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COMMERCIAL SOLAR SPECIALREPORT COMMERCIAL SOLAR Solar Energy Isn’T Just for Homeowners – Businesses Can Invest in Photovoltaic Systems, Too SPECIALREPORT COMMERCIAL SOLAR SPECIALREPORT COMMERCIAL SOLAR Solar energy isn’t just for homeowners – businesses can invest in photovoltaic systems, too. This PBN Special Report can help your business see the light. THE LIST HOW IT WORKS Ranking Hawaii’s Top 25 solar Rooftop solar for homes is pretty companies by the amount of straightforward but businesses come in commercial work they’ve done. all sizes. PBN explores the options for commercial use. 24 PACIFIC BUSINESS NEWS Compiled by Lucy Tuitupou 808-955-8037, @pbnresearch [email protected] PHOTOVOLTAIC PROVIDERS RANKED BY KILOWATTS INSTALLED IN HAWAII IN 2013 Top local executive(s) Business name / Prior rank (\ did not previously rank) Address Kilowatts Title R CLOSER LOOK Rank Website Phone Installed Email 7 599 Kahelu Ave. Zabia Geisreiter, Regional Sales Manager, [email protected] 1 SolarCity Mililani, HI 96789 11,180 Jon Yoshimura, Director of Policy and Electricity Markets; solarcity.com 888-765-2489 [email protected] 55,512 Total combined number of kilowatts installed in 99-1350 Koaha Place Chris DeBone, Managing Partner, [email protected] 2013. Hawaii Energy Connection 6 Aiea, HI 96701 9,406 2 Steve Godmere, Managing Partner, [email protected] hawaiienergyconnection.com 808-524-7336 MOST EMPLOYEES Business name Employees 2 905 Kalanianaole Hwy., Bldg. 30 Aaron Kirk 3 Sunetric Kailua, HI 96734 8,000 President Haleakala Solar Inc. 148 sunetric.com 808-262-6600 [email protected] SolarCity 133 Rod Braunthal, Founding Principal, [email protected] 1600 Kapiolani Blvd., Ste. 1700 Sunetric 130 Todd Georgopapadakos, Founding Principal, [email protected] RevoluSun 1 Honolulu, HI 96814 7,089 4 revolusun.com Eric Carlson, Partner & Founding Principal, [email protected] Hawaii Energy 808-748-8888 100 Josh Powell, Founding Principal, [email protected] Connection 220 Lalo St., Ste. 1 Energy Industries 60 Haleakala Solar Inc. 5 Kahului, HI 96732 6,652 James N Whitcomb, CEO 5 REC Solar 44 haleakalasolar.com 808-871-8654 Hawaiian Island Solar 40 73-5617 Maiau St., Ste. 11 & 12 Byron Harris, Owner, NA P.A. Harris Electric 19 Kailua-Kona, HI 96740 2,100 Photonworks 40 6 Edmund Harris, Owner, [email protected] paharriselectric.com 808-329-9794 P.A. Harris Electric 35 18 549 Kokea St, Ste. C-5 Drew Bradley, Hawaii Dir. of Business Development, [email protected] Solar Wave 32 6 REC Solar Honolulu, HI 96817 2,100 Jeff Delaney, Regional Project Manager, Hawaii, [email protected] recsolar.com 808-756-4824 Grant Jones, Project Manager, Hawaii, [email protected] RevoluSun 30 21st Century 20 2660 Waiwai Loop Duane Ashimine, President & COO, Technologies Energy Industries 11 Honolulu, HI 96819 1,900 [email protected] 8 Hawaii Pacific Solar 15 energy-industries.com 808-839-7300 Miles Kubo, EVP, [email protected] Solar Help Hawaii 15 1188 Bishop St., Ste. 2307 Tim Johnsson, Partner, NA Bonterra Renewable Photonworks 20 Honolulu, HI 96813 1,584 9 photonworks.com Paul Orem, Partner, NA Energy & Solar 12 808-951-4100 Services Sun King 11 286 N. School St. Wendell Choy Solar Wave 14 10 Honolulu, HI 96817 1,539 President Creative Energy Inc. 10 solarwavehawaii.com 808-531-5585 [email protected] Hawaii Environmental 10 Holdings Solar Help Hawaii Partnering with Tee’s 1846 Lusitana St. Dale Domen Honolulu, HI 96813 1,325 President Maui Solar Energy 11 Electrical and Maintenance \ 9 solarhelphawaii.com 808-548-4357 [email protected] Systems Hawaiian Solar & Christian Adams, President, [email protected] 6 Bonterra Renewable Energy 4218 Waialae Ave., Ste. A203 Plumbing Blair Herbert, Principal, [email protected] Honolulu, HI 96816 1,300 12 & Solar Services 15 Andrew Yani, Principal, [email protected] 808-548-7657 bonterrasolar.com/ Stephen Valentin, VP, [email protected] ABOUT THE LIST Information was obtained from firm representatives. Hawaii Pacific Solar 2010 Honoapiilani Hwy., Ste. C-1 Bob Johnston 13 Lahaina, HI 96761 941 Owner Information on The List hawaiipacificsolar.com 808-661-1166 [email protected] was supplied by individual companies through questionnaires and could Hawaii Environmental Holdings dba 820 W. Hind Drive, Ste. 127 Scott Sparkman not be independently 14 Mercury Solar 21 Honolulu, HI 96821 776 Trustee verified by the Pacific 808-373-2257 [email protected] mercury-solar.com Business News. Only those that responded to \ 300 Ohukai Road, Ste 311 John Bews our inquiries were listed. 15 Maui Solar Energy Systems Kihei, HI 96753 600 President In case of ties, companies mauisolarenergy.net 808-879-7951 [email protected] are listed alphabetically. NEED A COPY 111 Hekili St., Ste. A-462 Gary Ralston, President, [email protected] OF THE LIST? Hawaiian Island Solar 13 Kailua, HI 96734 400 16 Nikki Kidd, HR/Office Manager, [email protected] Information for obtaining hawaiianislandsolar.com 808-261-9740 reprints, web permissions and commemorative 24 365 Hoohana St., Ste. 6A Paul Spencer, President, [email protected] plaques, call 877-397- 17 Sun King Kahului, HI 96732 390 Chris Spencer, General Manager, [email protected] 5134. More information sunkinghawaii.com 808-871-9721 Angelina Spencer, Dir. of Sales and Marketing, [email protected] can be found online at PacificBusinessNews.com by clicking the “Store” tab 21st Century Technologies Hawaii dba 238 Sand Island Access Road Myron Thompson near the top of the site. 18 Smart Energy Hawaii 22 Honolulu, HI 96819 267 President & CEO smartenergyhawaii.com 808-373-4559 [email protected] 25 73-5581 Lawehana St. Kenneth Bloom, President, [email protected] 19 Hawaiian Solar & Plumbing Kailua-Kona, HI 96740 250 Cyndy Dyal, Sales Manager, [email protected] hawaiiansolar.com 808-329-4044 Mel Gear, Chief Engineer, [email protected] \ 1280 Loho St. Robert Jaeckel 20 Creative Energy Inc. Kailua, HI 96734 80 President & Owner solarenergyhawaii.com 808-262-2137 [email protected] NOTES: NA - not applicable, not available or not approved. Originally published July 11, 2014. TRENDS PROFILES OF EARLY ADOPTERS PBN identifies the growth opportunities PBN will interview businesses that as the solar industry shifts from chose solar five or more years ago for residential to commercial applications. their insights. 3,000 $12.1M 1,500 $2.0M $1.5M 0 20% 18% 35% 12% $18M $16M $15M $12M $7M SPECIAL ADVERTISING RATES Get your message in front of this affluent audience 1 SPECIALREPORT PACIFIC BUSINESS NEWS XXXXXXXX, 2014 SPECIALREPORT 2 occaecat cupidatat non proident,3,000 sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum. $12.1M Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed Commercial do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua.1,500 Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco solar headline laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea $2.0M commodo consequat. Duis aute $1.5M irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum 0 goes here dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. 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