Updated: May 29, 2026
Location and Projects
Address
P O BOX 261, Palm Springs, CA, 92263
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Hot Purple Energy Solar Contractor
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From BuildZoom: Hot Purple Energy, Palm Spgs, Po Box 261, Palm Springs, CA (Employees: Gina Kristi Otto and Nathan Frederick Otto) holds a General Building, Electrical license and 1 other license according to the California license board.
Their BuildZoom score of 117 ranks in the top 1% of 336,931 California licensed contractors.
Their license was verified as active when we last checked. If you are thinking of hiring Hot Purple Energy, we recommend double-checking their license status with the license board and using our bidding system to get competitive quotes.
Hot Purple Energy Contact Information
Phone Number: (760) 898-3939
Address: P O BOX 261, Palm Springs, CA 92263
Hot Purple Energy Palm Springs
Quality
117
99th percentile
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We generally recommend hiring a contractor with a score higher than 95.
Hot Purple Energy has a BuildZoom score of 117, which places them above 99% of 336,931 contractors in California.
Activity
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12 projects
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2025 |
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9 projects
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2024 |
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34 projects
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2023 |
Our building permit records indicate that Hot Purple Energy has worked on at least
55.0 projects over the past 3 years.
This is an overview of this contractor's activity. Click here to access our complete licensing and building permit database.
This is an overview of this contractor's activity. Click here to access our complete licensing and building permit database.
Experience
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51 projects
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Solar installations |
Analyzing permits over the last 4 years shows that Hot Purple Energy mostly works on
solar installation
projects.
Pricing
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5 projects
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< $5k |
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11 projects
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$5k-$20k |
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19 projects
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$20k-$50k |
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11 projects
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$50k-$100k |
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1 project
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$100k-$250k |
The typical size of their permits is approximately $24,500. This graph shows the distribution of these job values.
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Installation of a tesla bipv roof mounted photovoltaic (solar electric) installation flush mounted @ 18° facing azimuths of 51° & 231° consisting of (130) tesla sr72t3r - 72 watt bipv roofing tiles (9.36kw dc rating - 8.29kw air conditioning rating). and will include (2) tesla powerwall 3 ess batteries (battery backup)
Valuation:
$90,000
Permit #:
BEL2501090
Status:
closed
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
(bxx2500479) roof mount solar to main dwelling. 11.48kw dc 10.66kw air conditioning 28 modules 1 inverter
Valuation:
$0
Permit #:
BEL2500797
Status:
final
Fee:
$0
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Installation of photovoltaic solar system
Valuation:
$192,500
Permit #:
SOLR23-0606
Status:
final
Fee:
$440
Permit Type:
Commercial
Building Type:
N/A
Single family residence install roof mounted solar photovoltaic system 7.2kw w (16) modules. install energy storage system w (2) batteries (20kwh)
Valuation:
N/A
Permit #:
PI2025-0581
Status:
approved
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Installation of new 12.3kw photovoltaic solar system with (2) tesla battery backup system
Valuation:
N/A
Permit #:
FPESS2500291
Status:
final
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Single family residence install roof mounted solar photovoltaic system 7.2kw w (16) modules. install energy storage system w (2) batteries (20kwh)
Valuation:
$0
Permit #:
PV2025-0220
Status:
final
Fee:
$1,492
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
(bxx2501045) roof mount photovoltaic solar - 21kwh dc 19.66kwh air conditioning (50) mods (1) inverter
Valuation:
$90,000
Permit #:
BEL2502230
Status:
issued
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Refund in process 10/21/2025: [multiple scope plan] installation of new 28.9kw photovoltaic solar system with a sol-ark battery backup system. the permit for this project is bel2402927 bxx2401156 bxx2401157. (generator under bxx2401157)
Valuation:
$0
Permit #:
FPCBP2400482
Status:
approved
Fee:
$0
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Installation of new 9.2kw photovoltaic solar system
Valuation:
N/A
Permit #:
BEL2502184
Status:
final
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Miscellaneous (bxx) - othcn - other construction
2025-06-18
(bnr2200177 bel2402927 bxx2401157) two story cmu industrial building alms underground construction suite a & suite b - (16) ess sol-ark lfp batteries 5.0kwh/each - (total: 80 kwh)
Valuation:
$0
Permit #:
BXX2401156
Status:
issued
Fee:
$0
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Permit fee$0.00 due to ab 1414 [eplan] pv1 new rooftop mounted system system size is 11.4kwac system includes 34 modules with optimzers and a new central inverter. note system interconnects to an existing 1600a msp
Valuation:
N/A
Permit #:
21041-10000-59109
Status:
final
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
1 or 2 family dwe...
