| Blue Oak Energy | |
| Type: | Private |
| Industry: | Renewable energy, Photovoltaic, Solar energy |
| Founder: | Tobin Booth |
| Location City: | Sacramento, California |
| Location Country: | U.S. |
| Key People: | Danny Lee, SVP Ryan Zahner, VP |
Blue Oak Energy is an American full-service photovoltaic system design, engineering and consulting firm. The company engineers commercial and utility solar photovoltaic (PV) energy systems in the United States and abroad.[1]
The company engineered and constructed the Google campus in Mountain View, California, the San Francisco International Airport, and the 37MW Long Island Solar Farm,[2] and has designed solar installations for Whole Foods, Staples, Walmart, the US Navy, and the State of California.[3]
In 2003, Tobin Booth established Blue Oak Energy in Davis, California.[4]
In 2006, the firm was selected to engineer the campus-wide distributed generation solar facility at the Google headquarters in Mountain View, California.[3]
In 2008, Blue Oak Energy began delivering commercial rooftop solar projects for REI retail stores and warehouse facilities throughout the United States.[5]
In late 2011, the firm partnered with Baker Electric Solar to complete the design and construction oversight for a 1.5MW project for the U.S. Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms, California. Blue Oak Energy designed hardware for the solar panel mounting involved in the project.[6]
In December 2012, Blue Oak Energy constructed Arizona's largest rooftop solar array (4.2MW) at a First Solar facility.[7]
By 2013, the firm engineered and constructed a 4.4MW utility scale solar farm located in Shasta County, California.[8]
In 2014, Blue Oak Energy engineered and constructed the 2.6MW Putah Creek Solar Farm near Davis, California.[9] [10] That same year, the firm engineered and constructed the 908KW Fortinet distributed generation solar campus project in Santa Clara, California.[11]
During 2013, Blue Oak Energy was placed #629 in Inc. Magazine's annual listing of the 5,000 fastest growing private companies in the United States.[12]
In 2014, Solar Power World Magazine listed Blue Oak Energy as the #98 solar contractor in the United States.[13]