About Us

Paul Fleury, Co-Owner

After growing up on the eastern shore of Maryland graduating from the University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business, Paul moved to Charleston in 2005 where he soon discovered his passion for solar energy. After spending a few years as national account manager for an automotive chemical manufacturer, he left in 2008 to start Sustainable Energy Solutions, with friend and business partner Greg White. After three years of designing functional solar systems up and down the coast, Paul is now a board member of the SC Solar Business Alliance and an active member of the SC Solar Council, (the SC chapter of the ASES). He has worked to write federally funded grants, achieve awards for military contracts with nationally recognized contractors and provided solar to homeowners, small businesses and non-profit organizations across SC, MD and GA.

Greg White, Co-Owner

Greg was born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia and was educated at the University of Georgia in Athens. After spending 4 years in various construction fields, his solar career began with an introductory solar water heating course at the Florida Solar Energy Center. Since then he has completed a variety of NABCEP Solar Thermal CE courses, has earned credit as a NABCEP PV entry level PV installer at the NC State Solar Center and has taken the NABCEP Thermal Certification test this past Sept. He has managed over 40 solar projects from Maryland to Georgia including a pair Federally (ARRA) funded grant projects, commercial and residential installs and currently is managing military contracts for both Thermal and PV systems at four Air Force Bases across the SE for a national contractor. Greg is also currently working towards his NABCEP PV installer certification.

Anthony Del Porto, Director of Photovoltaic Design and Business Development

Anthony Del Porto, a native of Charleston, got his BS in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech while Concentrating in Green Engineering and Minoring in Business. He returned to Charleston after completing his course work to take up a job as a Project Engineer designing, building, and programing custom Automation and Test Systems. He joined SES in 2011 to perform photovoltaic system design and sales. In his free time he can be found playing bluegrass with his family as part of Southern Flavor Bluegrass band, sailing around Charleston with the Charleston Ocean Racing Association, Fishing, Hunting, and otherwise taking part in the Lowcountry lifestyle.