Updated: May 24, 2026
Location and Projects
Address
6935 15th St E, Sarasota, FL, 34243
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Solar Direct Inc
Solar Direct offers professional solar installations and DIY products including solar panels, solar pool heaters, solar water heaters, and more.
From BuildZoom: Solar Direct Inc, 6935 15th St E, Sarasota, FL (Employees: Dale Gulden, David Webster, and Kirk Maust) holds a Certified Solar Heater license and 9 other licenses according to the Highlands County license board.
Their BuildZoom score of 116 ranks in the top 2% of 191,428 Florida licensed contractors.
Their license was verified as active when we last checked. If you are thinking of hiring Solar Direct Inc, we recommend double-checking their license status with the license board and using our project planner to get competitive quotes.
Solar Direct Inc Contact Information
Phone Number: (941) 209-1680
Address: 6935 15th St E, Sarasota, FL 34243
Solar Direct Inc Sarasota
Quality
116
98th percentile
Pro tip:
We generally recommend hiring a contractor with a score higher than 95.
Solar Direct Inc has a BuildZoom score of 116, which places them above 98% of 191,428 contractors in Florida.
Activity
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5 projects
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2025 |
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18 projects
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2024 |
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46 projects
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2023 |
Our building permit records indicate that Solar Direct Inc has worked on at least
69.0 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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3 projects
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New Constructions |
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66 projects
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Solar installations |
Analyzing permits over the last 4 years shows that Solar Direct Inc mostly works on
solar installation
and new construction
projects.
Pricing
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2 projects
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< $5k |
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6 projects
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$5k-$20k |
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30 projects
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$20k-$50k |
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14 projects
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$50k-$100k |
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2 projects
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$100k-$250k |
The typical size of their permits is approximately $40,142. This graph shows the distribution of these job values.
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For more details about their pricing, check out their recent activity to see how much they have charged for different types of work.
This is a sample of this contractor's permits. Click here to access their complete permit history.
Solar photovoltaic addition to existing solar photovoltaic system + adding battery backup (including meter disconnect reconnect service chage inspection required)
Valuation:
N/A
Permit #:
25-088090-ELECR-R
Status:
final
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Spv solar electric for apartment at 10325 sw greenridge ln this goes along with permit# bld2022090481 which is for the home yvonne burns has one contract that includes the home + apartment. the job value listed on here is what is listed on permit#bld2022090481 because its considered one job
Valuation:
$96,439
Permit #:
BLD2022101350
Status:
complete
Fee:
$94
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Electrical - residential (1 and 2 family residences)
2023-06-19
Between the meter and the existing main serivce panel we are going to install a new main service disconnect 200a 200a mb neutral to ground bond and a junction box with 2 way polarius lugs
Valuation:
$1,000
Permit #:
BLDTR23-023459
Status:
complete
Fee:
$64
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Residential solar photovoltaic installation - (pv-11.5kw-(23)sil-500-hm-(1)se-10000h-us000beu4-(23)s500b-bt) ***private provider plan review and inspections***
Valuation:
$29,746
Permit #:
RES-SOLAR-23-000367
Status:
complete
Fee:
$44
Permit Type:
Photovoltaic - ro...
Building Type:
N/A
As-built plans - modules model changed and we added 1 more solar module to the plans. system size 4.05 kw. all changes clouded on plans
Valuation:
N/A
Permit #:
BLD2312-1390.RR01
Status:
complete
Fee:
$145
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
As-built plans - modules model changed and we added 1 more solar module to the plans. system size 4.05 kw. all changes clouded on plans
Valuation:
N/A
Permit #:
REV2401-0234
Status:
applied
Fee:
$145
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
9.8 kw solar photovoltaic system installed on a residential home. roof mounted. poc line side tap
Valuation:
$29,302
Permit #:
RESENERGY-2023-000542
Status:
complete
Fee:
$514
Permit Type:
Solar photovoltai...
Building Type:
N/A
Electrical - residential (1 and 2 family residences)
2023-01-06
Spv solar electric structure to be verified to be in sufficient condition to handle additional loads
Valuation:
$23,480
Permit #:
BLDTR22-010505
Status:
expired
Fee:
$169
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Ncrqd: deployment of a 4.12kw portable unmounted photo-voltaic fsec certified gismopower system freestanding sfr-94031856 lot 257 the trails phase iv
Valuation:
$10,000
Permit #:
BLD2204-3441
Status:
triage
Fee:
$112
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Spv - solar electric + meter combo main service panel 200a 200a mb, 120/240vac derate 200a mb to 150a mb and addition 200a mb to load center - meter pull required by utility to perform work. change letter to derate service from 200/240/1 to 150/240/1 and job value of 4515.68 06/23/2020 fr
Valuation:
N/A
Permit #:
E20008154
Status:
complete
Fee:
$86
Permit Type:
Residential
Building Type:
Alteration
Solar photovoltaic system installation - gartley michael | meter# 58422-17076 @ 633 s moon dr #b venice fl 34292 ***private provider plan review and inspections***
Valuation:
$11,603
Permit #:
RES-SOLAR-24-000116
Status:
complete
Fee:
$44
Permit Type:
Photovoltaic - ro...
