V VERANCE -E NE R GY- The beginning. It all began in 2011, as a part-time project, with a straight forward goal: to charge the carriage battery. Back then, Chris Beiler was working for a local builder while living on half an acre at 70 South Belmont Road. Someone suggested a solar panel as a better way to charge his battery, so he ordered a small panel and a charge controller and put it all to gether himself. And there, in his garage, was where the idea for providing self-sufficient energy solutions was born. This was the beginning of CB Solar. The letters were his name. He never liked the name much but it stuck at the time. Family, farm, and a shop that would not sit still. In 2014, Chris and his wife and family moved to her family's home farm, which filled an expanse of 39 acres. They were hoping that dairy farming on the side might be a good idea. At the time milk prices were low making it hard to make a profit from a dairy farm. So, when they moved and the dairy prices didn't go up, they didn't start milking cows. Chris, who couldn't stand still, kept looking for work that would financially support the home farm. In 2020, Chris teamed up with his brother Levi to better serve their customers in powering off-grid solar chicken barns-first the simple curtain barns, then the bigger automatic ones. Those chicken barns weren't just about making money. They were the same idea as the carriage battery: to keep the place running without relying on the power company. A service that delivers power to the people who need it. Off-grid solutions fit perfectly with how Chris and his family already lived. They were self-sufficient, able to run a farm, a shop, and a family even when the power went out. Why the name is changing. Where it all started. If you hear "CB Solar," you might think of solar panels on the roof. But that was never the end of the story. Often, the crew is bringing in ser vice, getting a permit, installing a heating and cooling unit in a cabin, or wiring a generator so it only kicks in when needed. On one project that the crew really had a blast: they installed a mini-split and a gen erator out back at a remote cabin that was completely off the grid. Let's go back over a decade, CB Solar was just Chris in a garage. Now, the shop has a team of 14 men, and in May of this year, they moved to a new location at 143 Belmont Road. It's still the same people, but the work has grown beyond the initials. This set the stage for the new name the company is taking on, Verance Energy. The name is meant to sound honest, such as finishing a job well and being free from the grid. Think of deliverance-Energy Independence, Delivered. The goal of this page isn't to make the phone ring louder. It's so that the next time someone answers "Verance," you already know the company vision is the same as it was all the way back in that garage where it all began. A store that found its peace. Last year, they tackled their biggest off-grid project yet: a grocery store that has been serving neighbors since 2004. The diesel engines that powered the store used to run around the clock to keep the coolers and lights run ning. Now, after Chris and his team helped the business make a smooth switch from diesel to solar, those engines only run for a few hours a day. The store is quieter. The fuel bill isn't eating into the business's profits, especially now that diesel prices are skyrocketing. The grocery store is more than grateful for the cost savings and the smart thinking that Verance Energy provided! Newer batteries and cleaner inverters made the upgrade smaller, simpler, and stronger than the old systems-taking up about half the space and generating a lot more power. Verance Energy has come a long way, from a small panel in a garage to offering full business energy solutions. Chris is grateful to the team that helped them achieve this, to the customers who trust them to help them become energy self-sufficient, and he gives all the credit to God. New shop at 143 Belmont Rd, Gordonville, PA 17529