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THE 5th ANNUAL
2016 TOOP SOLAR CONTRACTORS
FIVE YEARS OF CELEBRATING NORTH AMERICA’S SOLAR CONTRACTORS
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THE 2016 TOP 500 SOLAR CONTRACTORS IN NORTH AMERICA 016 TOP SOLAR CONTRACTORS 2
= UTILITY CONTRACTOR = RESIDENTIAL CONTRACTOR = COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL/GOVERNMENT CONTRACTOR = OFF-GRID CONTRACTOR = NABCEP CERTIFIED = EPC = CONSTRUCTION FIRM =ELECTRICAL SUBCONTRACTOR = DEVELOPER = ROOFTOP CONTRACTOR = SOLAR HOT WATER
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RANK & STATE/ PRIMARY TOTAL MW NABCEP ALL ALL PRIMARY COMPANY CITY PROVINCE/ FOUNDED EMPLOYEES MARKET INSTALLED INSTALLED CERTIFIED SERVICES MARKETS SERVICE TERRITORY MW IN 2015 OFFERED SERVED
91 Inman Solar Atlanta GA 2009 12 32.49 11.41 92 Solect Energy Hopkinton MA 2009 50 31.20 11.31 93 Sunline Energy San Diego CA 2013 48 37.00 11.00 94 Namaste Solar Boulder CO 2005 130 47.16 10.48 95 Haleakala Solar Kahului HI 1977 160 74.05 10.21 96 KDH Solar New Orleans LA 2011 5 35.64 10.04 97 RES (Renewable Energy Systems Americas) Broomfield CO 1997 500 281.00 10.00 98 Pfister Energy Hawthorne NJ 2005 46 55.00 10.00 99 Shorebreak Energy Developers Irvine CA 2010 70 45.00 10.00 100 Casey Electric Tell City IN 2000 20 20.00 10.00 101 PFMG Solar Huntington Beach CA 2009 25 51.88 9.85 102 Skyline Solar Hamilton NJ 2010 120 15.00 9.72 103 Green State Power Greensboro NC 2008 5 9.87 9.22 104 TMI Electrical Contractors Cincinnati OH 1983 45 21.90 9.20 105 Hanwha Q CELLS USA Irvine CA 1999 46 190.90 8.70 106 Clean Energy Collective Louisville CO 2009 107 23.22 8.67 107 Clean Footprint Cape Canaveral FL 2012 10 8.51 8.40 108 Solar Source Largo FL 1984 51 101.08 8.27 109 GCI Solar Huntington Beach CA 1986 170 30.00 8.00 110 Freedom Solar Austin TX 2007 80 25.00 8.00 111 Nexamp Boston MA 2007 45 55.00 7.87 112 American Electric Mililani HI 1946 160 20.70 7.80 113 Boston Solar Woburn MA 2011 85 17.22 7.65 114 Auric Solar Salt Lake City UT 2010 140 14.50 7.49 115 Resolute Performance Contracting Tempe AZ 2011 55 43.34 7.44 116 The Solar Company Castro Valley CA 2004 150 35.10 7.44 117 Natural Power and Energy Scottsdale AZ 2008 6 44.82 7.38 118 M.B. Herzog Electric Paramount CA 1974 200 33.00 7.30 119 Sustineo San Diego CA 2007 20 141.23 7.23 120 Florida Solar One Fort Lauderdale FL 2008 49 30.58 7.22 121 Solar Topps Phoenix AZ 2009 80 32.00 7.00 122 SunPower by Alternative Energy Systems Chico CA 2004 85 28.21 6.98 123 SolarFlair Energy Ashland MA 2007 63 19.14 6.93 124 Vista Solar Santa Clara CA 2008 42 20.27 6.69 125 RER Energy Group Reading PA 2009 15 15.15 6.65
