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Solar installer based in Vermont · installer record #2086 resolved from 414 public installation records.

At a glance

Building Energy is a solar installer with 414 recorded installations totalling 4.3 MW, dated 2008 to 2025. All of its records are in Vermont, where it ranks 8th of 98 profiled installers by volume and 887th of 10,536 nationally. The median installed price across 166 priced systems is $4.46/W before incentives.

Recorded installs
414
Total capacity
4.3 MW
DC nameplate
Median system
7.8 kW
≈ $28,299
Median price
$4.46/W
pre-incentive · 166 priced
Third-party owned
0%
lease / PPA
Battery attach
3%
First recorded
2008
Last recorded
2025

Track record

Install volume by year

2008
6$9.73/W
2009
13$8.23/W
2010
14$5.78/W
2011
20$5.37/W
2012
22$4.21/W
2013
33$4.00/W
2014
45$4.00/W
2015
13$3.65/W
2017
5
2018
29
2019
55
2020
24
2021
47
2022
34
2023
30
2024
20
2025
37

Bars: recorded installs · right column: this installer's median $/W that year.

Latest records

Most recent recorded installs

DateLocationSizePriceOwnership
Dec 26, 2025Winooski, VT7 kW—Host-owned
Dec 23, 2025Burlington, VT5.1 kW—Host-owned
Dec 12, 2025Huntington, VT24.8 kW—Host-owned
Dec 11, 2025Charlotte, VT24.8 kW—Host-owned
Nov 25, 2025Williston, VT16.5 kW—Host-owned
Nov 25, 2025Huntington, VT18.9 kW—Host-owned
Nov 10, 2025Colchester, VT18.9 kW—Host-owned
Nov 10, 2025Fayston, VT12.2 kW—Host-owned
Oct 31, 2025Williston, VT10.4 kW—Host-owned
Oct 24, 2025Jericho, VT10.9 kW—Host-owned

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Service geography

Vermont
447

Busiest cities

Burlington, VT 33Shelburne, VT 30Williston, VT 17S Burlington, VT 16South Hero, VT 13Hinesburg, VT 12Charlotte, VT 12

Record

Installer ID
PC-2086
First recorded install
Apr 8, 2008
Last recorded install
Dec 26, 2025
Priced records
166

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How does Building Energy compare with other installers in Vermont?

By recorded installations Building Energy ranks 8th among the 98 installers based in Vermont with five or more records. Its median price of $4.46/W is roughly in line with the Vermont median of $4.85/W. Its median system, 7.8 kW, is roughly in line with the state median of 8.3 kW. 0% of its recorded installations are third-party owned (lease or power-purchase agreement), against 9% across Vermont. 3% include battery storage, compared with 18% of Vermont records. Installers of similar recorded volume in Vermont include Solaflect Energy (666), Green Earth Energy Photovoltaic (535) and Same Sun Of Vermont (504).

How has Building Energy's installation volume changed?

Building Energy's earliest dated installation on record is from 2008. It has recorded installations in 17 calendar years. The busiest year was 2019, with 55 installations. 2025, its latest year with records, has 37. Its median price per watt moved from $9.73/W in 2008 to $3.65/W in 2015. The most recent recorded installation is dated Dec 26, 2025.

Where does Building Energy install solar?

All recorded installations are in Vermont. The cities with the most of its installations are Burlington, VT (33), Shelburne, VT (30), Williston, VT (17), S Burlington, VT (16) and South Hero, VT (13).

Frequently asked questions

How many solar installations has Building Energy completed?

PanelCensus records 414 installations by Building Energy, from Apr 8, 2008 to Dec 26, 2025, totalling 4.3 MW of capacity. Public reporting varies by state, so the company's true total may be higher.

What does Building Energy charge for solar?

The median installed price across 166 priced systems is $4.46/W before incentives (median system 7.8 kW, about $28,299). The Vermont median is $4.85/W.

Where does Building Energy install solar?

All 414 recorded installations are in Vermont, the most of them in Burlington.

Is Building Energy still installing solar?

The most recent installation attributed to Building Energy in the public records is dated Dec 26, 2025; 2025 has 37 recorded installations. Records reach PanelCensus months to a couple of years after installation, so recent activity may not appear yet.

Does Building Energy install leased or PPA solar systems?

0 recorded installations by Building Energy (0%) are third-party owned — a lease or power-purchase agreement; across Vermont the share is 9%.

Does Building Energy install battery storage?

14 recorded installations by Building Energy (3%) include a battery.

Related installers and places

Dataset updated . Sources: LBNL Tracking the Sun + permit and program records; installer resolved by exact-normalized name matching.

About this data

Source: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's Tracking the Sun, merged with city permit records, state incentive programs and the USGS U.S. Large-Scale Solar Photovoltaic Database / EIA-860 plant registers, as published September 21, 2026 — PanelCensus refreshes it as each source publishes new records. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: PanelCensus, “Building Energy, solar installer (Vermont)”, https://panelcensus.com/installers/vermont/building-energy-2086 (data as of September 21, 2026).