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CELEBRATING U.S. SOLAR CONTRACTORS
T O P 5 0 0 S O L A R C O N T R A C T O R SI N T H E U N I T E D S T A T E S
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1 Blattner Energy Avon MN 1907 1500 2,374,000 1,419,000
2 Swinerton Renewable Energy San Francisco CA 1888 315 2,330,910 1,355,400
3 First Solar Tempe AZ 1999 5400 6,987,846 1,273,800
4 Mortenson Construction Minneapolis MN 1954 5000 2,693,200 1,169,400
5 SunPower San Jose CA 1985 7000 4,463,150 1,007,072
6 Rosendin Electric San Jose CA 1919 6000 2,200,331 978,000
7 Alternative Energy Development Hasbrouck Heights NJ 2002 250 1,829,000 965,000
8 Cypress Creek Renewables Santa Monica CA 2014 420 1,226,859 719,896
9 Baker Electric Escondido CA 1938 800 1,345,044 707,064
10 Amec Foster Wheeler Atlanta GA 1946 35000 1,282,600 646,800
11 McCarthy Building Cos. St. Louis MO 1864 1902 1,000,000 603,000
12 Arraycon Sacramento CA 2009 200 1,881,000 560,000
13 Helix Electric Las Vegas NV 1985 2100 1,878,000 503,000
14 Clark Bros. Dos Palos CA 1962 120 944,500 424,500
15 Signal Energy Constructors Chattanooga TN 2005 127 1,413,527 424,463
16 Innovative Solar Systems Asheville NC 2011 30 756,000 414,000
17 AUI Partners Fort Worth TX 1983 28 565,000 337,000
18 Strata Solar Chapel Hill NC 2008 350 1,185,000 322,000
19 Solar Energy Company (SEC) Wilmington DE 2015 630 336,000 315,000
20 M+W Energy Union NJ 2009 130 729,400 284,500
= UTILITY CONTRACTOR = RESIDENTIAL CONTRACTOR = COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL CONTRACTOR = OFF-GRID CONTRACTOR = EPC = INSTALLATION SUBCONTRACTOR = ELECTRICAL SUBCONTRACTOR = DEVELOPER = ROOFTOP CONTRACTOR
All kW numbers are in DC Pie pieces represent all services and markets in which a company works
RANK & TOTAL KILOWATTS ALL ALLPRIMARY COMPANY CITY
STATE/ FOUNDED EMPLOYEES
PRIMARY INSTALLED INSTALLED SERVICES MARKETS
SERVICE TERRITORY
MARKET
KILOWATTS IN 2016
OFFERED SERVED
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56 Nexamp Boston MA 2007 70 102,951 47,951
57 Greenskies Renewable Energy Middletown CT 2008 61 106,792 47,583
58 Ecoplexus San Francisco CA 2008 52 221,289 45,889
59 M Bar C Construction San Marcos CA 2005 122 331,000 41,700
60 Wilson Electric Tempe AZ 1968 640 130,000 40,762
61 Vaughn Industries Carey OH 1963 592 356,668 39,086
62 Sunstall Novato CA 2011 28 251,000 37,000
63 Vanguard Energy Partners Branchburg NJ 2008 35 100,000 35,000
64 PetersenDean Roofing and Solar Fremont CA 1984 2500 104,000 33,000
65 Baja Construction Martinez CA 1981 150 177,000 32,000
66 Peck Solar South Burlington VT 1972 130 82,090 31,500
67 AES Distributed Energy Boulder CO 2009 35 113,499 30,962
68 Cal-West Energy Idaho Springs CO 2014 60 30,000 30,000
69 Patriot Solar Group Albion MI 1993 25 130,000 29,000
70 CalCom Solar Visalia CA 2012 60 53,300 28,300
71 JKB Energy Turlock CA 1983 55 73,251 27,874
72 Watson Electrical Construction Wilson NC 1935 688 176,342 26,361
