questions are not added to this index. By region

Edition
Nov 12, 2026
Methodology
v5.0

AI Visibility Ranking

Brands across every question in this category, ordered by GenRank score.

#BrandScore

The GenRank score sums each brand’s question-level visibility inside this category. Higher means AI names the brand more often and earlier. It is not bounded, so compare brands within one category, not across categories. Methodology

The questions behind this index

7

Each question with its top three brands by GenRank score and how many brands its answers named.

Rank trend

Rank trends are drawn once two weekly editions under the same methodology exist. Only the first edition is in so far.

Named by surface

Each cell: of the surface's 7 answers, how many named the brand. Darker means named more often.

Window
Oct 18, 2026 ~ Nov 8, 2026
Named by surface
BrandGoogle AI OverviewsChatGPTClaudeGeminiGoogle AI ModeMicrosoft Copilot
1Sunrun435443
2Palmetto Solar224412
3Tesla, Inc. (TSLA)324231
4Maxeon212222
5Qcells222332
6Blue Raven Solar103212
7Canadian Solar122301
8Tesla Powerwall 3111110
9REC Group200221
10Jinko102222
11Momentum Solar112102
12NABCEP121220
13REC012111
14Silfab Solar121101
15GoodLeap101111

Named alongside

Brands named in the same answers in the last four weeks. Circle size: answers naming the brand. Line width: answers naming both.

