Solar pioneer proudly a ‘green’ poster boy
When Chris Brooks started his business in 2001, no other company in Las Vegas specialized in installing solar panels.
But since 2004, when he teamed with the state’s largest electrical contractor, Bombard 
Electric, Brooks has spearheaded the installation of more solar photovoltaic panels than any other company in North America.
Brooks, an electrician from a long line of electricians, says photovoltaic — or PV — panels have become a passion, even an obsession, for him. They’ve also been good business.
“We have so much sun, and we have so many energy problems,” Brooks said. “Before I started there wasn’t anyone who could install” a system that connected to Nevada Power Co.’s grid.
Since he started his business Brooks has installed more than 20 megawatts of PV — enough to serve about 15,000 homes — on a military base and on houses and businesses throughout the valley and across Nevada. Read full story:
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