private industry renewable energy photovoltaic solar energy founded 2003 2003 founder tobin booth ceo headquarters 1560 drew avenue davis california us website www.blueoakenergy.com blue oak energy is an american full service photovoltaic system design engineering and construction firm . the company engineers and constructs commercial and utility solar photovoltaic pv energy systems in the united states and abroad . the company engineered and constructed the google campus in mountain view california the san francisco international airport and the 37mw long island solar farm 1 and has designed solar installations for whole foods staples walmart the us navy and the state of california . 2 contents 1 history 2 recognition and awards 3 references 4 external links history edit in 2003 tobin booth established blue oak energy with a single customer . the firm was founded in davis california and continues to be headquartered there . 3 three years later the firm was selected to engineer the campus wide distributed generation solar facility at the google headquarters in mountain view california . the 2006 project took approximately one year to design engineer and construct . upon completion the system offset nearly 30 % of the campus peak power . 4 in 2008 blue oak energy began delivering a portfolio of commercial rooftop solar projects for rei retail stores and warehouse facilities throughout the united states . the company eventually built out a total of 23 rooftop and carport solar facilities . 5 by late 2011 the firm had partnered with baker electric solar to complete the design and construction oversight for a 1.5 mw project for the u.s. marine corps air ground combat center in twentynine palms california . the project involved mounting a system across several rooftops as part of a larger renovation at the complex . during this project blue oak energy designed custom hardware for the solar panel mounting . 6 in december 2012 blue oak energy constructed arizona s largest rooftop solar array 4.2 mw at a first solar facility which was later acquired by apple . 7 by 2013 the firm engineered and constructed a 4.4 mw utility scale solar farm located in shasta county california . the solar farm would later be acquired by pseg and is expected to power approximately 725 homes . 8 in 2014 blue oak energy engineered and constructed the 2.6 mw putah creek solar farm near davis california . 9 that same year the firm engineered and constructed the 908kw fortinet distributed generation solar campus project in santa clara california . 10 recognition and awards edit in 2009 coolcalifornia.org recognized the firm for their sustainable practices and community outreach . 11 during 2013 blue oak energy placed at 629 in inc. magazine s annual listing of the 5 000 fastest growing private companies in the united states . 12 in 2014 solar power world magazine listed blue oak energy as the 98 solar contractor in the united states . 13 in september of that year the league of american bicyclists officially recognized the company as a bicycle friendly business . 14 references edit rei extends commitment to renewable energy with solar power investment press releases on csrwire.com davis company helps power google sacramento business journal http solarprofessional.com articles industry interviews tobin booth blue oak energy http www.bizjournals.com sacramento stories 2007 06 18 daily43.html http www.buildings.com article details articleid 8364 title rei saves big with solar.aspx http www.prweb.com releases solar energy prweb8963456.htm http www.businesswire.com news home 20121204005534 en . uyhuk ldwuk http www.pseg.com info media newsreleases 2013 2013 12 23 . jsp . uyhvrvldwuk http finance.yahoo.com news blue oak energy completes construction 170000134.html http www.businesswire.com news home 20140902005221 en fortinet green campus solar project . vh 9ojhf98e http www.coolcalifornia.org 2009 award winners http www.bizjournals.com sacramento news 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