Named alongsideBrands named in the same answers in the last four weeks. Circle size: answers naming the brand. Line width: answers naming both.Sunrun: named in 23 answersSunrunPalmetto Solar: named in 15 answersPalmetto SolarTesla, Inc. (TSLA): named in 15 answersTesla, Inc. (TSLA)Maxeon: named in 11 answersMaxeonQcells: named in 14 answersQcellsBlue Raven Solar: named in 9 answersBlue Raven SolarCanadian Solar: named in 9 answersCanadian SolarTesla Powerwall 3: named in 5 answersTesla Powerwall 3REC Group: named in 7 answersREC GroupJinko: named in 9 answersJinkoMomentum Solar: named in 7 answersMomentum SolarNABCEP: named in 8 answersNABCEPREC: named in 6 answersRECSilfab Solar: named in 6 answersSilfab SolarGoodLeap: named in 5 answersGoodLeapPanasonic (solar panel brand): named in 6 answersPanasonic (solar panel brand)EnergySage: named in 6 answersEnergySageTrinity Solar: named in 5 answersTrinity SolarFreedom Forever: named in 4 answersFreedom ForeverElevation: named in 5 answersElevationLONGi Solar: named in 5 answersLONGi SolarEnphase: named in 5 answersEnphaseFranklinWH aPower 2: named in 4 answersFranklinWH aPower 2Solar Optimum: named in 3 answersSolar OptimumEnphase IQ Battery 5P: named in 3 answersEnphase IQ Battery 5PGreen Power Energy: named in 3 answersADT Solar: named in 2 answersADT SolarSunPower: named in 3 answersSunPowerJA Solar: named in 4 answersJA SolarAtma Energy: named in 3 answersAtma Energy
  • Answers naming the brand
  • 2
  • 6
  • 23
  • Answers naming both
  • 1
  • 14
Named alongsideBrands named in the same answers in the last four weeks. Circle size: answers naming the brand. Line width: answers naming both.Sunrun: named in 23 answersSunrunPalmetto Solar: named in 15 answersPalmetto SolarTesla, Inc. (TSLA): named in 15 answersTesla, Inc. (TSLA)Maxeon: named in 11 answersMaxeonQcells: named in 14 answersQcellsBlue Raven Solar: named in 9 answersBlue Raven SolarCanadian Solar: named in 9 answersCanadian SolarTesla Powerwall 3: named in 5 answersTesla Powerwall 3REC Group: named in 7 answersREC GroupJinko: named in 9 answersJinkoMomentum Solar: named in 7 answersMomentum SolarNABCEP: named in 8 answersNABCEPREC: named in 6 answersRECSilfab Solar: named in 6 answersSilfab SolarGoodLeap: named in 5 answersPanasonic (solar panel brand): named in 6 answersEnergySage: named in 6 answersEnergySageTrinity Solar: named in 5 answersTrinity SolarFreedom Forever: named in 4 answersFreedom ForeverElevation: named in 5 answersElevationLONGi Solar: named in 5 answersLONGi SolarEnphase: named in 5 answersEnphaseFranklinWH aPower 2: named in 4 answersFranklinWH aPower 2Solar Optimum: named in 3 answersSolar OptimumEnphase IQ Battery 5P: named in 3 answersGreen Power Energy: named in 3 answersADT Solar: named in 2 answersSunPower: named in 3 answersSunPowerJA Solar: named in 4 answersJA SolarAtma Energy: named in 3 answersAtma Energy
  • Answers naming the brand
  • 2
  • 6
  • 23
  • Answers naming both
  • 1
  • 14
Named alongside
BrandAnswers naming the brandNamed alongside
Sunrun23Palmetto Solar (14), Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) (14), Blue Raven Solar (9)
Palmetto Solar15Sunrun (14), Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) (11), Blue Raven Solar (7)
Tesla, Inc. (TSLA)15Sunrun (14), Palmetto Solar (11), Blue Raven Solar (6)
Maxeon11Qcells (8), Canadian Solar (7), REC (6)
Qcells14Maxeon (8), Canadian Solar (8), Jinko (7)
Blue Raven Solar9Sunrun (9), Palmetto Solar (7), Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) (6)
Canadian Solar9Qcells (8), Maxeon (7), Jinko (6)
Tesla Powerwall 35FranklinWH aPower 2 (4), Enphase IQ Battery 5P (3)
REC Group7Qcells (6), Jinko (5), Panasonic (solar panel brand) (4)
Jinko9Qcells (7), Canadian Solar (6), Maxeon (5)
Momentum Solar7Sunrun (6), Palmetto Solar (6), Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) (4)
NABCEP8Sunrun (5), Palmetto Solar (4), Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) (4)
REC6Maxeon (6), Canadian Solar (5), Qcells (5)
Silfab Solar6Canadian Solar (6), Qcells (5), Jinko (4)
GoodLeap5Sunrun (4), Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) (2), Palmetto Solar (1)
Panasonic (solar panel brand)6Qcells (5), Jinko (4), Canadian Solar (4)
EnergySage6Sunrun (6), Palmetto Solar (4), Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) (3)
Trinity Solar5Sunrun (5), Palmetto Solar (4), Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) (4)
Freedom Forever4Palmetto Solar (4), Sunrun (3), Momentum Solar (2)
Elevation5Palmetto Solar (4), Maxeon (4), Sunrun (3)
LONGi Solar5Jinko (4), Qcells (4), JA Solar (3)
Enphase5Qcells (5), Maxeon (4), Sunrun (3)
FranklinWH aPower 24Tesla Powerwall 3 (4), Enphase IQ Battery 5P (2)
Solar Optimum3Atma Energy (2), Green Power Energy (2), NABCEP (2)
Enphase IQ Battery 5P3Tesla Powerwall 3 (3), FranklinWH aPower 2 (2)
Green Power Energy3Atma Energy (3), NABCEP (3), Solar Optimum (2)
ADT Solar2Sunrun (2), Panasonic (solar panel brand) (1), Enphase (1)
SunPower3Sunrun (3), Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) (2), ADT Solar (1)
JA Solar4Jinko (4), Qcells (4), LONGi Solar (3)
Atma Energy3Green Power Energy (3), NABCEP (3), Solar Optimum (2)

Most cited sources

Sites cited by the answers to this category's questions and its subcategories'. Counts are citing answers. All of this week's questions. Earlier ranks appear once two weekly runs of the same methodology exist.

Sources and brands

Which cited sources appear in the answers that name each brand, counted in answers.

