Panasonic Announces 2020 Customer Appreciation Award Winners

Solar and battery storage installers commended for commitment, loyalty and sales in an especially challenging year

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Jan 28, 2021, 10:00 ET

NEWARK, N.J., Jan. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Panasonic Corporation of North America today announced the Customer Appreciation Awards celebrating its recipients for 2020. The awards program recognizes high-performing installers for solar panel installation and exemplary customer service. New for 2020, the Customer Appreciation Awards also celebrate EverVolt battery installers, whose hard work and commitment has led to an extraordinary year of growth and success in the residential battery storage category.

Panasonic Elite, Premium and Authorized solar panel installers, and EverVolt Certified battery storage installers, are recognized in several award categories across each region: Installer of the Year, which recognizes installers who work on both commercial and residential installations, Residential Installer of the Year, Commercial Installer of the Year, Fastest Growing Installer and Fastest Growing EverVolt ESS Installer.

"This has been an extremely difficult year for companies of all sizes, but it has been an unquestionably challenging time for small businesses," said Mukesh Sethi, Director, Solar and Energy Storage, Panasonic Life Solutions Company of America, a division of Panasonic Corporation of North America. "We are incredibly thankful to Panasonic's Elite, Premium, Authorized and EverVolt Certified installers for their fortitude and commend their resilience. It is an honor to recognize our top performers and those installers whose achievements surpassed every expectation in 2020."

The full list of categories and winners is included below.

Installer of the Year Award, National

Solar Optimum – Glendale, CA

Installer of the Year Award, Regional

Atlasta Solar Store – Mountain Region
Firefly Solar – Southeast Region
NJ Solar Power – Northeast Region
Solar Works Energy, LLC – Southwest Region
South Texas Solar Systems – Southwest Region
The Green Panel, LLC – Midwest Region
Unicity Solar – Southeast Region
Wells Solar and Electrical Services, LLC – Southwest Region
Western Solar – Northwest Region

Residential Installer of The Year Award, Regional

AC/DC Solar – Southeast Region
Advance Solar Energy – Southeast Region
Diablo Solar Service – Northern California Region
Good Faith Energy – Southwest Region
HE Solar– Southwest Region
RevoluSun – Northeast Region
Sol-Up – Nevada Region
Whole Sun Designs – Midwest Region

Commercial Installer of the Year Award, Regional

Accord Power – Northeast Region
Blue Horizon Energy – Midwest Region

Fastest Growing Installer of the Year Award, Regional

512 Solar – Southwest Winner
Bob Heinmiller Solar Solutions – Southeast Region
Energy Consultants Group, LLC – Midwest Region
Energy Labs, Inc. – Southeast Region
IES Texas Solar – Southwest Region
Jefferson Electric, LLC – Midwest Region
Kapital Electric Company, Inc. – Midwest Region
NuWatt Energy – Northeast Region
Organ Mountain Solar – Southwest Region
Premier Solar NW – Northwest Region
Solar SME – Southwest Region
Wayne's Solar – Southeast Region
Xando Energy, LLC – Southeast Region

Fastest Growing EverVolt ESS Installer of the Year Award, Regional

Creative Solar USA – Southeast Region
Greenstar Power, LLC – Southwest Region
South Texas Solar Systems – Southwest Region
The Green Panel, LLC – Midwest Region

Introduced in 2016, the Panasonic Residential Installer Program provides exclusive benefits and business opportunities to tiers of installers who meet certain qualifications, including Panasonic's high standard of excellence. In addition to business-supporting perks, members of these exclusive tiers can extend the benefits they receive, such as special pricing and preferred access to in-demand and new products, like the just-launched EverVolt Modules, to consumers. For more information for installers, visit: na.panasonic.com/us/solar/installer.

About Panasonic Corporation of North America
Newark, NJ-based Panasonic Corporation of North America is committed to creating a better life and a better world by enabling its business-to-business customers through innovations in Sustainable Energy, Immersive Entertainment, Integrated Supply Chains and Mobility Solutions. The company is the principal North American subsidiary of Osaka, Japan-based Panasonic Corporation. One of Interbrand's Top 100 Best Global Brands of 2020, Panasonic is a leading technology partner and integrator to businesses, government agencies and consumers across the region. Learn more about Panasonic's ideas and innovations at www.na.panasonic.com/us.

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