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SOMAH’s Hidden Billing Problem — and How We Solved It A behind-the-scenes look at SOMAH compliance, utility data, and why “guaranteed savings” is harder than it sounds. If you own or manage …
Considering a Solar Roof Lease from King Energy or Generate Capital? Read This First. If you’re a commercial property owner, the offer from a company like King Energy, Generate Capital, or Catalyst …
What Makes a Great Solar Billing Service? Protecting Your Portfolio and Building Tenant Trust Now, more than ever, delivering accurate solar billing is critical — not just for regulatory …
New sustainability laws in New York are pushing property owners to invest in renewable energy. By leveraging solutions like Energy311's billing service, property owners can turn these regulatory requirements into a profit.
Charging tenants market rate for electricity increases solar revenues by 3x as compared to traditional Power Purchase Agreements, or Consumption Based Billing, which fix the price per kWh of electricity.
The Value of Solar as a Commercial Real Estate Investment Investing in a commercial solar project offers three major benefits: a substantial federal tax credit, depreciation that can offset federal …
How to Get your SolarEdge API Details The following instructions will allow us to connect to your SolarEdge meter. Please send your SolarEdge API Details to [email protected]. Option 1 …
Why charging tenants for solar energy using consumption billing is a bad idea Consumption billing on a fixed rate has several issues: Potential revenue is left “on the table”. Energy rates have …
AB 802: California can penalize property owners up to $2000/day for not reporting energy usage CA AB 802 is a statewide requirement for energy benchmarking of buildings (commercial and residential …
Can I charge tenants for solar power in California, Oregon, Hawaii, New Jersey, Delaware, Arizona, Massachusetts, etc. Short answers. Yes. Charging tenants for power often involves a power purchase …
We discuss the 4 options that exist for distributing solar in a multi-tenant, multi-metered building: 1. NEMA, 2. VNEM, and 3. Dedicated Solar System per meter, and 4. Behind-the-meter solar sharing. We explain the pros and cons of each approach.
Triple Net Lease (NNN) tenants and Solar Energy What Is a Triple Net Lease (NNN)? A triple net lease (triple-net or NNN) is a lease agreement on a property whereby the tenant or lessee promises to …
How to persuade your tenant to buy solar electricity from you Is the Tenant responsible for the roof? As a property owner, you may not even be allowed to enter the building or walk onto the roof. If …
How to charge tenants for solar energy on multifamily or commercial properties Is it legal? See our other blog postings for details: Is it legal to charge tenants for solar power in California? Can I …
Explanation of what concepts to add to your lease agreement before charging tenants for solar power.
Short answer: Yes. For details, see Story v Richardson, a 1921 decision of the California Supreme Court holding that a landlords’ provision of utility service to a tenant is not public utility service subject to…
Selling solar power to tenants at market rate can increase revenues 3X as compared to traditional Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs). We provide analysis of utility rates over the last 5 years and compare performance of Mark-to-Market (MTM) approach against PPAs.
Last updated: 4/28/2026, 2:04:09 AM