Interested in Becoming an Installer for Grow Solar?

Each Grow Solar program is administered by the MREA and a competitively-selected local solar installation company. Together, they guide participants through the program, from initial outreach and education to site assessments, contracting and installation.

Interested in becoming a installer? Click here, or the button below, to sign up for the RFP list newsletter. Apply by downloading the applicable RFP and following the application procedures listed. Installation firms are encouraged to submit joint applications. Submitting a joint proposal offers a number of benefits, including increased efficiency, capacity, and reduced costs. By working together, partners can create a stronger proposal that will have a greater chance of success. The MREA/Grow Solar team will not pair installers together who have not submitted a joint proposal.

Selected installers can expect the MREA and Grow Solar team to deliver free, public Solar Power Hour information sessions and market them widely with posters, email blasts, and paid social media promotion.

Power Hour presentations help interested property owners determine whether the renewable technology being offered in the program is right for them.

Presentations typically last an hour, including 15 minutes of Q&A, and are held either in-person or virtually. The presentations are the main driver of participation in the program, producing well-informed leads ready to go solar, saving the installer hours of marketing and education they’d typically handle on their own.

All selected installers will receive the Grow Solar Competitively Selected Installer badge. This badge will be displayed on your business profile in the member directory , and will also be available for display at the annual Energy Fair hosted by the MREA in Custer, WI!

Explore the map below to discover our previously selected installers, and the programs they participated in. Hover over each installer to see their programs, and a link to their profile in the MREA member directory!

The solar installer is responsible for:

• Attending Solar Power Hours to answer technical questions and meet potential customers
• Providing a user-friendly platform or process for customers to sign up for site-assessments
• Providing customer proposals no more than 48 hours after site assessment
• Attending weekly program calls with MREA and other partners
• Reporting progress regularly (weekly if possible)
• Being familiar with local permitting and interconnection processes
• Helping promote the program before, during, and after