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SunHarvest Solar

Website:

www.sunharvestsolar.com
Founder:

Brandon Cheshire

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SunHarvest Solar was a solar energy company based in Arizona. Brandon Cheshire was the founder of SunHarvest Solar. 1

As of 2026, the company was no longer operating, according to the Better Business Bureau.  2

Background

SunHarvest Solar was a solar energy company founded in 2009 in Phoenix, Arizona. 3 Brandon Cheshire founded and was the CEO of SunHarvest Solar, which was formed by a team of electrical and semiconductor industry veterans.  1  4  5

SunHarvest Solar focused on helping homeowners adopt solar energy by selling products and services at affordable prices, as well as designing, installing, and maintaining solar systems for residential, commercial, and industrial clients.  3  6 The company also handled energy efficiency upgrades and LED lighting for homes. 4

The company appears to no longer be operating. The website listed for the company on LinkedIn goes to a “Huge Domains” page when clicked. 7 The Better Business Bureau says the company is not rated because it is no longer in business. 2 The website for American Solar and Roofing published a list in December 2023 of 20 solar panel companies that either went out of business or stopped doing business in Arizona that included SunHarvest Solar. 8

Advocacy

The SunHarvest Solar LinkedIn page says, “Be the change you wish to see in the world.”  7

The firm touted itself as “altruistic, ethical, progressive advocates for green energy.”  7

Brandon Cheshire, head of SunHarvest Solar, was the board president of the Arizona Solar Energy Industries Association in 2019. 1 As president of the board for the association, Cheshire was heavily involved in negotiating settlements with Arizona utilities to protect rooftop solar rights for the solar companies.  1  9

In 2016, Cheshire objected to the Senate Republican majority blocking President Barack Obama’s nomination of then-Judge Merrick Garland to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court. Cheshire said: “Without a ruling on the Clean Power Plan, and carbon regulations we may be subjected to burdensome regulations imposed by heavily conservative states. We need SCOTUS to make a decision.” The Obama administration promoted the comment, among others on the White House website.  10

In October 2014, SunHarvest Solar was among 29 Arizona solar-energy businesses to sign a letter to the White House endorsing the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed Clean Power Plan to limit carbon emissions from power plants and have the government move to make solar power a larger focal point. 5

In January 2014, Cheshire wrote a commentary explaining that solar power is affordable, and that, “You can go solar today for less than you are paying the utility company now, and your investment is cash flow-positive immediately.” He added, “If you currently pay $250 a month to the utility company, it would take just 4.55 years to replace the utility company.” He suggested that the homeowner consult a professional accountant. He said it would also add “instant equity of approximately $20,000 that your home accrues once you have gone solar.” 11

References

  1. Lewis, Chris. “Solar Industry Looks for a Way Forward in Arizona.” Yale Clean Energy Forum. July 17, 2019. Accessed January 7, 2026. https://cleanenergyforum.yale.edu/2019/07/17/solar-industry-looks-for-way-forward-in-arizona 
  2. “SunHarvest Solar.” Better Business Bureau. Accessed January 7, 2026. https://www.bbb.org/us/az/phoenix/profile/solar-energy-design/sunharvest-solar-1126-1000009380 
  3. “SunHarvest Solar.” Solar Magazine. Accessed January 7, 2026. https://solarmagazine.com/entities/sunharvest-solar/ 
  4. “SunHarvest Solar & Electrical LLC.” The Blue Book. Accessed January 8, 2026. https://www.thebluebook.com/iProView/806933/sunharvest-solar-electrical-llc/subcontractors/ 
  5. Press Release. “Arizona Solar Businesses Ready to Roll with Clean Power.” Environment Arizona. October 16, 2014. Accessed January 7, 2026. https://environmentamerica.org/arizona/media-center/arizona-solar-businesses-ready-to-roll-with-clean-power/ 
  6. “SunHarvest Solar Technologies.” Zoom Info. Accessed January 8, 2026. https://www.zoominfo.com/c/sunharvest-solar-technologies/1340078033 
  7. “SunHarvest Solar.” LinkedIn. Accessed January 7, 2026. https://www.linkedin.com/company/sunharvest-solar-&-electric/about/ 
  8. “What Do I Do If My Solar Company Went Out of Business???” American Solar & Roofing. December 26, 2023. Accessed January 8, 2026. https://www.americansolarandroofing.com/what-do-i-do-if-my-solar-company-went-out-of-business/#:~:text=Erus%20Energy%20(November%202023),closed%20all%20offices%20in%20Arizona. 
  9. Arizona Solar Industries Association. “Arizona solar industry hopeful settlement signals end of utility attacks on solar.” Rose Law Group. Accessed January 8, 2026. https://www.roselawgroup.com/arizona-solar-industry-hopeful-settlement-signals-end-utility-attacks-solar/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CThe%20future%20of%20Arizona’s%20solar,of%20the%20Board%20of%20AriSEIA. 
  10. Diamond, Robert. “What They’re Saying – Business Community.” White House. March 28, 2016. Accessed January 7, 2026. https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2016/03/28/what-theyre-saying-%E2%80%93-business 
  11. Cheshire, Branson. “Why Residential Solar Power is Such a Sound Investment.” Natural Awakenings. May 30, 2014. Accessed January 7, 2026. https://www.naturalaz.com/2014/05/30/228171/why-residential-solar-power-is-such-a-sound-investment-the-owner-of-sunharvest-solar-describes-his-thought-process-about-adding-solar-panels-to-his-home-brandon-cheshire-crunches-the-numbers- 
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