Blue Oak Energy is an American full-service photovoltaic system design, engineering and consulting firm. The company engineers commercial and utility solar photovoltaic (PV) energy systems in the United States and abroad.[1]
In 2006, the firm was selected to engineer the campus-wide distributed generation solar facility at the Google headquarters in Mountain View, California.[3]
In 2008, Blue Oak Energy began delivering commercial rooftop solar projects for REI retail stores and warehouse facilities throughout the United States.[5]
In late 2011, the firm partnered with Baker Electric Solar to complete the design and construction oversight for a 1.5MW project for the U.S. Marine Corps Air Ground Combat CenterinTwentynine Palms, California. Blue Oak Energy designed hardware for the solar panel mounting involved in the project.[6]
By 2013, the firm engineered and constructed a 4.4MW utility scale solar farm located in Shasta County, California.[8]
In 2014, Blue Oak Energy engineered and constructed the 2.6MW Putah Creek Solar Farm near Davis, California.[9][10] That same year, the firm engineered and constructed the 908KW Fortinet distributed generation solar campus project in Santa Clara, California.[11]
During 2013, Blue Oak Energy was placed #629 in Inc. Magazine's annual listing of the 5,000 fastest growing private companies in the United States.[12]
In 2014, Solar Power World Magazine listed Blue Oak Energy as the #98 solar contractor in the United States.[13]