This is the list of 2016 Top Solar Contractors who primarily work in the utility market. The companies below are a segmented portion of the overall 2016 Top 500 Solar Contractors list, organized by megawatts (DC) installed in 2015.
| Rank | Company | Overall Rank | City | State | Employees | Primary Service | Total Megawatts Installed | Total Megawatts 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mortenson | 1 | Minneapolis | MN | 5,459 | EPC | 8,639,300.00 | 1.00 |
| 2 | First Solar | 2 | Tempe | AZ | 6,350 | Developer | 6.00 | 1.00 |
| 3 | Arraycon | 4 | Sacramento | CA | 200 | Construction Firm | 2,974,034.20 | 790.00 |
| 4 | Cupertino Electric | 5 | San Jose | CA | 1,975 | EPC | 4,044,983.00 | 689.45 |
| 5 | CSW Contractors | 6 | Scottsdale | AZ | 500 | Construction Firm | 1.00 | 670.00 |
| 6 | SOLV Energy | 7 | San Diego | CA | 2,385 | EPC | 12,870,940.00 | 560.00 |
| 7 | Rosendin Electric | 8 | San Jose | CA | 4,500 | EPC | 6,994,852.00 | 475.74 |
| 8 | Baker Electric | 9 | Escondido | CA | 650 | Electrical Subcontractor | 5,280,495.18 | 421.76 |
| 9 | Signal Energy | 10 | Chattanooga | TN | 127 | EPC | 6,893,000.00 | 377.34 |
| 10 | E Light Electric | 11 | Englewood | CO | 575 | Electrical Subcontractor | 3,453,880.00 | 370.81 |
| 11 | Strata Solar | 12 | Chapel Hill | NC | 300 | Developer | 1.00 | 333.00 |
| 12 | Helix Electric | 13 | San Diego | CA | 2,000 | EPC | 2,600,000.00 | 318.00 |
| 13 | CSI Electrical Contractors | 14 | Santa Fe Springs | CA | 1,000 | Electrical Subcontractor | 2,340,900.00 | 273.61 |
| 14 | M+W Energy | 15 | Union | NJ | 100 | EPC | 847.00 | 260.50 |
| 15 | NRG Energy | 16 | Princeton | NJ | 10,468 | Developer | 1.00 | 242.00 |
| 16 | Innovative Solar Systems | 17 | Asheville | NC | 24 | Developer | 756.00 | 240.00 |
| 17 | FLS Energy | 19 | Asheville | NC | 70 | Developer | 322.00 | 224.00 |
| 18 | SunEnergy1 | 20 | Mooresville | NC | 206 | Developer | 706.00 | 218.00 |
| 19 | Moss | 21 | Fort Lauderdale | FL | 621 | Construction Firm | 8,530,000.00 | 214.00 |
| 20 | Wood | 22 | Houston | TX | 40,000 | EPC | 1,978,509.60 | 188.00 |
| 21 | Cypress Creek Renewables | 23 | Santa Monica | CA | 180 | Developer | 2.00 | 169.00 |
| 22 | J&B Solar | 24 | Melbourne | FL | 22 | Construction Firm | 3,373,000.00 | 161.00 |
| 23 | DEPCOM Power | 25 | Scottsdale | AZ | 65 | EPC | 1,705,900.00 | 140.00 |
| 24 | Northern Energy and Power | 27 | Thornton | CO | 200 | Electrical Subcontractor | 175.00 | 135.00 |
| 25 | Alpha Energy | 30 | Phoenix | AZ | 2,000 | EPC | 500.00 | 120.00 |
| 26 | Watson Electrical Construction | 32 | Wilson | NC | 700 | Electrical Subcontractor | 769,750.00 | 119.06 |
| 27 | ESA | 34 | Orlando | FL | 25 | Developer | 647,390.00 | 100.00 |
| 28 | Clark Bros. | 36 | Dos Palos | CA | 75 | Construction Firm | 944.00 | 75.00 |
| 29 | NARENCO | 39 | Charlotte | NC | 35 | Developer | 672,169.00 | 55.00 |
| 30 | DKD Electric | 40 | Albuquerque | NM | 212 | Electrical Subcontractor | 1,401,500.00 | 53.92 |
| 31 | NOVA Consultants | 42 | Novi | MI | 50 | EPC | 100.00 | 50.00 |
| 32 | PowerSecure Solar | 45 | Wake Forest | NC | 1,044 | EPC | 99.49 | 46.56 |
| 33 | CS Energy | 49 | Edison | NJ | 560 | EPC | 1,651,870.00 | 40.40 |
| 34 | S&C Electric Company | 51 | Chicago | IL | 2,500 | EPC | 280.00 | 36.53 |
| 35 | Inovateus Solar | 54 | South Bend | IN | 34 | Developer | 773,000.00 | 32.70 |
| 36 | Bombard Renewable Energy | 55 | Las Vegas | NV | 300 | EPC | 800,000.00 | 32.00 |
| 37 | J. Ranck Electric | 57 | Mt. Pleasant | MI | 275 | Construction Firm | 481,194.00 | 29.85 |
| 38 | Renewable Assets | 60 | Alexandria | VA | 24 | EPC | 60.00 | 25.00 |
| 39 | Baker Renewable Energy | 61 | Raleigh | NC | 30 | EPC | 104.00 | 24.00 |
| 40 | Riggs Distler | 63 | Cherry Hill | NJ | 1,000 | Construction Firm | 178.00 | 23.00 |
| 41 | GEM Energy | 70 | Walbridge | OH | 1,000 | Developer | 85,000.00 | 18.50 |
| 42 | Newkirk Electric Associates | 79 | Muskegon | MI | 500 | EPC | 282,551.00 | 14.40 |
| 43 | Carolina Solar Energy | 82 | Durham | NC | 5 | Developer | 888,770.00 | 13.50 |
| 44 | RES (Renewable Energy Systems) | 97 | Denver | CO | 500 | EPC | 3,400,000.00 | 10.00 |
| 45 | Casey Electric | 100 | Tell City | IN | 20 | Electrical Subcontractor | 208,000.00 | 10.00 |
| 46 | TMI Energy Solutions | 104 | Cincinnati | OH | 45 | EPC | 76,000.00 | 9.20 |
| 47 | Qcells USA | 105 | Irvine | CA | 46 | Developer | 1,222,000.00 | 8.70 |
| 48 | Azimuth Energy | 169 | St. Louis | MO | 10 | EPC | 24.00 | 4.14 |
| 49 | Renewable Energy Massachusetts | 213 | Belmont | MA | 3 | Developer | 32.00 | 2.50 |
| 50 | Patriot Solar Group | 285 | Albion | MI | 50 | EPC | 135.00 | 1.35 |
| 51 | Southern Current | 328 | Charleston | SC | 25 | Developer | 124,160.00 | 1.00 |