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 | 6.0 | 1.0 |
2 | Mortenson | 2 | Minneapolis | MN | 3810 | EPC | 4,415,500.0 | 512.9 |
3 | Arraycon | 4 | Sacramento | CA | 67 | Construction Firm | 2,974,034.2 | 449.0 |
4 | Helix Electric | 5 | San Diego | CA | 1500 | EPC | 2,000,000.0 | 411.0 |
5 | Signal Energy | 6 | Chattanooga | TN | 115 | EPC | 1.0 | 331.0 |
6 | Rosendin Electric | 7 | San Jose | CA | 4500 | EPC | 2.0 | 319.0 |
7 | Swinerton Renewable Energy | 8 | San Francisco | CA | 1729 | EPC | 5,072,100.0 | 318.0 |
8 | Wood | 9 | Houston | TX | 40000 | EPC | 1,845,000.0 | 287.0 |
9 | Cupertino Electric | 10 | San Jose | CA | 2190 | EPC | 1.0 | 280.5 |
10 | E Light Electric Services | 12 | Englewood | CO | 945 | Electrical Subcontractor | 2,085,160.0 | 279.7 |
11 | Alternative Energy Development | 13 | Hasbrouck Heights | NJ | 100 | Construction Firm | 1.0 | 273.5 |
12 | Strata Solar | 14 | Chapel Hill | NC | 176 | EPC | 1.0 | 250.0 |
13 | CSI Electrical Contractors | 15 | Santa Fe Springs | CA | 700 | Electrical Subcontractor | 2,340,900.0 | 214.0 |
14 | McCarthy Building Cos. | 17 | St. Louis | MO | 1300 | EPC | 1,800,300.0 | 133.0 |
15 | NRG Energy | 18 | Princeton | NJ | 10000 | Developer | 1.0 | 112.0 |
16 | JE Dunn Construction | 19 | Kansas City | MO | 2850 | Construction Firm | 126.0 | 108.0 |
17 | RES (Renewable Energy Systems) | 20 | Broomfield | CO | 500 | EPC | 974,600.0 | 91.0 |
18 | M+W Energy | 22 | Union | NJ | 70 | EPC | 847.0 | 69.5 |
19 | Moss | 23 | Fort Lauderdale | FL | 430 | Construction Firm | 1,305,245.0 | 63.0 |
20 | FLS Energy | 24 | Asheville | NC | 60 | Developer | 322.0 | 63.0 |
21 | S&C Electric Company | 25 | Chicago | IL | 2500 | EPC | 280.0 | 63.0 |
22 | Hanwha Q CELLS USA | 26 | Irvine | CA | 49 | Developer | 440.0 | 58.3 |
23 | Quanta Power Generation | 32 | Greenwood Village | CO | 703 | EPC | 341.0 | 38.7 |
24 | Alpha Energy | 35 | Phoenix | AZ | 2000 | EPC | 500.0 | 35.0 |
25 | DKD Electric | 36 | Albuquerque | NM | 120 | Electrical Subcontractor | 733,712.0 | 32.8 |
26 | Riggs Distler | 37 | Cherry Hill | NJ | 1000 | Electrical Subcontractor | 178.0 | 32.0 |
27 | CS Energy | 38 | Edison | NJ | 750 | EPC | 767,490.0 | 31.3 |
28 | NARENCO | 39 | Charlotte | NC | 22 | Developer | 206.0 | 31.0 |
29 | AUI Partners | 40 | Fort Worth | TX | 250 | Construction Firm | 1,367,000.0 | 30.0 |
30 | Inovateus Solar | 44 | South Bend | IN | 31 | EPC | 400,000.0 | 25.1 |
31 | American Helios Constructors | 51 | Owings Mills | MD | 25 | EPC | 60.0 | 21.0 |
32 | Watson Electrical Construction | 52 | Wilson | NC | 700 | Electrical Subcontractor | 552,130.0 | 20.0 |
33 | J. Ranck Electric | 61 | Mt. Pleasant | MI | 200 | Construction Firm | 301,538.0 | 14.9 |
34 | Newkirk Electric Associates | 64 | Muskegon | MI | 425 | EPC | 113.0 | 13.2 |
35 | Carolina Solar Energy | 75 | Durham | NC | 4 | Developer | 558,970.0 | 10.4 |
36 | NOVA Consultants | 78 | Novi | MI | 50 | EPC | 100.0 | 10.0 |
37 | System 3 | 81 | Carmichael | CA | 250 | Electrical Subcontractor | 17.1 | 9.4 |
38 | Efficient Energy of Tennessee | 129 | Knoxville | TN | 20 | EPC | 10.9 | 4.6 |
39 | Renewable Energy Massachusetts | 175 | Belmont | MA | 2 | Developer | 32.0 | 2.5 |
40 | Vis Solis | 255 | Franklin | TN | 5 | Developer | 13.0 | 1.2 |