Building Type:
N/A
Emery 25.5kw photovoltaic system w (4) batteries + (2) subpanels
Valuation:
$95,000
Permit #:
BSOL2020-0069
Status:
final
Fee:
$514
Permit Type:
Residential great...
Building Type:
N/A
Installation of 24.6kw photovoltaic solar system with sol ark battery
Valuation:
$80,000
Permit #:
SOLR23-0568
Status:
final
Fee:
$436
Permit Type:
Streamlined 30kw ...
Building Type:
N/A
Refund in process 09/17/2025: installation of new photovoltaic solar system with a new tesla powerwall 3 battery backup system
Valuation:
N/A
Permit #:
FPESS2500661
Status:
approved
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
16.68kw air conditioning w/battery b/u
Valuation:
$64,000
Permit #:
SOLR24-0369
Status:
final
Fee:
$267
Permit Type:
Streamlined 30kw ...
Building Type:
N/A
Express residential solar with storage (solarapp+)
2025-08-20
Installation of 5kw photovoltaic solar system with a tesla battery backup system
Valuation:
$22,000
Permit #:
BEL2502997
Status:
issued
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
John quinn cont/20.5kw photovoltaic solar - (50) 410w mod+ess 14kwh
Valuation:
$63,000
Permit #:
BSOL2022-0591
Status:
issued
Fee:
$208
Permit Type:
Residential great...
Building Type:
N/A
Bustamante 8.36kw photovoltaic system - (22) 380w panels/(1) inverter
Valuation:
$22,000
Permit #:
BSOL2022-0626
Status:
final
Fee:
$233
Permit Type:
Residential less ...
Building Type:
N/A
Will 6.08kw photovoltaic system - (16) 380w panels/(1) inverter
Valuation:
$16,000
Permit #:
BSOL2022-0625
Status:
final
Fee:
$189
Permit Type:
Residential less ...
Building Type:
N/A
Elmgren/3.96kw photovoltaic system - (11) 360w panels/(1) inverter
Valuation:
$11,000
Permit #:
BSOL2022-0594
Status:
final
Fee:
$178
Permit Type:
Residential less ...
Building Type:
N/A
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Verified License
| License # | 1120110 |
| Status | Active |
| State | California |
| Type | General Building, Electrical |
| Business Type | Corporation |
- BuildZoom verified this license was active as of May 2026.
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Verified License
| License # | 940550 |
| Status | Active |
| State | California |
| Type | General Building, Solar |
| Business Type | Corporation |
- BuildZoom verified this license was active as of May 2026.
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117
BuildZoom Score
Insured
| Insurer | Continental Casualty Company |
| Insured up to | $1,000,000 |
Bonded
| Bonded Agent | American Contractors Indemnity Company |
| Bond Value | $15,000 |
Insured
| Workers Comp Provider | State Compensation Insurance Fund |
387
Permits
- Building permit records show that Hot Purple Energy has worked on 387 permitted projects.
Hot Purple Energy Employees
GO
Gina Kristi Otto
Officer
NO
Nathan Frederick Otto
Rmo / Ceo / Pres