2012 Top 100 Solar Contractors

RANK	COMPANY	TOTAL MEGAWATTS 2011	TOTAL MEGAWATTS INSTALLED	EMPLOYEES	YEAR FOUNDED	CITY	STATE	UTILITY	COMMERCIAL	RESIDENTIAL
1	First Solar	400	1174	5800	1999	Tempe	AZ
2	Signal Energy	71	150	148	2005	Chattanooga	TN
3	E Light Wind and Solar	67	190	155	1998	Englewood	CO
4	SOLON Corp.	50	87	75	1997	Tucson	AZ
5	GES-USA	49	255	4200	1982	Conshohocken	PA
6	Hypower	40	120	250	1991	Fort Lauderdale	FL
7	Sonali Solar	40	500	50	2000	Closter	NJ
8	White Construction	37	100	2000	1947	Clinton	IN
9	Swinerton Renewable Energy	33.5	103.1	1200	1888	San Diego	CA
10	American Capital Energy	33	56	52	2005	Lowell	MA
11	REC Solar	30.5	111	675	1997	San Luis Obispo	CA
12	Sachs Electric	30	30	500-999	1925	Fenton	MO
13	Bombard Renewable Energy	28	60	50	1982	Las Vegas	NV
14	CSI Electrical Contractors	27	108	400	1990	Santa Fe Springs	CA
15	Borrego Solar Systems	23.7	60.8	102	1980	San Diego	CA
16	Vanguard Energy Partners	23	52	67	2008	Branchburg	NJ
17	Advanced Solar Products	16	45	38	1991	Flemington	NJ
18	Inovateus Solar	15	80	24	2008	South Bend	IN
19	Tecta Solar	15	31.5	2400	2000	Ft. Washington	PA
20	Advanced Green Technologies	13	50	25	2007	Ft. Lauderdale	FL
21	Newkirk Electric	12	70	400	1961	Muskegon	MI
22	Sunetric	12	30	130	2004	Kailua	HI
23	Verengo Solar	10.1	27	600	2008	Torrance	CA
24	Cenergy Power	10	23	35	2008	Carlsbad	CA
25	ESA Renewables	10	60	20	2009	Lake Mary	FL
26	River City Solar	10	35	10	2003	West Sacremento	CA
27	Mercury Solar Systems	9.96	49.6	160	1986	Port Chester	NY
28	CBeyond Solar	9	17	43	2001	Torrance	CA
29	Standard Solar	8.5	23.08	75	2004	Rockville	MD
30	Strata Solar	8	25	40	2009	Chapel Hill	NC
31	GeoPeak Energy	7	16	50	2009	Somerset	NJ
32	Hamilton Solar	7	11	50	2009	Reno	NV
33	Green Brilliance	6	10	50	2007	Sterling	VA
34	Solar Topps	6	12	49	2009	Tempe	AZ
35	Absolutely Energized Solar	5.4	17.4	35	2002	Monroe	NJ
36	Solar Universe	5.04	18	30	2009	Livermore	CA
37	Solar United Network	5	10	75	2010	Roseville	CA
38	New York Light Energy	5	14	24	2009	Latham	NY
39	Pfister Energy	5	15	35	2005	Hawthorne	NJ
40	MB Herzog Electric	4.9	15	100	1978	Paramount	CA
41	Namaste Solar	4.17	20	106	2004	Boulder	CO
42	Solar Energy World	3.5	5	63	2009	Elkridge	MD
43	Meridian Solar	3.5	12	28	1999	Austin	TX
44	Hannah Solar	3.5	6.9	15	2008	Atlanta	GA
45	Broadway Renewable Strategies	3.4	8.8	150	1938	Boston	MA
46	Brite Idea Energy	3	7	25	2006	Egg Harbor Township	NJ
47	ESI	3	9	45	2008	Jonestown	PA
48	Ross Solar Group	3	9	19	2007	Brookfield	CT
