Top Solar Contractors https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/category/featured/top-solar-contractors/ Covering the world of solar power technology, development and installation. Thu, 16 Feb 2023 13:22:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2 https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/cropped-solar-power-world-online-32x32.png Top Solar Contractors https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/category/featured/top-solar-contractors/ 32 32 Solar installation companies are invited to apply to the 2023 Top Solar Contractors List https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/02/applications-open-2023-tsc/ https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/02/applications-open-2023-tsc/#respond Tue, 21 Feb 2023 13:00:34 +0000 https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/?p=101306 The application portal is now open for Solar Power World’s esteemed Top Solar Contractors List.  Any solar PV developer, installer or subcontractor working in the United States can begin the application process now on Solar Power World’s website. The deadline to apply to the 2023 Top Solar Contractors List is Friday, May 26, 2023. “The Solar…

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]]> https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2023/02/applications-open-2023-tsc/feed/ 0 Utility-scale contractor translates wind expertise to growing solar market https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2022/07/utility-scale-contractor-translates-wind-expertise-to-growing-solar-market/ https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2022/07/utility-scale-contractor-translates-wind-expertise-to-growing-solar-market/#respond Wed, 27 Jul 2022 12:00:33 +0000 https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/?p=99200 Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives (IEA) is a major force in heavy civil construction. Through its subsidiary White Construction, the company is consistently battling with market leader Mortenson for the top wind power EPC in the country. It’s really no surprise that after constructing well over 23 GW of wind projects across the United States and…

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]]> https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2022/07/utility-scale-contractor-translates-wind-expertise-to-growing-solar-market/feed/ 0 No. 2 EPC dedicates resources to diversity and inclusion https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2022/07/no-2-epc-dedicates-resources-to-diversity-and-inclusion/ https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2022/07/no-2-epc-dedicates-resources-to-diversity-and-inclusion/#respond Wed, 27 Jul 2022 12:00:33 +0000 https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/?p=99106 During the past few years of heightening political and racial unrest, the country saw many corporations take various steps to be part of the solution instead of silent bystanders. For some companies, that meant unconscious bias trainings or reading assignments. For others, it meant taking a hard look at its company makeup and investing in…

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]]> https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2022/07/no-2-epc-dedicates-resources-to-diversity-and-inclusion/feed/ 0 California company applies experience in repairs to solar installs https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2022/07/california-company-applies-experience-in-repairs-to-solar-installs/ https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2022/07/california-company-applies-experience-in-repairs-to-solar-installs/#comments Wed, 27 Jul 2022 12:00:20 +0000 https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/?p=99199 Solar arrays are marketed as a “set it and forget it” power source that will generate electricity for at least 25 years. Los Angeles-based residential installer Forme Solar Electric (No. 256 on the 2022 Top Solar Contractors List) understands that there are plenty of instances where solar arrays do fail — enough in Southern California…

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]]> https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2022/07/california-company-applies-experience-in-repairs-to-solar-installs/feed/ 3 Tennessee contractor pivots to residential storage after incentives expire https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2022/07/tennessee-contractor-pivots-to-residential-storage-after-incentives-expire/ https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2022/07/tennessee-contractor-pivots-to-residential-storage-after-incentives-expire/#respond Wed, 27 Jul 2022 11:59:50 +0000 https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/?p=99109 It’s a time of great transition in the solar industry. Many contractors that have long benefitted from net-metering incentives or rebates are seeing their states rework those programs or get rid of them altogether. One Top Solar Contractor had to overhaul its residential business model to accommodate the changing rules in Tennessee. In 2018, LightWave…

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]]> https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2022/07/tennessee-contractor-pivots-to-residential-storage-after-incentives-expire/feed/ 0 Appalachian solar installer combats opioid addiction with employment https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2022/07/appalachian-solar-installer-combats-opioid-addiction-with-employment/ https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2022/07/appalachian-solar-installer-combats-opioid-addiction-with-employment/#respond Wed, 27 Jul 2022 11:59:47 +0000 https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/?p=99202 The opioid epidemic has devastated the United States, and no region has felt the impact of widespread addiction more than Appalachia. After witnessing how irresponsible pharmaceutical practices affected its community, Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, contractor Mountain View Solar (mtvSolar) (No. 252 on the 2022 Top Solar Contractors List) is doing its part to fight back…

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]]> https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2022/07/appalachian-solar-installer-combats-opioid-addiction-with-employment/feed/ 0 Arizona installer transforms negative personal experience into better solar service https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2022/07/arizona-installer-transforms-negative-personal-experience-into-better-solar-service/ https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2022/07/arizona-installer-transforms-negative-personal-experience-into-better-solar-service/#respond Wed, 27 Jul 2022 11:59:05 +0000 https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/?p=99209 When life handed Val Berechet the biggest lemon, he turned it into a thriving lemonade business. After an awful personal experience trying to go solar in 2014, Berechet was inspired to fill a void and formed a successful solar sales company in Arizona. “Originally I wanted solar on my house, but whatever I get into,…

