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2015 Top 500 North American Solar Contractors 2015 Top 500 North American Solar Contractors Solar Power World, the industry’s leading source for technology, development and installation news, presents the 2015 Top 500 Solar Contractors list. The list ranks applicants according to their influence in the industry in 2014. The list details the location of a company, how many people it employs, its primary market (utility, commercial, residential or off-grid), as well as its primary service (EPC, developer, rooftop contractor, construction firm, electrical subcontractor, non-profit installer or solar hot water installer). Ranks are determined by the number of megawatts a company was involved with installing in 2014. If two companies reported the same 2014 numbers, they were sorted by total megawatts installed. Solar Power World thanks our 2015 Top Contractors Advisory Panel and SolarReviews for their help in verifying installation claims. TOTAL TOTAL RANK COMPANY CITY STATE YEAR EMPLOYEES PRIMARY PRIMARY TOTAL MEGAWATTS FOUNDED MARKET SERVICE MEGAWATTS 2014 INSTALLED 1 First Solar Inc. Tempe Arizona 1999 6060 Utility Developer 3,881.333 1,023.130 2 Mortenson Construction Minneapolis Minnesota 1954 3810 Utility EPC 1,275.900 512.920 SolarCity San Mateo California 2006 10000 Residential Rooftop 1,100.000 502.000 3 Contractor Construction Arraycon Sacramento California 2009 67 Utility 642.000 449.000 4 Firm 5 Helix Electric Las Vegas Nevada 1985 1500 Utility EPC 1,150.000 411.000 6 Signal Energy Constructors Chattanooga Tennessee 2005 115 Utility EPC 691.600 331.000 7 Rosendin Electric San Jose California 1919 4500 Utility EPC 798.000 319.000 Swinerton Renewable Energy San California 1888 1729 Utility EPC 657.000 318.000 8 Francisco 9 Amec Foster Wheeler Atlanta Georgia 1946 40000 Utility EPC 595.000 287.000 10 Cupertino Electric San Jose California 1954 2190 Utility EPC 940.000 280.500 11 HB White Canada Brampton Ontario 2005 500 Commercial EPC 408.000 280.000 Electrical E Light Electric Services Englewood Colorado 1998 945 Utility 770.350 279.650 12 Subcontractor Construction 13 Alternative Energy Development Fort Lee New Jersey 2008 100 Utility 925.610 273.500 Firm 14 Strata Solar Chapel Hill North Carolina 2008 176 Utility EPC 544.000 250.000 CSI Electrical Contractors Santa Fe California 1990 700 Utility Electrical 575.700 214.000 15 Springs Subcontractor 16 Vivint Solar Lehi Utah 2011 3289 Residential Developer 228.000 155.000 17 McCarthy Building Cos. St. Louis Missouri 1864 1300 Utility EPC 211.500 133.000 NRG Energy (including NRG Renew & NRG Princeton New Jersey 1989 10000 Utility Developer 1,341.000 112.000 18 Home Solar) JE Dunn Construction Kansas City Missouri 1924 2850 Utility Construction 126.000 108.000 19 Firm 20 Renewable Energy Systems Americas Broomfield Colorado 1997 500 Utility EPC 141.000 91.000 21 Baker Electric Solar Escondido California 2007 522 Commercial EPC 151.056 71.397 22 Gehrlicher Solar America Springfield New Jersey 2010 70 Utility EPC 184.592 69.500 Moss Solar Ft. Florida 2004 430 Utility Construction 331.890 63.000 23 Lauderdale Firm 24 FLS Energy Asheville North Carolina 2006 60 Utility Developer 175.000 63.000 25 S&C Electric Company Chicago Illinois 1911 2500 Utility EPC 132.200 