Commercial Solar Power
Commercial & Residential Solar
Call Anytime
(909) 297-3284
Commercial Solar Power
In addition to residential solar installations, HPM Solar is proud to consult and partner with various commercial and nonprofit entities to provide high quality, tier one, solar panel installation solutions. Past customers include motels, small office buildings, and retirement centers. In 2018 HPM Solar installed a 650kW solar installation on the Pilgrim Place Senior Living campus in Claremont, California.
Also, in 2023, HPM installed a 300kW carport and solar system at the Mount San Antonio Gardens Senior Living campus in Pomona and a ballast-mounted 120kW system at Pomona College in Claremont.
Nonprofits and churches
Commercial tax incentives and depreciation
HPM Solar has substantial experience working with nonprofits on custom solar panel and storage solutions. Churches and nonprofits were recently approved to receive “direct pay” 30% tax credits. This makes now the best time ever to add solar and storage to commercial properties.
We always recommends that you confirm with your tax advisor/CPA, but currently commercial buildings stand to benefit tremendously from available tax credits and depreciation. Contact us and we’ll tell you about the current incentives available for solar installation.
Demand Charges
In-depth analysis to reduce your overall cost of your utility bill
Demand charges (i.e. the costs for peak energy draw from the utility company) often comprise more than half of the cost on most Commercial electricity bills. Adding additional solar panels over and above actual consumption doesn’t fix the problem.
Most commercial systems require in-depth analysis of utility rate “Interval” data to assess the impact of “Demand Charges” on the overall cost of the utility bill. For example, locally in SCE territory, any customer drawing more than 20kW of electricity at any point in a given month will be assessed a Demand Charge that is typically much more costly than the typical per kWh rate. Further, the demand charge is tallied by finding the highest demand required during ANY 15-minute interval during a full billing cycle.
Therefore, HPM Solar uses sophisticated analytical software to read “interval” usage and determine a custom package of battery storage or demand management so that demand charges are well understood and mitigated as much as possible.
It’s important to reiterate that no matter how many solar panels are installed, demand charges are likely to be a major percentage of the overall bill because peak demand could take place on a cloudy day, at night, or at a time when solar panels are not able to keep usage below the 20kW threshold.
Ask us about demand management solutions for your building. We have effective tools to help you mitigate demand charges.
Testimonials