WILMINGTON, NC, August 2, 2016 – Solar Power World, the industry’s leading business-to-business publication, announced the release of its 2016 Top 500 Solar Contractors list and Cape Fear Solar Systems is in the Top 5 residential rooftop contractors in all of North Carolina, which is the #3 state in the country for installed solar, and #1 in the Southeastern North Carolina and Wilmington.
The Top 500 Solar Contractors List is developed by Solar Power World magazine to recognize the work completed by solar contractors across the U.S. and Canada. The companies on the list are growing the economy, providing jobs and offering consumers a choice where they get their power. Companies are grouped and listed by specific service (construction firms, developers, electrical subcontractors, EPCs (Engineering, Procurement, Contractor), rooftop contractors), markets (commercial, residential, utility) and states by 2015 installed capacity. The list was released July 26.
“The companies on this year’s list exude solar-business brilliance, and they deserve to be recognized not only for being great companies but also for how their work positively impacts the environment,” said Kathie Zipp, managing editor of Solar Power World. Solar energy is a renewable resource with great potential to significantly reduce our nation’s greenhouse gas emissions, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association, a national solar industry association.
Cape Fear Solar Systems, LLC employs 19 workers, who installed 653 kW of solar in 2015. Since its founding in 2007, the company has installed 2,130 kW of solar. The company installs on average 2 solar systems each week.
Cape Fear Solar Systems, LLC works amid a burgeoning business market. The U.S. solar market is expected to grow 119% this year, according to global research firm GTM Research. While a majority of solar electricity is produced at large, utility-scale solar power plants, the greatest number of solar jobs are located with companies like Cape Fear Solar Systems, LLC – firms doing the work to bring clean energy to the public.
