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A Brief History of

RAK Solar Services

Formed in March 2015, RAK Solar Services is an O&M specialty company offering 365 days a year operation.

RAK Solar Services, founded by Ken Mayer (emeritus), Richard Ethier and Allen Simard, is a company partnered with, but a separate operating entity from E&S Electrical Company, Richard and Allen’s electrical contracting firm.

Our Experienced O&M team provides our clients with a deep knowledge of Solar PV and DAS technical expertise, derived from the years of E&S’s commercial PV construction of dozens of commercial and utility scale solar ground and roof installations throughout the Northeastern United States.

RAK Corporate Qualifications
  • Fully Licensed
  • NABCEP Certified
  • NFPA and NEC versant
  • OSHA certified, ARC Flash Protection trained
  • A Proven Track Record
  • Financially solvent, partnered with E&S Electrical yielding access to larger pool of electricians and technicians
  • Fully Insured

Our Management Team

Our Experienced O&M team provides our clients a deep knowledge of Solar PV and DAS technical expertise, derived from the years of E&S’s commercial PV construction of dozens of commercial and utility scale solar ground and roof installations, throughout the Northeastern United States.

Robert Giguere

O&M Manager

With more than twelve years in the PV and Thermal Industry, commercial and residential sites, extensive knowledge of a multitude of Solar inverters including but not limited to ABB, Chint, Solectria, Fronuis, SMA; central plant inverters as well as string inverters.

  • Extensive DAS knowledge and repair
  • Successful project management and on-site leader of many large scale commercial and residential roof top and ground mounted PV and Thermal projects with an unwavering eye for detail
  • Deep knowledge of a wide range of test equipment including, solmetric suneye/IV curve testing, seaward testing, megger insulation testing, inferred thermal camera
  • Skilled in all aspects of O&M with exceptional diagnostics knowledge to keep large scale PV sites running to their full potential
  • NABCEP training
  • OSHA 10
  • Licensed Master Electrician in NH/VT
  • Licensed Master Plumber in VT
  • Engaged on several projects conducting QA/QC inspections of EPC work on behalf of asset managers and owners
  • Deep knowledge of NEC and its applications to solar construction