Everything an owner asks, answered.

Nothing. Zero upfront cost. We fund development: engineering, permitting, equipment, installation, interconnection, insurance, and ongoing operations.

Energy Economics owns and operates the system for the lease term (typically 25 years) through a dedicated project company.

It depends on usable area and site factors, but the standard rate is $0.40 per usable square foot per year with a 1% annual escalator. A 100,000 sq ft roof earns roughly $40,000 in year one. Explore the calculator for a personalized estimate.

Rooftop solar is non-core for most owners. Leasing converts unused roof into a predictable income stream without capital, operations, or technical risk. And if you do want exposure to the project economics beyond the lease, there are ways to participate without taking on the operating burden. Ask us and we'll walk you through the options.

Yes. Beyond the fixed lease, there are ways for interested owners to take a stake in the project economics, funded by reinvesting lease proceeds, direct cash, or a blend. We structure these as partnerships with open books. Talk to us and we'll lay out what's possible for your roof.

Power is sold to Austin Energy under the Solar Standing Offer Program, a municipal utility offtaker carrying an AA− issuer rating from S&P Global (2025). The offtake runs 25 years. Effectively, your counterparty is the utility.

It's governed by lender debt-service-coverage (DSCR) requirements that keep the project financeable. A higher lease rate looks more attractive but reduces DSCR below what lenders will accept, making the project unfinanceable. $0.40 is the rate that keeps it bankable, so it actually gets built and pays you for 25 years.

No. By program rule your lease is a fixed dollar amount per square foot, independent of system production. You carry no generation risk.

If a leak is caused by our installation, we remediate it. Roof penetrations are engineered and waterproofed, coordinated with your roofing manufacturer for warranty compliance and municipal sign-off.

No. We coordinate with your roofing manufacturer and contractor so attachment methods stay within warranty terms.

A third-party structural engineer verifies loading (wind uplift, ballast, live/dead loads) before installation. No structural sign-off, no install. If the roof can't carry the system, the project doesn't proceed.

A coordinated removal and reinstallation process is defined in the lease. If a re-roof is near-term, it's best handled before installation, something we'll flag during the analysis.

We carry O&M and property insurance specific to the solar asset and maintain general liability throughout the term. You're named as additional insured, with clear indemnification: we're liable for panel-related property damage.

The lease grants you step-in rights (the ability to engage a replacement operator) backed by strong indemnification. You're protected against being left with a system and no recourse.

We do: full operations and maintenance, performance monitoring, and repairs, at no cost to you, for the life of the lease.

The lease transfers with the property and the buyer assumes it. Contracted, long-term lease income typically increases valuation and buyer appeal.

Usually no impairment. The lease is structured for mortgagee consent and includes subordination / SNDA provisions that protect your rental-income stream. We work with institutional lenders constantly.

The system is front-of-meter and utility-facing: it doesn't touch tenant meters or billing. Construction is scheduled to minimize disruption, with access defined in advance.

Three options, defined in advance: removal at our cost, a lease extension, or purchase of the system at fair market value.

Yes. The lease boosts NOI, and on-site generation can support sustainability goals and municipal alignment where that matters to you or your tenants, though the economics stand on their own.

We look for roughly 50,000+ sq ft of usable roof on a single building (portfolios can be aggregated), strong transformer capacity, and favorable interconnection. A site visit is mandatory, and the asset must meet institutional underwriting standards.

About 50,000 sq ft of usable roof on a single building. Multiple smaller buildings can be combined into a qualifying portfolio.

Minimal. Installation runs 3–9 weeks depending on size, with access defined in advance and scheduled around your tenants and operations.

Roughly six months from Letter of Intent to Commercial Operation, subject to the interconnection queue and permitting.