FLS Energy, an Asheville-based solar-energy company has chosen Hillsborough as the location of its first office outside of Western North Carolina.
The company provides renewable-energy planning, design and installation services from small solar hot-water installations to utility-scale solar farms.
Chris Wachholz, a member of FLS’ Business Development division, is a longtime Orange County resident who has been charged with opening the Hillsborough office. He said the company chose Hillsborough because of local support for solar power.
The Orange County-based office will serve FLS’ growing list of projects in Research Triangle Park, the Piedmont Triad and the Eastern North Carolina area, including a large 1.2-megawatt solar array being installed at the SAS campus in Cary, as well as retail retrofits and solar installations for the military and area universities.
The office, which opened on Dec. 1, is located in Hillsborough’s Summit Business Campus.