{"id":71010,"date":"2016-07-26T10:41:47","date_gmt":"2016-07-26T15:41:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/?p=71010"},"modified":"2017-09-21T16:17:55","modified_gmt":"2017-09-21T20:17:55","slug":"july-2016-issue-5th-annual-2016-top-solar-contractors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/2016\/07\/july-2016-issue-5th-annual-2016-top-solar-contractors\/","title":{"rendered":"July 2016 issue: The 5th Annual Top Solar Contractors issue"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"issuuembed\" style=\"width: 745px; height: 450px;\" data-configid=\"7799406\/37460392\"><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/e.issuu.com\/embed.js\" async=\"true\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>In this issue:<\/h2>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #e25f16;\">22<\/span> TOP 500 SOLAR CONTRACTORS LIST<\/strong><br \/>\nHonoring the best of the industry<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #e25f16;\">85<\/span> CONTRACTORS BY STATE<\/strong><br \/>\nRecognizing local solar businesses doing the job right<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #e25f16;\">100<\/span> 5 YEAR CONGRATULATIONS<\/strong><br \/>\nHow has the solar business evolved in the last 5 years?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 25px; margin-bottom: 20px; color: #ee4037;\">Congratulations, each and every one of you<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarpowerworldonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/top-500-logo-500px.jpg\" width=\"350\" height=\"192\" align=\"right\" \/><strong>In solar, it\u2019s easy to get consumed by big numbers and splashy headlines.<\/strong> It\u2019s a good problem. Records are being broken. Huge projects are getting commissioned. More efficient technologies are arriving every day.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. president regularly highlights our industry\u2019s success. In his most recent State of the Union address, Barack Obama said this about solar:<\/p>\n<p><em style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #00aeef;\">On rooftops from Arizona to New York,solar is saving Americans tens of millions of dollars a year on their energy bills and employs more Americans than coal [extraction]\u2014in jobs that pay better than average.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>With all of this attention on our industry, it\u2019s easy to forget that really big numbers\u2014like the 29.3 GW of total solar installed in the U.S. today\u2014come from the small, unpublicized achievements of individual people following an unwavering passion.<\/p>\n<p>Sometimes we\u2019re asked why we publish the Top 500 Solar Contractors list. We do it for the individual companies that build the solar industry one panel at a time. We do it to recognize the contributions of many.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re always astonished by the true passion renewable energy exhibited by the leaders and staff of solar companies. We think they would all agree that a 4-kW solar installation on a house is as important a contribution to the future as a 400-MW installation in the desert.<\/p>\n<p>Robert F. Kennedy once said:<\/p>\n<p><em style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #00aeef;\">Few will have the greatness to bend history itself, but each of us can work to change a small portion of events.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The 2016 Top 500 Solar Contractors list recognizes the contractors coast to coast, in the United States and Canada, who are working hard, growing their businesses and contributing positively to the environment. This fifth edition of the list is our way of saying thank you and congratulations.<\/p>\n<p>We can\u2019t wait for you to flip through this issue, which is packed full of stories and opinions, new companies to the list and veterans. We even feature 38 companies that have appeared on the list all five congratulations to them!<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for reading, and we\u2019ll see you at SPI.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this issue: 22 TOP 500 SOLAR CONTRACTORS LIST Honoring the best of the industry 85 CONTRACTORS BY STATE Recognizing local solar businesses doing the job right 100 5 YEAR CONGRATULATIONS How has the solar business evolved in the last 5 years? &nbsp; Congratulations, each and every one of you In solar, it\u2019s easy to&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":137,"featured_media":71014,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"categories":[3270,3004,3943,3948],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site 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