Southern Vermont Solar

What Southern Vermont Solar does

Southern Vermont Solar is a locally-owned, full-service solar photovoltaic and battery storage installer headquartered in Dummerston, Vermont. Founded in 2009, the company designs, permits, engineers, procures, constructs, and interconnects grid-tied residential, commercial, municipal, and institutional PV systems for customers across Southern Vermont and bordering New Hampshire. The technical stack combines standard third-party components (Enphase IQ microinverters, SolarEdge string inverters, Tesla Powerwall/FranklinWH/Enphase IQ batteries, and modules from Silfab, Longi, and Hanwha Q.Cells on IronRidge racking) with custom system engineering for rooftop, ground-mount, 600V/1000V DC commercial, and primary/secondary voltage line extension configurations. The company holds Vermont and New Hampshire Master Electrical Licenses and is a Certified Photovoltaic Installer, anchored by co-owner and master electrician Simon Piluski and co-owner Victoria Roberts with a third Strategic Director, Erik Shifflett.

The business is structured around three core revenue streams: one-time turnkey residential and commercial installation fees, battery storage hardware sales (including GMP's $55/month lease pathway), and recurring repair/maintenance plus commercial O&M contracts covering over 4 MW of installed arrays. Pricing is quote-based and supported by a VGreen ITC Loan through EastRise Credit Union, with $0-down, 7- or 12-year residential financing structures and the 30% federal ITC plus IRA direct-payment incentives for commercial, non-profit, and municipal customers. Notable completed projects include the 5 MW Windham County Landfill array (2018), Westminster Center School at 150 kW AC, and dozens of municipal, educational, agricultural, faith-based, and SMB sites.

The go-to-market is sales-led and education-based, beginning with a free consultation and site assessment and progressing through proposal, permitting, engineering, procurement, construction, and utility interconnection handled entirely in-house. Channel partners include Green Mountain Power (authorized installer for battery programs) and EastRise Credit Union (financing), while demand generation leans on community sponsorships, a seasonal MailChimp newsletter, an educational blog, community project case studies, and a referral program that pays both the referrer and a local non-profit. The company has no external venture capital, private equity, or parent company ownership, and operates with 1-10 employees from a single headquarters.

Name

Southern Vermont Solar

Legal name

Southern Vermont Solar

Website

https://svtsolar.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Southern Vermont Solar is a locally-owned, licensed solar PV and battery storage installer serving residential, commercial, municipal, and non-profit customers across Southern Vermont and bordering New Hampshire with full turnkey design, installation, and O&M services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Solar PV Installation Services

NAICS

Solar Electric Power Generation (221114), Roofing Contractors (23816)

SIC

Electrical Work (1731), General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs (1540)

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

Keywords

• Residential solar installation
• Commercial solar installation
• Battery storage systems
• Solar maintenance services
• Renewable energy contractor

Headquarters

HQ city

Putney

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Residential Solar Installation: Design, permit, and install solar PV systems for homeowners including roof-mount and ground-mount configurations. Revenue is earned as a one-time project fee covering the full turnkey installation.
2. Commercial Solar Installation: Turnkey commercial PV installations for businesses, municipalities, schools, and non-profits. Projects range from small businesses to large-scale municipal arrays (up to 5 MW). Revenue is a one-time project fee with typical payback periods under 10 years for commercial clients.
3. Battery Storage Systems: Installation of whole-home battery backup systems (FranklinWH, Enphase IQ, Tesla Powerwall) as standalone or integrated with solar. Also participates in Green Mountain Power's lease program ($55/month) and 'bring your own device' programs as an authorized installer.
4. Repair and Maintenance Services: Post-installation repair, maintenance, inspection, and removal/re-installation services for grid-connected residential, commercial, and municipal solar and battery systems. Minimum service fees apply; utility-scale service work available by contract.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Southern Vermont Solar is a locally-owned, full-service solar installation contractor that designs, permits, and installs residential and commercial grid-tied photovoltaic (PV) systems and battery storage solutions (FranklinWH, Enphase IQ, Tesla Powerwall) across Southern Vermont and bordering New Hampshire. The company provides end-to-end turnkey services including site assessment, custom system design, engineering, permitting, procurement, construction, utility interconnection, and ongoing repair and maintenance.

