Captive Fuel
No recent recordsSolar installer based in California · installer record #2378 resolved from 6 public installation records.
At a glance
Captive Fuel is a solar installer with 6 recorded installations totalling 31 kW, dated 2010 to 2013. All of its records are in California, where it ranks 5299th of 6,220 profiled installers by volume and 8,981st of 10,536 nationally.
Track record
Install volume by year
Bars: recorded installs · right column: this installer's median $/W that year.
Latest records
Most recent recorded installs
| Date | Location | Size | Price | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2013 | Mountain View, CA | 2.7 kW | — | Host-owned |
| Dec 12, 2011 | Costa Mesa, CA | 5 kW | $25,942 | Host-owned |
| Oct 4, 2010 | Los Altos Hills, CA | 7.6 kW | — | Host-owned |
| Jun 22, 2010 | Woodside, CA | 5.5 kW | — | Host-owned |
| May 25, 2010 | Redwood City, CA | 7.6 kW | — | Host-owned |
| May 19, 2010 | San Jose, CA | 2.7 kW | — | Host-owned |
Service geography
Busiest cities
Record
- Installer ID
- PC-2378
- First recorded install
- May 19, 2010
- Last recorded install
- Sep 25, 2013
- Priced records
- 1
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How does Captive Fuel compare with other installers in California?
By recorded installations Captive Fuel ranks 5299th among the 6,220 installers based in California with five or more records. Its median system, 5.3 kW, is about 11% below 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 Calcon (6), California Roofing (6) and Captain Voltage (6).
How has Captive Fuel's installation volume changed?
Captive Fuel's earliest dated installation on record is from 2010. It has recorded installations in 3 calendar years. The busiest year was 2010, with 4 installations. 2013, its latest year with records, has 1. The most recent recorded installation is dated Sep 25, 2013. No installation in the public records is dated within the last three years.
Where does Captive Fuel install solar?
All recorded installations are in California. The cities with the most of its installations are Redwood City, CA (1), Los Altos Hills, CA (1), Woodside, CA (1), San Jose, CA (1) and Costa Mesa, CA (1).
Frequently asked questions
How many solar installations has Captive Fuel completed?
PanelCensus records 6 installations by Captive Fuel, from May 19, 2010 to Sep 25, 2013, totalling 31 kW of capacity. Public reporting varies by state, so the company's true total may be higher.
What does Captive Fuel charge for solar?
The median installed price across 1 priced systems is $5.15/W before incentives (median system 5.3 kW, about $25,942). The California median is $4.26/W.
Where does Captive Fuel install solar?
All 6 recorded installations are in California, the most of them in Redwood City.
Is Captive Fuel still installing solar?
The most recent installation attributed to Captive Fuel in the public records is dated Sep 25, 2013; 2013 has 1 recorded installation. Records reach PanelCensus months to a couple of years after installation, so recent activity may not appear yet.
Does Captive Fuel install leased or PPA solar systems?
0 recorded installations by Captive Fuel (0%) are third-party owned — a lease or power-purchase agreement; across California the share is 29%.
Does Captive Fuel install battery storage?
0 recorded installations by Captive Fuel (0%) include a battery.
Related installers and places
- All solar installers in California· 6,220 profiles
- Solar installations in California· 2,413,021 records
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- California Roofing· 6 installations
- Captain Voltage· 6 installations
- Castone Roofing And Construction· 6 installations
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Dataset updated . 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, “Captive Fuel, solar installer (California)”, https://panelcensus.com/installers/california/captive-fuel-2378 (data as of September 21, 2026).