- Licensed, bonded & insured
- Dual licensed: residential & commercial
- Family-owned
- Five-star rated on Google & Yelp
The fortified home
Four layers between you and a cold, dark house.
Generate it, store it, protect it, distribute it. Every system we build is planned layer by layer, so your power holds when the grid, the weather or the season doesn't.
All services- 01
Generate
Solar arrays, roof or ground mount, sized for high-country sun and snow.
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Store
Battery banks and inverters that carry you through outages and long nights.
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Distribute
Panels, service upgrades, smart load monitoring and the wiring behind the walls.
In their words
“Helping with your solar and electrical needs, including off-grid solutions, energy storage systems, grid-tied upgrades, smart panel load monitoring, repairs, retrofits, new construction, and Fire/Life Safety Systems.”
Family-owned
A Northern Arizona family company, owned by Kevin and Becki Altringer.
Dual licensed
Licensed, bonded and insured in Arizona for both residential and commercial work: one contractor from the array to the panel.
Modern energy systems
Off-grid power, battery storage and smart load monitoring are everyday work for us.
Built for the long haul
Quality workmanship and long-term performance: reliability, safety and efficiency you can count on through a high-country winter.
What customers say
Trusted with the whole system.
One off-grid homeowner trusted Fortified with a complete solar upgrade (panels, a lithium battery rack and the inverter that ties them together) and then hired them again for a second project.
Five-star rated on Google and Yelp.
Summary of a Yelp review: the reviewer has used Fortified for two projects, one of them a complete solar upgrade of an off-grid home with new panels, an EG4 lithium battery rack and an EG4 inverter, and is very happy with the work.
Built for 6,800 feet
High-country power plays by different rules.
A system that works in the Valley can fail in Williams. These four conditions shape every design.
Snow load
High-country design snow loads are far above the Phoenix area's. Racking, attachments and ground mounts are specified for them, and layouts let snow slide off.
Deep cold
Panel voltage climbs on sub-zero mornings, and lithium batteries shouldn't charge while frozen. Strings and battery locations are planned for the coldest night of the year.
Monsoon lightning
From mid-June into September, afternoon storms bring lightning to the ridges. Surge protection on both the DC and AC sides, plus solid grounding, is standard.
Wildfire season
In extreme fire weather, APS may shut off power in high-risk forest areas. Battery backup or a properly connected generator keeps wells, heat and refrigeration running.
Service area
From Flagstaff to the South Rim.
Based in the Grand Canyon 86023 area and working across Williams, Flagstaff and the country in between: in-town homes, forest acreage, and properties a long way past the end of the power line.
Full service areaStraight answers
Solar & electrical questions, answered.
34 answers about high-country solar, off-grid batteries, panels, lightning, permits and hiring in Arizona.
All 34 answersDoes solar work well at high elevation in Northern Arizona?
Yes. Panels produce more efficiently when they are cold, and the thin, clear air at 6,000–7,000 feet lets plenty of sun through. Williams, Flagstaff and the Grand Canyon area are good places for solar.
How is an off-grid system sized?
Start with a list of every load: what it draws and how many hours it runs, especially in winter. That sets the daily energy the batteries must supply and the size of array needed to refill them on short winter days.
What is smart panel load monitoring?
It measures how much power each circuit, or your whole home, uses in real time and shows it in an app. You see exactly what is running, when, and what it costs.
How do I protect my home from monsoon lightning surges?
Use layered protection: a whole-home surge protective device at the panel, a sound grounding and bonding system, and point-of-use protectors for sensitive electronics. Recent electrical codes require surge protection on new and replaced dwelling services.
Is heat tape safe?
It is when it's the right type, installed to the manufacturer's instructions and plugged into a ground-fault-protected circuit. Problems come from cheap or damaged cable, cable overlapped on itself, and extension cords.
How do I verify an electrician or solar contractor in Arizona?
Search the contractor on the Arizona Registrar of Contractors (ROC) website. Check that the license is active, that the business name matches, and that its classification covers your job, such as CR-11 Electrical for electrical and solar electrical work.
Getting started
Four steps from first call to switched on.
Call (928) 221-0639 or send a request with a few details about the property.
(928) 221-0639Call or send a request
Tell us about the property, the power you have now and what you want it to do.
Site visit & load review
We look at your panel, roof or ground space, existing equipment and how you use power.
A clear plan and price
You get a written scope covering the equipment, permit and interconnection steps, with no surprises.
Install, inspect, walk through
We build it, pass inspection, commission the system and show you how it works.
