Bds

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Solar installer based in California · active in 2 states · installer record #1549 resolved from 76 public installation records.

At a glance

Bds is a solar installer with 76 recorded installations totalling 498 kW, dated 2006 to 2019. Its records are concentrated in California (100%), where it ranks 1676th of 6,220 profiled installers by volume and 2,741st of 10,536 nationally. The median installed price across 54 priced systems is $4.87/W before incentives.

Recorded installs

Total capacity

498 kW

DC nameplate

Median system

5.9 kW

≈ $31,773

Median price

$4.87/W

pre-incentive

Third-party owned

lease / PPA

Battery attach

First recorded

2006

Last recorded

2019

Track record

Install volume by year

2006

1$6.20/W

2007

5$8.32/W

2008

4$7.14/W

2009

7$7.13/W

2010

2$6.72/W

2011

5$5.48/W

2012

4$4.22/W

2013

2014

2015

12$4.75/W

2016

10$4.46/W

2017

7$3.92/W

2018

2$3.86/W

2019

1$4.00/W

Bars: recorded installs · right column: this installer's median $/W that year.

Latest records

Most recent recorded installs

Date	Location	Size	Price	Ownership
Jul 9, 2019	Napa, CA	9 kW	$36,000	Host-owned
Jul 25, 2018	Saint Helena, CA	10.4 kW	$41,000	Host-owned
Jan 9, 2018	Napa, CA	9.2 kW	$35,000	Host-owned
Dec 11, 2017	Napa, CA	6.3 kW	$24,000	Host-owned
Nov 27, 2017	Napa, CA	7.8 kW	$27,000	Host-owned
Nov 21, 2017	Mill Valley, CA	9.7 kW	$47,000	Host-owned
Oct 27, 2017	Sebastopol, CA	5.6 kW	$22,000	Host-owned
Jul 19, 2017	Sonoma, CA	9 kW	$33,000	Host-owned
Jun 7, 2017	Richmond, CA	5 kW	$24,000	Host-owned
May 30, 2017	Nicasio, CA	8.1 kW	$37,000	Host-owned

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Service geography

California: 76
Massachusetts: 1

Busiest cities

Sonoma, CA 30Novato, CA 4Napa, CA 4Petaluma, CA 4Saint Helena, CA 3Mill Valley, CA 3San Rafael, CA 2

Record

Installer ID: PC-1549
First recorded install: Jan 31, 2006
Last recorded install: Jul 9, 2019
Priced records: 54

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How does Bds compare with other installers in California?

By recorded installations Bds ranks 1676th among the 6,220 installers based in California with five or more records. Its median price of $4.87/W is about 14% above the California median of $4.26/W (the installer's median covers every state it works in). Its median system, 5.9 kW, is roughly in line with the state median of 5.9 kW. 0% of its recorded installations are third-party owned (lease or power-purchase agreement), against 29% across California. 0% include battery storage, compared with 16% of California records. Installers of similar recorded volume in California include Southam And Associates (77), Youngs Air Conditioning (77) and True PWR LLC (77).

How has Bds's installation volume changed?

Bds's earliest dated installation on record is from 2006. It has recorded installations in 14 calendar years. The busiest year was 2014, with 14 installations. 2019, its latest year with records, has 1. Its median price per watt moved from $6.20/W in 2006 to $4.00/W in 2019. The most recent recorded installation is dated Jul 9, 2019. No installation in the public records is dated within the last three years.

Where does Bds install solar?

Recorded installations span 2 states: California (76, 100%) and Massachusetts (1, 1%). The cities with the most of its installations are Sonoma, CA (30), Novato, CA (4), Napa, CA (4), Petaluma, CA (4) and Saint Helena, CA (3).

Frequently asked questions

How many solar installations has Bds completed?

PanelCensus records 76 installations by Bds, from Jan 31, 2006 to Jul 9, 2019, totalling 498 kW of capacity. Public reporting varies by state, so the company's true total may be higher.

What does Bds charge for solar?

The median installed price across 54 priced systems is $4.87/W before incentives (median system 5.9 kW, about $31,773). The California median is $4.26/W.

Where does Bds install solar?

Recorded installs span 2 states, led by California (76) and Massachusetts (1). Its busiest city is Sonoma, CA.

Is Bds still installing solar?

The most recent installation attributed to Bds in the public records is dated Jul 9, 2019; 2019 has 1 recorded installation. Records reach PanelCensus months to a couple of years after installation, so recent activity may not appear yet.

Does Bds install leased or PPA solar systems?

0 recorded installations by Bds (0%) are third-party owned — a lease or power-purchase agreement; across California the share is 29%.

Does Bds install battery storage?

0 recorded installations by Bds (0%) include a battery.

Related installers and places

Dataset updated September 2026 . Sources: LBNL Tracking the Sun + permit and program records; installer resolved by exact-normalized name matching.

About this data

Source: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's Tracking the Sun, merged with city permit records, state incentive programs and the USGS U.S. Large-Scale Solar Photovoltaic Database / EIA-860 plant registers, as published September 21, 2026 — PanelCensus refreshes it as each source publishes new records. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: PanelCensus, “Bds, solar installer (California)”, https://panelcensus.com/installers/california/bds-1549 (data as of September 21, 2026).