Building Type:
N/A
Private provider plan review and inspections solar photovoltaic addition to existing solar photovoltaic system + adding battery backup
Valuation:
$21,813
Permit #:
24-084502-BLDR
Status:
final
Fee:
$224
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
As-built plans. changes to plans are clouded. as-built plans reviewed and approved by private provider
Valuation:
N/A
Permit #:
SOL2024-00136-R01
Status:
complete
Fee:
N/A
Permit Type:
Photovoltaic system
Building Type:
N/A
Module brand changesd and number of solar panels to be installed. all changes clouded - pv01 pv03 ro1
Valuation:
N/A
Permit #:
BLD2311-1216.RR01
Status:
complete
Fee:
$145
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Module brand changesd and number of solar panels to be installed. all changes clouded - pv01 pv03 ro1
Valuation:
N/A
Permit #:
REV2402-0380
Status:
applied
Fee:
$145
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Solar photovoltaic - permit released 9/20/2022 abme
Valuation:
$126,461
Permit #:
BLDTC22-000126
Status:
complete
Fee:
$1,182
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Solar photovoltaic install *plan review & inspections done by private provider – inspected.com*
Valuation:
N/A
Permit #:
SOL2024-00344
Status:
complete
Fee:
$129
Permit Type:
Photovoltaic system
Building Type:
N/A
Solar electric w/battery backup meter disconnect/reconnect required
Valuation:
N/A
Permit #:
PR-2023-020037-0000
Status:
applied
Fee:
$906
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Electrical - residential (1 and 2 family residences)
2023-11-03
14.24kw solar photovoltaic system
Valuation:
$60,908
Permit #:
BLDTR23-015048
Status:
complete
Fee:
$169
Permit Type:
N/A
Building Type:
N/A
Solar photovoltaic system install connected to meter# 24231-27071 ***private provider plan review and inspections***
Valuation:
$43,319
Permit #:
RES-SOLAR-24-000115
Status:
complete
Fee:
$44
Permit Type:
Photovoltaic - ro...
Building Type:
N/A
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Solar Direct Inc License info
License Not Verified
| License # | 1921-01 |
| Status | Active |
| County | Highlands County |
| Type | Certified Solar Heater |
| Business Type | Limited Liability Company (Llc) |
- When BuildZoom last verified this license, it had an expiration date of September, 2020. Check the current license status of Solar Direct Inc with the Highlands County Board of County Commissioners
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License Not Verified
| License # | 1921-02 |
| Status | Active |
| County | Highlands County |
| Type | Certified Solar Contrac |
| Business Type | Limited Liability Company (Llc) |
- When BuildZoom last verified this license, it had an expiration date of September, 2022. Check the current license status of Solar Direct Inc with the Highlands County Board of County Commissioners
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Verified License
| License # | EC13002053 |
| Status | Active |
| County | Sumter County |
| Type | Contractor |
| Business Type | Limited Liability Company (Llc) |
- BuildZoom verified this license was active as of May 2026.
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Verified License
| License # | EC13002053 |
| Status | Active |
| County | Orange County |
| Type | E Electrical Contractor |
| Business Type | Limited Liability Company (Llc) |
- BuildZoom verified this license was active as of February 2026.
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Verified License
| License # | AEC-12735 |
| Status | Active |
| City | Lakeland |
| Type | Electrical |
| Business Type | Limited Liability Company (Llc) |
- BuildZoom verified this license was active as of December 2025.
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Verified License
| License # | AEC-12736 |
| Status | Active |
| City | Lakeland |
| Type | Solar |
| Business Type | Limited Liability Company (Llc) |
- BuildZoom verified this license was active as of December 2025.
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License Not Verified
| Status | Active |
| State | Florida |
| Type | Construction Business Information |
| Business Type | Limited Liability Company (Llc) |
- When BuildZoom last verified this license, it had an expiration date of December, 2025. Check the current license status of Solar Direct Inc with the Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation
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Verified License
| License # | EC13002053 |
| Status | Active |
| State | Florida |
| Type | Certified Electrical Contractor |
| Business Type | Limited Liability Company (Llc) |
- BuildZoom verified this license was active as of March 2026.
Verify this license's status for Solar Direct Inc at the Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation.
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License Not Verified
| License # | EC13002053 |
| Status | Active |
| State | Florida |
| Type | Contractor |
| Class | Electric |
| Business Type | Limited Liability Company (Llc) |
- When BuildZoom last verified this license, it had an expiration date of August, 2024. Check the current license status of Solar Direct Inc with the Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation
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Inactive License
| License # | EC13002053 |
| Status | Inactive |
| County | Hendry County |
| Type | Cert Contractor |
| Business Type | Limited Liability Company (Llc) |
- According to the Hendry County, Florida, the status of this license was at one point cancelled. However, this information may have changed.
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116
BuildZoom Score
Insured
| Insurer | Brooks Ins Grp Inc |
| Insured up to | $2,000,000 |
Insured
| Workers Comp Provider | Plymouth Insurance Agency |
| Workers Comp Value | $2,000,000 |
325
Permits
- Building permit records show that Solar Direct Inc has worked on 325 permitted projects.
Solar Direct Inc Employees
Dale Gulden
President
David Webster
Chief Marketing Officer
Kirk Maust
Ceo & Senior Engineer
Oliver Baumgart
Director Of Sales And Business Development