63.000 26 Hanwha Q CELLS USA Irvine California 1999 49 Utility Developer 170.640 58.337 27 Borrego Solar San Diego California 1980 120 Commercial EPC 161.998 51.204 28 Pro-Tech Energy Solutions Moorestown New Jersey 2008 32 Commercial EPC 100.489 46.000 Advanced Green Technologies Fort Florida 2007 25 Commercial EPC 130.454 43.683 29 Lauderdale Construction Sunstall Novato California 2011 26 Commercial 151.000 43.000 30 Firm 31 Cenergy Power Carlsbad California 2008 45 Commercial EPC 107.500 39.500 Greenwood Quanta Power Generation Colorado 2008 703 Utility EPC 341.032 38.659 32 Village 33 A-C Electric Company (A-C Solar) Bakersfield California 1945 200 Commercial EPC 87.000 37.400 34 SunRise Power Peterborough Ontario 2009 46 Commercial EPC 136.724 35.790 35 Alpha Energy Phoenix Arizona 1976 2000 Utility EPC 200.000 35.000 Electrical DKD Electric Albuquerque New Mexico 1978 120 Utility 95.800 32.800 36 Subcontractor Electrical Riggs Distler & Company Cherry Hill New Jersey 1909 1000 Utility 130.000 32.000 37 Subcontractor 38 The Conti Group Edison New Jersey 1906 750 Utility EPC 72.200 31.300 39 NARENCO Charlotte North Carolina 2009 22 Utility Developer 47.000 31.000 Construction AUI Contractors Fort Worth Texas 1983 250 Utility 124.000 30.000 40 Firm San Luis REC Solar California 1997 156 Commercial Developer 139.820 28.842 41 Obispo 42 Sunnova Houston Texas 2013 175 Residential Developer 45.486 26.092 Construction Baja Construction Martinez California 1981 100 Commercial 100.000 25.846 43 Firm 44 Inovateus Solar South Bend Indiana 2008 31 Utility EPC 151.430 25.080 M Bar C Construction San Marcos California 2005 65 Commercial Construction 202.000 25.000 45 Firm 46 Baker Renewable Energy Raleigh North Carolina 2009 30 Commercial EPC 80.000 24.000 47 Bombard Renewable Energy Las Vegas Nevada 1982 300 Commercial EPC 100.000 22.931 48 Greenskies Renewable Energy Middletown Connecticut 2008 50 Commercial Developer 41.794 22.611 49 Nexamp Boston Massachusetts 2007 42 Commercial Developer 46.953 22.086 50 Clean Focus Sunnyvale California 2008 20 Commercial Developer 40.000 22.000 51 American Helios Constructors Owings Mills Maryland 2012 25 Utility EPC 60.000 21.000 Electrical Watson Electrical Construction Wilson North Carolina 1935 700 Utility 52.000 20.000 52 Subcontractor 53 Hannah Solar Atlanta Georgia 2008 30 Commercial EPC 46.900 20.000 54 RGS Energy (Real Goods Solar) Louisville Colorado 1978 200 Residential Developer 325.000 17.044 Solar Universe Livermore California 2008 600 Residential Rooftop 46.000 17.000 55 Contractor Sun Ray Install West Berlin New Jersey 2011 26 Commercial Construction 56.660 16.400 56 Firm PFMG Solar (PsomasFMG) Huntington California 2009 25 Commercial Developer 42.230 16.160 57 Beach Peck Solar South Vermont 1972 120 Commercial EPC 30.935 16.124 58 Burlington 59 AES Distributed Energy Boulder Colorado 2009 32 Commercial Developer 249.058 15.500 Cantsink Lilburn Georgia 1988 50 Commercial Construction 61.000 15.000 60 Firm J. Ranck Electric Mt. Pleasant Michigan 1986 200 Utility Construction 30.040 14.900 61 Firm Bland Solar & Air Bakersfield California 1985 55 Residential Rooftop 62.870 14.220 62 Contractor 63 GeoPeak Energy Somerset New Jersey 2009 28 Commercial EPC 50.000 14.000 64 Newkirk Electric Assoicates Muskegon Michigan 