73 Solect Energy Hopkinton MA 2009 59 60,800 26,300
74 Namaste Solar Boulder CO 2005 157 73,057 25,900
75 Elite Electric Riverside CA 1979 134 171,040 23,440
76 ION Solar Provo UT 2013 425 53,569 22,781
77 S&C Electric Company Chicago IL 1911 2900 263,970 22,000
78 Renewable Assets Alexandria VA 2009 12 60,000 22,000
79 Solar Optimum Glendale CA 2008 80 72,204 21,532
80 Skyline Solar Hamilton NJ 2010 185 36,304 21,304
81 Horizon Solar Power Temecula CA 2008 675 53,598 20,350
82 Safari Energy New York NY 2008 40 85,000 20,000
83 Kuykendall Solar Coarsegold CA 2010 50 49,036 19,034
84 Innovative Power Systems Roseville MN 1991 25 25,780 18,550
85 Titan Solar Power Gilbert AZ 2013 175 39,791 17,987
86 Heartland Solutions Camby IN 2007 75 19,500 17,700
87 Riggs Distler Cherry Hill NJ 1909 1200 174,056 17,636
88 Hannah Solar Atlanta GA 2008 95 75,000 17,000
89 Baker Electric Solar Escondido CA 2007 162 45,058 16,107
90 EnterSolar New York NY 2005 50 63,000 15,800
= UTILITY CONTRACTOR = RESIDENTIAL CONTRACTOR = COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL CONTRACTOR = OFF-GRID CONTRACTOR = EPC = INSTALLATION SUBCONTRACTOR = ELECTRICAL SUBCONTRACTOR = DEVELOPER = ROOFTOP CONTRACTOR
Pie pieces represent all services and markets in which a company works
RANK & TOTAL KILOWATTS ALL ALLPRIMARY COMPANY CITY
STATE/ FOUNDED EMPLOYEES
PRIMARY INSTALLED INSTALLED SERVICES MARKETS
SERVICE TERRITORY
MARKET
KILOWATTS IN 2016
OFFERED SERVED
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1 SunPower 5 San Jose CA 1985 7000 4,463,150 1,007,072
2 Alternative Energy Development 7 Hasbrouck Heights NJ 2002 250 1,829,000 965,000
3 Clark Bros. 14 Dos Palos CA 1962 120 944,500 424,500
4 DKD Electric 25 Albuquerque NM 1978 129 370,120 220,400
5 Hypower 36 Fort Lauderdale FL 1991 450 425,000 165,000
6 A-C Electric Company 42 Bakersfield CA 1945 280 224,832 101,999
7 Faith Technologies 44 Menasha WI 1972 2139 115,000 86,000
8 REC Solar 46 San Luis Obispo CA 1997 124 262,266 75,730
9 Pro-Tech Energy Solutions 48 Moorestown NJ 2008 36 207,390 67,179
10 O3 Energy 49 Dallas TX 2011 33 69,200 57,300
11 Sunworks 51 Roseville CA 2010 225 90,633 56,008
12 Cenergy Power 55 Merced CA 2008 50 201,300 49,200
13 Nexamp 56 Boston MA 2007 70 102,951 47,951
14 Greenskies Renewable Energy 57 Middletown CT 2008 61 106,792 47,583
What is the balance between onsite solar installation requests and offsite installations within your work?
Today we have approximately a 5:1 ratio of requests that are onsite versus offsite, trending toward 3:1 over the next few years. Our offsite development tends to utilize virtual and remote net-metering strategies, rather than community solar, because our clients and their tenants have such large energy profiles. Furthermore, our large real estate owner/users’ portfolios often span multiple asset-types, so there are so many different ways to create value through accessing our clients’ diverse usage.
