About Kokosing Solar
Kokosing has been part of the changing power landscape for most of the company’s history. Kokosing Solar is a result of an acquisition between Kokosing Industrial and Third Sun Solar, founded in Ohio in 2000. Kokosing Solar is a division within Kokosing Industrial, Inc., whose team is dedicated to Solar and Battery Storage Projects. At Kokosing Solar, we believe our story, our mission, and our people lead to better solar solutions and are what set us apart as a solar installer. Learn more about us and how we can help you go solar today.
Putting people to work to build the clean energy future. Our approach to business is based on core values:
We are passionate about our Safety 24/7 culture. Safety First is paramount in every task we do. We expect every team member to be a safety leader by stopping any unsafe operation and taking personal responsibility for their own safety and the safety of those around them.
We are passionate about building long-term customer relationships. Our culture allows us to respond to our customers with turnkey solutions and quality results. Our goal is to exceed expectations.
We want team members to be fulfilled, engaged, and supported in an atmosphere that reflects our values and culture. We are committed to inclusion and diversity. Team members who help make us a better company are the core of our organization.
We constantly strive to be the most efficient and best at what we do. Our determination, innovative thinking, and approach to solving challenges drives our continuous improvement efforts. We excel at complex endeavors that engage and grow our team members and organization.
Our business practices are rooted in unwavering morals. We expect our team members to uphold our organization’s beliefs and values through their words and actions by “doing the right thing”.
We believe “None of Us is as Smart as All of Us”. We have a leadership mindset that together we can accomplish anything. We collectively roll up our sleeves and deliver quality results safely, and on-time.
Together with our team members, we invest our time and financial resources in the communities where we live and work. We strive to be socially and environmentally responsible and make a meaningful impact.
We make decisions for the long term. We analyze risk and implement smart strategies that allows us to reinvest profits back into the company and secure resources that help make us a better construction partner and industry leader.
Kokosing was founded in 1951, and over the past 75 years, has grown to become one of the largest family-owned construction companies in the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic.
Today, the company employs 4,000+ team members and operates a fleet of $500 million in owned equipment, enabling rapid mobilization and reliable project delivery. Recognized by Engineering News-Record for over 35 consecutive years as one of the top contractors in the nation and currently ranked #49 in the ENR Top 400 U.S. Contractors (2025).
Kokosing is headquartered centrally in Central Ohio at 6235 Westerville Rd, Westerville, OH 43081. This local presence, combined with decades of regional experience, allows us to provide local insight, community engagement, and workforce development for every project.
Kokosing has been part of the changing power landscape for most of the company’s history. Kokosing Solar is a result of an acquisition between Kokosing Industrial and Third Sun Solar, founded in Ohio in 2000. Kokosing Solar is a division within Kokosing Industrial, Inc., whose team is dedicated to Solar and Battery Storage Projects.
Kokosing’s success is tied to the performance of our systems and our customer-centric culture. We are proud of our stellar record with clients.
Kokosing Solar’s 25 plus years of experience in the solar EPC industry as a residential and commercial solar installer has been bolstered with additional resources, leading to improved customer experience.
We look forward to employing even more individuals in the solar energy industry as we grow. Providing more energy jobs with good pay, good benefits, and a secure future for community members is part of our work to bring reliable, onsite solar energy to more homes and businesses.
Solar energy is an exciting, rapidly expanding industry. If you look around, you will find many new entrants jumping aboard “the next big thing”. We are not one of them. Kokosing Solar brings more than 25 years of solar installation experience and 74 years of construction experience to homeowners. We have many years behind us as a solar installer, and a bright future ahead; we will be your trusted, long-term partner. Our goal is to create an allegiance that will generate referrals and expansion projects long after many of the newcomers have dropped out. We will get you started with solar, accelerate its financial benefits, and position you for a bright, economical energy future.
Kokosing Solar makes a special effort to support worthy causes in our community. We enlist the help of our employees and friends in giving financial and volunteer support to the people and organizations that are making a difference.
Kokosing Solar is committed to having an impact in the local communities where we are headquartered and work. One way to demonstrate that impact is through charitable giving or donations. Community requests for donations exceeds the resources available for us to give, so unfortunately we are unable to contribute to every request we receive. Because of this, our company has determined its charitable priorities to be the in the following areas:
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If you are part of an organization requesting funding in the above areas, please fill out the form below to submit your request for donations. Kokosing Solar management will review and let you know if we can honor your request. Thank you!
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