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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.

RankCompanyOverall RankCityStateEmployeesPrimary MarketPrimary ServiceTotal kW InstalledkW installed in 2016
1First Solar3TempeAZ5400UtilityDeveloper6.001.00
2SunPower5San JoseCA7000CommercialDeveloper4.001.00
3Cypress Creek Renewables8Santa MonicaCA230UtilityDeveloper2.00719.00
4Innovative Solar Systems16AshevilleNC30UtilityDeveloper756.00414.00
5SunEnergy127MooresvilleNC211UtilityDeveloper706.00214.00
6ESA35OrlandoFL25UtilityDeveloper647,390.00165.00
7Origis Energy USA41MiamiFL30UtilityDeveloper407.00123.00
8Inovateus Solar43South BendIN40UtilityDeveloper559,000.0095.00
9Carolina Solar Energy45DurhamNC5UtilityDeveloper797,770.0083.00
10O3 Energy49DallasTX33CommercialDeveloper133,932.0057.00
11Nexamp56BostonMA70CommercialDeveloper1,000,000.0047.00
12Greenskies Clean Focus57North HavenCT61CommercialDeveloper271,743.9447.00
13Ecoplexus58San FranciscoCA52UtilityDeveloper221.0045.00
14AES Clean Energy67Salt Lake CityUT35CommercialDeveloper2,413,720.0030.00
15Solect Energy73HopkintonMA59CommercialDeveloper130,000.0026.00
16Impact Power Solutions84RosevilleMN25CommercialDeveloper170,585.0018.00
17PowerFlex90New YorkNY50CommercialDeveloper376,000.0015.00
18Renewable Energy Massachusetts98BelmontMA3UtilityDeveloper32.0013.00
19Shorebreak Energy Developers101Santa AnaCA80CommercialDeveloper95,310.9813.00
20MC Power Companies107Lees SummitMO47UtilityDeveloper90,266.5211.00
21UGE109New YorkNY50CommercialDeveloper67,789.0011.00
22PFMG Solar110Huntington BeachCA25CommercialDeveloper76.0010.00
23RER Energy Group121ReadingPA15CommercialDeveloper37.009.00
24Bithenergy122BaltimoreMD25CommercialDeveloper79.009.00
25SolarMax Technology129RiversideCA175ResidentialDeveloper99,217.008.00
26GEM Energy130WalbridgeOH1200UtilityDeveloper86,544.008.00
27Ameresco139FraminghamMA1000CommercialDeveloper444,600.007.00
28Monolith Solar143RensselaerNY115CommercialDeveloper40.007.00
29PermaCity144Los AngelesCA12CommercialDeveloper84.007.00
30Encore Renewable Energy162BurlingtonVT7CommercialDeveloper54,184.005.00
31Solar Technologies171San RamonCA65CommercialDeveloper57,344.355.00
32Island Pacific Energy197HonoluluHI14CommercialDeveloper30,000.004.00
33Independence Solar209EssexCT7CommercialDeveloper26.003.00
34SunVest Solar211PewaukeeWI10CommercialDeveloper200,000.003.00
35Affiliate Solar241PaysonUT130ResidentialDeveloper6.002.00
36CitiGreen242AuburnCA10CommercialDeveloper16,000.002.00
37South Texas Solar Systems247San AntonioTX30ResidentialDeveloper17,793.002.00
38American Made Solar and Wind Technologies254WeslacoTX25CommercialDeveloper2,000.002.00
39Vis Solis264FranklinTN4UtilityDeveloper13.002.00
40PPM Solar270GainesvilleFL20ResidentialDeveloper18,787.211.00
41Spectrum Energy Development275Elk GroveCA6CommercialDeveloper16.001.00
42SolareAmerica295Upper DarbyPA8CommercialDeveloper29,501.001.00
43Coastal Solar Power316HinesvilleGA6CommercialDeveloper6,000.001.00
44Ace LLC Solar328PulaskiTN23CommercialDeveloper5,550.001.00
45Sunwatt Solar331PawtucketRI18ResidentialDeveloper3,500.001.00
46iDEAL Energies351BloomingtonMN20CommercialDeveloper30,637.741.00
47Morton Solar377EvansvilleIN8CommercialDeveloper20,000.00870.00
48Ag Technologies385RochesterIN6CommercialDeveloper2.00819.00
49srinergy407NoviMI12CommercialDeveloper1.60600.00
50Complete Energy Solutions493DenverCO27CommercialDeveloper2,000.00190.00
51Lifetime Solar Solutions500DenverCO15ResidentialDeveloper153.00153.00

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