Company History
Our Story
Our commitment to solving problems for the solar market has never changed.
In 2014, the founding team of RP launched an innovative business model offering the first turnkey solar tracker solution on the market and providing world-class support to projects across the country. Since then, RP has grown into the leading equipment distributor and solutions provider serving the utility-scale solar market.
Since its inception, RP has delivered results to customers on both individual projects and across national portfolios. Headquartered in Monterey, California, RP maintains facilities in California, Mississippi, Kentucky, Atlanta, and Florida, with projects completed and underway throughout the United States and Canada.
Timeline
2014
RP Founded
- Eben Russell founds RP to bring solar trackers to the emerging DG market
2015
RP Innovates
- RP gives early-stage commitments for design, budgeting, scheduling and workmanship guarantees
2017
RP Becomes the Leading Expert and Service Provider for Tracking Technology
- 85% market share 2018-2020
- Emerging market needs solutions and services
- Establish national mobile workforce to accelerate solar deployment
- Onboard key players; Offer single scope work to alleviate pressure under tight schedules
2021
Established Leader
- Design-build expertise allows for supply scalability
- Streamline formula for project delivery
- Increased customer base and continue long-term relationships
- Named Inc. 5000 Company; No. 10 solar contractor in the US
- 900+ projects, 2.5GW completed
- Resume and reputation for safety, quality, reliability
- Partnerships span all US regions and into Canada, and deep pipelines
2022
RP Expands
- RP opens a new sales and marketing operations office in Tampa, Florida
- RP achieves 4GW and 1,000+ project milestone
2023
RP becomes part of the Quanta Services family of companies
- RP becomes an independent operating unit under Quanta Services
- RP opens distribution and logistics facility in Brooks, Kentucky
- Quanta Services Named the No. 1 solar contractor in the U.S., an achievement made possible by the collaborative work of three Quanta operating companies: Blattner Company, RP, and The Ryan Company
- RP establishes vendor relationship to Nextracker, the global market leader in solar trackers
2024
RP Expands Offerings to Include Electric Balance-of-Systems Solutions
- New partnerships allow RP to extend focus on design, constructability, and customer success to the electrical balance of plant
- RP streamlines eBOS procurement with a “one-stop-shop” approach to electrical supply
- On-hand inventory reduces lead times and provides certainty to customers with tight construction schedules
- RP becomes the exclusive US distributor supplying Huaxing Cable USA’s cable and wire solutions to utility-scale solar projects
