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November 17, 2011 November 17, 2011 PA Sunshine Program Approved Solar Electric (PV) Installers 1 CODE Green Solar 5 Greentree Center, Suite 104 Marlton, NJ 08009 877-209-9364 [email protected] www.codegreensolar.com Counties: Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia 1 Solare John Scorsone 5 Great Valley Parkway Suite 210 Malvern, PA. 19355 888-945-0009 www.solareamerica.com [email protected] Counties: Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia 1st American Solar, LLC Daniel Ryan 21 Rutgers Dr. Delran, NJ 08075 609-760-8676 [email protected] www.1stamericansolar.com Counties: Buck, Chester, Delaware, Monroe, Montgomery, Northampton, Philadelphia, Pike, Wayne 1st Light Energy, Inc. Justin Krum 1253 New Market Ave., Suite F South Plainfield, NJ 07080 908-668-9040 [email protected] www.1stlightenergy.com Counties: ALL 21st Century Power Solutions, LLC Clark Jenkins 418 Oella Avenue, Suite A Catonsville, MD 21228 410-418-5650 www.21cps.com [email protected] [email protected] Counties: All 2K Solar Chris DiBernardo 492 Bart Bull Rd Middletown, NY 10941 845-673-5463 www.2KSolar.com [email protected] Counties: Lackawanna, Monroe, Northampton, Pike, Wayne 4 Seasons Roofing & Siding/Solar Izabella Vradinskiy 111 Buck Rd., Suite 700 Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006 215-355-5767 [email protected] www.fourseasonsroofing-siding.com Counties: Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia A+ Solar and Wind, Inc. Mike Cullum 1701 Whiteford Road Darlington, MD 21034 410-836-1706 [email protected] Counties: Chester, Delaware, Lancaster, York A+ Solar and Wind, Inc. Susan Fausnaught 1701 Whiteford Road Darlington, MD 21034 410-836-1706 [email protected] www.aplussolar.net Counties: Chester, Delaware, Lancaster, York A2E-Affordable Alternative Energy David Zavetsky 9560 Route 6 Wellsboro, PA. 16901 570-724-2238 www.a2energy.com [email protected] Counties; Bradford, Cameron, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, Columbia, Elk, Juniata, Luzerne, Lycoming, McKean, Mifflin, Montour, Potter, Snyder, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Union, Wyoming Abbey Road Solar, LLC Evan Dean 2 434 Linton Hill Road Duncannon, PA 17020 717-576-1661 [email protected] Counties: All Abender Corporation Daniel Camacho 209 Camp Horne Road Pittsburg, PA 15202 412-656-1058 www.abender.com [email protected] Counties: Adams, Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Bedford, Berks, Blair, Bradford, Bucks, Butler, Cambria, Cameron, Carbon, Centre, Chester, Clarion, Clearfield, Clinton, Columbia, Crawford, Cumberland, Dauphin, Delaware, Elk, Erie, Fayette, Forest, Franklin, Fulton, Greene, Huntingdon, Indiana, Jefferson, Juniata, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Lawrence, Lebanon, Lehigh, Luzerne, Lycoming, McKean, Mercer, Mifflin, Monroe, Montgomery, Montour, Northampton, Northumberland, Perry, Philadelphia, Pike, Potter, Schuylkill, Snyder, Somerset, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Union, Venango, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Westmoreland, Wyoming, York Absolutely Energized Solar Electric, Inc. Dan Lichtman 37 Prodelin Way Millstone, NJ. 08535 732-792-0700 www.aesolar.com [email protected] Counties: Bucks, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton, Philadelphia Absolute Solar and Energy Solutions, LLC Richard Fortney Jr. 711 Pine Hill Road Hummelstown, PA 17036 717-982-8222 [email protected] www.absolutesolarenergy.com Counties: Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry, York Adam Solar Resources Mark Chiocca 1912 Mayview Rd Bridgeville, PA 15017 412-220-1900 [email protected] www.adamsolarresources.com Counties: Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Washington, Westmoreland 3 Adam Solar Resources Adam Rossi 1912 Mayview Rd Bridgeville, PA 15017 412-220-1900 [email protected] www.adamsolarresources.com Counties: Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Washington, Westmoreland Advanced Electrical Solutions MBE Certified Business William Muniz 612 N Hoffert St Bethlehem, PA 18015 484-221-2968 [email protected] advancedelectricalsolutions.biz Counties: Bucks, Carbon, Lehigh, Northampton Advanced Renewable Solutions James Smith 11 Allison Dr. West Brandywine, PA 19320 484-678-6896 [email protected] www.arssolar.com Counties: Berks, Bucks, Chester, Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Montgomery, Northumberland, Philadelphia, Lehigh, Luzerne, Delaware, Schuylkill, Susquehanna, Wyoming, York Advanced Solar William Tidaback 667-C Dawson Dr Newark, DE 19713 302-731-1000 www.sunnydelaware.com [email protected] Counties: Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lancaster, Lehigh, Monroe, Montgomery, Northampton, Pike, Wayne, York Advanced Solar Industries Elam Beiler 3530 W. Newport Rd Ronks, PA 17572 717-768-8500 www.advancedsolarindustries.com 4 [email protected] Counties: