Updated: Mar 19, 2026
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Address
5112 Departure Drive, Raleigh, NC, 27616
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8m Solar
8m Solar, 5112 Departure Dr, Raleigh, NC (Employees: Ryan Christopher Carlsen and Usman Noor) holds a Electrical Contractors license and 2 other licenses according to the North Carolina license board.
Their BuildZoom score of 107 ranks in the top 6% of 101,103 North Carolina licensed contractors.
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8m Solar Contact Information
Phone Number: (919) 710-8463
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Address: 5112 Departure Drive, Raleigh, NC 27616
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8m Solar Raleigh
Quality
107
94th percentile
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We generally recommend hiring a contractor with a score higher than 95.
8m Solar has a BuildZoom score of 107, which places them above 94% of 101,103 contractors in North Carolina.
Activity
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92 projects
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2025 |
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8 projects
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2024 |
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37 projects
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2023 |
Our building permit records indicate that 8m Solar has worked on at least
137.0 projects over the past 3 years.
This is an overview of this contractor's activity. Click here to access our complete licensing and building permit database.
This is an overview of this contractor's activity. Click here to access our complete licensing and building permit database.
Experience
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6 projects
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Home Additions |
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133 projects
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Solar installations |
Analyzing permits over the last 4 years shows that 8m Solar mostly works on
solar installation
and home addition
projects.
Pricing
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3 projects
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< $5k |
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18 projects
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$5k-$20k |
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93 projects
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$20k-$50k |
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5 projects
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$50k-$100k |
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3 projects
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$100k-$250k |
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2 projects
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$250k-$500k |
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1 project
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$500k-$1mil |
The typical size of their permits is approximately $29,900. This graph shows the distribution of these job values.
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Sp- rdu - solar for existing walkway canopy - installation of 186.30 kw solar system at the existing walkway canopy of raleigh durham airport
Valuation:
$306,284
Permit #:
CBPR-148150-2025
Status:
issued
Fee:
$3,258
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Sp - rdu - e trades - new solar at existing new lot walkway canopy - installation of 400.14 kw solar system at the existing new lot walkway canopy
Valuation:
$656,625
Permit #:
CBPR-148151-2025
Status:
issued
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
Building renovati...
Building Type:
N/A
Sp - rdu - e trades - new solar at existing new lot walkway canopy - installation of 400.14 kw solar system at the existing new lot walkway canopy
Valuation:
$656,625
Permit #:
CBPR-148151-2025
Status:
issued
Fee:
$5,704
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Installation of 186.30 kw solar system at the parking facility of raleigh durham airport - existing lot at 1020 national guard drive cary nc 27513
Valuation:
$962,910
Permit #:
CBPR-147875-2025
Status:
withdrawn
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Sp- rdu - solar for existing walkway canopy - installation of 186.30 kw solar system at the existing walkway canopy of raleigh durham airport
Valuation:
$306,284
Permit #:
CBPR-148150-2025
Status:
issued
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
Building renovati...
Building Type:
N/A
Sp - rdu - e trades - installation of 400.14 kw solar system at the new lot of parking facility
Valuation:
$656,625
Permit #:
CBPR-147885-2025
Status:
withdrawn
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
P&i - residential accessory building structure
2025-05-20
Single family dwelling - solar installation of 22.050 kw residential roof-mounted photovoltaic system and 1 franklin apower2 battery backup service drop we have a service drop with duke in order to install the solar and to reconnect the power we will need an inspection the service change/rough reconnet whichever you schedule for power reconnect
Valuation:
$46,710
Permit #:
RABS-147127-2025
Status:
issued
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
Alteration
Building Type:
N/A
Building permit - existing residential (solar panel only)
2025-09-22
Solar installation of 13.650 kw residential roof-mounted photovoltaic system and 1 tesla powerwall 3 + 1 tesla powerwall expansion pack at 1632 ferntree ct morrisville nc 27560. we have a service drop with the utility. in order to install the solar and to reconnect the power we will need an inspection — the service change rough reconnect whichever is scheduled for power reconnect
Valuation:
$40,600
Permit #:
BLDRE-009094-2025
Status:
issued
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Addition of battery banks ( two tesla powerwalls ) to an already installed solar system at 39 steep rock drive willow spring nc 27592. we have a service drop with duke in order to install the solar and to reconnect the power we will need an inspection the service change/rough reconnet whichever you schedule for power reconnect
