★ 2017 Top Solar Contractors
2017 Top Solar Developers
This is the list of 2017 Top Solar Contractors that primarily perform development work. These companies chose their primary service as “developer” when applying to the list, and they may also work as EPCs, rooftop installers, electrical subcontractors and installation subcontractors. The listed kilowatts installed by each company could be performed within multiple services and not just development.
The companies below are a segmented portion of the overall 2017 Top 500 Solar Contractors list, organized by kilowatts (DC) installed in 2016.
| Rank | Company | Overall Rank | City | State | Employees | Primary Market | Primary Service | Total kW Installed | kW installed in 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | First Solar | 3 | Tempe | AZ | 5400 | Utility | Developer | 6.00 | 1.00 |
| 2 | SunPower | 5 | San Jose | CA | 7000 | Commercial | Developer | 4.00 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Cypress Creek Renewables | 8 | Santa Monica | CA | 230 | Utility | Developer | 2.00 | 719.00 |
| 4 | Innovative Solar Systems | 16 | Asheville | NC | 30 | Utility | Developer | 756.00 | 414.00 |
| 5 | SunEnergy1 | 27 | Mooresville | NC | 211 | Utility | Developer | 706.00 | 214.00 |
| 6 | ESA | 35 | Maitland | Florida | 25 | Utility | Developer | 838,125.00 | 165.00 |
| 7 | Origis Energy USA | 41 | Miami | FL | 30 | Utility | Developer | 407.00 | 123.00 |
| 8 | Inovateus Solar | 43 | South Bend | IN | 40 | Utility | Developer | 773,000.00 | 95.00 |
| 9 | Carolina Solar Energy | 45 | Durham | NC | 5 | Utility | Developer | 965,420.00 | 83.00 |
| 10 | O3 Energy | 49 | Dallas | Texas | 33 | Commercial | Developer | 151,823.05 | 57.00 |
| 11 | Nexamp | 56 | Boston | Massachusetts | 70 | Commercial | Developer | 1,270,000.00 | 47.00 |
| 12 | Greenskies Clean Energy | 57 | North Haven | Connecticut | 61 | Commercial | Developer | 407,702.00 | 47.00 |
| 13 | Ecoplexus | 58 | San Francisco | CA | 52 | Utility | Developer | 221.00 | 45.00 |
| 14 | AES Clean Energy | 67 | Salt Lake City | UT | 35 | Commercial | Developer | 2,413,720.00 | 30.00 |
| 15 | Solect Energy | 73 | Hopkinton | MA | 59 | Commercial | Developer | 170,000.00 | 26.00 |
| 16 | Impact Power Solutions | 84 | Roseville | MN | 25 | Commercial | Developer | 170,585.00 | 18.00 |
| 17 | PowerFlex | 90 | San Diego | CA | 50 | Commercial | Developer | 478,413.00 | 15.00 |
| 18 | Renewable Energy Massachusetts | 98 | Belmont | MA | 3 | Utility | Developer | 32.00 | 13.00 |
| 19 | Shorebreak Energy Developers | 101 | Santa Ana | CA | 80 | Commercial | Developer | 95,310.98 | 13.00 |
| 20 | MC Power Companies | 107 | Lee's Summit | Missouri | 47 | Utility | Developer | 92,147.00 | 11.00 |
| 21 | UGE | 109 | New York | NY | 50 | Commercial | Developer | 67,789.00 | 11.00 |
| 22 | PFMG Solar | 110 | Huntington Beach | CA | 25 | Commercial | Developer | 76.00 | 10.00 |
| 23 | RER Energy Group | 121 | Reading | PA | 15 | Commercial | Developer | 37.00 | 9.00 |
| 24 | Bithenergy | 122 | Baltimore | MD | 25 | Commercial | Developer | 79.00 | 9.00 |
| 25 | SolarMax Technology | 129 | Riverside | CA | 175 | Residential | Developer | 99,217.00 | 8.00 |
| 26 | GEM Energy | 130 | Walbridge | OH | 1200 | Utility | Developer | 85,000.00 | 8.00 |
| 27 | Ameresco | 139 | Framingham | Massachusetts | 1000 | Commercial | Developer | 513,000.00 | 7.00 |
| 28 | Monolith Solar | 143 | Rensselaer | NY | 115 | Commercial | Developer | 40.00 | 7.00 |
| 29 | PermaCity | 144 | Los Angeles | CA | 12 | Commercial | Developer | 84.00 | 7.00 |
| 30 | Encore Renewable Energy | 162 | Burlington | Vermont | 7 | Commercial | Developer | 117,390.00 | 5.00 |
| 31 | Solar Technologies | 171 | San Ramon | California | 65 | Commercial | Developer | 81,991.00 | 5.00 |
| 32 | Island Pacific Energy | 197 | Honolulu | Hawaii | 14 | Commercial | Developer | 51,000.00 | 4.00 |
| 33 | Independence Solar | 209 | Essex | CT | 7 | Commercial | Developer | 26.00 | 3.00 |
| 34 | SunVest Solar | 211 | Chicago | Illinois | 10 | Commercial | Developer | 185,000.00 | 3.00 |
| 35 | Affiliate Solar | 241 | Payson | UT | 130 | Residential | Developer | 6.00 | 2.00 |
| 36 | CitiGreen | 242 | Auburn | CA | 10 | Commercial | Developer | 21,899.00 | 2.00 |
| 37 | South Texas Solar Systems | 247 | San Antonio | TX | 30 | Residential | Developer | 17,793.00 | 2.00 |
| 38 | American Made Solar and Wind Technologies | 254 | Weslaco | TX | 25 | Commercial | Developer | 2,000.00 | 2.00 |
| 39 | Vis Solis | 264 | Franklin | TN | 4 | Utility | Developer | 13.00 | 2.00 |
| 40 | PPM Solar | 270 | Gainesville | Florida | 20 | Residential | Developer | 20,000.00 | 1.00 |
| 41 | Spectrum Energy Development | 275 | Elk Grove | CA | 6 | Commercial | Developer | 16.00 | 1.00 |
| 42 | SolareAmerica | 295 | Upper Darby | PA | 8 | Commercial | Developer | 34,558.00 | 1.00 |
| 43 | Coastal Solar Power | 316 | Hinesville | GA | 6 | Commercial | Developer | 6,000.00 | 1.00 |
| 44 | Ace LLC Solar | 328 | Pulaski | TN | 23 | Commercial | Developer | 6,338.00 | 1.00 |
| 45 | Sunwatt Solar | 331 | Pawtucket | RI | 18 | Residential | Developer | 3,500.00 | 1.00 |
| 46 | Ideal Energies | 351 | Bloomington | Minnesota | 20 | Commercial | Developer | 46,586.79 | 1.00 |
| 47 | Morton Solar | 377 | Evansville | Indiana | 8 | Commercial | Developer | 21,640.00 | 870.00 |
| 48 | Ag Technologies | 385 | Rochester | IN | 6 | Commercial | Developer | 2.00 | 819.00 |
| 49 | srinergy | 407 | Novi | MI | 12 | Commercial | Developer | 1.60 | 600.00 |
| 50 | Complete Energy Solutions | 493 | Denver | CO | 27 | Commercial | Developer | 2,000.00 | 190.00 |
| 51 | Lifetime Solar Solutions | 500 | Denver | CO | 15 | Residential | Developer | 153.00 | 153.00 |