Description

The growing solar-energy industry promises profitable work for quality-focused electrical contractors and project opportunities will be spreading across the country as solar electricity becomes less expensive than the grid. Installation of solar arrays, battery storage systems and associated electrical systems can be an excellent value-added market across the country however, gaining experience can be a steep learning curve. Rather than hire that expertise in-house, Aschinger Electric partnered with a solar developer to strategically compete, develop, engineer and build dozens of solar energy projects across the Midwest. Together they are a highly competitive and coordinated team and are here to share their thoughts and lessons learned.

Speakers

• Emily Martin

  Emily is the third-generation President of Aschinger Electric Company and has held various roles in the business since 1998. Aschinger Electric will celebrate its 80th year as a St. Louis based electrical contractor in 2020, and has been an active NECA member for 75 years. Aschinger looks for strategic partnerships and markets to help it grow and differentiate in its market.

• Marc Lopata

  Marc is President of Azimuth Energy. He is a licensed, Professional Engineer, and has been practicing his trade for more than 20 years. He is the engineer-of-record on over 400 solar projects including a dozen utility-scale solar projects, and 80 microgrid and energy storage projects totaling over 75 MWh of energy storage capacity. He also is a NABCEP-certified Systems Inspector. Azimuth, and its sister company, Solar Island Energy, have projects in their portfolio from Phoenix to Chicago to New York to the Eastern Caribbean, and as far afield as Saudi Arabia. He is a solar-energy technical advisor to the World Bank for the Eastern Caribbean, and a peer reviewer of hurricane survivability for the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

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