Updated: May 10, 2026
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Address
2204 Euclid St, Santa Monica, CA, 90405
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Solar Forward
We provide high quality solar electric and solar hot water installations in Southern California. All our projects are custom designed for each client to meet individual needs and look architecturally pleasing.
From BuildZoom: Solar Forward, 2204 Euclid St, Santa Monica, CA (Employee: Mark Hilton Smith) holds a Electrical license and 1 other license according to the California license board.
Their BuildZoom score of 122 ranks in the top 1% of 336,931 California licensed contractors.
Their license was verified as active when we last checked. If you are thinking of hiring Solar Forward, we recommend double-checking their license status with the license board and using our project planner to get competitive quotes.
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Solar Forward Contact Information
Phone Number: (310) 452-9079
Address: 2204 Euclid St, Santa Monica, CA 90405
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Quality
122
99th percentile
Pro tip:
We generally recommend hiring a contractor with a score higher than 95.
Solar Forward has a BuildZoom score of 122, which places them above 99% of 336,931 contractors in California.
Activity
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38 projects
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2025 |
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43 projects
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2024 |
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41 projects
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2023 |
Our building permit records indicate that Solar Forward has worked on at least
122.0 projects over the past 3 years.
This is an overview of this contractor's activity. Click here to access our complete licensing and building permit database.
This is an overview of this contractor's activity. Click here to access our complete licensing and building permit database.
Experience
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101 projects
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Solar installations |
Analyzing permits over the last 4 years shows that Solar Forward mostly works on
solar installation
projects.
Pricing
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7 projects
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$5k-$20k |
The typical size of their permits is approximately $15,000. This graph shows the distribution of these job values.
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For more details about their pricing, check out their recent activity to see how much they have charged for different types of work.
This is a sample of this contractor's permits. Click here to access their complete permit history.
[eplan] revision to approved set under clouded areas only. scope of work includes adding 20 photovoltaic air conditioning panels
Valuation:
N/A
Permit #:
25041-10001-20798
Status:
issued
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
1 or 2 family dwe...
Building Type:
N/A
[e-plan] install 3 tesla powerwalls and 16 roof mounted photovoltaic panels with 16 microinveters on the adu to go with and existing photovoltaic. new photovoltaic system size 7kw dc/5.6kw air conditioning total system size (new + existing) is 13.92kw dc/11.17kw air conditioning
Valuation:
N/A
Permit #:
25041-10000-26133
Status:
final
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
1 or 2 family dwe...
Building Type:
N/A
[eplan] install 10.79 kw dc roof mounted photovoltaic system and 27 kwh energy storage system. (15) air conditioning modules and (11) modules connected to central inverter with built-in battery ac-coupled battery unit and associated equipment
Valuation:
N/A
Permit #:
24041-10000-31221
Status:
final
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
1 or 2 family dwe...
Building Type:
N/A
[eplan] install a 8.3kw dc 8.3kw air conditioning roof-mounted solar pv1 system with battery ess. scope includes (20) air conditioning modules (1) backup gateway (1) tesla powerwall battery and (1) sub panel all connected to existing 400a msp. ***note to plan check engineer: verify system kwac rating
Valuation:
N/A
Permit #:
24041-10000-11083
Status:
plancheck
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
1 or 2 family dwe...
Building Type:
N/A
[eplan] install 27 kwh energy storage system. (2) ac-coupled batteries and associated equipment. existing solar photovoltaic system on site
Valuation:
N/A
Permit #:
25041-10000-06326
Status:
final
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
1 or 2 family dwe...
Building Type:
N/A
Installation of a roof-mounted microinverter/ac module solar photovoltaic (pv) system not exceeding 38.4kw in a 1 or 2 family dwelling
Valuation:
N/A
Permit #:
25041-90000-22873
Status:
issued
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
1 or 2 family dwe...
Building Type:
N/A
Installation of a roof-mounted microinverter/ac module solar photovoltaic (pv) system not exceeding 38.4kw in a 1 or 2 family dwelling
Valuation:
N/A
Permit #:
25041-90000-15420
Status:
final
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
1 or 2 family dwe...
Building Type:
N/A
Installation of a roof-mounted microinverter/ac module solar photovoltaic (pv) system not exceeding 38.4kw in a 1 or 2 family dwelling
Valuation:
N/A
Permit #:
25041-90000-17921
Status:
final
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
1 or 2 family dwe...