Valuation:
$27,800
Permit #:
RTP-148011-2025
Status:
issued
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
Residential trade
Building Type:
N/A
Solar installation of 9.900 kw residential roof-mounted photovoltaic system and one tesla power wall battery backup at 1017 bostonian dr knightdale nc 27545. we have a service drop with duke in order to install the solar and to reconnect the power we will need an inspection the service change/rough reconnet whichever you schedule for power reconnect
Valuation:
$29,000
Permit #:
RABS-148721-2025
Status:
issued
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
Alteration
Building Type:
N/A
P&i - residential accessory building structure
2025-06-12
Solar installation of 10.465 kw residential roof-mounted photovoltaic system and one tesla power wall battery backup at 5900 clearsprings drive wake forest nc 27587. we have a service drop with duke in order to install the solar and to reconnect the power we will need an inspection the service change/rough reconnet whichever you schedule for power reconnect
Valuation:
$30,400
Permit #:
RABS-148719-2025
Status:
issued
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
Alteration
Building Type:
N/A
Solar installation of 12.760 kw residential roof-mounted photovoltaic system with ev charger and one tesla power wall battery backup at 8741 maxine street willow spring nc 27592. we need a residential change of service inspection for the backup gateway installation. (service side work: power drop required)
Valuation:
$32,813
Permit #:
RABS-145502-2025
Status:
issued
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
Alteration
Building Type:
N/A
Building permit - existing residential (solar panel only)
2025-08-05
Solar installation of 9.555 kw residential roof-mounted photovoltaic system and one tesla power wall battery backup at 1009 mason farm rd morrisville nc 27560. we have a service drop with duke in order to install the solar and to reconnect the power we will need an inspection the service change/rough reconnet whichever you schedule for power reconnect
Valuation:
$28,400
Permit #:
BLDRE-008719-2025
Status:
complete
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Residential trade permit. plumbing mechanical or electrical
2025-07-16
Addition of battery banks ( two tesla powerwalls ) to an already installed solar system at 39 steep rock drive willow spring nc 27592. we have a service drop with duke in order to install the solar and to reconnect the power we will need an inspection the service change/rough reconnet whichever you schedule for power reconnect
Valuation:
$27,800
Permit #:
RTP-148011-2025
Status:
complete
Fee:
$75
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Building permit - existing residential (solar panel only)
2025-07-30
Solar installation of 9.450 kw residential roof-mounted photovoltaic system and one tesla power wall battery backup at 1005 mason farm road morrisville nc 27560. we have a service drop with duke in order to install the solar and to reconnect the power we will need an inspection the service change/rough reconnet whichever you schedule for power reconnect
Valuation:
$28,400
Permit #:
BLDRE-008657-2025
Status:
complete
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Addition of battery bank ( 1 franklin apower2 battery ) to an already installed solar system at 242 shannon dr wilmington nc 28409. we have a service drop with duke in order to install the solar and to reconnect the power we will need an inspection the service change/rough reconnet whichever you schedule for power reconnect
Valuation:
N/A
Permit #:
25-029040
Status:
complete
Fee:
$60
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Princeton manor - solar installation of 19.320 kw residential roof-mounted photovoltaic system and two tesla power walls battery backups- we have a service drop with the utility in order to install the solar and to reconnect the power we will need an inspection the service change/rough reconnect whichever you schedule for power reconnect
Valuation:
$58,400
Permit #:
RABS-156243-2025
Status:
issued
Fee:
$160
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Rb/jw - wake tech - student services - level 3 - e trades - installation of 224.46 kw roof mounted commercial solar system***amended - new plans***
Valuation:
$396,653
Permit #:
CBPR-101855-2023
Status:
complete
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
Building renovati...
Building Type:
N/A
Solar installation of 20.240 kw residential roof-mounted photovoltaic system and two tesla power walls battery backups at 441 kings hollow dr. raleigh nc 27603. we have a service drop with duke in order to install the solar and to reconnect the power we will need an inspection the service change/rough reconnet whichever you schedule for power reconnect
Valuation:
$53,500
Permit #:
RABS-154463-2025
Status:
issued
Fee:
$85
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
South pointe - solar installation of 12.420 kw residential roof-mounted photovoltaic system and one tesla power wall battery backup (service drop) we have a service drop with the utility in order to install the solar and to reconnect the power we will need an inspection the service change/rough reconnect whichever you schedule for power reconnect
Valuation:
$35,300
Permit #:
RABS-156249-2025
Status:
issued
Fee:
$85
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
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| License # | U.35668 |
| Status | Active |
| State | North Carolina |
| Type | Electrical Contractors |
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Verified License
| License # | U.35668 |
| Status | Active |
| State | North Carolina |
| Type | Electrical Contractors |
- BuildZoom verified this license was active as of March 2026.
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107
BuildZoom Score
137
Permits
- Building permit records show that 8m Solar has worked on 137 permitted projects.
8m Solar Employees
RC
Ryan Christopher Carlsen
Qualifiers
UN
Usman Noor
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