Sources and brandsWhich cited sources appear in the answers that name each brand, counted in answers.energysage.com cited in 14 answers naming Sunrunenergysage.com cited in 10 answers naming Palmetto Solarenergysage.com cited in 10 answers naming Tesla, Inc. (TSLA)forbes.com cited in 9 answers naming Sunrunforbes.com cited in 7 answers naming Palmetto Solarenergysage.com cited in 7 answers naming Canadian Solarenergysage.com cited in 7 answers naming Qcellsenergysage.com cited in 7 answers naming Blue Raven Solarenergysage.com cited in 6 answers naming Maxeonforbes.com cited in 6 answers naming Blue Raven Solarforbes.com cited in 6 answers naming Tesla, Inc. (TSLA)reddit.com cited in 5 answers naming Tesla, Inc. (TSLA)reddit.com cited in 5 answers naming Sunrunthisoldhouse.com cited in 5 answers naming Sunrunthisoldhouse.com cited in 5 answers naming Palmetto Solarconsumeraffairs.com cited in 5 answers naming Sunrunthisoldhouse.com cited in 5 answers naming Blue Raven Solarforbes.com cited in 4 answers naming Qcellsforbes.com cited in 4 answers naming Maxeonreddit.com cited in 4 answers naming Palmetto Solarcnet.com cited in 4 answers naming Palmetto Solarthisoldhouse.com cited in 4 answers naming Maxeonsolarreviews.com cited in 4 answers naming Sunruncnet.com cited in 4 answers naming Tesla, Inc. (TSLA)cnet.com cited in 3 answers naming Sunrunconsumeraffairs.com cited in 3 answers naming Palmetto Solarconsumeraffairs.com cited in 3 answers naming Maxeonconsumeraffairs.com cited in 3 answers naming Blue Raven Solarforbes.com cited in 3 answers naming Canadian Solarreddit.com cited in 3 answers naming Qcellsthisoldhouse.com cited in 3 answers naming Canadian Solarthisoldhouse.com cited in 3 answers naming Qcellsthisoldhouse.com cited in 3 answers naming Tesla, Inc. (TSLA)solarreviews.com cited in 2 answers naming Palmetto Solarsolarreviews.com cited in 2 answers naming Maxeonreddit.com cited in 2 answers naming Canadian Solarsolarreviews.com cited in 2 answers naming Qcellssolarreviews.com cited in 2 answers naming Tesla, Inc. (TSLA)energy.ecoflow.com cited in 2 answers naming Sunrunconsumeraffairs.com cited in 2 answers naming Qcellsreddit.com cited in 2 answers naming Blue Raven Solarenergysage.com cited in 2 answers naming Tesla Powerwall 3energy.ecoflow.com cited in 2 answers naming Blue Raven Solarenergy.ecoflow.com cited in 2 answers naming Tesla, Inc. (TSLA)energy.ecoflow.com cited in 2 answers naming Qcellsreddit.com cited in 2 answers naming Maxeonenergy.ecoflow.com cited in 1 answers naming Canadian Solarcnet.com cited in 1 answers naming Maxeonenergy.ecoflow.com cited in 1 answers naming Tesla Powerwall 3energy.ecoflow.com cited in 1 answers naming Palmetto Solarconsumeraffairs.com cited in 1 answers naming Tesla, Inc. (TSLA)cnet.com cited in 1 answers naming Tesla Powerwall 3consumeraffairs.com cited in 1 answers naming Canadian Solarcnet.com cited in 1 answers naming Blue Raven Solarsolarreviews.com cited in 1 answers naming Canadian Solarsolarreviews.com cited in 1 answers naming Blue Raven Solarcnet.com cited in 1 answers naming Qcellscnet.com cited in 1 answers naming Canadian Solarenergy.ecoflow.com cited in 1 answers naming Maxeonenergysage.com: 63energysage.comforbes.com · media: 39forbes.comthisoldhouse.com: 