Harrimans Inc140 James Street, Venice, Florida, United States

About Us

Thomas R. Harriman graduated from University of South Florida in 1981 with a BSBA in marketing. Mr. Harriman is a state certified solar energy contractor and state certified unlimited electrical contractor. Since 1983, he has been President of Harrimans, Inc. installing solar power / photovoltaic, solar water heaters, solar lighting and solar pool heaters. He is the Immediate Past President of the Florida Solar Energy Industry Association and has been a board member for 8 years. Mr. Harriman is a subject matter expert for the Professional Testing Institute, helping develop test questions for State Solar Contractor Certification Licensing. Presently, he sits on the Council of the Florida Solar Energy Center's Alternative Energy Banner Training Program, making alternative energy training available to students throughout Florida on a community college and Vo-technical level. Additionally, Mr. Harriman has been recognized by the Environmental Defense Fund as an industry leader in their “Faces of climate change in Florida” campaign and recognized by Biz941 Magazine as one of the best Green Businesses in SW Florida and recently listed as one of the top solar contractors in the nation.

Harrimans Inc. – Solar Energy Solutions

Harrimans Inc. – Solar Energy Solutions a leading edge Solar Energy Contractor in Sarasota County - Some of our recent headline projects have been the Turtle Rock subdivision Solar Lighting project collectively taking 176 natural gas street lights off line in this Palmer Ranch subdivision, thus reducing their carbon foot print in excess of 420 tons of CO2 per year. Habitat for Humanity, Cluster Home project won the SBC 2008 Aurora award for most energy efficient house, we installed Solar Water Heaters on all (7) energy efficient homes, additional completed projects include the Janie Poe / HUD, low income solar water heating project, Diocese of Venice Solar Water Heating project. Harrimans, Inc. recently worked under Johnson Controls on the new Megawatt (One Million Watt) Photovoltaic / Solar Electric project at Orange County Convention Center (Orlando). This is one of the largest Solar Electric projects installed in Florida to date. Harrimans was awarded by the School Board to design / build the Charlotte County phase 3 Solar Electric and Solar Water Heating projects.  Since 1983 Harrimans, Inc. has installed in excess of 14,000 Solar Water heating / Solar Pool heating as well as Solar Electric systems with a collective reduction over 2,609,415 tons of CO2 emissions to the environment.

Pool Automation

Bring pool and spa control indoors with the convenience of automation.

We offer a full line of flexible, Total Pool Management controls to suit any backyard environment. Take the work out of owning a pool and spa by automating all essential pool and spa functions, solar heater, heat pump heater, gas heater or all three, salt chlorination, LED light shows and other backyard features like outdoor lighting. You can even monitor and control your backyard environment with a handheld remote – or any wireless device using your home’s Wi-Fi network or from your home automation system.

Whether you currently have basic pool functions or an extensive backyard paradise, Harrimans can offer you the right level of control for your environment – control that can be easily added to as your needs and environment change.