Feasibility Studies

We firmly believe that before a potential owner buys any solar system, the owner’s facilities or site should be evaluated to determine if a solar system is feasible and if it makes economic sense.  The purpose is not to sell a solar system, but to determine what is best for the owner.

For a typical feasibility study, we will first interview you to determine your needs and limitations and obtain historical electric utility bills. We then will visit your site and assess its physical features.  If the intent is to have a roof mounted system, we will, at a minimum, inspect the available roof area and roof membrane condition, assess the existing electrical system, and evaluate shade issues.  If a ground mount is desired, we will assess the available areas for topography, site conditions, shading, and electrical interconnection points.  We then closely evaluate the electric bills to determine electric usage and the optimum system size.  For a facility with Time of Use rates, we will size a system to displace the most expensive energy to achieve the greatest economic value for each increment of solar investment.

Next we will evaluate the available locations, available solar technologies, system configurations, and solar system costs to match a system size with the optimum economic size determined by evaluating the electric bills. We can then make a recommendation that meets your budget and fits the available roof and ground space.