— John Nordeman, president of Safari Energy (No. 82 overall)
West Nyack Distribution Center
2.5 MWWest Nyack, New York
TOTAL KILOWATTSCOMM. COMPANY OVERALL CITY STATE/
FOUNDED EMPLOYEES INSTALLED INSTALLEDRANK RANK TERRITORY
KILOWATTS IN 2016
= EPC = INSTALLATION SUBCONTRACTOR = ELECTRICAL SUBCONTRACTOR = DEVELOPER = ROOFTOP CONTRACTOR
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36 ION Solar 76 Provo UT 2013 425 53,569 22,781
37 S&C Electric Company 77 Chicago IL 1911 2900 263,970 22,000
38 Renewable Assets 78 Alexandria VA 2009 12 60,000 22,000
39 Solar Optimum 79 Glendale CA 2008 80 72,204 21,532
40 Safari Energy 82 New York NY 2008 40 85,000 20,000
41 Titan Solar Power 85 Gilbert AZ 2013 175 39,791 17,987
42 Hannah Solar 88 Atlanta GA 2008 95 75,000 17,000
43 Momentum Solar 93 Metuchen NJ 2009 400 20,000 15,000
44 Pickett Solar 94 Fresno CA 1988 20 40,378 14,700
45 Standard Solar 95 Rockville MD 2004 50 67,000 14,640
46 ACE Solar 96 North Andover MA 2014 22 24,600 14,200
47 Auric Solar 99 West Valley City UT 2010 222 38,000 13,466
48 Advanced Green Technologies 100 Fort Lauderdale FL 1997 25 235,257 13,465
49 LightWave Solar 103 Nashville TN 2006 30 29,260 12,787
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TOTAL KILOWATTSRANK COMPANY
OVERALL CITY STATE FOUNDED EMPLOYEES INSTALLED INSTALLED
RANK
KILOWATTS IN 2016 MARK
ET
VISIT US AT
BOOTH #9552
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1 Blattner Energy 1 Avon MN 1907 1500 2,374,000 1,419,000
2 Swinerton Renewable Energy 2 San Francisco CA 1888 315 2,330,910 1,355,400
3 Mortenson Construction 4 Minneapolis MN 1954 5000 2,693,200 1,169,400
4 Rosendin Electric 6 San Jose CA 1919 6000 2,200,331 978,000
5 Amec Foster Wheeler 10 Atlanta GA 1946 35000 1,282,600 646,800
6 McCarthy Building Cos. 11 St. Louis MO 1864 1902 1,000,000 603,000
7 Helix Electric 13 Las Vegas NV 1985 2100 1,878,000 503,000
8 Signal Energy Constructors 15 Chattanooga TN 2005 127 1,413,527 424,463
9 Strata Solar 18 Chapel Hill NC 2008 350 1,185,000 322,000
10 M+W Energy 20 Union NJ 2009 130 729,400 284,500
11 Moss 23 Fort Lauderdale FL 2004 600 790,015 244,015
12 Bombard Renewable Energy 26 Las Vegas NV 1982 800 420,033 219,494
13 DEPCOM Power 28 Scottsdale AZ 2013 84 390,000 205,000
14 Primoris Renewable Energy 32 Denver CO 2013 20 479,000 186,000
15 The Ryan Company 33 Greenwood Village CO 1949 100 536,496 182,294
16 juwi 34 Boulder CO 2008 60 420,000 182,089
17 J. Ranck Electric 38 Mount Pleasant MI 1986 275 169,337 137,709
18 Alpha Energy 39 Phoenix AZ 1976 2000 500,000 135,000
19 Cupertino Electric 40 San Jose CA 1954 2100 1,254,000 127,100
20 A-C Electric Company 42 Bakersfield CA 1945 280 224,832 101,999
21 Faith Technologies 44 Menasha WI 1972 2139 115,000 86,000
Where do you look to find quality subcontractors?We self-perform a vast majority of the work related to the installation of a solar PV project. Over the years, we have developed relationships with companies that can perform subcontracting scopes on projects. We use references from vendors, developers, owners and other contractors to develop new relationships with
potential partners and subcontractors.
— Bo Balzar, solar division manager of Bombard Renewable Energy (No. 26 overall)
Valley Electric Association installation17.5 MWPahrump, Nevada
TOTAL KILOWATTSRANK COMPANY
OVERALL CITY STATE FOUNDED EMPLOYEES INSTALLED INSTALLED
RANK
KILOWATTS IN 2016 MARK
ET
= UTILITY CONTRACTOR = RESIDENTIAL CONTRACTOR = COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL CONTRACTOR = OFF-GRID CONTRACTOR
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1 Blattner Energy 1 Avon MN 1907 1500 2,374,000 1,419,000
2 Swinerton Renewable Energy 2 San Francisco CA 1888 315 2,330,910 1,355,400
3 Mortenson Construction 4 Minneapolis MN 1954 5000 2,693,200 1,169,400
4 Rosendin Electric 6 San Jose CA 1919 6000 2,200,331 978,000
5 Amec Foster Wheeler 10 Atlanta GA 1946 35000 1,282,600 646,800
6 McCarthy Building Cos. 11 St. Louis MO 1864 1902 1,000,000 603,000
7 Helix Electric 13 Las Vegas NV 1985 2100 1,878,000 503,000
8 Signal Energy Constructors 15 Chattanooga TN 2005 127 1,413,527 424,463
9 Strata Solar 18 Chapel Hill NC 2008 350 1,185,000 322,000
10 M+W Energy 20 Union NJ 2009 130 729,400 284,500
11 Moss 23 Fort Lauderdale FL 2004 600 790,015 244,015
12 Bombard Renewable Energy 26 Las Vegas NV 1982 800 420,033 219,494
13 DEPCOM Power 28 Scottsdale AZ 2013 84 390,000 205,000
14 Primoris Renewable Energy 32 Denver CO 2013 20 479,000 186,000
15 The Ryan Company 33 Greenwood Village CO 1949 100 536,496 182,294
16 juwi 34 Boulder CO 2008 60 420,000 182,089
17 J. Ranck Electric 38 Mount Pleasant MI 1986 275 169,337 137,709
18 Alpha Energy 39 Phoenix AZ 1976 2000 500,000 135,000
19 Cupertino Electric 40 San Jose CA 1954 2100 1,254,000 127,100
20 A-C Electric Company 42 Bakersfield CA 1945 280 224,832 101,999
21 Faith Technologies 44 Menasha WI 1972 2139 115,000 86,000
Where do you look to find quality subcontractors?We self-perform a vast majority of the work related to the installation of a solar PV project. Over the years, we have developed relationships with companies that can perform subcontracting scopes on projects. We use references from vendors, developers, owners and other contractors to develop new relationships with
potential partners and subcontractors.