Building Type:
N/A
Eplan plan check only for changes to approved set. revisions: - relocated powerwalls and powerwall sub. - removed 3 x 20a/2p breakers
Valuation:
N/A
Permit #:
25041-10001-06326
Status:
approved
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
1 or 2 family dwe...
Building Type:
N/A
Installation of a roof-mounted microinverter/ac module solar photovoltaic (pv) system not exceeding 38.4kw in a 1 or 2 family dwelling
Valuation:
N/A
Permit #:
24041-90000-57244
Status:
final
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
1 or 2 family dwe...
Building Type:
N/A
[eplan] 26.4 kwh ess. install 2 tesla powerwalls for battery backup for a single family home to go with an existing photovoltaic system
Valuation:
N/A
Permit #:
24041-10000-56832
Status:
final
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
1 or 2 family dwe...
Building Type:
N/A
[e-plan] install 3 5kw air conditioning tesla powerwalls for single family home battery backup along with a 125a powerwall subpanel
Valuation:
N/A
Permit #:
25041-10000-01432
Status:
issued
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
1 or 2 family dwe...
Building Type:
N/A
[eplan] install ess to existing photovoltaic system: (2) ess of 13500 w total: 27 kwh panel: (1) 200a (gateway) (1) 125a (sub)
Valuation:
N/A
Permit #:
25041-10000-20798
Status:
final
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
1 or 2 family dwe...
Building Type:
N/A
02-15-2024 changes to an approved set of plan changes include remove sub-panel and addition photovoltaic disconnect. all changes has been clouded. plan check only permit covered under master application 21041-10000-54103
Valuation:
N/A
Permit #:
21041-20002-54103
Status:
approved
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
1 or 2 family dwe...
Building Type:
N/A
[eplan] install 3 tesla powerwalls for single family home battery backup to go with an existing solar electric system
Valuation:
N/A
Permit #:
25041-10000-20266
Status:
final
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
1 or 2 family dwe...
Building Type:
N/A
[eplan] new roof mounted solar pv1 system with 26 air conditioning modules 1 gateway 1 sub panel. system size is 11.0kw dc 9.9kw air conditioning
Valuation:
N/A
Permit #:
24041-10000-22196
Status:
final
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
1 or 2 family dwe...
Building Type:
N/A
[eplan] (pc only) changes to an approved set. changes include revision to site plan and sld to reflect relocaiton of equipment. relcation of breakers from panels to gateway. pc for clouded changes only
Valuation:
N/A
Permit #:
23041-10001-59818
Status:
approved
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
1 or 2 family dwe...
Building Type:
N/A
**supplemental** plan check for changes to an approved set. changes include relocation of modules and removal of monitoring breaker. all changes clouded. **original scope of work** pc for a pv1 system. system size is 1.64 kwdc using 4 modules with integrated microinverters
Valuation:
N/A
Permit #:
21041-10001-83902
Status:
approved
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
1 or 2 family dwe...
Building Type:
N/A
Eplan pv-1 26.1 kw dc 20kw air conditioning (60 photovoltaic modules) + ess - (4) tesla powerwall 3 project design includes 800a msp and generator with ats
Valuation:
N/A
Permit #:
25041-10000-36375
Status:
triage
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
1 or 2 family dwe...
Building Type:
N/A
(e-plan) install 2 tesla powerwalls for single family home battery backup to go with an existing photovoltaic system (bs2305696)
Valuation:
$15,000
Permit #:
BS2400631
Status:
final
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
Single family res...
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Verified License
| License # | 994683 |
| Status | Active |
| State | California |
| Type | Electrical |
- BuildZoom verified this license was active as of December 2025.
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Inactive License
| License # | 983069 |
| Status | Inactive |
| State | California |
| Type | Electrical |
- According to the California Contractors State License Board, the status of this license was at one point cancelled. However, this information may have changed.
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122
BuildZoom Score
Insured
| Insurer | Farmers Insurance Exchange |
| Insured up to | $2,000,000 |
Bonded
| Bonded Agent | American Contractors Indemnity Company |
| Bond Value | $15,000 |
Insured
| Workers Comp Provider | State Compensation Insurance Fund |
411
Permits
- Building permit records show that Solar Forward has worked on 411 permitted projects.
Solar Forward Employees
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Mark Hilton Smith
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