Powering the nation

through Community Solar

Building Owners

We lease rooftops and develop solar systems that produce a high-earning, long-term revenue stream for building owners - increasing their asset value, lowering their energy costs and improving sustainability credentials

Community Subscribers

We provide discounted renewable energy to residents and support charitable organizations, low-income housing, and community groups.

Our Mission

Based in Washington DC, SaveSolar specialize in originating, financing and developing community solar projects. We fully-finance the system cost and increase the revenue of site owners via rooftop lease payments. The clean solar energy we generate is provided at a discount to residential, low-income and community subscribers. Our mission is to help the nation reach its renewable energy goals and to lower the cost of electricity.

How Does Community Solar Work?

SaveSolar develops community solar systems in order to offer discounted energy to all D.C. residents (including renters) but also those in apartments, homes, low-income housing or community residents who may not be able to install solar on their own roofs due to affordability or tree cover.

We achieve this by leasing building rooftops, developing solar assets and compensating owners for the rooftop lease in order to deliver energy to the utility.

Watch our explainer video for more information.

Affiliations

Our Services

Development Services

Finance

We finance all community solar assets at 100% of installation costs through our renewable energy fund

Engineering

Our team has experience developing 400 MWs of solar assets globally

Procurement

We source and install market-leading equipment including panels, inverters and optimizers

Construction

Our project management team works closely with owners and PEPCO to ensure high-quality construction

Insurance and Maintenance

We provide turn-key solutions that cover all aspects of the solar asset over the life of the system

CASE STUDIES

Fort Chaplin

The largest rooftop community solar system in Washington, D.C., spanning 45 buildings, will soon be saving hundreds of low and moderate-income households up to $500 a year on their electricity bills. As part of Washington, D.C.’s innovative Solar for All Program, the installation is a joint effort by SaveSolar, Standard Companies and New Columbia Solar.

Benning Park Apartments

New roofs, clean energy and lower electricity bills. These benefits are going toward the residents and building owner of Benning Park Apartments thanks to the latest community solar installation from SaveSolar, a Washington, D.C.-based company.

Harrison Condos

A luxury, four-story condominium in northwest Washington, D.C. is now outfitted with solar panels and pumping electricity around the whole District. The clean energy generated by the solar on the rooftop — about 115,000 kilowatt hours — is sent back into the grid, giving about 31 households in the District $500 of clean energy each […]

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