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Solar Forward

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Solar installer based in California · installer record #11335 resolved from 447 public installation records.

At a glance

Solar Forward is a solar installer with 447 recorded installations totalling 5.9 MW, dated 2008 to 2025. All of its records are in California, where it ranks 506th of 6,220 profiled installers by volume and 828th of 10,536 nationally. The median installed price across 408 priced systems is $4.72/W before incentives.

Recorded installs
447
Total capacity
5.9 MW
DC nameplate
Median system
6.5 kW
≈ $30,888
Median price
$4.72/W
pre-incentive
Third-party owned
6%
lease / PPA
Battery attach
18%
First recorded
2008
Last recorded
2025

Track record

Install volume by year

2008
2
2009
2
2010
3$6.86/W
2011
2$7.60/W
2012
6$5.69/W
2013
23$5.30/W
2014
65$5.39/W
2015
52$5.14/W
2016
59$5.02/W
2017
43$4.17/W
2018
39$4.17/W
2019
31$4.07/W
2020
26$3.74/W
2021
23$3.64/W
2022
32$4.13/W
2023
13$4.01/W
2024
21$4.23/W
2025
12$4.50/W

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

Latest records

Most recent recorded installs

DateLocationSizePriceOwnership
Dec 31, 2025Claremont, CA9.4 kW$40,400Host-owned
Dec 30, 2025Santa Monica, CA5 kW$23,300Host-owned
Dec 16, 2025Santa Monica, CA6.1 kW$30,400Host-owned
Dec 12, 2025Santa Monica, CA7.1 kW$29,400Host-owned
Dec 2, 2025Davis, CA8.7 kW$47,250Host-owned · battery
Nov 25, 2025Malibu, CA18.3 kW$74,750Host-owned
Nov 19, 2025Ojai, CA8.2 kW$31,700Host-owned
Nov 6, 2025Ojai, CA4.1 kW$16,400Host-owned
Sep 10, 2025Malibu, CA4.4 kW$28,900Host-owned
Sep 10, 2025Malibu, CA7.8 kW$29,500Host-owned

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Service geography

California
454

Busiest cities

Santa Monica, CA 113Los Angeles, CA 67Malibu, CA 45Redondo Beach, CA 13Pacific Palisades, CA 12Manhattan Beach, CA 9Sherman Oaks, CA 8Venice, CA 8

Record

Installer ID
PC-11335
First recorded install
Sep 17, 2008
Last recorded install
Dec 31, 2025
Priced records
408

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How does Solar Forward compare with other installers in California?

By recorded installations Solar Forward ranks 506th among the 6,220 installers based in California with five or more records. Its median price of $4.72/W is about 11% above the California median of $4.26/W. Its median system, 6.5 kW, is about 10% above the state median of 5.9 kW. 6% of its recorded installations are third-party owned (lease or power-purchase agreement), against 29% across California. 18% include battery storage, compared with 16% of California records. Installers of similar recorded volume in California include BEAZER HOMES HOLDINGS LLC (451), Coldwell Solar (449) and Permacity Construction (449).

How has Solar Forward's installation volume changed?

Solar Forward's earliest dated installation on record is from 2008. It has recorded installations in 18 calendar years. The busiest year was 2014, with 65 installations. 2025, its latest year with records, has 12. Its median price per watt moved from $6.86/W in 2010 to $4.50/W in 2025. The most recent recorded installation is dated Dec 31, 2025.

Where does Solar Forward install solar?

All recorded installations are in California. The cities with the most of its installations are Santa Monica, CA (113), Los Angeles, CA (67), Malibu, CA (45), Redondo Beach, CA (13) and Pacific Palisades, CA (12).

Frequently asked questions

How many solar installations has Solar Forward completed?

PanelCensus records 447 installations by Solar Forward, from Sep 17, 2008 to Dec 31, 2025, totalling 5.9 MW of capacity. Public reporting varies by state, so the company's true total may be higher.

What does Solar Forward charge for solar?

The median installed price across 408 priced systems is $4.72/W before incentives (median system 6.5 kW, about $30,888). The California median is $4.26/W.

Where does Solar Forward install solar?

All 447 recorded installations are in California, the most of them in Santa Monica.

Is Solar Forward still installing solar?

The most recent installation attributed to Solar Forward in the public records is dated Dec 31, 2025; 2025 has 12 recorded installations. Records reach PanelCensus months to a couple of years after installation, so recent activity may not appear yet.

Does Solar Forward install leased or PPA solar systems?

29 recorded installations by Solar Forward (6%) are third-party owned — a lease or power-purchase agreement; across California the share is 29%.

Does Solar Forward install battery storage?

82 recorded installations by Solar Forward (18%) 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, “Solar Forward, solar installer (California)”, https://panelcensus.com/installers/california/solar-forward-11335 (data as of September 21, 2026).