Business View Magazine | July 2022

37 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 9, ISSUE 7 KASSELMAN SOLAR decade, what is now a trickle may very well become a flood of renewable energy sweeping over the energy sector. “Kasselman Solar is an offshoot of Kasselman Electric, one of the largest electrical contractors in the state and currently in its 70th year of operation,” says Kasselman. “In 2014, while VP at Kasselman Electric, I saw the need to introduce solar energy systems as a product because I understood that was the direction the market was taking. Since Kasselman Electric’s structure could not accommodate solar, I left and started Kasselman Solar as an adjunct to the main company.” The central premise behind starting Kasselman Solar was the rapid growth in residential solar primarily founded on solar leasing arrangements. Kasselman saw an opportunity to come in and help homeowners install solar systems that they would own outright, which has become the niche the company now dominates. He notes, “I knew that with this business model, we could drive higher value to New York State homeowners who needed solar most.” At its founding, Kasselman Solar’s primary market was commercial solar installations but has since drifted towards the residential market. Among the firm’s more notable commercial solar installation clients are Albany International Airport, State University of New York University at Albany, and the New York Department of Environmental Conservation. The company’s services include feasibility studies, solar equipment, installation, and monitoring. As one of the few companies in the state that manages the entire breadth of the solar installation cycle, Kasselman Solar can undertake large complex projects, from roof mount systems to ground mount systems, leveraging its talented in-house engineering