May Electric Solar
8721 Casper Ave , Hudson, Florida, United States

In 2000 William made a career change from utility work and roofing, to the electrical field. He worked every day as an apprentice with James Lemmons Sr., a master electrician with 30 years of experience. After James Sr. retired William continued his work for Lemmons Electric as a supervisor and project manager. After passing the master electrical exam in 2006 May Electric was founded.  Since 2010 the primary contracting has been solar electric installation and design, along with the electrical design and installation for wastewater treatment facilities. Both fields require precise designing to ensure the most efficient and reliable systems.  Our family lives and works in Florida with no plans to ever move, change professions, or our company name and legal status. We have worked hard to achieve our success, and we will continue to build on our way of ethics and standards. May electric is here to stay. It’s our goal to become a better company every day rather than just do what’s booming. William chose to go into solar in 2008 when solar was not booming or as cost effective as it is today.  Like wastewater treatment work, solar is a very complex and unique field.  This is a perfect fit for William because he enjoys the challenge of always improving and getting better at his craft.

Why does it gotta be May all the Way?

• Founded in 2006, we are locally owned and based out of Hudson Florida with a satellite office in Orlando. We proudly serve both the greater Tampa and Orlando areas.
• We have been in solar energy since 2009 before solar was a “hot spot” in Florida. Back then solar was more expensive and less efficient, however we believed in the technology, so we led the way as a pioneer in Florida’s solar industry. Although we are a general electric contractor, we choose to focus on solar PV because its something we believe in and are passionate about.
• The latest trend we see is many brand new “fly-by-night” companies popping up, as well as many out-of-state companies that are moving into Florida to take advantage of the current solar boom. In fact only two of our original competitors from 2009 remain in the industry. You have to wonder how many of these companies will still exist four years from now. Often other solar companies go out of business only to show up again under a different name to avoid legal challenges. With May Electric you can trust that our goals are long-term and we are committed to service you for the long-haul. After the tax credit expires how many companies do you think will still be in Florida or in business? May Electric as an Unlimited Electrical contractor has the ability to diversify into a wide range of services beyond solar, therefore we will be able to stay in business long after the solar boom dies down, and will be around to service the full length of your warranty.
• We test and approve internally all products before we offer them to our customers. We have 5 different solar systems on our main office.  Currently these test systems include 26 different panels from 11 manufacturers. It’s safe to say we can stand behind our recommendations with facts and experience. We are not pushing the products we have the easiest access to or the most profitable for us. How many other solar companies can honestly say they have a solar system on their home and business? What would the owner put on their home? Ours has Enphase microinverters and LG solar panels.
• This carries on into our employees. We do not have a large sales team or installation crews, however,  for the past 8 years we have been one of the top 5 contractors in Florida in terms of total kilowatts installed.   This is because of William’s strict selection, training and monitoring of our employees. Workmanship, ethics and standards are non-negotiable. We are the Navy seals of solar! We get the job done right and with pride. The May Electric Solar team speaks with knowledge from training and experience.
• These points build a solid foundation for a company that has the strength to adapt and over come an unpredictable future. Since we are committed to quality in every aspect of our business, we only choose to install equipment from companies with the ability to ensure their warranty and who hold the same values as May Electric. LG and Enphase are two companies who fit this criteria because they have a similar process as May Electric in their design and quality assurance. They also adhere to strict environment standards in the process of manufacturing their products.

Solar Panels

LG is a name you can count on. We recommend LG solar for their quality and aesthetics. Unlike many solar panel manufacture’s who buy cells from Longi or contract the process out, LG makes its own solar cells and tests the process through out. No sub contractors much like May Solar. We test many panels on our roof, after a full year of testing a LG 275 vs a SW275 we were open to meeting with LG and discussing their product fit for May Electric Solar. LG’s manufacturing process is as rigid as it gets, along with their business model and goals we are proud to partner with LG and have become a Platinum member. Over two years ago we changed our main product line to LG due to the respect we have for their superior quality assurance process. The most difficult change for us was the fact they were not US made even though LG directly and indirectly employs thousands of Americans. NOW the Neon 2 line is made in Huntsville AL. Please see the slide below to see what makes LG the best Solar panel for your investment.

Service contracts

Since 2009 May Electric has seen literally hundreds of solar companies come in when things are good, and go out of business or just change names of their LLc or corporation when things are bad. Some fail due to poor workmanship, and others to get out before the warranty years start.