Commercial Solar Blog
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Using Solar to Satisfy the Colorado Building Performance Standards (BPS) Program
Colorado has long been a pioneer of environmental legislation—but HB 21-1286, or the Energy Performance for Buildings statute, was arguably its most ambitious. By...
Podcast Guest Appearance – Unless Brands w/ John Witchel
Delve into the realm of renewable energy with John Witchel, the visionary CEO of King Energy. With a background in software and finance, John’s journey back to the...
Entrepreneur Codes Smart Solar Storage Software Solution
As solar energy is more universally adopted throughout the nation one enormous issue still remains: energy storage. How do batteries know when to store energy and when to release it? Inherently, solar power is not available 24 hours a day, but humans consume energy...
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...
Investment Platform Offers ‘By-the-panel’ Online Solar Investing
Legends Solar offers rooftop solar—without the roof. Legends Solar, a startup based out of Brooklyn, New York is creating a completely new product that would give everyday investors the ability to buy panels on commercial-scale solar projects and earn monthly...
Partnerships & Collaborations Essential in Growing Solar Industry with Kacie Peters
From homeowners to policymakers, the list of people advocating for and making decisions in the solar industry is long. For it all to come together smoothly, someone has to be at the helm, guiding and connecting all of these key players. Kacie Peters at Pivot Energy...
How Will The Inflation Reduction Act Impact Commercial Solar in California?
What Is the IRA? The United States Government passed the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) in August of 2022 in an effort to boost the economy. Supporting energy-saving investments is one of the major tenets of the IRA, and this has many implications for commercial solar...
The Scoop on Dirty Solar Panels
We often get asked about how we manage solar panels after they are installed and live. As a practical matter, solar panels have no moving parts and are built to sit in the hot sun for decades. So, really, what kind of maintenance is involved? There are no air filters...
Solar Entrepreneur Invents First Operations & Maintenance Robot
As a young man in his twenties, Derek Chase didn’t think he was on a particularly compelling career path. He landed a summer job in California working for a guy running a solar installation company out of his garage. The industry was new, interesting, and constantly...
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...