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McCarthy Building Companies

McCarthy Building Companies

St. Louis, Missouri
Year Founded: 1864
mccarthy.com
Total Kilowatts Installed Since Founded: 20,577,000
Number of Employees: 8,000

Rank: 3

Having constructed more than 19 gigawatts (GW) of energy production and over 14 gigawatt hours of battery energy storage since 2010, McCarthy remains an industry leading EPC in utility-scale solar and storage solutions nationwide. With each project, we aim to serve as a community partner, rather than simply a builder. Through supporting developers with unique solutions such as vegetation management, stormwater pollution prevention, and AI-enabled technologies, we aim to construct projects that will shape and sustain the communities around them. At the heart of our projects are the numerous local workforce and community opportunities that drive our passion for solar.

★ 2026 Top Solar Contractors
#3
Overall Rank · 2026 List
No. 3 Solar Contractor in the United States
Solar kW · 2025
3,649,000
solar kilowatts installed
Storage kWh · 2025
4,188,000
storage kilowatt-hours installed
Primary Service
EPC
Utility
3,649,000
kW

2025 Solar Installations by State & Territory

State / Territory kW Installed 2025
Arizona 1,602,000 View state list →
Illinois 1,371,000 View state list →
Texas 546,000 View state list →
Louisiana 130,000 View state list →
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2025
Rank #6  ·  2025 List  ·  2024 Installation Data
U · EPC
2,794,000
2024 Installation Data
View 2024 Installation Data by State
Illinois 956,000
Texas 856,000
Arizona 662,000
Ohio 320,000
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2024
Rank #7  ·  2024 List  ·  2023 Installation Data
Utility · EPC · Storage: 455,000 kWh
1,696,000
2023 Installation Data
View 2023 Installation Data by State
Texas 1,005,000
Nevada 362,000
Arizona 195,000
Ohio 134,000
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2023
Rank #2  ·  2023 List  ·  2022 Installation Data
Utility · EPC · Storage: 455,000 kWh
1,868,000
2022 Installation Data
View 2022 Installation Data by State
Nevada 674,000
Michigan 373,000
California 345,000
Colorado 293,000
Texas 153,000
Ohio 30,000
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2022
Rank #7  ·  2022 List  ·  2021 Installation Data
Utility · EPC
1,223,000
2021 Installation Data
View 2021 Installation Data by State
Nevada 400,000
Colorado 300,000
Michigan 217,000
Arizona 192,000
Georgia 114,000
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