We are passionate and innovative in everything we do, with a foundation of honesty and integrity.
We pride ourselves in safely delivering the highest quality products, service, and workmanship.
Our team, customers, and partners are the lifeblood of what we do. We foster a friendly, fun, and family-oriented environment.
HES Solar is a local, family owned and operated, full-service solar company that was established in San Diego in 2001. Since our founding, our main focus has been to share the financial and environmental benefits of solar renewable energy with both residential and commercial clients. Our solar experts use the best quality solar arrays to provide energy systems that are designed for durability and results. We also use Tesla, Enphase, and BYD for battery storage to provide maximum energy storage for your home, business, or electric vehicles. All of our installers are certified by Tesla, Enphase, and BYD and we don’t subcontract our installations. We are committed to customer satisfaction and provide top-tier support to all of our customers. We specialize in turn-key implementation of money-saving alternatives to utility power that includes design, installation, and monitoring:
Mr. Shemai joined HES Solar and helped accelerate the company’s strong 2021 growth. He grew up in Cincinnati and doubled-majored at Ohio State University in Business Marketing and Spanish Literature. Mr. Shemai stepped from the university commencement ceremony in Ohio almost directly onto the beach sand of San Diego in 2007. He has worked in the corporate world while also following his entrepreneurial drive in 2012 by creating and growing an active wear company with designs based on and inspired by the culture of Thailand. Mr. Shemai has been a sales consultant for fourteen years; applying that experience to the solar industry gives him great satisfaction by bringing the financial and environmental benefits of solar to more homes. When Mr. Shemai isn’t helping families plan and design their ideal solar system, he can be found surfing, sailing, climbing, running, SUPing, snowboarding or even playing the musical instrument “the hand pan.”
Mr. Merced came to HES Solar after three years in the solar industry. Living in New Jersey, Mr. Merced was drawn to the solar industry by its incredible growth. Mr. Merced might be the first person you speak with at HES Solar and he enjoys the process of getting people started on their solar or energy storage journey and putting them together with an HES Solar Energy Consultant. Mr. Merced has plans to grow the Inside Sales department and has his sights set on breaking into new territories. Mr. Merced loves to learn and share his knowledge of solar. He takes special satisfaction in not only saving customers money on their energy costs but also increasing the value of their home. When he’s not at work Mr. Merced can be found spending time with friends and family, which often includes shopping or cheering on his New York teams: the Yankees, the Giants, and the Rangers.
HES Solar has had four strong years of growth in 2020, 2021, 2022 and now 2023. We’ve been hiring steadily and now are well over 100 employees strong – all based in San Diego and Southern California. We’re working on employee bios and expect to have this bio updated soon.
Ms. Garcia came to HES Solar in 2023 with two years of experience in the solar industry. Born in Mexico, she moved to Oceanside, California at the age of five. Ms. Garcia sought a career in the solar industry because she wanted to make a positive impact. She enjoys the fast pace of her role and the continuing evolution of the solar industry in general. Her position at HES Solar challenged her to create and implement a purchasing strategy that produced savings that would be reflected in lower project costs to HES Solar customers. When she’s not looking for cost efficiencies at HES Solar Ms. Garcia is pursuing her love of travel, local and exotic, or working on creative endeavors such as painting and ceramics.
Mr. Peterson is a California native with a degree from UC Santa Barbara who enjoys writing, photography, and videography. After over a decade in enthusiast media where he rose to the title of Editor-in-Chief of a print magazine, Mr. Peterson transitioned into marketing content creation and joined HES Solar in 2020 with a year of solar industry experience under his belt. Mr. Peterson hopes to shine a light on the great employees and quality works of HES Solar to Southern California residents through educational, informational, and occasionally lighthearted images and words. When Mr. Peterson isn’t creating marketing content, he enjoys writing novels and reading.
The residential-only entity HES Solar has redefined its scope and has narrowed its focus to home solar service and home battery service. The impact of 2023 California regulations to home solar projects has required this company truncation; we regret the elimination of new home energy installations from our offerings. HES Solar now concentrates on supporting existing systems with maintenance and repair services for HES Solar and non-HES Solar systems and remains available for workmanship warranty work on qualified HES Solar systems.
For commercial solar and commercial energy storage design, installation, service, and O&M offerings, please visit the HES Renewables website hesrenewables.com.
A note on the state of California residential solar: The residential solar industry has faced significant financial hurdles in the last few years as a direct result of hostile policy, most notably NEM 3.0. Our primary trade partner, SunPower, went into Chapter 11 in August, 2024, and a majority of other solar companies, large and small, have been forced to close, leave California, or restructure. We are glad to remain available as a home energy service group to support our customers and provide maintenance and repair for home systems that have been orphaned by other company closures.
We recognize your frustration with this news and never intended for our beloved 24-year-old residential solar business to curtail its offerings.