California's clean energy mandates are reshaping commercial property development. Since January 2023, the state's Title 24 Building Standards Code requires new commercial properties to install both solar panels and battery storage systems. This creates both challenges...
Commercial Solar
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How Solar Increases Commercial Property Value
When commercial property owners want to increase asset value, they usually face a choice about how to get the best return from making further capital investments into their property. Solar lease agreements change this equation. Under a solar lease agreement, the...
King Energy Receives Breakout Cleantech Company Award
2024 marked a record-breaking year for King Energy as the industry leader continued to transform the commercial solar space. Building momentum off past growth, the company secured a $10 million investment round led by ArcTern Ventures and documented their successes in...
How Commercial Solar Benefits Small Businesses
Commercial electricity rate increases continue to squeeze profit margins for small businesses across the country. With over $8.9 billion in estimated net rate increases in 2024, these businesses, which form the backbone of local economies, need sustainable, affordable...
Podcast Guest Appearance – Clean Power Hour w/ John Witchel
Today on the Clean Power Hour, host Tim Montague brings you John Witchel, CEO and founder of King Energy, a company dedicated to solving the multi-tenant solar project problem for 3rd party owned real estate. The discussion centers around the concept of the split...
How Solar Fits into a Multi-Property ESG Strategy
In the commercial real estate sector, Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) programs are no longer optional considerations—they’re essential business drivers. For both firms managing multiple properties and large corporate brands, strong ESG performance...
Virtual Power Plants: How Do They Work at Commercial and Industrial (C&I) Properties?
For real estate investment trusts and local property owners alike, energy independence and efficiency are becoming key objectives to realize success. Rising costs of grid electricity and other economic factors make having comprehensive strategies a must. Due to the...
Massachusetts SMART Program: Increasing Commercial Property Value with Solar
For many commercial and industrial property owners in Massachusetts, solar energy is gaining ground as a new frontier for independence—both financially and from the grid. Through powerful government incentives or lucrative leasing agreements, owners now have plenty of...
PRESS RELEASE: Sunstone Credit Finances $5 Million, 2.8 Megawatt Project Portfolio for King Energy in California
Sunstone’s latest commercial solar financing enables King Energy to deliver affordable solar power to over 60 tenants across seven shopping centers August 27, 2024 09:00 ET | Source: Sunstone Credit NEW YORK, Aug. 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sunstone Credit, Inc., a...
Solar Lease: How Does It Increase Property Value?
For solar to be adopted consistently across commercial properties, there must be a credible and meaningful financial benefit to commercial property owners. Until recently, a model did not exist to provide this benefit. However, a financial model has emerged that...
Understanding the Sustainability Benefits of Commercial and Industrial Solar
Renewable energy benefits both people (property owners, tenants, and consumers alike) and the planet, and Commercial and Industrial (C&I) buildings are the ideal spot for bringing clean energy into your community. Understanding how to quantify the sustainability...
How Commercial Property Owners Can Join in the New Jersey Community Solar Energy Program (CSEP)
Increasing Commercial Property Revenue with the New Jersey Community Solar Energy Program (CSEP) If you’re a commercial property owner, there’s never been a better, and more lucrative time, to get into solar. The industry has conquered the split incentive problem to...