Southern Vermont Solar
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Author: Kaitlyn Short
Southern Vermont Solar is a solar company based in Putney, Vermont. Simon Piluski founded Southern Vermont Solar with his wife, Victoria Roberts, in 2017. The company designs, installs, and maintains residential and commercial solar photovoltaic arrays.
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The Good
- Experience
- Memberships and Accreditations
- Available Services
- Green Practices
- Equipment Warranty
- Referral Program
Experience
While Southern Vermont Solar has been in business only since 2017, its owner and lead electrician, Simon Piluski, has more than 20 years of experience in the solar industry. Piluski was one of Vermont’s first certified solar electricians.
Piluski’s team has designed and installed more than eight megawatts worth of grid-tied solar photovoltaic systems over the past two decades, as well as more than 20 commercial systems.
Memberships and Accreditations
Southern Vermont Solar is fully insured and employs only its experienced team of licensed electricians and installers; the company doesn’t subcontract out any work.
The company is a certified photovoltaic installer, a Tesla Powerwall certified installer, an official Vermont state partner, a Vermont Small Scale Renewable Energy Incentive Program photovoltaic full partner, and a member of Renewable Energy Vermont. The company’s installers have been certified with the NABCEP since 2009.
Available Services
While some solar companies offer only residential or grid-tied solar photovoltaic systems, Southern Vermont Solar provides residential and commercial, off-grid and grid-tied, rooftop and ground mount systems.
Furthermore, Southern Vermont Solar offers upgrades, maintenance, battery storage backup, electric vehicle charging stations integration, and heat pump installation. These additional services ensure the company can meet each customer’s unique needs.
The company also partners with VSECU, facilitating financing for solar customers.
Green Practices
In an effort to lower not only costs, but also emissions, Southern Vermont Solar limits its service area to within 45 miles of Putney, Vermont. The company also recycles or repurposes all installation waste.
Equipment Warranty
Southern Vermont Solar hand-picks all equipment for each installation, choosing only products with a 25-year equipment warranty. This is the longest available warranty in the industry.
Referral Program
Southern Vermont Solar customers can refer those they know to the company. If the referral results in a sale, the customer will receive either a $300 check, or a $150 check and a $150 donation to 350 Vermont, an organization that works to support alternative energy sources and fight against climate change.
The Bad
- Limited Service Area
Limited Service Area
Southern Vermont Solar serves only those customers located within 45 miles of the company’s headquarters in Putney, Vermont. This keeps the company’s costs and emissions relatively low. However, access to the company's services is limited.
The Bottom Line
Southern Vermont Solar designs, installs, and maintains solar photovoltaic systems near Putney, Vermont. These systems can be residential or commercial, off-grid or grid-tied, rooftop or ground mount. The company also installs battery storage backup and heat pumps. Furthermore, it can help with integrating electric vehicle charging stations, as well as upgrading and maintaining existing solar power systems.
The company doesn’t subcontract out its installation work, so customers can rest assured that their installation will be completed by the licensed and experienced Southern Vermont Solar team. Southern Vermont Solar is a certified photovoltaic installer, a Tesla Powerwall certified installer, an official Vermont state partner, a Vermont Small Scale Renewable Energy Incentive Program photovoltaic full partner, and a member of Renewable Energy Vermont. a certified photovoltaic installer, a Tesla Powerwall certified installer, an official Vermont state partner, a Vermont Small Scale Renewable Energy Incentive Program photovoltaic full partner, and a member of Renewable Energy Vermont.
The company installs products with the longest available warranties in the industry. Additionally, Southern Vermont Solar customers can receive a cash bonus for referring additional customers to the company.
The company goes to extra efforts to practice sustainability, including recycling or repurposing all installation waste, and limiting service to the area within 45 miles of Putney, Vermont in order to reduce emissions. Unfortunately, this also reduces the customers Southern Vermont Solar can serve.
Overall, those who live in Southern Vermont Solar’s service area, and especially those who are concerned about sustainable business practices, should consider the company. Those who live further from Putney, Vermin will have to find another solar company that fits their needs.
