Company Information

American Solar, Inc. manufactures new (patent-protected) solar heating systems. This systems produce heat at lower cost than most fossil fuel, electric, and solar energy sources.

The company, headquartered in Northern Virginia, works with solar installers throughout the country to service its U.S. customers.

American Solar's founder and CEO is John Archibald. Mr. Archibald is recognized as a national expert in the field of energy efficiency, energy savings performance contracting, energy services contracting, and the economic and policy analysis of energy management. He has over 20 years of experience in the private and Federal sectors, in engineering, and project and program management.

He directed the Office of Federal Energy Management Programs within the U.S. Department of Energy from 1996 to 1999. As FEMP Director, he helped agencies of the Federal Government reduce their $8 billion annual energy bill. He also managed programs that evaluated and deployed hundreds of energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies.

Mr. Archibald has worked on programs involving:

• engineering analysis,
• private sector financing and contracting for energy and energy savings,
• residential and commercial buildings and,
• regulatory and legislative reform.

He has been a member and a contributor to several professional engineering and energy associations including the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the American and International Solar Energy Societies, and the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineering. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering and a Master of Business Administration degree. The U.S. Energy Association and Johnson Controls awarded him the Public Service Energy Leadership Award. He also received the Exceptional Service Medal from the U.S. Department of Energy.