Forterre
No recent recordsSolar installer based in California · installer record #4808 resolved from 39 public installation records.
At a glance
Forterre is a solar installer with 39 recorded installations totalling 163 kW, dated 2011 to 2021. All of its records are in California, where it ranks 2343rd of 6,220 profiled installers by volume and 3,886th of 10,536 nationally. The median installed price across 13 priced systems is $4.14/W before incentives.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 2021 | San Diego, CA | 5.5 kW | $16,500 | Host-owned |
| Feb 25, 2021 | San Diego, CA | 3.4 kW | $10,500 | Host-owned |
| Jul 2, 2019 | San Diego, CA | 4.7 kW | $16,000 | Host-owned |
| Jun 28, 2019 | San Diego, CA | 3.1 kW | $13,750 | Host-owned |
| Jun 20, 2019 | San Diego, CA | 4.7 kW | $18,875 | Host-owned |
| Jan 3, 2019 | San Diego, CA | 3 kW | $12,750 | Host-owned |
| Oct 2, 2018 | San Diego, CA | 4.5 kW | $15,000 | Host-owned |
| Dec 19, 2016 | Solana Beach, CA | 4.3 kW | $20,000 | Host-owned |
| Aug 26, 2016 | San Diego, CA | 2.3 kW | $9,450 | Host-owned |
| Feb 3, 2016 | San Diego, CA | 6.5 kW | $28,000 | Host-owned |
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Service geography
Busiest cities
Record
- Installer ID
- PC-4808
- First recorded install
- Sep 29, 2011
- Last recorded install
- Mar 3, 2021
- Priced records
- 13
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How does Forterre compare with other installers in California?
By recorded installations Forterre ranks 2343rd among the 6,220 installers based in California with five or more records. Its median price of $4.14/W is roughly in line with the California median of $4.26/W. Its median system, 3.9 kW, is about 34% 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 Avvio Solar (40), Elite Building Energy Solutions Usa (40) and Charge Electric (39).
How has Forterre's installation volume changed?
Forterre's earliest dated installation on record is from 2011. It has recorded installations in 9 calendar years. The busiest year was 2012, with 13 installations. 2021, its latest year with records, has 2. Its median price per watt moved from $4.59/W in 2015 to $3.05/W in 2021. The most recent recorded installation is dated Mar 3, 2021. No installation in the public records is dated within the last three years.
Where does Forterre install solar?
All recorded installations are in California. The cities with the most of its installations are San Diego, CA (19), La Mesa, CA (5), Escondido, CA (2), Bonita, CA (2) and Chula Vista, CA (2).
Frequently asked questions
How many solar installations has Forterre completed?
PanelCensus records 39 installations by Forterre, from Sep 29, 2011 to Mar 3, 2021, totalling 163 kW of capacity. Public reporting varies by state, so the company's true total may be higher.
What does Forterre charge for solar?
The median installed price across 13 priced systems is $4.14/W before incentives (median system 3.9 kW, about $16,000). The California median is $4.26/W.
Where does Forterre install solar?
All 39 recorded installations are in California, the most of them in San Diego.
Is Forterre still installing solar?
The most recent installation attributed to Forterre in the public records is dated Mar 3, 2021; 2021 has 2 recorded installations. Records reach PanelCensus months to a couple of years after installation, so recent activity may not appear yet.
Does Forterre install leased or PPA solar systems?
0 recorded installations by Forterre (0%) are third-party owned — a lease or power-purchase agreement; across California the share is 29%.
Does Forterre install battery storage?
0 recorded installations by Forterre (0%) include a battery.
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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, “Forterre, solar installer (California)”, https://panelcensus.com/installers/california/forterre-4808 (data as of September 21, 2026).