Sunstore Solar Energy Solutions recognized for providing jobs and clean energy in South Carolina
September 19, 2016
GREENVILLE, SC – Solar power is a booming business worldwide, but local installer Sunstore Solar is among the companies recently named to an annual and well-recognized list of North America’s top solar contractors. Sunstore Solar achieved a rank of 143 out of 500 North American solar companies.
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 electricity consumers a choice about how they get their power. The list was released July 26 and awarded September 13.
“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.
Sunstore Solar employs 28 workers, who installed 5.5 megawatts of solar in 2015. Since its founding in 1976 the company has installed 12.5 megawatts of solar. Sunstore solar continues to be the local provider for solar services throughout the state of South Carolina. For forty years Sunstore Solar has been providing advice, free consultation and turnkey solar solutions to customers.
Sunstore Solar 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 Sunstore Solar—firms doing the work to bring clean energy to the public.
About Solar Power World
Solar Power World (SPW) is the leading online and print resource for news and information regarding solar installation, development and technology. Since 2011, SPW has helped solar contractors—including installers, developers and EPCs in all markets—grow their businesses and do their jobs better. SPW is published by WTWH Media in Cleveland, Ohio.
