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All energy sources

Six energy sources, compared fairly.

We don't carry a product line. Each source is screened against your building's electricity usage, utility rates and finances, and only what pays makes the program.

Wondering which of these fits your building?

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Solar

The workhorse for big roofs and daytime electricity use.

Rooftop, carport or ground-mount. Solar takes the energy line off the bill wherever there's open roof and steady daytime use.

Best fitSelf-storage, industrial, retail
What decides itRoof area, rate and timing
Federal creditTime-sensitive: see Incentives
Pairs withBattery storage
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Battery storage

Cheap power, held for expensive hours.

Batteries store power when it's cheap and release it into the building when rates peak, cutting peak demand charges. When the grid goes down, they keep critical systems running.

Best fitAny building with peak demand charges
What decides itPeak demand and outage cost
Federal creditFull credit for construction starting through 2033
Pairs withEvery source
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Fuel cells

Around-the-clock power, on site.

Fuel cells generate around the clock from natural gas, independent of the grid, and can keep critical systems running through an outage. Often delivered as a service with no upfront cost.

Best fitHospitals, industrial, retail and malls
What decides itGas price against your grid rate
Federal creditFull credit for construction starting through 2033
Pairs withBattery storage
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Combined heat & power

Power plus the heat you're already paying for.

A gas engine makes electricity on site and recovers the waste heat to offset boilers. It pays where a building uses both, around the clock.

Best fitHospitals, hotels and resorts, process industry
What decides itSteady, year-round heat use
IncentivesMostly state and utility programs
Pairs withSolar and storage
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Geothermal

Heating and cooling from the ground.

Ground-source heat pumps replace conventional HVAC. They pay best when the old system is due for replacement anyway, so we flag them for the right moment.

Best fitOffices, hotels, hospitals
What decides itYour HVAC replacement cycle
Federal creditConstruction starting before 2034
Pairs withSolar
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Advanced nuclear

On the horizon for the largest campuses.

Microreactors aren't commercially deployable at the building scale yet. We track the pilots for large campuses and data centers, and will add them to the screen when they are.

StatusWatching
Best fitLarge campuses, data centers
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