Our mission--Harvesting sun energy in the Blue Ridge & beyond!

​Founded in 2008 and located near the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia, Blue Ridge Sun is a licensed and insured Class A contractor for alternative energy products, offering design and installation services for solar energy systems in Virginia and the Carolinas. 

The founder of Blue Ridge Sun, Walter Benda, is certified as a PV Installation Professional by the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP), one of very few installers to hold this certification in the western region of Virginia.  

His professional career includes management positions with Fortune 500 companies as well as smaller start-up companies.  Along with his lifelong interest in the alternative energy field, his credentials include:

•  Class A licensed and insured contractor for Alternative Energy Systems
•  NABCEP Certified PV Installation Professional™ 
•  EnergySage Approved Partner
•  Alternative Energy CSC
•  College level training in photovoltaics, wind turbines, electricity, & industrial safety
•  NABCEP accredited certificate for photovoltaic design
•  B.S. and B.A. degrees, Washington & Lee University
•  MBA, University of Virginia
•  Photovoltaic system installed in own residence

Blue Ridge Sun uses an installation team that is experienced and licensed in the electrical, building, and plumbing trades.  Its portfolio of alternative energy projects includes grid-tie, off-grid, and off-grid with battery back-up systems, for ground mounted as well as rooftop mounted systems. 

There has never been a better time than now to invest in alternative energy.  Not only is it good for the health of our environment and everything that lives in it, but because of declining costs and improved efficiencies, as well as tax credits and other favorable programs that are available, such as net metering, it can be a very wise long-term financial investment.  In addition, programs are available for financing residential solar projects for qualified home owners.

We believe in alternative energy and use it in our homes.  We invite you to call upon us so we can help make it a reality for you too.  

                                                             USEFUL LINKS

1.)  26% Federal Residential Renewable Energy Tax Credit
http://programs.dsireusa.org/system/program/detail/1235

​2.)  Duke Energy Solar Rebates for the Carolinas
https://www.duke-energy.com/home/products/renewable-energy/nc-solar-rebates

​3.)  U.S. Department of Energy NREL's PVWatts Calculator (to estimate solar energy production at your home or business address)
https://pvwatts.nrel.gov

To contact Blue Ridge Sun for more information, please click here.

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