49	Solar Alliance of America	3	8	40	2009	San Diego	CA
50	Solar Community	3	5	35	2007	Austin	TX
51	Sullivan Solar Power	3	10	85	2004	San Diego	CA
52	Elite Electric	2.8	8.7	48	1979	Riverside	CA
53	OnForce Solar	2.5	4	22	2007	Bronx	NY
54	Radiance Solar	2.5	3.5	15	2007	Atlanta	GA
55	Solular	2.5	6	50	2009	Marlton	NJ
56	Paradise Energy Solutions	2.47	3.7	50	2009	Gap	PA
57	PPC Solar	2.37	4.6	15	1979	Taos	NM
58	Solar Source	2.33	77.6	45	1984	Largo	FL
59	Axium Solar	2.31	3.8	40	2008	Plano	TX
60	The Solar Co.	2.135	7.228	110	2004	Castro Valley	CA
61	Stellar Energy GP	2.019	20	50	2004	Rohnert Park	CA
62	Aztec Solar	2	5	30	1980	Rancho Cordova	CA
63	Douglass Colony Group	2	5	350	1947	Commerce City	CO
64	Gehrlicher Solar America Corp.	2	23	30	2010	Springfield	NJ
65	Great Lakes Energy	2	2.2	24	2008	Windsor	Canada
66	IES Residential	2	20	3000	1999	San Antonio	TX
67	Monolith Solar Associates	2	3.5	33	2009	Rensselaer	NY
68	American Electric	1.8	5	175	1946	Honolulu	HI
69	Hoku Solar	1.76	4.68	26	2001	Honolulu	HI
70	Clark EcoEnergy	1.7	1.8	10	2010	Smoketown	PA
72	LightWave Solar	1.548	4.7	35	2006	Antioch	TN
73	DCS Energy	1.2	4	10	2006	Colchester	CT
74	Independent Power Systems	1.2	10	40	1996	Boulder	CO
76	Dovetail Solar and Wind	1.1	4.8	37	1995	Athens	OH
77	Simpler Solar	1.1	180	7	1980	Tallahassee	FL
78	SUNation Solar Systems	1.075	6.371	28	2003	Oakdale	NY
79	TNG Energy Soltuions	1.05	1.1	4	2009	Huntington Beach	CA
80	Alliance Energy and Mechanical	1.7	3	23	2006	Murrieta	CA
81	Berkowatts Electric	1	2	25	2009	Lakewood	NJ
82	BlueChip Energy	1	3	180	2009	Lake Mary	FL
83	Crider Americas Solar	1	2.1	10	2010	Cedar Creek	TX
84	Energy Independent Solution	1	1.35	11	2007	Pittsburgh	PA
85	Got Electric	1	6	10	2006	Germantown	MD
86	HelioTek Corp.	1	2	24	2008	San Diego	CA
87	Herca Solar	1	10	30	2004	Oceanside	CA
88	Renewable Energy Alternatives	1	1	12	1997	Chicago	IL
89	RER Energy Group	1	5.8	15	2009	Reading	PA
90	Summerwind Solar	1	4	50	2009	Phoenix	AZ
91	Sun Solar Energy Solutions	1	3	25	2005	Bakersfield	CA
92	altPOWER	0.54	2.88	6	1998	New York	NY
93	Current Electric Co.	0.5	1	35	1983	Brookfield	WI
94	Imagine Energy	0.5	3	22	2003	Portland	OR
95	Innovative Power Systems	0.5	3	15	1998	St. Paul	MN
96	Altenergy	0.47	1.1	12	2005	Charlottesville	VA
97	Arizona Energy Pros	0.46	1.1	29	2009	Phoenix	AZ
98	Sacred Power Corp.	0.45	2.5	49	2001	Albuquerque	NM
99	Creative Energies	0.4	1.5	13	2001	Lander	WY
100	Solar Design Tech	.25		12-16	1998	Ogden	UT