Commercial Solar

We are a full-service solar integrator providing expert design and installation services for commercial systems. We focus on the following commercial categories: businesses, wineries, non-profits, low income housing, municipalities, and schools.

Commercial Solar

Commercial Team

Our Commercial solar division brings together a superior group of experts in solar technology, electrical engineering, construction, finance and project management. They'll work with you to design and engineer a solar system that's custom tailored for your particular needs, and can manage the project through financing options and PPA agreements. Following are brief introductions to our team members.

Tyson Grul

Commercial Sales Director

Tyson’s career in solar began in the financial industry. After graduating Magna Cum Laude in Economics from U.C. Santa Barbara in 1996, Tyson spent nine years at the Pacific Stock Exchange specializing in equity options. He distinguished himself there as “market maker.”

John Hubenthal

Commercial Project Developer

John specializes in commercial sales and large projects. He graduated with honors from UC Santa Cruz with a BA in Environmental Studies where he focused on green building. He fine-tuned his skills as a carpenter for a green construction company in the Santa Cruz mountains before joining Marin Solar in 2004.

Kevin Johnston

Commercial Project Developer

With a deep engineering background rounding out his Masters in Engineering, Kevin brings a ton of technical expertise to the job. He’s also been an integral part of solar in the Silicon Valley and Santa Cruz/Monterey markets for over 5 years.

Stu Davis

Commercial Sales Engineer

Stu Davis graduated from UC Santa Barbara in 2002 with a Bachelor’s of Science in mechanical engineering. As an avid surfer, Stu’s passion for the outdoors ran deep, and he knew he wanted to apply his engineering background in a career that would continue to protect the environment he so cherished.

Chris Paras

Commercial Sales Engineer

Chris has been an advocate for responsible stewardship for more than 18 years, 8 of which are solar specific. With a B.S. from U.C. Berkeley in Conservation Resource Studies, Chris has always been interested in renewable energy and sustainable resources. After getting his start in solar thermal, Chris wanted to expand into the possibilities of solar electricity.

Trevor Guthrie

Commercial Field Superintendent

Trevor Guthrie is a certified general electrician who found Real Goods Solar through a trusted friend and colleague he had worked with for many years, our own Dan Williams - operations manager for Real Goods Solar’s North Bay office.

Rex Lu

Commercial Design

Rex received a B.S. Mechanical Engineering, UC Berkeley, class of 2006. In his later years of college and after graduating, Rex's appreciation for the natural world grew as he got into camping and backpacking. Armed with his degree, he pursued a career in solar in order to work for a cleaner world.