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CELEBRATING U.S. SOLAR CONTRACTORS
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The 2017 class of Top Solar Contractors is dedicated to bringing solar to the United States. The following pages honor the hard-working efforts of 500 solar companies across the country.
HONORING THE BEST OF THE INDUSTRY
Lists By Market p.52Lists By Service p.68
Lists By Top States p.87 Contractors Across America p.105
The Top 500 List Begins On The Next Page
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21 CSI Electrical Contractors Santa Fe Springs CA 1990 1000 1,231,825 281,805
22 E Light Electric Services Englewood CO 1998 255 1,752,050 276,430
23 Moss Fort Lauderdale FL 2004 600 790,015 244,015
24 Vivint Solar Lehi UT 2011 5000 680,000 221,500
25 DKD Electric Albuquerque NM 1978 129 370,120 220,400
26 Bombard Renewable Energy Las Vegas NV 1982 800 420,033 219,494
27 SunEnergy1 Mooresville NC 2009 211 706,000 214,000
28 DEPCOM Power Scottsdale AZ 2013 84 390,000 205,000
29 Cantsink Lilburn GA 1988 50 416,000 197,387
30 CSW Contractors Scottsdale AZ 1982 350 1,669,000 195,000
31 HCS Renewable Energy Round Rock TX 2014 425 553,000 189,000
32 Primoris Renewable Energy Denver CO 2013 20 479,000 186,000
33 The Ryan Company Greenwood Village CO 1949 100 536,496 182,294
34 juwi Boulder CO 2008 60 420,000 182,089
35 ESA Renewables Sanford FL 2002 25 615,000 165,011
36 Hypower Fort Lauderdale FL 1991 450 425,000 165,000
37 J&B Solar Cocoa FL 2013 85 360,000 160,000
38 J. Ranck Electric Mount Pleasant MI 1986 275 169,337 137,709
39 Alpha Energy Phoenix AZ 1976 2000 500,000 135,000
40 Cupertino Electric San Jose CA 1954 2100 1,254,000 127,100
41 Origis Energy USA Miami FL 2008 30 147,480 123,000
42 A-C Electric Company Bakersfield CA 1945 280 224,832 101,999
43 Inovateus Solar South Bend IN 2008 40 314,700 95,000
44 Faith Technologies Menasha WI 1972 2139 115,000 86,000
45 Carolina Solar Energy Durham NC 2004 5 179,970 83,500
46 REC Solar San Luis Obispo CA 1997 124 262,266 75,730
47 Conti Solar Edison NJ 1906 550 230,000 71,800
48 Pro-Tech Energy Solutions Moorestown NJ 2008 36 207,390 67,179
49 O3 Energy Dallas TX 2011 33 69,200 57,300
50 Synergy Solar Plymouth MA 2013 32 169,054 56,272
51 Sunworks Roseville CA 2010 225 90,633 56,008
52 Blue Oak Energy Davis CA 2003 57 105,000 55,000
53 EC Company Portland OR 1946 1700 55,000 50,520
54 American Electric Mililani HI 1946 160 70,902 50,202
55 Cenergy Power Merced CA 2008 50 201,300 49,200
= 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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15 Strata Solar 18 Chapel Hill NC 2008 350 1,185,000 322,000
16 Solar Energy Company (SEC) 19 Wilmington DE 2015 630 336,000 315,000
17 M+W Energy 20 Union NJ 2009 130 729,400 284,500
18 CSI Electrical Contractors 21 Santa Fe Springs CA 1990 1000 1,231,825 281,805
19 E Light Electric Services 22 Englewood CO 1998 255 1,752,050 276,430
20 Moss 23 Fort Lauderdale FL 2004 600 790,015 244,015
21 Bombard Renewable Energy 26 Las Vegas NV 1982 800 420,033 219,494
22 SunEnergy1 27 Mooresville NC 2009 211 706,000 214,000
23 DEPCOM Power 28 Scottsdale AZ 2013 84 390,000 205,000
24 Cantsink 29 Lilburn GA 1988 50 416,000 197,387
25 CSW Contractors 30 Scottsdale AZ 1982 350 1,669,000 195,000
26 HCS Renewable Energy 31 Round Rock TX 2014 425 553,000 189,000
27 Primoris Renewable Energy 32 Denver CO 2013 20 479,000 186,000