1961 425 Utility EPC 98.331 13.200 65 Standard Solar Rockville Maryland 2004 55 Commercial EPC 47.143 13.149 66 Energy Systems & Installation Jonestown Pennsylvania 2008 30 Commercial EPC 30.300 12.700 67 Amergy Solar Piscataway New Jersey 2010 70 Residential Developer 30.000 12.000 Smart Energy Solar Corona California 2005 140 Residential Rooftop 20.240 11.920 68 Contractor Rooftop KDH Solar New Orleans Louisiana 2011 27 Residential 25.600 11.600 69 Contractor 70 Renewable Assets Richmond Virginia 2009 32 Commercial EPC 42.800 11.500 Direct Energy Solar Annapolis Maryland 2008 500 Residential Rooftop 40.000 11.200 71 Junction Contractor 72 Namaste Solar Boulder Colorado 2004 110 Commercial EPC 37.000 11.000 Horizon Solar Power Hemet California 1998 540 Residential Rooftop 15.260 10.670 73 Contractor 74 EnterSolar New York City New York 2006 17 Commercial Developer 17.300 10.500 75 Carolina Solar Energy Durham North Carolina 2007 4 Utility Developer 76.000 10.400 PetersenDean Roofing and Solar Fremont California 1984 4000 Residential Rooftop 100.000 10.000 76 Contractor 77 Shorebreak Energy Developers Irvine California 2010 65 Commercial Developer 35.000 10.000 78 NOVA Consultants Novi Michigan 1992 50 Utility EPC 25.000 10.000 79 Natural Power and Energy Scottsdale Arizona 2008 7 Commercial Developer 37.439 9.984 80 Radiance Solar Atlanta Georgia 2007 32 Commercial EPC 40.037 9.558 Electrical System 3 Carmichael California 2001 250 Utility 17.054 9.430 81 Subcontractor 82 Sun Valley Solar Solutions Chandler Arizona 2006 94 Commercial EPC 25.800 9.200 83 Stellar Energy GP Inc Rohnert Park California 2006 30 Commercial EPC 34.080 9.032 84 Solect Energy Development Hopkinton Massachusetts 2009 34 Commercial EPC 14.500 8.900 Fort Tecta Solar Pennsylvania 2000 2200 Commercial EPC 81.250 8.820 85 Washington 86 Solar Source Largo Florida 1984 45 Residential EPC 92.804 8.688 87 Haleakala Solar Kahului Hawaii 1977 180 Residential EPC 63.284 8.632 88 OnForce Solar Bronx New York 2008 100 Commercial EPC 24.600 8.600 Summerwind Solar LLC Phoenix Arizona 2009 26 Residential Rooftop 44.550 8.440 89 Contractor 90 Solar Power & Light Miamisburg Ohio 2010 20 Commercial EPC 15.000 8.000 91 Sustainable Energy Developments Rochester New York 2002 25 Commercial Developer 17.000 7.760 92 Titan Solar Construction Van Nuys California 2011 188 Residential EPC 18.000 7.500 93 The Solar Company Castro Valley California 2004 180 Residential EPC 19.342 7.403 94 Bithenergy Baltimore Maryland 2009 28 Commercial Developer 29.000 7.000 Solar Energy World Elkridge Maryland 2009 52 Residential Rooftop 23.000 7.000 95 Contractor Huntington GCI Solar California 1986 130 Residential EPC 22.000 7.000 96 Beach Electrical 97 SUNworks Roseville California 2010 100 Commercial Subcontractor 15.000 7.000 98 Oak Leaf Energy Partners Denver Colorado 2005 4 Commercial Developer 66.000 6.700 99 Vision Solar Provo Utah 2013 150 Residential Developer 10.000 6.700 100 PermaCity Construction Corp Santa Monica California 2003 15 Commercial EPC 42.000 6.600 101 SolBright Renewable Energy Charleston South Carolina 2009 7 Commercial EPC 20.010 6.459 Rooftop American Solar Direct Los Angeles California 2009 400 Residential 23.278 6.452 102 Contractor Electrical M.B.
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