Steve Holdaway has been named president of Chapel Hill, NC, based Academy Solar. Academy Solar is a residential and commercial solar energy design and installation company. In this role, Holdaway will lead the company in overall strategy, financial management and oversee the commercial sales sector of the business.
We are confident that as president, Steve will continue to lead Academy Solar into a successful business,” said JW “Wild Bill” Stealey, partner and head of residential sales at Academy Solar. “Founding a new company in this economy will be difficult, but we feel that there is a strong market for solar energy in North Carolina, and with so many state and federal tax incentives, it is a great time for homeowners and business owners to consider alternative energy sources.”
Holdaway, a former oil executive along with three other partners, founded Academy Solar on the belief that it is important to secure a more sustainable energy mix for the future. Academy Solar is the only firm of its kind in the southeastern United States that allows customers an online calculator to estimate a firm, final price for their solar energy installation with complete cash flows, payback, expected real energy production and anticipated environmental benefits that their system will produce.