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Total Solar Custom Glendora, California 12.445 kW
= EPC = CONSTRUCTION FIRM =ELECTRICAL SUBCONTRACTOR = DEVELOPER = ROOFTOP CONTRACTOR = SOLAR HOT WATER
STATE/ TOTAL MW RES. OVERALL COMPANY CITY PROVINCE/ FOUNDED EMPLOYEES INSTALLED INSTALLED RANK RANK TERRITORY MW 2015
1 SolarCity 3 San Mateo CA 2006 14,000 2,184.00 870.00 2 Vivint Solar 18 Lehi UT 2011 4,000 458.90 230.80 3 Sunnova 31 Houston TX 2012 220 150.22 119.31 4 Trinity Solar 43 Wall NJ 1994 962 171.20 48.26 5 Zia Energy Group 52 Albuquerque NM 2010 185 55.00 36.50 6 Smart Energy USA 53 Corona CA 2005 160 56.00 36.00 7 Power Home Solar 58 Mooresville NC 2014 23 30.16 28.87 8 Direct Energy Solar 71 Columbia MD 2008 500 60.00 18.34 9 UNISUN Solar 72 Roseville CA 1994 250 150.00 18.00 10 Horizon Solar Power 73 Temecula CA 2008 650 33.25 16.99 11 Baker Electric Solar 76 Escondido CA 2007 757 50.18 15.30 12 Sun Solar Energy Solutions 77 Bakersfield CA 2008 98 27.47 15.06 13 Kasselman Solar 80 Albany NY 2014 35 17.00 13.75 14 RGS Energy (Real Goods Solar) 84 Louisville CO 1978 100 264.00 13.01 15 Vision Solar 85 Provo UT 2013 350 22.89 12.89 16 Amergy Solar 87 Piscataway NJ 2009 165 120.00 12.00 17 Sullivan Solar Power 89 San Diego CA 2004 163 46.03 11.83 18 Power Installs 90 Oakland NJ 2014 28 12.11 11.52 19 Sunline Energy 93 San Diego CA 2013 48 37.00 11.00 20 Haleakala Solar 95 Kahului HI 1977 160 74.05 10.21 21 KDH Solar 96 New Orleans LA 2011 5 35.64 10.04 22 Skyline Solar 102 Hamilton NJ 2010 120 15.00 9.72 23 Clean Energy Collective 106 Louisville CO 2009 107 23.22 8.67 24 GCI Solar 109 Huntington Beach CA 1986 170 30.00 8.00
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MS Rau Antiques What will it take for state New Orleans, Louisiana solar policies to catch up with consumer demand? 60 kW Louisiana needs a Public Service Commission that cares about all ratepayers, not the companies that finance their campaigns. We need the state’s utilities to stop actively lobbying against smart renewable energy policy to protect their profits at the expense of their clients. As Louisiana residents, we need to push our elected oficials at the legislature to stand up to donors that want to limit our energy choices. Finally, we need large, well-funded corporations that truly care about the environment and the importance of renewables to support smart renewable energy policy. Until renewables have the lobbying power that traditional utilities have, there will continue to be an ever-widening gap between what consumers want and the policies that are written.
