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Black Rock Solar Complete 5 MW Of Non-Profit Solar Across Nevada
With the completion of a 180-kW rooftop array at Western Nevada College in Carson City, Reno nonprofit Black Rock Solar has reached the milestone of building five megawatts of solar power capacity...
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How Local And Regional Banks Could Help Contractors
At Intersolar North America in July, the SunSpec Alliance Solar Finance and Asset Symposium IV featured an excellent set of speakers who covered the gamut of financing options for solar now and in the...
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6 Tips For Building A Successful Workforce
A company is only as good as its employees. Here are six tips from our Top Contractors on how to hire smartly and keep your team up to speed. 1. Hire Employees Who Align With Your Company Values Every...
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Top Contractors Use These Strategies For Powerful Marketing
Article by Carli Evilsizer, marketing specialist at WTWH Media, the publisher of Solar Power World Solar installers who think their biggest competition are other installers are probably wrong. The real...
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For One Afflicted Solar Contractor, Superstorm Sandy Had Silver Linings
Superstorm Sandy destroyed the contents of the EmPower Solar offices in Island Park, New York. In October 2012, EmPower Solar was on its way to a record year. Positive stories about the economic and...
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322 kW Solar Carport Completed At The VHSO In Arkansas
Meridian Solar partnered with DV & Associates, a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Business, to develop and construct a 322 kW solar-electric system at the Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks...
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Solar Power World Releases 2014 Top 400 Solar Contractors List
Solar Power World, the industry’s leading publication, has released the 2014 Top Solar Contractors list. Featuring 400 of the industry’s most successful solar installation and development companies,...
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Tracking The Benefits: EPC Uses And Sells Its Own Solar Tracker
SPG Solar (No. 93 on the 2014 Top 400 Solar Contractors List) started as an EPC in 2001 by building the first commercial grid-tied system in the United States at Blakes Autobody in Rohnert Park, Calif....
View ArticleGrowing Naturally: Q&A With Washington EPC South Sound Solar
South Sound Solar (No. 346 on the 2014 Top 400 Solar Contractors List) tells Solar Power World how it handles company growth. Solar Power World: How has South Sound Solar grown throughout the years?...
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How To Shape And Influence Public Policy In Your State
South Coast Solar (SCS) (No. 167 on the Solar Power World Top 400 list) South Coast Solar (SCS) (No. 167 on the Solar Power World Top 400 list) takes its commitment to the Louisiana solar industry...
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Successful Hiring Means Finding Team Players
A Solar Electric Power Co. (better known as SEPCO) (No. 191 on the Solar Power World Top 400 list) installation Liz Karschner, head of sales and marketing for Solar Electric Power Co. (better known as...
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KDH Solar Exploits Social Media
The team from KDH Solar (No. 60 on the Solar Power World Top 400 list), up on a roof KDH Solar (No. 60 on the Solar Power World Top 400 list), a rooftop residential solar manufacturer, believes social...
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Long Island’s True ‘Solar Pioneer’
Dan Sabia, founder of Built Well Solar Wantagh, N.Y. – We spoke with Dan Sabia, founder of Built Well Solar (No. 223 on the 2014 Top Solar Contractor list), to learn about his pioneering role in the...
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Serving America With Solar
Bill Driscoll, founder of Ocean Solar Northfield, N.J. – After graduating from Harvard’s education program, Bill Driscoll studied comparative philosophy at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles,...
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Conversations With A Massachusetts Solar CEO: Zaid Ashai, Nexamp
Zaid Ashai, CEO of Nexamp Boston, Mass. – Solar Power World talked with Zaid Ashai, CEO of Nexamp. This is what we learned. Ashai’s Background: As is common with solar professionals, Zaid’s background...
View ArticleVideo: Top Solar Contractors Discuss Their Jobs, The Industry And The Future
Three of Solar Power World’s 2014 Top Solar Contractors discuss being in the solar industry today. Join Third Sun Solar (Ohio), Harvest Energy Solutions (Michigan) and Energy Independent Solutions...
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Geenex and ET Solar Develop An AC Utility-Scale Project
ET Solar Energy Corp., a smart energy solutions provider, announced that its U.S. subsidiary ET Capital, with Geenex, a solar energy developer, have closed financing and started construction on a 20MW...
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Hanwha Q CELLS Completes 13.3 MW Solar Plant in Portugal
Europe’s largest provider of photovoltaic solutions, Hanwha Q CELLS, completed its first solar park in Portugal as engineering, procurement and construction provider (EPC). The installation in the...
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Carport Market Expected To Reach $843 Million By 2016
According to the latest report from GTM Research, U.S. Solar Carport Market 2014-2018: Landscape, Outlook and Leading Companies, the U.S. is forecasted to add over 180 MW of solar carports in 2014,...
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Keeping Clients Happy In Slow-To-Permit Hawaii
By Maui Solar Project (No. 259 on the 2014 Top Solar Contractors list) Vice President Joshua Porter and Operations Manager Emily Sullivan With endless amounts of sun, Hawaii is an ideal place for PV...
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