Product overview

Southern Vermont Solar is a locally-owned full-service solar installation company offering a portfolio of interconnected products centered on solar energy systems and battery storage. The core offerings are Residential Solar Installation and Commercial Solar Installation, both providing complete turnkey services from site assessment through utility interconnection. Battery Storage Systems (featuring FranklinWH, Enphase IQ, and Tesla Powerwall) function as add-on modules that integrate with new or existing solar installations, or operate as standalone backup systems. A specialized Standby Solar Package provides targeted solar charging for battery systems during outages. Post-installation support includes Repair and Maintenance Services for all system types and Commercial Operations and Maintenance Contracts covering over 4MW of commercial installations. The company also offers complementary services including a Referral Program, Federal Solar Incentive Consultation, and a Solar Installation Gallery. The GMP Lease Program ($55/month) and EastRise Credit Union green loans provide financing pathways for product adoption.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Residential Solar Installation

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduce or eliminate monthly electricity bills through net metering
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Green Mountain PowercoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized installer for Green Mountain Power's battery storage lease program ($55/month for whole-home backup) and 'bring your own device' program. Customers are pre-approved through GMP's website and referred to Southern Vermont Solar as the installer. The partnership provides a steady stream of leads and access to GMP's incentive programs.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• SunCommon: Vermont-headquartered residential and commercial solar installer offering turnkey design, permitting, and installation. Most directly comparable competitor in the same geographic footprint and customer segments (residential, non-profit, municipal) with similar community-embedded brand positioning.
• PosiGen: Residential solar installer serving lower-to-middle-income households with a financing-led model. Comparable as a residential-focused installer pursuing adjacent demographic segments with similar incentive-navigation services for non-traditional solar buyers.
• ReVision Energy: Employee-owned residential, commercial, and institutional solar installer based in Maine with operations throughout northern New England, including New Hampshire. Direct comparable on service mix, customer profile (schools, municipalities, farms), and employee-ownership/community-rooted brand.
• Trinity Solar: Large Northeast-based residential and commercial solar installer operating across multiple states. Comparable as a regional turnkey installer with overlapping residential and commercial capability and similar in-house design, permitting, and installation services.
• Borrego Solar: Commercial and utility-scale solar EPC firm serving schools, municipalities, and commercial customers across multiple states. Comparable as a commercial-focused solar EPC contractor pursuing the same institutional/municipal bid pipeline as SVTS.

Broad incumbents

• Green Mountain Power: Vermont's largest electric utility and the channel partner behind Southern Vermont Solar's battery storage lease and BYOD programs. Comparable as the dominant statewide power platform that shapes the regulatory and incentive environment in which SVTS operates.
• Enphase Energy: Microinverter and battery storage manufacturer whose IQ series products are core components in SVTS installations. Comparable as a technology platform provider whose product roadmap and pricing directly affect SVTS system economics and design choices.
• Tesla Energy: Manufacturer of Powerwall battery storage systems, one of SVTS's three primary battery offerings and an integral part of the GMP lease program. Comparable as a battery storage platform whose retail-direct model (Tesla Solar) competes for overlapping residential customers nationally.

Others

• Pick My Solar: Solar marketplace and lead-generation platform connecting homeowners with installers. Comparable as an ecosystem participant shaping how residential solar customers are acquired and routed to installers in the broader New England market.
• EastRise Credit Union: Vermont-based credit union (formerly VSECU) providing the VGreen ITC Loan financing that SVTS actively recommends. Comparable as a financing ecosystem partner whose loan product structure is integral to SVTS's residential sales conversion.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/southern-vermont-solar

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

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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