— Julian Thomas, president and co-founder of Joule Energy (No. 158 overall)
TOTAL MW OVERALL RANK COMPANY RANK CITY STATE FOUNDED EMPLOYEES INSTALLED INSTALLED MW 2015 MARKET
1 SolarCity 3 San Mateo CA 2006 14,000 2,184.00 870.00 2 Vivint Solar 18 Lehi UT 2011 4,000 458.90 230.80 3 Smart Energy USA 53 Corona CA 2005 160 56.00 36.00 4 Direct Energy Solar 71 Columbia MD 2008 500 60.00 18.34 5 Horizon Solar Power 73 Temecula CA 2008 650 33.25 16.99 6 Sun Solar Energy Solutions 77 Bakersfield CA 2008 98 27.47 15.06 7 Kasselman Solar 80 Albany NY 2014 35 17.00 13.75 8 Sullivan Solar Power 89 San Diego CA 2004 163 46.03 11.83 9 Sunline Energy 93 San Diego CA 2013 48 37.00 11.00 10 KDH Solar 96 New Orleans LA 2011 5 35.64 10.04 11 Skyline Solar 102 Hamilton NJ 2010 120 15.00 9.72 12 GCI Solar 109 Huntington Beach CA 1986 170 30.00 8.00 13 Boston Solar 113 Woburn MA 2011 85 17.22 7.65 14 The Solar Company 116 Castro Valley CA 2004 150 35.10 7.44 15 Apex Solar Power 132 Queensbury NY 2007 135 50.30 6.10 16 LA Solar Group 133 Los Angeles CA 2012 44 11.00 6.10 17 ReVision Energy 136 Portland ME 2003 133 16.00 6.00 18 Sunpro Solar 137 Mandeville LA 2003 40 13.00 6.00 19 Zing Solar 139 American Fork UT 2007 175 7.90 5.90 20 Sunstore Solar 143 Greenville SC 1976 28 12.50 5.50 21 Milholland Electric 145 El Cajon CA 1990 72 14.00 5.20
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TOP SOLAR CONTRACTORS BY STATE
SolTerra
Namasté Solar M+W SUNation Energy Solar Auric Systems Solar SolareAmerica
CalCom Carolina Solar Solar Energy
A-C LightWave Electric Solar Solar Topps Sustineo
Greenbelt Solar
Solar Direct
Each state has its own unique solar market, and the contractors on our list represent most of them. We’ve published the top 12 states from which our contractors are headquartered, and we have highlighted a company in each one to see what they’re doing and what the rest of the industry can learn from them.
Recognizing local solar businesses doing the job right.
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What’s more important to you, the ITC or net metering?
As a utility-scale and commercial systems EPC, the ITC remains an important industry driver. The ITC drives deployment of institutional scale capital, industry growth and cost reduction resulting in a competitive market that benefits customers on both sides of the meter. Utilities NJR Clean Energy Ventures across the U.S. are pivoting Harmony Solar Project in Harmony Township, New Jersey toward solar as a competitive 3.9 MW generation source beyond RPS requirements. In New Jersey, 30% of our portfolio = UTILITY CONTRACTOR = RESIDENTIAL CONTRACTOR = COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL/GOVERNMENT CONTRACTOR = OFF-GRID CONTRACTOR = EPC = CONSTRUCTION FIRM =ELECTRICAL SUBCONTRACTOR = DEVELOPER = ROOFTOP CONTRACTOR = SOLAR HOT WATER is net-metered projects. Net metering continues to play an # OF TOTAL MW important role for behind-the- OVERALL TOTAL RANK COMPANY RANK CITY FOUNDED EMPLYS. S/P/T INSTALLED INSTALLED meter customers (commercial INSTAL. MW 2015 MARKET or residential) in New Jersey and other states to maintain solar as an option for non- 1 M+W Energy 15 Springfield 2009 100 53 555.91 260.50 institutional buyers. 2 NRG Energy 16 Princeton 1989 10,468 54 1,489.00 242.00 3 Trinity Solar 43 Wall 1994 962 7 171.20 48.26 — Jerry Shinn, president of M+W Energy 4 The Conti Group 49 Edison 1906 560 53 145.00 40.40 (No. 15 overall) 5 Vanguard Energy Partners 59 Branchburg 2008 35 14 87.00 26.00 6 Riggs Distler 63 Cherry Hill 1909 1,000 12 153.00 23.00 7 Amergy Solar 87 Piscataway 2009 165 8 120.00 12.00 8 Power Installs 90 Oakland 2014 28 2 12.11 11.52 9 Pfister Energy 98 Hawthorne 2005 46 18 55.00 10.00 10 Hamilton 2010 120 4 15.00 9.72 2015 NEW JERSEY STATS Skyline Solar 102 11 Ray Angelini 148 Sewell 1974 250 4 100.00 5.00 • 528 solar companies 12 Momentum Solar 204 Metuchen 2009 115 1 5.00 2.80 • 7,100 solar jobs 13 Geoscape Solar 228 Livingston 2008 50 1 7.70 2.25 • 181 MW installed 14 Kopp Electric Company 237 Toms River 1994 50 2 6.94 2.10 • $486 million investment 15 Green Power Energy 306 Annandale 2009 25 1 3.90 1.19
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