Mountain View Solar Recognized as Top U.S. Solar Installation Company

[Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, July 21, 2021] — The U.S. solar industry is on the upswing, thanks to a pro-renewables presidential administration and increased concern over climate change. Mountain View Solar has had a front-row seat to this action, with business increasing over the last year. Solar Power World has recognized the company’s installation success by ranking Mountain View Solar at the below listed rankings on the 2021 Top Solar Contractors list.

  • Number 1 Solar Contractor in West Virginia, Number 20 Solar Contractor in Maryland, and Number 31 Solar Contractor in Virginia
  • Number 61 Solar + Storage Contractor in the Nation
  • Number 107 Rooftop Solar Contractor in the Nation
  • Number 120 Residential Solar Contractor in the Nation
  • Number 283 Solar Contractor in the Nation

The Top Solar Contractors list is developed each year by Solar Power World to honor the work of solar installers in the United States. Solar firms in the utility, commercial and residential markets are ranked by number of kilowatts installed in the previous year. Companies are grouped and listed by specific service, markets and states.

“Not even COVID-19 closures and slowdowns could prevent the solar industry from installing fantastic numbers last year,” said Kelly Pickerel, editor in chief of Solar Power World. “The Solar Power World team is so glad to recognize over 400 companies on the 2021 Top Solar Contractors list that not only survived a pandemic but thrived in spite of it.”

The U.S. solar industry grew 43% in 2020, installing more solar panels on homes, businesses and across the country than any other year on record. The residential market saw an 11% increase, which is remarkable considering the difficulties of maneuvering home solar projects through pandemic precautions. During the past year, Mountain View Solar has added employees and services while continuing to expand renewable energy generation in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia

The federal government passed a two-year extension on the solar investment tax credit (ITC) at the end of 2020, which will further accelerate solar adoption across all market segments. After installing 19.2 GW in 2020, research firm Wood Mackenzie expects the U.S. solar market to quadruple by 2030.

Mountain View Solar employs more than thirty-five workers who, since its founding in 2009, have installed more than 12-megawatts of solar. Mountain View Solar continues to be our region’s leader in custom, local, and quality solar and battery installations throughout the residential, non-profit, public, and commercial setting.

“Our entire team is proud to be a part of expanding clean energy right here at home,” said Mountain View Solar’s President Mike McKechnie. “As we look to the coming years of rapid growth in renewable energy, we are looking forward to opening up more employment opportunities for local residents and towards being a part of making good projects happen.”

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Community Supported Solar is working in Capon Bridge, West Virginia at The River House

Community supported solar is now live and working in Capon Bridge, West Virginia at The River House. Through an innovative partnership with The River House, Mountain View Solar have completed our first Community Give Back solar project. Every time a homeowner or business owner installed solar with us, they have the option to assign a donated panel (at no added cost to them) to a partner Community Give Back non-profit organization. In this project, enough people assigned their donated panel to The River House to fill their roof with solar. With $0 paid for the entire project, The River House is now generating electricity from a full roof of twenty-four solar panels.

The River House is Mountain View Solar’s flagship Community Give Back Program and was the location where we installed our first fully donated community-supported array. The River House has been an active champion of solar through holding events and spreading the word about this Community Give Back Program since its launch more than three years ago. As a key hub of arts and community in Hampshire County (with an amazing café!), The River House has been an ideal partner. The River House is a non-profit organization which would not benefit from incentives such as the federal tax credit without available funds to purchase a solar array (funds are directed into implementing its mission), this no-cost program was the perfect way to implement solar.

“It feels really good to incorporate renewable energy as a part of who we are as we strive to be green. This project means that the people in the community supported in our program with their own solar installations to give back to us. This solar system will help save money on our electric bill which seems like a simple thing, but every dollar matters to us, being a non-profit.” said Executive Director Johanna Murray.

See the history of this project below:

  • We installed eight panels, the inverter, and all system racking with a ribbon cutting event and Solar Open House event in October 2018
  • We added two panels and spoke with students from Capon Bridge Middle School on what solar is and solar as a career to explore in April 2019
  • We added five panels and spoke with the Frederick County, VA Economic Development Authority to profile careers in the solar industry in September 2020
  • We completed this project in April 2021 – woo hoo!

We are grateful for the below list of panel donors who went solar with us:

  • Ralph Priesing
  • Booth Dyess and Ibi Hindrichs
  • Donna Catt and Marlene Gallo
  • Andy & Jane Arnold
  • Rick Purvis and Shelley Alger
  • Geoffry Wendel
  • Glenn & Carolyn Bland
  • Roya Milotte
  • Terry Mayhew
  • Fertig Farm
  • Tim and Beth Reese
  • Wood House Research
  • Sarah and Richard Bell
  • Richard Miles
  • Sunit Patel
  • Lou Martin
  • Anonymous Donor

We are now engaged with the Capon Bridge Public Library to explore the next Community Give Back project in Capon Bridge as a part of our ongoing commitment to spread no-cost solar to small and medium sized organizations in our communities. In addition, we are glad to continue our active Community Give Back Programs with the Friendsville (MD) Renewable Energy Effort which has currently brought the installation of a no-cost system at the Friendsville Fire Department, the Kids Club and the Laurel Center in Winchester which both have no-cost systems up and running that are being added to, and the Wardensville Garden Market which has an active Program.

Read more about our Community Give Back Program here and sign up here for your free, friendly, and professional solar estimate here so you can be a part of expanding no-cost solar to local non-profit organizations.