The Auric Story
April 1, 2010
SolarTek Solutions (now Auric Solar) founded with headquarters in Trent's garage
August 15, 2010
First installation at Jess' father's home
September 26, 2010
First organic customer installation in Saratoga Springs
November 5, 2011
Started installation for first commercial solar project at Rocky Mountain Recycling of 53kW
December 30, 2011
Became debt free as a company
July 8, 2012
Awarded the National Ability Center Project by Rocky Mountain Powers Blue Sky Program
December 12, 2012
Completed our first car port installation (62kW) at Richens Eye Center in St. George
January 7, 2013
Elements Capital Group is founded to offer exclusive solar financing catered to the customer
June 21, 2013
Featured in the first ever solar powered parade home in Utah
July 18, 2013
Installed the first solar powered gas station in Utah at Chevron in Salt Lake City
December 31, 2013
Auric Solar became the largest residential solar provider in Utah
August 17, 2014
Flipped the switch on the largest (at the time) solar covered parking structure (280kW) in Utah at Ace Recycling
September 12, 2014
Expanded and opened office in Boise, Idaho
December 31, 2014
Became the largest overall solar provider in Utah
February 7, 2015
Became the most positively reviewed solar provider in the U.S.
March 2, 2015
Rebranded name to Auric Solar from SolarTek Solutions
April 6, 2015
Launched exclusive solar financing program in partnership with Elements Capital Group
April 14, 2015
President Obama visits Utah to promote solar power jobs
August 19, 2015
Featured in Inc. Magazine's Inc. 500 fastest growing companies finishing #246 in America
September 19, 2015
Planted 750 trees
October 8, 2015
Flipped the switch on Utah’s Largest Privately owned solar system at Rio Tinto Stadium for Real Salt Lake
December 22, 2015
Completed Utah’s 5th largest solar array (699kW) at Conservice in Logan Utah
February 10, 2016
Founder Jess Phillips was recognized as one of Utah Business Magazine’s 40 Under 40.
April 14, 2016
Auric Solar won the 2016 Best of State Award in three categories
Discover the history behind the brand
What began as a small company that started out of a garage in South Jordan, Utah, in 2010 has quickly become one of the largest solar providers in Utah and one of the fastest growing in the U.S.
Auric Solar opened its doors for business in 2010 and has had an average year over year growth trend of 171%. This was accomplished by focusing on customer experience, quality, timeliness, and providing a responsible way to switch to solar power. Auric Solar’s headquarters are in Salt Lake City Utah, and the company has expanded to service all of Utah and Idaho with over 150 employees.
An idea was born
Founders Trent Vansice and Jess Phillips were attracted to the solar industry because of the growth potential and the fact that they could impact the air quality locally while saving people money at the same time. Jess’s father decided he would look into purchasing solar himself and had a poor experience in attempting to find a company that could help him. Immediately Trent and Jess saw the opportunity in the industry and felt that they had the experience and passion to help people who were looking for solar power.
They started from scratch, carving their own path based on trial and error and responding to customers’ requests. By educating and providing a responsible way for clients to pay for solar, the company has seen great success and is grateful for the trust its customers have placed in them. Auric Solar started inside of a garage, and has since had to expand to a new facility almost every year. In the early days, Trent’s wife knew if they were doing well by how many solar panels were being delivered to her garage space. Since that time, and by focusing on building a strong foundation that emphasized quality and timeliness, they were able to attract other great members to the team that have helped propel the company to where it is today.