Conergy has decided it is the best time to move its North American headquarters from Denver to Miami. The company is in the second phase of its corporate restructuring. The focus here is the move, the unveiling of its new website: www.conergy.com, and the introduction the new company mission statement: “We Harness the Sun to Preserve the Planet and Power the World.”

So, the obvious question is why Miami? Although solar has begun taking off in other parts of the Southeast, the industry in Florida is fighting an uphill battle. Conergy CEO Andrew de Pass says,  “Conergy’s employees are passionate people from all walks of life and corners of the globe. Miami is a unique, embracing melting pot, making it a perfect home for us. Miami is also a convenient geographic hub to support both Conergy’s growing U.S. presence and our emerging markets in Latin America. Furthermore, we have the privilege of being neighbors with our majority shareholder, Kawa Capital Management.”

Conergy hopes this move will help to diversify the U.S. solar industry. The tremendous job growth solar has experienced since 2010 has been felt mainly in the Northeast and on the West Coast. Conergy’s move to Miami comes as solar makes inroads in the Southeast, which is currently home to less than 10 percent of the nations 180,000 solar jobs, according to the Solar Foundation.