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62 Worcester Business Journal • Book of Lists 2016 www.wbjournal.com Top clean energy companies Ranked by number of local employees Name Local employees Description Head of company/ title Year founded 1 NEC Energy Solutions * 155 Flanders Road, Westborough 01581 508-497-7319 • www.neces.com 140 Developer and manufacturer of advanced energy storage systems for electric grid, commercial and industrial markets Bud Collins CEO 2001 2 Ameresco Inc. 111 Speen St., Suite 401, Framingham 02050 866-263-7372 • www.ameresco.com 117 Provider of energy services George P. Sakellaris president & CEO 2000 3 NORESCO 1 Research Drive, Suite 400C, Westborough 01581 508-614-1000 • www.noresco.com 85 Energy services and consulting Neil Petchers president & CEO 1984 4 SolarFlair Energy Inc. 190 Pleasant St., Ashland 01721 508-293-4293 • www.solarflair.com 59 Turnkey solar power installations for residential and commercial clients Matthew Arner president 2007 5 Protonex Technology Corp. 153 Northboro Road, Southborough 01772 508-490-9960 • www.protonex.com 56 Supplier of alternative energy and power management products for military and commercial needs Paul Osenar president & CEO Christopher R. Schuster CFO 2000 6 Boston-Power Inc. 2200 West Park Drive, Westborough 01581 508-366-0885 • www.boston-power.com 50 ** Manufacturer of lithium-ion battery cells, module and block systems engineered for EV, ESS and industrial applications Rick Chamberlain CTO 2005 6 Solect Energy Development LLC 89 Hayden Rowe St., Hopkinton 01748 508-598-3511 • www.solect.com 50 Solar photovoltaic project developer and installer focused on commercial, light industrial and institutional properties in New England; 32 megawatts of commercial PV systems currently installed Ken Driscoll James Dumas Craig Huntley co-founders 2009 6 Vivint Solar 53 Brigham St., Unit #6, Marlborough 01752 877-404-4129; 781-305-3065 • www.vivintsolar.com 50 Design, installation and maintenance of solar solutions Greg Butterfield CEO 2011 9 EnerNOC *** 100 Front St., 20th Floor, Worcester 01608 508-459-8100 • www.enernoc.com 35 Energy intelligence software and demand response solutions firm for commercial, industrial, institutional, government and utility customers Tim Healy CEO, chairman & co- founder David Brewster president & co-founder 2001 9 New England Clean Energy 43 Broad St., Hudson 01749 978-567-6527 • www.newenglandcleanenergy.com 35 Design, engineering and installation of solar electric systems for homes and businesses Mark Durrenberger president 2006 11 AltE 330 Codman Hill Road, Boxborough 01719 877-878-4060 • www.altEstore.com 15 National distributor of renewable energy equipment to solar power system installers and e-commerce sales to do-it-yourselfers for off- grid solar energy systems across the globe Sascha Deri CEO & co-founder Nick Albright CTO & co-founder 1999 12 Solar Design Associates Inc. P.O. Box 242, Harvard 01451 978-456-6855 • www.solardesign.com 13 Solar design and installation Steven J. Strong president 1974 13 Sirius Integrator 146 Riverbend Drive, Groton 01450 855-747-4874 • www.siriusintegrator.com 2 Reseller of fuel cell remote power solutions to physical and homeland security, law enforcement, oil and gas, seismic and weather, marine, wind, railway, traffic management, and industrial communication corporate and government customers John Merlino CEO 2009 Source: Each company via survey Note: Absolute Green Energy of Worcester is maintaining its current installations while undergoing a restructuring of the company. CLEAResult of Austin, Texas entered into an agreement to purchase the assets of Westborough's Conservation Services Group in April 2015; the Austin firm has not responded to requests to provide data about the Westborough facility as of press time. NRG Home Solar of Franklin did not respond to the survey; Kelcy Pegler Jr. resigned as president in April 2016. * Unit of A123 Systems ** Figure from 2015 survey *** Acquired World Energy Solutions in January 2015 - Compiled by: Stephanie R. Meagher, smeagher@nebusinessmedia.com Hopkinton solar installer and developer Solect Energy this year launched its Solar Service program, which offers operations and maintenance services for solar panels. Solect has been performing these services for clients for years, but Solar Service brings together a specific team under a formalized program and extends services to any third-party installed commercial-scale installation. Venturing into the service space was the natural next step for the company, said Steve Bianchi, general manager, especially because solar systems are becoming more and more popular and maintaining them is becoming increasingly important. "We have extensive solar service experience, and with investments we have made this past year we are positioned to fulfill operations and maintenance needs to more solar system owners," Bianchi said in a press release. Solect broadened its service team with several new employees and diagnostics tools to better analyze solar panel performance. A team of seasoned solar professionals with a focus on coordination, maintenance and monitoring service is now in place. Services include preventative maintenance, corrective maintenance, solar performance monitoring, SREC management and net metering management. Solect is currently managing 22 installations under the program, which it says has grown rapidly since it was implemented in January with a slow rollout. Clients include Carlstrom Pressed Metals' 625 kW solar field in Westborough. - Laura Finaldi Solect launches operations and maintenance service