Contributed photo/ A solar power plant designed and built by Signal Energy Constructors is shown in Mojave, Calif.Chattanooga-based Signal Energy Constructors has moved up the list of the top solar contractors in North America as it installs some of the largest utility-scale projects in the country.
“We’ve worked with two of the three largest utilities in the U.S.,” says Ben Fischer, chief executive of the company that builds solar farms.
Solar Power World’s latest rankings put Signal Energy at No. 6 based on total megawatts installed in 2014. The company put in 331,000 megawatts last year, according to the magazine.
Also in the Top 500 list is Chattanooga-based Tennessee Solar Solutions, which came in at No. 319. It installed 0.78 megawatts last year, according to Solar Power World.
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TOP SOLAR CONTRACTORSIncludes company, headquarters, and megawatts installed in 2014:1. First Solar Inc., Tempe, Calif., 1.02 million2. Mortenson Construction, Minneapolis, Minn., 512,9203. SolarCity, San Mateo, Calif., 502,0004. Arraycon, Sacremento, Calif., 449,0005. Helix Electric, Las Vegas, Nev., 411,0006. Signal Energy Constructors, Chattanooga, Tenn., 331,0007. Rosendin Electric, San Jose, Calif., 319,0008. Swinerton Renewable Energy, San Francisco, Calif., 318,0009. Amec Foster Wheeler, Atlanta, Ga., 287,00010. Cupertino Electric, San Jose, Calif., 280,500Source: Solar Power World