Panasonic Announces 2020 Customer Appreciation Award Winners

­­­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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