In 2014, for the first time in history, each of the three major U.S. market segments–utility, commercial and residential–installed more than 1 GW of PV, according to SEIA and GTM Research. Utility-scale alone grew by 38% over 2013 to reach nearly 4 GW. These are the Solar Power World Top Solar Contractors in the utility market.
Rank | Company | Overall Rank | City | State | Employees | Primary Service | Total Megawatts Installed | Total Megawatts 2014 |
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1 | First Solar | 1 | Tempe | AZ | 6060 | Developer | 6.00 | 1.00 |
2 | Mortenson | 2 | Minneapolis | MN | 3810 | EPC | 8,639,300.00 | 512.92 |
3 | Arraycon | 4 | Sacramento | CA | 67 | Construction Firm | 2,974,034.20 | 449.00 |
4 | Helix Electric | 5 | San Diego | CA | 1500 | EPC | 2,600,000.00 | 411.00 |
5 | Signal Energy | 6 | Chattanooga | TN | 115 | EPC | 6,893,000.00 | 331.00 |
6 | Rosendin Electric | 7 | San Jose | CA | 4500 | EPC | 6,994,852.00 | 319.00 |
7 | SOLV Energy | 8 | San Diego | CA | 1729 | EPC | 12,870,940.00 | 318.00 |
8 | Wood | 9 | Houston | TX | 40000 | EPC | 1,978,509.60 | 287.00 |
9 | Cupertino Electric | 10 | San Jose | CA | 2190 | EPC | 4,044,983.00 | 280.50 |
10 | E Light Electric | 12 | Englewood | CO | 945 | Electrical Subcontractor | 3,453,880.00 | 279.65 |
11 | Alternative Energy Development | 13 | Milton | FL | 100 | Construction Firm | 2,000,000.00 | 273.50 |
12 | Strata Solar | 14 | Chapel Hill | NC | 176 | EPC | 1.00 | 250.00 |
13 | CSI Electrical Contractors | 15 | Santa Fe Springs | CA | 700 | Electrical Subcontractor | 2,340,900.00 | 214.00 |
14 | NRG Energy | 18 | Princeton | NJ | 10000 | Developer | 1.00 | 112.00 |
15 | JE Dunn Construction | 19 | Kansas City | MO | 2850 | Construction Firm | 126.00 | 108.00 |
16 | RES (Renewable Energy Systems) | 20 | Denver | CO | 500 | EPC | 3,400,000.00 | 91.00 |
17 | M+W Energy | 22 | Union | NJ | 70 | EPC | 847.00 | 69.50 |
18 | Moss | 23 | Fort Lauderdale | FL | 430 | Construction Firm | 8,530,000.00 | 63.00 |
19 | FLS Energy | 24 | Asheville | NC | 60 | Developer | 322.00 | 63.00 |
20 | S&C Electric Company | 25 | Chicago | IL | 2500 | EPC | 280.00 | 63.00 |
21 | Qcells USA | 26 | Irvine | CA | 49 | Developer | 1,222,000.00 | 58.34 |
22 | Quanta Power Generation | 32 | Greenwood Village | CO | 703 | EPC | 341.03 | 38.66 |
23 | Alpha Energy | 35 | Phoenix | AZ | 2000 | EPC | 500.00 | 35.00 |
24 | DKD Electric | 36 | Albuquerque | NM | 120 | Electrical Subcontractor | 1,401,500.00 | 32.80 |
25 | Riggs Distler | 37 | Cherry Hill | NJ | 1000 | Electrical Subcontractor | 178.00 | 32.00 |
26 | CS Energy | 38 | Edison | NJ | 750 | EPC | 1,651,870.00 | 31.30 |
27 | NARENCO | 39 | Charlotte | NC | 22 | Developer | 672,169.00 | 31.00 |
28 | AUI Partners | 40 | Fort Worth | TX | 250 | Construction Firm | 4,200,000.00 | 30.00 |
29 | Inovateus Solar | 44 | South Bend | IN | 31 | EPC | 773,000.00 | 25.08 |
30 | American Helios Constructors | 51 | Owings Mills | MD | 25 | EPC | 60.00 | 21.00 |
31 | Watson Electrical Construction | 52 | Wilson | NC | 700 | Electrical Subcontractor | 769,750.00 | 20.00 |
32 | J. Ranck Electric | 61 | Mt. Pleasant | MI | 200 | Construction Firm | 481,194.00 | 14.90 |
33 | Newkirk Electric Associates | 64 | Muskegon | MI | 425 | EPC | 282,551.00 | 13.20 |
34 | Carolina Solar Energy | 75 | Durham | NC | 4 | Developer | 888,770.00 | 10.40 |
35 | NOVA Consultants | 78 | Novi | MI | 50 | EPC | 100.00 | 10.00 |
36 | System 3 | 81 | Carmichael | CA | 250 | Electrical Subcontractor | 17.05 | 9.43 |
37 | Efficient Energy of Tennessee | 129 | Knoxville | TN | 20 | EPC | 10.91 | 4.60 |
38 | Renewable Energy Massachusetts | 175 | Belmont | MA | 2 | Developer | 32.00 | 2.50 |
39 | Vis Solis | 255 | Franklin | TN | 5 | Developer | 13.00 | 1.20 |