Solar Power World held the 2014 Top 400 Solar Contractor’s Gala Monday night at the ARIA Resort and Casino, where more than 200 contractors gathered for a night of networking, dinner, awards and celebration.

Rhone Resch of Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) kicked off the dinner portion of the event with an uplifting, congratulatory speech. During dinner Eileen Robertson, accompanied by her three children, honored Everybody Solar with the 2014 Brian D. Robertson Memorial Schools Fund award for their exceptional work in the non-profit sector.

As dinner came to an end Robert Dally, Renewable Energy Program Manager for the Nevada Governors Office of Energy, took the stage to discuss his trials and triumphs over his 35-year PV career. It was then time to announce our 2014 Top Solar Contractors award recipients, which included the following:

First Solar was awarded top contractor, top utility-scale contractor and top EPC.

Gehrlicher Solar was awarded top commercial-scale contractor.

SolarCity was awarded top residential and top rooftop contractor.

Sunstall was awarded top construction firm.

NRG Energy was awarded top developer.

CSI Electrical was awarded top electrical subcontractor.

Sunstore Solar (who was unable to attend) was awarded top off-grid contractor.

If you attended the Top Solar Contractors Gala please be sure to tweet about it with #Solar400.