Adams, Berks, Bucks, Chester, Cumberland, Dauphin, Delaware, Juniata, Lancaster, Lebanon, Montgomery, Northumberland, Perry, Schuylkill, Snyder, York Advanced Solar Products Tim Meyer 270 S Main St, Suite 203 Flemington, NJ 08822 908-751-5818 [email protected] www.advancedsolarproducts.com Counties: Bucks, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton, Philadelphia Affordable Solar Associates Thomas DelVecchio 2930 Concord Road Aston, PA 19014 [email protected] (610) 497-6340 Counties: Adams, Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Chester, Delaware, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Montgomery, Monroe, Northampton, Philadelphia, Schuylkill, York Alien Fuel Inc. Ed Bumm P.O. Box 182 Morrisville, PA. 19067 267-294-7799 www.alienfuelsolar.com [email protected] Counties; : Adams, Bradford, Bucks, Cumberland, Dauphin, Delaware, Franklin, Juniata, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lycoming, Monroe, Montgomery, Northumberland, Perry, Philadelphia, Pike, Snyder, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Union, Wayne, Wyoming, York All American Energy Resources, Inc. Paul Tiday 5007 Carlisle Pike Mechanicsburg PA 17050 717-763-4753 [email protected] Counties: ALL All Around The House John J. Lorino P.O. Box 629 Glen Wild, NY 12738 845-434-0212 800-860-0097 www.myelectriccompany.com [email protected] 5 Counties: Bradford, Carbon, Columbia, Lackawanna, Luzerne Monroe, Pike, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Wayne, Wyoming All Good Energy Steven Peebles 1505 Hilltop Road Leesport, PA 19533 484-663-3792 [email protected] www.allgoodenergy.net Counties: Berks, Bucks All Green and Lean, LLC John Cunningham 4 Rockburne Road, Suite 501 Clifton Heights, PA 19018 610-284-3626 www.allgreenandlean.com [email protected] Counties: Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lancaster, Lehigh, Montgomery, Philadelphia Allied Electrical Solutions. LTD Edward Shaughnessy 20 Revelstone Drive Newark, Delaware 19711 302-893-0257 www.alliedelectricalsolutions.com [email protected] Counties: Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Philadelphia All Phase Electric Co. Christopher Caniglia 9015 West Chester Pk. Upper Darby, PA 19082 610-449-4902 [email protected] www.allphaseelectricco.com Counties: Adams, Berks, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia Alpha Energy, a division of Alpha Technologies Services, Inc. Benjamin Strunk 3767 Alpha Way Bellingham, WA 98226 360-647-2360 [email protected] www.alpha.com Counties: ALL 6 Alteris Renewables, Inc. Carter Wilding White 5 Great Valley Parkway Suite 210 Malvern, PA 19355 610-297-4212 www.alterisinc.com [email protected] Counties: Adams, Berks, Bradford, Bucks, Carbon, Centre, Chester, Clinton, Columbia, Cumberland, Dauphin, Delaware, Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon, Juniata, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Luzerne, Lycoming, Mifflin, Monroe, Montgomery, Montour, Northumberland, Northampton, Perry, Philadelphia, Pike, Potter, Schuylkill, Snyder, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Union, Wayne, Wyoming, York Alternative Energy Solutions Pfaff Brothers Construction Kenneth Pfaff 112 West Oak Lane Glenolden, PA 19036 610-461-2559 www.pfaffbros.com [email protected] Counties: Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lancaster, Lehigh, Montgomery, Philadelphia American Freedom Solar, A Division of Peirce Welding and Fabrication Dean Arnold 170 Airport Rd., P.O. Box 369 Bethel, PA 19507 717-933-8087 ext. 106 [email protected] www.peircewelding.com Counties: ALL American Renewable Energy Vincent O’Grady 255 Old New Brunswick Piscataway, NJ 08854 908-428-7771 [email protected] www.aresunsolar.com Counties: Berks, Bucks, Chester, Dauphin, Delaware, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton, Northumberland, Philadelphia, Schuylkill, York American Sustainable Energy & Bucks County Clean Energy Ronald Frei 6433 Ferry Rd. 7 Doylestown, PA 18902 215-297-8030 [email protected] President of company: [email protected] www.buckscountycleanenergy.com Counties: ALL America’s Best Mechanical Contracting Services, LLC Leonard Shapiro 1147 2nd Street Pike Richboro, PA 18954 215-442-7423 [email protected] www.americasbestcomfort.com Counties: Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia Ampericon Adam Fisch 1 Tamaron Court Monmouth Junction, NJ 08852 609-945-2591 [email protected] www.ampericon.com Counties: Bucks, Carbon, Chester, Lackawanna, Lehigh, Monroe, Montgomery, Northampton, Pike Amerwind and Solar, LLC Torsten Gruhn 80 Yellowwood Drive Downingtown, PA 19335 610-308-3486 [email protected] www.amersolar.com Counties: Berks, Chester, Delaware, Lancaster Angelo Melasecca Electric and General Contracting Services NACEPT Certified Solar PV InstallerTM 5238 Old Philadelphia Pike Kinzers, PA. 17535 717-406-0468 [email protected] Counties: All Anthony P. Pugliese Inc. DBA Pugliese Electric
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