ABOUT US
About Us
For founder Bryan Walsh, solar energy is more than a business—it's a lifelong passion. His interest was sparked in childhood, growing up in the mountains of West Virginia, where a neighbor first introduced him to the power of the sun. Bryan carried that with him, becoming an electrician and founding Moonlight Solar as the part-time predecessor to Solar Connexion. In 1995, he engineered and built his first electric vehicle conversion using a Chevy S-10. (He’s back in an EV truck these days!)
In the early years, there were very few solar energy companies, so Solar Connexion installed renewable energy systems across the mid-Atlantic and into the Bahamas. Now the company focuses primarily on central and southwestern Virginia as well as parts of West Virginia.
Residential and commercial installations.
We take on jobs of all sizes and have installed close to 10 megawatts (10,000 kW) of solar in total. Some of the larger-scale systems include the 138 kW system at Oak Tree Professional Park in Christiansburg, VA and the 125 kW system at Mount Fair Farm in Crozet, VA. But much of our work is with residential customers who are looking to produce their own renewable energy.
Turnkey systems.
We handle everything including design, engineering, permitting, installation, interconnection to the power company, and remote monitoring setup. We don’t outsource any of our work. Our technicians are highly skilled and experienced. We guide you through the process to register for optional SRECs (solar renewable energy credits) and provide documentation for the 30% federal tax credit (and any other applicable incentives).
Service.
Service. We service our systems and troubleshoot systems installed by others. We’ve seen some very shoddy and hazardous installations from fly-by-night installers, stressing the importance of choosing an installer who will stand behind their work and support their customers as we do.
Trusted partner.
Solar Connexion has been the chosen installer for many community-based solar programs over the last decade including Solarize Blacksburg, Solarize Montgomery, Solarize Roanoke, the Roanoke Solar Co-Op, Solarize Piedmont Environmental Council, and Solarize Virginia. We’ve worked with municipalities, schools, and non-profits. Most of our work comes by referrals and repeat customers. We are local, dependable, experienced, and invested in the region.
Outperforming.
We design and install systems that maximize the energy output of your investment, using top-quality components and installation methods to minimize system losses. We emphasize reliability, performance, efficiency, and workmanship. Oh - and we are picky about aesthetics from the array down to the conduit and cabling.
Dependable.
Countless solar energy salespeople and contractors have come and gone through the years, leaving many customers and sub-standard installations behind. It's important to choose an experienced, established, and regionally-based company that will be there for you.
FROM OUR CUSTOMERS
Solar Connexion has installed two systems for us over the years, one at our home (ground based 14+ KW) and one at our animal shelter (roof based 19+KW). Their attention to detail and thoroughness is outstanding. They show up when promised and make sure everything is spot-on. We feel like we’ve made some very good friends with the whole team and we’ve recommended them to several folks in our area. We wholeheartedly recommend them
Dave and Susie,
Atkins, VA
After another energy company rate increase in 2023, we finally decided to investigate solar costs. We did extensive research and interviewed six companies, local and domestic US.
In the end we selected Solar Connexion because of their knowledge, locality, schedule adaptability, competitive prices and, most of all, trust. Bryan and Cortney took the time to explain in detail any questions we posed, and we felt good about making the investment in our grid tie solar roof array. The installation was on-time and the team very professional. We've kept meticulous energy records and our system exactly meets our current energy needs
Ed and Elaine,
Christiansburg, VA
We love our solar energy system from Solar Connexion! Our electric bill is now tiny and we are no longer at the mercy of AEP rate hikes. We also get to feel good about using a green energy source. Solar Connexion is extremely knowledgeable, easy to work with, and a great value. They took care of all the interactions with AEP and got us set up with renewable energy credits so now our system is paying us back
Eric and Robin,
Blacksburg, VA