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OUR MISSION:

The Go-To Solar Engineering Firm

OUR VISION:

Solar Designed Right

For A Better Tomorrow

The Go-To Solar Engineering Firm

With 25+ years of experience, and over 1.5 GW of solar and energy storage projects completed and counting, Castillo Engineering has grown to become the premier, full service solar and energy storage engineering firm in the United States. Licensed in all 50 states, District of Colombia & Puerto Rico, Castillo Engineering delivers expertise in full service (electrical, civil, structural, medium & high voltage) solar and energy storage design, engineering and consulting services for projects ranging from residential to utility-scale. Leveraging our decades of experience, longstanding Utility & AHJ relationships, proprietary design processes, equipment expertise, and ability to achieve the lowest bill of material, we minimize project costs, time, and maximize project profitability.

Castillo Engineering was founded by 25-year solar and storage industry veteran Rick Castillo, PE, SE, MSEE, as a primarily rooftop solar design firm in Florida. The firm has since steadily grown from one state and one senior level engineer to 50 U.S. states and over 40 senior level engineers, as well as expanding to directly supporting leading utility-scale solar and storage EPCs, solar developers, utilities, independent power producers (IPPs) and co-operatives (co-ops) on projects up to 500 MW.

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Rick Castillo, PE, SE, MSEE

Founder, President, Solar and Storage Industry Expert & Thought Leader

Rick Castillo, PE, SE, MSEE, is the President and Principal of Castillo Engineering, one of the most experienced solar and energy storage engineering firms in the country, with over 1.5 GW worth of projects to date. Mr. Castillo has over thirty-five years of solar and storage industry experience and began his career with the United States Department of Defense as a rocket scientist. Mr. Castillo first entered the solar industry in 1998, and in 2008, he was the engineer of record for the very first 1 MW rooftop installation in the Southeastern United States. Mr. Castillo now leads the company’s utility engineering and consulting divisions. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Florida, a Masters in Electrical Engineering from the University of Central Florida and is a licensed Professional Engineer (PE) and Structural Engineer (SE).

Mr. Castillo’s work has long been recognized by the clean energy industry as well as national and local business communities. Most recently, he was named an Orlando Business Journal Power Player and made Florida Trend’s Florida 500, which highlights the most influential executives in the state. He also led the firm to be ranked by Inc 5000 as one of the fastest growing companies in the nation two years in a row.