Stellar Solar has been powering homes and businesses since 1998. Since then we’ve established ourselves as the premiere solar installer in San Diego, with over 16,000 installations, and over 25 megawatts of commercial solar in California. We carry a C-10 contractor’s license, considered the gold standard solar electric installation. Many other companies hold only a C-46 plumbing license. We are also a Better Business Bureau accredited member and hold an A+ rating.
The company is wholly owned, managed, and operated by the experienced team below. Stellar Solar has the flexibility to quickly and effectively make decisions that serve clients’ best interests. We run a lean business with low overhead and react quickly to the constantly changing solar and energy storage market. Our executive team is the best and the brightest in the industry and strives to make the process of going solar and adding energy storage easy for your business.
Founding partner Kent Harle has over 30 years experience in electrical contracting and project management, with an emphasis in PV Solar Energy, Energy Efficiency and Demand Side Management. He is a successful entrepreneur, launching Redline Performance Products and its line of Low-Emission, High-Performance Snowmobiles. He was also involved in several other start-up businesses including Energy Masters International which later became Chevron Energy Solutions. Solar is his passion, leading him to found Stellar Solar. His business savvy has enabled Stellar to experience consistent growth and has positioned the company as one of the leading residential and commercial solar integrators in San Diego and Southern California. Kent holds several design patents and is currently working on a new, non-penetrating commercial solar mounting system.
Brian is an experienced electrical engineer and licensed electrician. He is a Purdue graduate, who studied at one of the world’s top PV research labs at the University of New South Wale in Australia. He began his career designing solar cells in a research and development laboratory then later moved into the field to specialize in systems design and installation. Brian is a founding partner in Stellar Solar.
ichael is a former marketing manager at Home Depot Supply and helped launch the national solar program at the Home Depot. Since 1999, he has been a board member of the Global Energy Network Institute (GENI). In 2007, Michael was invited to speak on renewable energy at Stanford University and World Economic Forum in London. He trained in PV solar sales and installation at AstroPower (new GE Solar) before becoming a founding partner in Stellar Solar.
John has many years of Construction Management experience, starting in 1991 on projects up to 22 million dollars. He graduated Cal Poly at San Luis Obispo, CA with a degree in Construction Management and has headed up construction at commercial and residential companies ranging from startups to established companies. He is fully versed in project management and has exerted total control over the estimating/bidding, contracting, scheduling, and budgeting of Stellar’s commercial projects since 2009.
David has marketed solar all over the country for integrators and manufacturers with annual revenue from $1 - $100 million annually, working with any size marketing budget. He has an extensive playbook of what marketing, events, and PR produces for both commercial and resident solar. He has worked with or for HelioPower, Borrego Solar, Siliken Solar, Bauer Power, Mercury Solar, Sequoia Solar, Third Sun Solar and is currently heading up Stellar’s marketing and business development efforts. His experience is not limited to solar as he also brings 20 years or corporate and agency marketing experience to the table.
Marie has 16 years in the solar industry, focusing extensively on developing and estimating new construction and retrofit commercial projects. She is involved from start to finish on projects with with solar PV, battery energy storage solutions (BESS), and microgrid integrations, working through the design-build process with our partners, providing energy modeling and financial analysis, and monitoring the ongoing utility and regulatory changes impacting project planning. Marie has worked with multiple commercial solar contractors over the span of her career and is in her eighth year working with Stellar Solar. She has a BSB degree in Finance from the University of Minnesota, Carlson School of Management along with a BA in Japanese from U of M. Marie has been involved with NAWIC (National Association of Women in Construction) since 2010 in the San Diego chapter and has served on their Board of Directors.
Phillip Salas is a 15-year solar industry veteran with extensive knowledge of almost every phase of commercial and residential solar projects. He has worked as an electrician, project manager, construction manager, director of service and operations manager. His next accomplishment will be obtaining his C10 and Journeyman's licenses by the end of 2024. There are not many people in solar with the breadth of industry experience that Phil has.
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