Alternative Energy Southeast, Inc.

Alternative Energy Southeast has spent nearly two decades building what is arguably the most decorated residential solar practice in Georgia. Headquartered at 160 Collins Industrial Blvd in Athens and incorporated in 2007, the company is a full-service electrical contractor whose 22-person W2 workforce of installers, electricians, designers, and consultants handles every phase of a project in-house rather than passing labor to subcontractors. Their service footprint reaches across Georgia and into western South Carolina, anchored by metro Atlanta, Athens, Augusta, and Savannah.

What stood out to our research team is the credential stack behind the work. Alternative Energy Southeast was the first company in Georgia certified by Tesla for Powerwall, Powerpack, and Solar Roof, and the company reports a #1 position in Powerwall sales across the entire Southeast. Their team carries multiple NABCEP credentials, including PV Installation Professional and PV Technical Sales certifications. Solar Power World named the firm a 2025 Top Solar Contractor, ranked #369 nationally, and they are the only Georgia-based company on that list installing both residential and commercial solar. The recognition is not a one-off — they have appeared on the Top Solar Contractor list for nine consecutive years.

The customer-satisfaction numbers reinforce the credentials. Alternative Energy Southeast holds a 4.8-star Google rating, a 5.0 rating on EnergySage and SolarReviews, and an A+ BBB rating as a Better Business Bureau Accredited Business since December 2014. Since founding they have installed more than 7.6 megawatts of solar across the region — 678 kilowatts of that across 64 projects in 2024 — and the company has been a partner installer on multiple Solarize Georgia community group-buy programs run by Solar CrowdSource. Equipment selections lean toward Georgia-made Hanwha Q CELLS panels paired with SolarEdge inverters and Tesla Powerwall 3 or Sol-Ark battery storage. Systems are backed by a 25-year workmanship warranty and a production guarantee that pays the homeowner the difference if the array underperforms its estimate.

As a locally owned Athens firm with deep familiarity with Georgia Power interconnection rules and county permitting offices across the state, Alternative Energy Southeast brings the kind of in-state fluency that is difficult to replicate. With a composite score of 87.6 out of 100, Alternative Energy Southeast stands as our top-ranked solar company in Georgia for 2026.