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Durafoam

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Solar installer based in California · installer record #3787 resolved from 57 public installation records.

At a glance

Durafoam is a solar installer with 57 recorded installations totalling 344 kW, dated 2011 to 2025. All of its records are in California, where it ranks 1960th of 6,220 profiled installers by volume and 3,213th of 10,536 nationally. The median installed price across 57 priced systems is $5.71/W before incentives.

Recorded installs
57
Total capacity
344 kW
DC nameplate
Median system
5.6 kW
≈ $29,848
Median price
$5.71/W
pre-incentive · 57 priced
Third-party owned
7%
lease / PPA
Battery attach
26%
First recorded
2011
Last recorded
2025

Track record

Install volume by year

2011
1$8.29/W
2013
4$7.54/W
2014
1$9.02/W
2015
1$6.03/W
2022
8$5.57/W
2023
11$6.29/W
2024
18$5.71/W
2025
13$3.09/W

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

Latest records

Most recent recorded installs

DateLocationSizePriceOwnership
Dec 24, 2025Sunnyvale, CA8.9 kW$20,000Host-owned · battery
Dec 23, 2025San Mateo, CA9 kW$20,000Host-owned · battery
Nov 20, 2025Burlingame, CA12.8 kW$20,000Host-owned · battery
Nov 10, 2025Sunnyvale, CA4.3 kW$20,000Host-owned · battery
Oct 6, 2025San Jose, CA6.2 kW$20,000Host-owned · battery
Sep 17, 2025Mountain View, CA9 kW$20,000Host-owned · battery
Aug 28, 2025San Mateo, CA2 kW$20,000Host-owned · battery
Aug 26, 2025San Jose, CA3 kW$20,000Host-owned
Jun 23, 2025Castro Valley, CA6.2 kW$20,000Host-owned · battery
Jun 23, 2025Fremont, CA6.4 kW$32,328Host-owned

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Service geography

Busiest cities

Sunnyvale, CA 10San Mateo, CA 9Palo Alto, CA 7San Jose, CA 6Redwood City, CA 5Mountain View, CA 5Castro Valley, CA 3Cupertino, CA 2

Record

Installer ID
PC-3787
First recorded install
Oct 24, 2011
Last recorded install
Dec 24, 2025
Priced records
57

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How does Durafoam compare with other installers in California?

By recorded installations Durafoam ranks 1960th among the 6,220 installers based in California with five or more records. Its median price of $5.71/W is about 34% above the California median of $4.26/W. Its median system, 5.6 kW, is roughly in line with the state median of 5.9 kW. 7% of its recorded installations are third-party owned (lease or power-purchase agreement), against 29% across California. 26% include battery storage, compared with 16% of California records. Installers of similar recorded volume in California include Big Mountain Air (57), Busy Bee Contractor (57) and Cal Valley Solar (57).

How has Durafoam's installation volume changed?

Durafoam's earliest dated installation on record is from 2011. It has recorded installations in 8 calendar years. The busiest year was 2024, with 18 installations. 2025, its latest year with records, has 13. Its median price per watt moved from $8.29/W in 2011 to $3.09/W in 2025. The most recent recorded installation is dated Dec 24, 2025.

Where does Durafoam install solar?

All recorded installations are in California. The cities with the most of its installations are Sunnyvale, CA (10), San Mateo, CA (9), Palo Alto, CA (7), San Jose, CA (6) and Redwood City, CA (5).

Frequently asked questions

How many solar installations has Durafoam completed?

PanelCensus records 57 installations by Durafoam, from Oct 24, 2011 to Dec 24, 2025, totalling 344 kW of capacity. Public reporting varies by state, so the company's true total may be higher.

What does Durafoam charge for solar?

The median installed price across 57 priced systems is $5.71/W before incentives (median system 5.6 kW, about $29,848). The California median is $4.26/W.

Where does Durafoam install solar?

All 57 recorded installations are in California, the most of them in Sunnyvale.

Is Durafoam still installing solar?

The most recent installation attributed to Durafoam in the public records is dated Dec 24, 2025; 2025 has 13 recorded installations. Records reach PanelCensus months to a couple of years after installation, so recent activity may not appear yet.

Does Durafoam install leased or PPA solar systems?

4 recorded installations by Durafoam (7%) are third-party owned — a lease or power-purchase agreement; across California the share is 29%.

Does Durafoam install battery storage?

15 recorded installations by Durafoam (26%) include a battery.

Related installers and places

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, “Durafoam, solar installer (California)”, https://panelcensus.com/installers/california/durafoam-3787 (data as of September 21, 2026).