Radiant Solar

Name

Radiant Solar

Website

https://theradiantsolar.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Residential Solar Installation

NAICS

Roofing Contractors (238160)

SIC

Electrical Work (1731)

akta.pro primary industry

Solar EPC & Construction (Utility-Scale, Rooftop, Balance of System) (EUAMABAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Solar Roofing & Roof-Mounted PV Systems (IMADAFAO), Solar Financing, Leasing & Ownership Platforms (Tax Equity, PPA, Securitization) (EUAMABAJ)

Keywords

• Residential solar installation
• Rooftop solar panels
• Home solar contractor
• Solar energy systems
• Photovoltaic installation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Cincinnati

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Solar Panel Installation Services: Revenue generated from installing solar panel systems for residential homeowners. The company arranged loans for customers to finance installations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

Radiant Solar supplied and installed residential rooftop solar panel (photovoltaic) systems for individual homeowners in U.S. markets, primarily New York City. The company sold financed installations door-to-door, promising customers $0 electric bills, and arranged loans on customers' behalf as part of the installation contract. Beyond physical installation services, no additional product lines, software, monitoring, or maintenance offerings are evidenced in the source.

Product overview

Radiant Solar is a residential solar panel installation company offering solar energy systems to homeowners. The company's primary offering consists of solar panel installation services, through which they supply and install solar panels on residential properties. The company has faced legal action from NYC authorities for alleged deceptive practices including false promises of $0 electric bills, improper installations, and undisclosed loan arrangements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Residential Solar Panel Installation Services Supply and installation of rooftop photovoltaic (PV) solar panel systems for individual residential homeowners, including panels, inverters, mounting hardware, and optional battery storage. The company arranged customer financing and loans as part of the installation contract. The offering was marketed door-to-door in U.S. residential markets, with documented operational reach into New York City and an origin in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Direct peers

• ADT Solar: Residential solar installer built off ADT's home-services customer base, using a direct sales motion targeting homeowners; comparable customer profile to Radiant Solar but with the backing of a national home-services brand.
• Trinity Solar: Regional residential solar installer with a D2C/direct-sales approach similar to Radiant Solar, also focused on homeowner customers and rooftop PV installations on the U.S. East Coast.
• Blue Raven Solar: Residential rooftop solar installer using a D2C in-home sales motion targeting homeowners, historically concentrated in the western U.S., with comparable customer profile and installation-only business model.
• Momentum Solar: Direct-to-consumer residential rooftop solar installer that has also faced state-level consumer protection and deceptive-sales-practice actions, making it the closest comparable to Radiant Solar in business model and regulatory exposure.
• PosiGen: Residential rooftop solar installer with a heavy D2C and door-to-door sales orientation serving a similar demographic of cost-sensitive homeowners, making it comparable in customer profile and acquisition motion.

Broad incumbents

• Tesla Energy / Solar Roof: National provider of residential rooftop solar and solar roofing products, substantially broader in scope and capital base than Radiant Solar but operating in the same product category and end customer.
• Vivint Solar (now part of Sunrun): Large national residential solar installer using direct-to-consumer and door-to-door sales motions, with a long history of regulatory scrutiny over sales practices — directly comparable in product and customer to Radiant Solar, but at vastly greater scale.
• Sunrun: Largest U.S. residential solar installer and PPA/lease originator; comparable in product category and customer (homeowners) but operates at national scale with broader financing infrastructure than Radiant Solar.

Others

• Spruce Power: Owns and services a portfolio of residential solar leases and PPAs originated by smaller installers; relevant to Radiant Solar as a counterparty that could absorb its financed customer book in a wind-down scenario.

Emerging players

• Lumio (formerly AP Solar): Residential solar installer focused on homeowner customers with a more tech-enabled, lead-generation-driven GTM; overlaps with Radiant Solar in target customer and product but differentiates on acquisition motion.

Market position

Strengths2 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat1 record

Key risks7 records

Key highlights2 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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