White River Jct., VT (April 3, 2013) –Fifteen years ago, a local Vermont family started a renewable energy business in their home and later moved into a warehouse on Old River Road in White River Junction.  The initial focus of the business was to provide renewable energy solutions to local residents.  Today, groSolar is newly headquartered in a modern office building in White River Junction, and has grown into a national firm which has completed more than two thousand solar installations totaling millions of watts of carbon-free solar power across the U.S.  groSolar’s niche has evolved from its early residential roots to  designing and constructing large commercial- and utility-scale projects and providing equipment supply and distribution services for small developers, installers, and resellers across the U.S.   

Throughout Vermont, groSolar has completed commercial solar installations on schools, nonprofits, manufacturing rooftops, and open fields including those at:

• Brewster Pierce Memorial School, Huntington
• Burlington School District
• City Market, Burlington
• Echo Lake Aquarium & Science Center, Burlington
• Farm-Way, Inc., Bradford
• Fletcher Allen Healthcare, Milton
• Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Waterbury
• Green Mountain Power, Westminster
• RSD Trucking, White River Junction
• Sonnax Corp., Bellows Falls
• VELCO - VT Electric Company, Rutland
• VTANG - VT Air National Guard, South Burlington

“We are grateful for the business we have had over the last fifteen years and want to thank our Vermont and nationwide clients for entrusting your renewable energy projects with us.  We look forward to continuing to serve your solar energy needs in the future,” expresses groSolar’s CEO, Jamie Resor.

In February 2013, groSolar completed its most recent Vermont project, a system at the Fletcher Allen Healthcare Milton Family Practice.  This solar field will supply 40% of the organization’s energy needs and was installed because it fits with Fletcher Allen’s philosophical goal of combating climate change.  In 2011, groSolar designed and built a 1.4 MW system at the VT Air National Guard, which is clearly visible from the Burlington International Airport’s tarmac.  VTANG will harness the sun’s energy to power the Air National Guard F-16 Squadron Fighter Wing, cutting the facility’s electricity usage by 40%.  Additional Vermont-based projects will begin construction in June 2013, and will include groSolar’s largest Vermont project to date.