Vibrant Solar Team
VP Sales & Marketing
Mark Simmons: mark.simmons@vibrantsolar.com
Director of Sales
Robert Quist: robert.quist@vibrantsolar.com
Senior VP
Peter Frost: peter.frost@vibrantsolar.com
Director of Small Array Sales
Tom Schwing: tom.schwing@vibrantsolar.com
Solar Representatives
Chris Hamilton: chris.hamilton@vibrantsolar.com
Dan Ferguson: dan.ferguson@vibrantsolar.com
Kevin Schwartz: kevin.schwartz@vibrantsolar.com
Steve Rarey: steve.rarey@vibrantsolar.com
Gordon Hohenfeldt: gordon.hohenfeldt@vibrantsolar.com
Ben Jones: ben.jones@vibrantsolar.com
VP of Operations:
Steve McCormick: steve.mccormick@vibrantsolar.com
Designer:
Stephen Bures: stephen.bures@vibrantsolar.com
Senior Project Manager:
Zusha Williams: zusha.williams@vibrantsolar.com
Project Managers:
Bryan Hnetinka: bryan.hnetinka@vibrantsolar.com
Rick Moats: rick.moats@vibrantsolar.com
Operations Specialist:
Jeromy Teter: jeromy.teter@vibrantsolar.com
Warehouse and Purchasing
Jefferson Gerwig: jefferson.gerwig@vibrantsolar.com
Accounting:
Jill Strietelmeier: accounting@vibrantsolar.com
Information Systems Manager:
Devon Adams: IT@vibrantsolar.com
Office Manager:
Karen Fields: karen@vibrantsolar.com
Denver Office: 303-604-6696
Pueblo Office: 719-271-3955
Karen can assist you with information for other staff.
About Vibrant Solar
Vibrant Solar is a Colorado owned designer-installer of photovoltaic electric systems. With offices in Denver and Pueblo, we operate throughout Xcel Energy and Black Hills Energy territories plus in most other parts of Colorado. With our partners we also install off grid systems, solar thermal (hot water) systems and geothermal systems.
Vibrant Solar is a growing, customer-oriented company, currently with a staff of 30+. This includes three to five installation crews depending on season, giving us the capacity to install three or five projects per week.
Vibrant's sales have exceeded 250 projects, over 2,000 kilowatts, or 2 Megawatts of systems in just under four years. We developed and sell a full renewable energy system for new homes and retrofits called the Zero Carbon System™. We are now the sole installer for Helios Solar's SunCube™ concentrated solar photovoltaic product, with the highest efficiency available at 31%.
Our company philosophy is comprehensive honesty. We will tell you the full information you need to make the best decision, and back up our top quality service with fast response to any query.
Affiliations & Sponsorships
- Denver-Boulder Better Business Bureau & Web Site
- Pueblo Chamber of Commerce
- Pueblo West Chamber of Commerce
- Colorado Garden & Home Show 2010
- CSU Pueblo REPowering Southern Colorado
- Denver Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
- Denver Botanic Gardens Summer Concert Series 2009
- SECRES: Southern Colorado Renewable Energy Society
- Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce
- Denver Area Council of Boy Scouts Building Connections
- Boulder Chamber of Commerce
- SEIA: Solar Energy Industries Association
- CoSEIA: Colorado Solar Energy Industries Association
Vibrant Solar supports and exhibits at numerous local expositions including Earthworks Expo Sustainable Living Exposition, Denver Botanic Garden Summer Concert Series, and the Colorado Garden & Home Show, for which we are a Sponsor each year.
The Vibrant Solar Team
Vibrant Solar's design and installation staff is supported by some of the best in the business:
- Stephen Bures, LEED AP System Design Accredited Professional
- ESP Electric, our primary certified electricians
- Beneficial Home, our general contractor
- Colorado KVAR, the best energy controllers available
- GroSolar, Inc, national distributor of solar panels and equipment
- Evergreen Solar, the leading American manufacturer of solar panels
- Amerisolar, by World Wide Energy, a leading Chinese manufacturer of solar panels
- Solar Frameworks, manufacturer of Coolply™ commercial membrane and Rock Star ballasted mounting systems
- Suntech, the largest solar panel manufacturer in the world
- Major Geothermal, over a decade of design and installation experience, backed up by Major Heating and Air Conditioning
- Capitol Solar Energy, solar thermal experts
- Jonathan Smollens, Structural Engineering
Our Credentials
Vibrant Solar is the sole authorized PV installer for HomeSmart from Xcel Energy(sm). HomeSmart is Xcel Energy’s appliance repair division, offering great service for an annual membership fee. Vibrant installs all photovoltaic systems for HomeSmart. If you want the long term support of a 100 year old division of Xcel backing your installation, choose HomeSmart Solar.
History
Vibrant incorporated in 2006, after Amendment 37's passage made solar PV affordable. The four founders have backgrounds in green building, construction and software development. They applied their talents to create the right team, with the right tools, for expert design and installation. Two became the first staff members, selling and installing. The company began aggressive expansion in April 2007 with the hiring of a Marketing & Sales Director and Office Manager. With steadily increasing sales Vibrant added staff rapidly.
During summer 2007 Vibrant Solar expanded our operations to commercial building installations. We now install on homes, commercial buildings, apartment buildings, and condominiums. In late 2008 we expect to also begin installing on schools and other non-profit buildings. Given suitable sunlight, which we can measure for you, we can install on nearly any building. We can also install ground-mounted systems.
In April 2008 Vibrant Solar became the sole PV installer for HomeSmart from Xcel Energysm. As a result Vibrant expanded operations to most parts of Colorado.
In Spring 2009 Vibrant began working to establish an office and full time operation in Pueblo, to serve southern Colorado. That office opened in September.
The first half of 2009 was difficult for Vibrant, as it was for the entire US solar industry, due to the worst recession in decades. Vibrant trimmed staff and lasted it out. In July sales began to rebound and August was a banner month, with sales of over 600 kilowatts in this one month. The near term and future look bright and Vibrant is again looking toward the future. Our new SunCube™ CPV product with double the output of standard flat solar panels, is on the leading edge of a revolution in solar technology.