There are many viable options for businesses to go solar. Explore ideas of how a mix of these approaches, combined with energy efficiency and other measures, can help make your business more renewably powered.
When it comes to renewable energy initiatives, two of the most important considerations are the state and utility territory that your business operates in. What works for one facility or business may be a non-starter for someone served by another utility (or in another state).
Behind-the-meter systems interconnect with the electrical service on the customer (your) side of the utility meter. On-site systems represent the most direct way to bring renewable energy to operations. Many electric utilities allow your company’s behind-the-meter system to be “net-metered,” which means all (or most) of the electricity produced by qualifying systems is credited at the per-kilowatt energy rate, whether it is consumed in real-time or exported to the grid. For some customers, all energy will be used on-site.