28 The Ryan Company 33 Greenwood Village CO 1949 100 536,496 182,294
29 juwi 34 Boulder CO 2008 60 420,000 182,089
30 ESA Renewables 35 Sanford FL 2002 25 615,000 165,011
31 J&B Solar 37 Cocoa FL 2013 85 360,000 160,000
32 J. Ranck Electric 38 Mount Pleasant MI 1986 275 169,337 137,709
33 Alpha Energy 39 Phoenix AZ 1976 2000 500,000 135,000
34 Cupertino Electric 40 San Jose CA 1954 2100 1,254,000 127,100
35 Origis Energy USA 41 Miami FL 2008 30 147,480 123,000
36 Inovateus Solar 43 South Bend IN 2008 40 314,700 95,000
37 Carolina Solar Energy 45 Durham NC 2004 5 179,970 83,500
38 Conti Solar 47 Edison NJ 1906 550 230,000 71,800
39 Synergy Solar 50 Plymouth MA 2013 32 169,054 56,272
40 Blue Oak Energy 52 Davis CA 2003 57 105,000 55,000
41 EC Company 53 Portland OR 1946 1700 55,000 50,520
42 Ecoplexus 58 San Francisco CA 2008 52 221,289 45,889
43 Vaughn Industries 61 Carey OH 1963 592 356,668 39,086
44 Patriot Solar Group 69 Albion MI 1993 25 130,000 29,000
45 Watson Electrical Construction 72 Wilson NC 1935 688 176,342 26,361
46 S&C Electric Company 77 Chicago IL 1911 2900 263,970 22,000
47 Renewable Assets 78 Alexandria VA 2009 12 60,000 22,000
48 Heartland Solutions 86 Camby IN 2007 75 19,500 17,700
49 Riggs Distler 87 Cherry Hill NJ 1909 1200 174,056 17,636
50 Renewable Energy Massachusetts 98 Wenham MA 2010 3 31,200 13,700
TOTAL KILOWATTSUTILITY 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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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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MOVERS AND SHAKERSTHE FOLLOWING GRAPHS SHOW THE TOP COMPANIES FOR INCREASE IN EMPLOYEES, LIST RANK, KILOWATTS INSTALLED AS WELL AS SOME DECREASES IN KILOWATTS INSTALLED THAT MAY SURPRISE YOU.
ROSENDIN ELECTRIC
DIFF. +1,500 EMPLOYEES
DIFF. +1,000 EMPLOYEES
DIFF. +500 EMPLOYEES
DIFF. +400 EMPLOYEES
DIFF. +285 EMPLOYEES
VIVINT SOLAR
BOMBARD RENEWABLE ENERGY
S&C ELECTRIC COMPANY
MOMENTUM SOLAR0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
TOP 5 FOR EMPLOYEE INCREASES
6000
5000
290080
0
400
4500
4000
250030
0
115
= 2016 EMPLOYEES
= 2015 EMPLOYEES
0
100
200
300
400
500
TOP 5 FOR INCREASE ON CONTRACTORS LIST
SUNSYSTEM TECHNOLOGY
DIFF. +188 SPOTS
DIFF. +210 SPOTS
DIFF. +216 SPOTS
DIFF. +302 SPOTS
DIFF. +304 SPOTS
EC COMPANY
PATRIOT SOLAR GROUP
TEXAS GREEN ENERGY
AEGIS RENEWABLE ENERGY
141
445
184
48669154
53 285
342
263
= 2017 RANK
= 2016 RANK
0
300000
600000
900000
1200000
1500000
TOP 5 FOR INCREASE IN KILLOWATTS INSTALLED
RENEWABLE ENERGY
SWINERTON
DIFF. +795,400 kW
DIFF. +550,896 kW
DIFF. +502,261 kW
DIFF. +479,400 kW
DIFF. +458,800 kW
CYPRESS CREEK RENEWABLES
ROSENDIN ELECTRIC
MCCARTHY BUILDING COS.
AMEC FOSTER WHEELER
1,355
,400
978,0
00
603,0
00
646,8
00
719,8
96
560,0
00
475,7
39 123,6
00
188,0
00
169,0
00
= 2016 kW
= 2015 kW
0
500000
1000000
1500000
2000000
TOP 5 FOR DECREASE IN KILOWATTS INSTALLED*
CUPERTINO ELECTRIC
DIFF. -532,349 kW
DIFF. -484,060 kW
DIFF. -475,000 kW
DIFF. -230,000 kW
DIFF. -181,602 kW
MORTENSON CONSTRUCTION
CSW CONTRACTORS
ARRAYCON
FIRST SOLAR
127,1
0068
9,449
1,169
,400
560,0
00
1,273
,800
195,0
00
1,653
,460
790,0
00
1,455
,402
670,0
00
= 2016 kW
= 2015 kW
*Even the big guys can install way fewer kilowatts and still have a good year. Each of these contractors still placed in the Top 40 of the 2017 list.
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