Thinking about putting solar on your commercial building? As a commercial property owner, you may be considering solar for your building. Not only is solar energy a clean and renewable resource, but it can also provide a number of benefits for your tenants. That...
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What’s the Best Roof for Solar?
From the gently sloping roofs of a neighborhood shopping center to enormous sprawling commercial buildings, there are huge differences in roof construction and the material types used. At King Energy, our mission is to transform unused commercial rooftops into...
Solar on Shopping Center Roofs Reduces Strain on Power Grid
Grid instability is a growing problem across the United States, and solar might be the fix. When we flick on the lights in a room, few of us stop to consider exactly how far that electricity had to travel from its point of origin to reach our wires and outlets. The...
Rooftop vs. Carport: Choosing Where to Mount Solar Panels on a Commercial Property
When you invest in a solar program for a commercial property, should you mount the solar panels on the roof or a carport? Or both? Rooftop and carport programs have several differences that could be the determining factor for the placement of the solar panels. We...
How Solar Adds Value to Real Estate Investment Trusts
As a commercial property owner, you have a wide range of ways to ensure a successful property. Maybe you’re all about vacancy reductions. Or maybe you're striving to retain the tenants you already have. Perhaps your tenant mix is in a good place and you’re looking to...
Don’t Finance Solar on your Commercial Property
There’s something comforting about the permanent-yet-impermanent quality of a multi-tenant commercial property. Hosting everything from bubble tea shops and chiropractors to franchise restaurants and dog groomers, these rotating carousels of businesses are a staple in...
Increasing Tenant Satisfaction with Solar
A commercial property is only as successful as its tenants, so how will a solar program affect the tenant experience? The good news is that with millions of commercial solar installations worldwide, positive tenant experiences are at an all-time high. In fact,...
OneBill™: The Industry’s Leading Consolidated Energy Bill
When you fly into LAX and the plane is skimming over the rooftops of strip malls, office buildings, hospitals, and other large properties, you will notice there is hardly a solar panel in sight. Market trends are showing solar is profitable for property owners and a...
Top 5 Commercial Rooftop Solar Questions
As a commercial property owner, your roof is one of the most important investments you make. So we understand the concern when asked to consider solar. The good news is that solar is a mature industry with infrastructure in place across millions of projects worldwide,...
In the Money: Finding a Future-Proof Strategy for CRE Solar Investment with Dave Riess
Dave Riess, CEO and Co-Founder of Wunder, a leading provider of solar solutions for Commercial and Industrial properties, walked us through the strategies available to commercial real estate (CRE) owners to build a financially viable energy platform within their...
An Easy Way to Learn the Value of Solar
King Energy’s 90-day analysis process Solar energy can increase the value and income of a shopping center, office building, or industrial park; however, there are some details to figure out before getting started. In order to create a formal solar program plan, King...
How Solar Works on Flat Roofs
Solar is a long-term investment So, how do you ensure that putting solar on the roof of a commercial property does not limit future leasing options for the building? What if a new tenant wants to move in ten years from now, and has unique venting or HVAC requirements?...