— Bo Balzar, solar division manager of Bombard Renewable Energy (No. 26 overall)
Valley Electric Association installation17.5 MWPahrump, Nevada
TOTAL KILOWATTSRANK COMPANY
OVERALL CITY STATE FOUNDED EMPLOYEES INSTALLED INSTALLED
RANK
KILOWATTS IN 2016 MARK
ET
= UTILITY CONTRACTOR = RESIDENTIAL CONTRACTOR = COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL CONTRACTOR = OFF-GRID CONTRACTOR
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Residence1.5 kWFolsom, California
16 M Bar C Construction 59 San Marcos 2005 122 331,000 41,700
17 Sunstall 62 Novato 2011 28 251,000 37,000
18 PetersenDean Roofing and Solar 64 Fremont 1984 2500 104,000 33,000
19 Baja Construction 65 Martinez 1981 150 177,000 32,000
20 CalCom Solar 70 Visalia 2012 60 53,300 28,300
21 JKB Energy 71 Turlock 1983 55 73,251 27,874
22 Elite Electric 75 Riverside 1979 134 171,040 23,440
23 Solar Optimum 79 Glendale 2008 80 72,204 21,532
24 Horizon Solar Power 81 Temecula 2008 675 53,598 20,350
25 Kuykendall Solar 83 Coarsegold 2010 50 49,036 19,034
26 Baker Electric Solar 89 Escondido 2007 162 45,058 16,107
27 Sun Solar Enery Solutions 91 Bakersfield 2008 80 43,030 15,560
28 Semper Solaris 92 El Cajon 2012 275 44,000 15,000
29 Pickett Solar 94 Fresno 1988 20 40,378 14,700
30 Shorebreak Energy Developers 101 Irvine 2010 80 58,000 13,000
31 PFMG Solar 110 Huntington Beach 2009 25 62,550 10,670
32 Orion Carport Systems & Construction 113 Los Angeles 2015 20 20,000 10,000
33 Terra Steward Energy Group 114 San Diego 2004 24 26,230 9,875
34 SouthWest Sun Solar 115 Garden Grove 2014 100 14,850 9,850
35 Newport Power 117 San Clemente 2008 28 24,850 9,450
How can other states follow California’s lead to increase solar? California has long been a national leader in renewables with legislation mandating 50% of energy in the state be provided by renewables, as well as requiring all utilities to reduce greenhouse gases. California is also watching 2020 net zero energy mandates evolve from research to reality. This requires new homes to produce as much energy as they use over the course of a year, so solar is a big part of this. Additionally, California has been aggressive in reducing barriers to entry through expedited permitting procedures afforded by Solar Bill AB 2188. Ultimately, leadership on this front from all states requires responsible and intelligent planning with measured and mandated results. We look forward to other states following California’s strong lead.
— Jim Petersen, president and CEO, PetersenDean Roofing and Solar (No. 64 overall)
TOTAL KILOWATTSRANK COMPANY OVERALL CITY FOUNDED EMPLOYEES INSTALLED INSTALLED
RANK KILOWATTS IN 2016 MA
RKET
= UTILITY CONTRACTOR = RESIDENTIAL CONTRACTOR = COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL CONTRACTOR = OFF-GRID CONTRACTOR = EPC = INSTALLATION SUBCONTRACTOR = ELECTRICAL SUBCONTRACTOR = DEVELOPER = ROOFTOP CONTRACTOR
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