Empowering Montgomery County with solar excellence
Discover how Butterfly PBC combines decades of industry experience, a commitment to sustainability, and a deep-rooted dedication to community service to bring the best solar energy solutions to your home.
- OUR MISSION
Lighting the path to a greener future.
Butterfly was founded in 2020. We are a proud Pennsylvania Public Benefit Corporation. It is our choice to put people, the planet and making a profit all on equal footing.
We pledge a portion of our sales revenue to local charitable organizations. If you are involved in a local non profit and are interested in partnering with Butterfly, please let us know!
- MEET THE TEAM
Our team knows solar.
We bring over 40 years of industry leading experience to your homes each and every day. We believe fair deals and honest answers make happy customers.
Drew Leone
Design and Engineering
Drew is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh where he earned a B.S. in Civil and Structural Engineering. He is a registered Professional Engineer in Pennsylvania and the owner of Penn Fusion Engineering LLC.
Drew plays an integral role in the overall design and engineering of all Butterfly projects. Look for his name and stamp on your plans!
Cesar Cruz
Installation and Project Management
Cesar has a Bachelor of Arts in Architecture from Jorge Tadeo Lozano University in Bogota, Columbia. He also earned a Masters of Engineering from the New Jersey Institute of Technology.
Cesar manages our solar installations from the structural connection on the roof to the interconnection with PECO. With over 10 years of experience installing solar throughout the Middle Atlantic area, Cesar has a unique mix of real-world experience and engineering theory.
Michael Kearney
General Manager
Michael has an B.A. in English from Fordham University and an M.B.A. from the University of San Francisco.
Michael is a resident of Upper Dublin. He believes solar’s next growth phase will be led by local solar companies serving their neighbors. He is an experienced leader in the solar startup environment, most recently with industry powerhouse IronRidge, Inc.
Our team at work.
- OUR VISION
Whatever you can do or dream you can do, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.
-Goethe
With thousands of solar installation companies in the United States, ranging from small ‘Mom and Pop’ businesses to billion-dollar giants, homeowners have a wide variety of choices to match their values. We encourage our customers to explore multiple solar companies, as installing a solar system is a significant investment, and obtaining multiple quotes and proposals is essential.
Not all homes are created equal for solar power. Some homes just get a ton of son and others do not. Those homes getting a ton of sun also are baking come summer when the electric bill spikes. Going solar literally cools your house down, converting that heat energy into clean, reliable solar power. It is a win, win: use less AC and make your own electricity.
Find out your home’s solar potential for savings and clean energy production. It is an email or phone call away!
The second phase requires some help from the State Legislature in Harrisburg. Today there are bills in both the House and Senate that, if approved and signed by the Governor, will make Community Solar legal in Pennsylvania.
Community solar is a framework that allows people to produce solar power remotely (ie, away from their meter or home) and enjoy the savings on their electric bill. So if your home is beautifully tucked inside mature trees or if your roof won’t work for solar, then you can still participate via community solar. While the exact details still need to be worked out, community solar should offer every homeowner, renter, or business the ability to get clean energy while saving on utility costs.
The third phase in Butterfly’s plan is to link together our solar homeowners and community solar folks. This gets wonky quickly but we plan to create a “Virtual Power Plant” (aka VPP) right here in Montgomery County. With a VPP, we can help stabilize the local grid with stored energy when needed while enjoying increased savings. This too will need help from Harrisburg and PECO. Luckily there is plenty to do in the meantime.
In the ‘crawl, walk, run’ analogy, we are definitely in the crawl stage. But the success of neighboring states provides clear examples of how tomorrow’s grid will work with solar. Today’s pioneering work with VPPs will make it possible in a few years to truly link homes powered by the sun.
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