28thisoldhouse.comreddit.com · community: 23reddit.comconsumeraffairs.com: 18consumeraffairs.comcnet.com · media: 16cnet.comsolarreviews.com: 14solarreviews.comenergy.ecoflow.com: 12energy.ecoflow.comSunrun #1: 47Sunrun #1Palmetto Solar #2: 36Palmetto Solar #2Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) #3: 33Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) #3Maxeon #4: 23Maxeon #4Qcells #5: 24Qcells #5Blue Raven Solar #6: 27Blue Raven Solar #6Canadian Solar #7: 19Canadian Solar #7Tesla Powerwall 3 #8: 4Tesla Powerwall 3 #8
Sources and brandsWhich cited sources appear in the answers that name each brand, counted in answers.energysage.com cited in 14 answers naming Sunrunenergysage.com cited in 10 answers naming Palmetto Solarenergysage.com cited in 10 answers naming Tesla, Inc. (TSLA)forbes.com cited in 9 answers naming Sunrunforbes.com cited in 7 answers naming Palmetto Solarenergysage.com cited in 7 answers naming Canadian Solarenergysage.com cited in 7 answers naming Qcellsenergysage.com cited in 7 answers naming Blue Raven Solarenergysage.com cited in 6 answers naming Maxeonforbes.com cited in 6 answers naming Blue Raven Solarforbes.com cited in 6 answers naming Tesla, Inc. (TSLA)reddit.com cited in 5 answers naming Tesla, Inc. (TSLA)reddit.com cited in 5 answers naming Sunrunthisoldhouse.com cited in 5 answers naming Sunrunthisoldhouse.com cited in 5 answers naming Palmetto Solarconsumeraffairs.com cited in 5 answers naming Sunrunthisoldhouse.com cited in 5 answers naming Blue Raven Solarforbes.com cited in 4 answers naming Qcellsforbes.com cited in 4 answers naming Maxeonreddit.com cited in 4 answers naming Palmetto Solarcnet.com cited in 4 answers naming Palmetto Solarthisoldhouse.com cited in 4 answers naming Maxeonsolarreviews.com cited in 4 answers naming Sunruncnet.com cited in 4 answers naming Tesla, Inc. (TSLA)cnet.com cited in 3 answers naming Sunrunconsumeraffairs.com cited in 3 answers naming Palmetto Solarconsumeraffairs.com cited in 3 answers naming Maxeonconsumeraffairs.com cited in 3 answers naming Blue Raven Solarforbes.com cited in 3 answers naming Canadian Solarreddit.com cited in 3 answers naming Qcellsthisoldhouse.com cited in 3 answers naming Canadian Solarthisoldhouse.com cited in 3 answers naming Qcellsthisoldhouse.com cited in 3 answers naming Tesla, Inc. (TSLA)solarreviews.com cited in 2 answers naming Palmetto Solarsolarreviews.com cited in 2 answers naming Maxeonreddit.com cited in 2 answers naming Canadian Solarsolarreviews.com cited in 2 answers naming Qcellssolarreviews.com cited in 2 answers naming Tesla, Inc. (TSLA)energy.ecoflow.com cited in 2 answers naming Sunrunconsumeraffairs.com cited in 2 answers naming Qcellsreddit.com cited in 2 answers naming Blue Raven Solarenergysage.com cited in 2 answers naming Tesla Powerwall 3energy.ecoflow.com cited in 2 answers naming Blue Raven Solarenergy.ecoflow.com cited in 2 answers naming Tesla, Inc. (TSLA)energy.ecoflow.com cited in 2 answers naming Qcellsreddit.com cited in 2 answers naming Maxeonenergy.ecoflow.com cited in 1 answers naming Canadian Solarcnet.com cited in 1 answers naming Maxeonenergy.ecoflow.com cited in 1 answers naming Tesla Powerwall 3energy.ecoflow.com cited in 1 answers naming Palmetto Solarconsumeraffairs.com cited in 1 answers