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]]> https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2022/07/arizona-installer-transforms-negative-personal-experience-into-better-solar-service/feed/ 0 New York contractor corners market on solar schools https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2022/07/new-york-contractor-corners-market-on-solar-schools/ https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2022/07/new-york-contractor-corners-market-on-solar-schools/#respond Wed, 27 Jul 2022 11:58:26 +0000 https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/?p=99113 The commercial-scale solar market can be competitive, but finding a niche sets companies on a fast path to success. One Top Solar Contractor spent years honing the skills to specialize in the growing sector of school solar systems. Sunrise Power Solutions (No. 93 on the 2022 Top Solar Contractors List) had experience working with schools…

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]]> https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2022/07/new-york-contractor-corners-market-on-solar-schools/feed/ 0 Solar sales company learns how to make a difference during the pandemic https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2022/07/solar-sales-company-learns-how-to-make-a-difference-during-the-pandemic/ https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2022/07/solar-sales-company-learns-how-to-make-a-difference-during-the-pandemic/#respond Wed, 27 Jul 2022 11:58:25 +0000 https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/?p=99205 The decision to start a company at the height of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020 would be regarded as questionable in any industry. Quarantines and shutdowns forced many households to reconsider what purchases and services were essential to survival. But that may have been an unintended positive for the solar industry. “Despite what happened, it…

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]]> https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2022/07/solar-sales-company-learns-how-to-make-a-difference-during-the-pandemic/feed/ 0 Family business falls into solar — and loves it enough to go full-time https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2022/07/family-business-falls-into-solar-and-loves-it-enough-to-go-full-time/ https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2022/07/family-business-falls-into-solar-and-loves-it-enough-to-go-full-time/#respond Wed, 27 Jul 2022 11:58:18 +0000 https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/?p=99207 There are many roads that lead to a career in the solar industry, and STG Solar (No. 44 on the 2022 Top Solar Contractors List) of Brevard, North Carolina, was brought here by fulfilling a favor. Founder and president Mike Kilpatrick started the electrical subcontractor Southern Tradesmen Service Group back in 2011. Business then was strictly…

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]]> https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2022/07/family-business-falls-into-solar-and-loves-it-enough-to-go-full-time/feed/ 0 Solar Power World releases the 2022 Top Solar Contractors List https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2022/07/solar-power-world-releases-the-2022-top-solar-contractors-list/ https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2022/07/solar-power-world-releases-the-2022-top-solar-contractors-list/#respond Tue, 26 Jul 2022 12:00:26 +0000 https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/?p=99045 Despite concerns over supply chain interruptions and tariff investigations, the U.S. solar industry saw record solar and storage demand in 2021. In particular, the residential market grew 30%, which is reflected in the increased installation numbers recorded by this year’s Top Solar Contractors class. Solar Power World, the solar industry’s leading business-to-business publication, today released…

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]]> https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2022/07/solar-power-world-releases-the-2022-top-solar-contractors-list/feed/ 0 Solar Power World presents the 2022 Top Solar Champions https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2022/07/2022-top-solar-champions/ https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2022/07/2022-top-solar-champions/#respond Tue, 26 Jul 2022 11:30:13 +0000 https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/?p=99215 In acknowledgement of the hard work completed by the people within the companies on Solar Power World’s Top Solar Contractors list, the editorial team proudly recognizes four individuals for Top Solar Champions awards. These special awards highlight four individuals working at Top Solar Contractor companies who have gone the extra mile in their jobs and solar…

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]]> https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2022/07/2022-top-solar-champions/feed/ 0 2022 Top Solar Designer: Elizabeth Helsel, RETTEW Field Services https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2022/07/2022-top-solar-designer-elizabeth-helsel-rettew-field-services/ https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2022/07/2022-top-solar-designer-elizabeth-helsel-rettew-field-services/#comments Tue, 26 Jul 2022 11:29:22 +0000 https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/?p=99193 The Solar Power World editorial team is proud to continue our Top Solar Champions awards program that began in 2021. These four awards, open to all those employed by Top Solar Contractor companies, highlight talent in the industry in different skill areas.  The 2022 Top Solar Designer award-winner is Elizabeth Helsel, project manager for State…

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]]> https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2022/07/2022-top-solar-designer-elizabeth-helsel-rettew-field-services/feed/ 4 2022 Top Solar Changemaker: Micah Gold-Markel, Solar States https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2022/07/2022-top-solar-changemaker-micah-gold-markel-solar-states/ https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2022/07/2022-top-solar-changemaker-micah-gold-markel-solar-states/#respond Tue, 26 Jul 2022 11:28:44 +0000 https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/?p=99191 The Solar Power World editorial team is proud to continue our Top Solar Champions awards program that began in 2021. These four awards, open to all those employed by Top Solar Contractor companies, highlight talent in the industry in different skill areas.  The 2022 Top Solar Changemaker award-winner is Micah Gold-Markel, founder of Solar States, a…

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]]> https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2022/07/2022-top-solar-changemaker-micah-gold-markel-solar-states/feed/ 0 2022 Top Solar Installer: Lisa Harwerth-Greene, Borrego https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2022/07/2022-top-solar-installer-lisa-harwerth-greene/ https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2022/07/2022-top-solar-installer-lisa-harwerth-greene/#comments Tue, 26 Jul 2022 11:27:20 +0000 https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/?p=99195 The Solar Power World editorial team is proud to continue our Top Solar Champions awards program that began in 2021. These four awards, open to all those employed by Top Solar Contractor companies, highlight talent in the industry in different skill areas.  The 2022 Top Solar Installer award-winner is Lisa Harwerth-Greene, site quality manager at…

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