Southwest Electric

What Southwest Electric does

Southwest Electric Inc is a Phoenix, Arizona-based private solar installation contractor founded in 1998, employing 51-100 people. The company installs residential and commercial solar systems on behalf of solar dealers, operating a business-to-business-to-customer (dealer-intermediated) go-to-market model rather than direct-to-consumer retail. Its core service is the physical deployment — design support, permitting, electrical work, and interconnection — of photovoltaic systems, with the dealer partner handling customer acquisition and financing structuring.

No technology platform, proprietary product, software offering, or digital infrastructure is documented in the available data; the company's value delivery appears to rest on field installation labor, electrical trade expertise, and operational execution in the Arizona market. Leadership consists of a Director of Operations (Samuel Lamphere), and no further management, ownership, or investor structure is disclosed.

Revenue mechanics are not publicly broken out — no pricing model, contract structure, or unit economics are available — and no customer logos, segment splits, or concentration data have been disclosed. The company has no documented funding rounds, acquisitions, partnerships, certifications, patents, or regulatory actions in the source material, leaving its commercial momentum, capital structure, and competitive positioning largely opaque to outside observers.

Name

Southwest Electric

Legal name

Southwest Electric Inc

Website

https://sw-electricinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Southwest Electric Inc is a Phoenix-based solar installer founded in 1998 that deploys residential and commercial photovoltaic systems on behalf of solar dealers, with 51-100 employees and no publicly disclosed financials or technology platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Solar Installation Services

NAICS

Solar Electric Power Generation (221114)

SIC

Electrical Work (1731)

akta.pro primary industry

PV Balance of System (BOS) & Electrical Infrastructure (Inverters, Transformers, Cabling, Substations) (EUACAGAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Solar Inverters, Power Electronics & MLPE (String/Central Inverters, Optimizers, Microinverters) (EUAMABAE)

Keywords

• Solar installation services
• Residential solar
• Commercial solar
• Electrical contracting
• Solar EPC

Headquarters

HQ city

Phoenix

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Core offering

Southwest Electric is a residential and commercial solar installer based in Phoenix, Arizona. The company provides solar installation services on behalf of solar dealers, performing the on-site electrical and mounting work required to deploy photovoltaic systems for end customers. Founded in 1998, it operates as a regional solar installation contractor supporting dealer-led sales channels.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Residential Solar Installation
• Commercial Solar Installation

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Expansion highlights1 record

Direct peers

• Titan Solar Power: Arizona-based residential solar installer operating in Phoenix and surrounding metros. Directly comparable in service mix (residential and commercial PV install) and regional focus.
• Momentum Solar: U.S. residential solar installer active across multiple southwestern and eastern states. Comparable in install-focused service offering targeting homeowners and small commercial.
• Trinity Solar: Regional residential solar installer with multi-state operations offering end-to-end design-to-installation services. Comparable in installer-only business model and customer segment.
• Stellar Solar: San Diego-headquartered residential and commercial solar installer. Comparable in install-only focus, customer mix, and dependence on regional solar demand.
• Baker Electric Solar: California-based residential and commercial solar installer, with related electrical contracting heritage (Baker Electric). Comparable in EPC-style installation business model, particularly on the electrical contractor angle.
• Freedom Forever: Phoenix-headquartered residential and commercial solar installer with a multi-state dealer and direct-sales footprint. Highly comparable to Southwest Electric's Phoenix-based residential/commercial install offering.

Broad incumbents

• Tesla Energy: National residential and commercial solar plus storage provider operating at scale across multiple states. Represents a broad incumbent pressure on local solar installation economics.
• Sunrun: Largest U.S. residential solar lease/PPA and installer with national scale and captive installation crews. Broad incumbent competitor serving the same end customers and potentially bypassing dealer-partnered installers.
• SunPower (formerly Complete Solar / new residential entity): Established U.S. residential and commercial solar brand with national dealer and installer networks. Comparable at the category level for residential and commercial PV installation.

Regional players

• Wilson Electric Services Corp. Phoenix-area electrical contracting firm with solar and electrical construction capabilities. Comparable as a regional electrical-services peer in the same Phoenix metro.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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