naming Tesla, Inc. (TSLA)cnet.com cited in 1 answers naming Tesla Powerwall 3consumeraffairs.com cited in 1 answers naming Canadian Solarcnet.com cited in 1 answers naming Blue Raven Solarsolarreviews.com cited in 1 answers naming Canadian Solarsolarreviews.com cited in 1 answers naming Blue Raven Solarcnet.com cited in 1 answers naming Qcellscnet.com cited in 1 answers naming Canadian Solarenergy.ecoflow.com cited in 1 answers naming Maxeonenergysage.com: 63energysage.comforbes.com · media: 39forbes.comthisoldhouse.com: 28thisoldhouse.comreddit.com · community: 23reddit.comconsumeraffairs.com: 18consumeraffairs.…cnet.com · media: 16cnet.comsolarreviews.com: 14solarreviews.comenergy.ecoflow.com: 12energy.ecoflow.c…Sunrun #1: 47Sunrun #1Palmetto Solar #2: 36Palmetto Solar #2Tesla, Inc. (TSLA) #3: 33Tesla, Inc. (… #3Maxeon #4: 23Maxeon #4Qcells #5: 24Qcells #5Blue Raven Solar #6: 27Blue Raven So… #6Canadian Solar #7: 19Canadian Solar #7Tesla Powerwall 3 #8: 4Tesla Powerwa… #8
Sources and brands
Cited sourcesBrandAnswers naming the brand
energysage.comSunrun14
energysage.comPalmetto Solar10
energysage.comTesla, Inc. (TSLA)10
forbes.comSunrun9
forbes.comPalmetto Solar7
energysage.comCanadian Solar7
energysage.comQcells7
energysage.comBlue Raven Solar7
energysage.comMaxeon6
forbes.comBlue Raven Solar6
forbes.comTesla, Inc. (TSLA)6
reddit.comTesla, Inc. (TSLA)5
reddit.comSunrun5
thisoldhouse.comSunrun5
thisoldhouse.comPalmetto Solar5
consumeraffairs.comSunrun5
thisoldhouse.comBlue Raven Solar5
forbes.comQcells4
forbes.comMaxeon4
reddit.comPalmetto Solar4
cnet.comPalmetto Solar4
thisoldhouse.comMaxeon4
solarreviews.comSunrun4
cnet.comTesla, Inc. (TSLA)4
cnet.comSunrun3
consumeraffairs.comPalmetto Solar3
consumeraffairs.comMaxeon3
consumeraffairs.comBlue Raven Solar3
forbes.comCanadian Solar3
reddit.comQcells3
thisoldhouse.comCanadian Solar3
thisoldhouse.comQcells3
thisoldhouse.comTesla, Inc. (TSLA)3
solarreviews.comPalmetto Solar2
solarreviews.comMaxeon2
reddit.comCanadian Solar2
solarreviews.comQcells2
solarreviews.comTesla, Inc. (TSLA)2
energy.ecoflow.comSunrun2
consumeraffairs.comQcells2
reddit.comBlue Raven Solar2
energysage.comTesla Powerwall 32
energy.ecoflow.comBlue Raven Solar2
energy.ecoflow.comTesla, Inc. (TSLA)2
energy.ecoflow.comQcells2
reddit.comMaxeon2
energy.ecoflow.comCanadian Solar1
cnet.comMaxeon1
energy.ecoflow.comTesla Powerwall 31
energy.ecoflow.comPalmetto Solar1
consumeraffairs.comTesla, Inc. (TSLA)1
cnet.comTesla Powerwall 31
consumeraffairs.comCanadian Solar1
cnet.comBlue Raven Solar1
solarreviews.comCanadian Solar1
solarreviews.comBlue Raven Solar1
cnet.comQcells1
cnet.comCanadian Solar1
energy.ecoflow.comMaxeon1

Citations by source type

How many citations in this edition point at each kind of source.

  1. media18
  2. community7
  3. public7
  4. social5
  5. shopping2
  6. Other209

By region

This category is measured separately in 18 cities in the United States and Canada. Regional results are shown per city and are not added to the national ranking above.

Arizona
California
Colorado
District of Columbia
Florida
Illinois
Massachusetts
Nevada
New York
Texas
Washington
British Columbia
Ontario

The name beside a city is the business AI named most there.

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