Commercial energy projects begin with discovery, documentation, and feasibility review. Through my professional network, qualified opportunities may be evaluated for commercial solar, battery storage, microgrids, energy management, EV charging, power-quality improvements, efficiency measures, and related infrastructure.
Important market clarification: Opportunities may be submitted from throughout the United States and from select international markets. Submission does not guarantee that a project can be accepted, designed, financed, permitted, installed, or serviced in a particular location.
Final availability depends on the property, utility territory, local law, permitting authority, project size, site conditions, economics, financing, equipment availability, qualified EPC coverage, engineering capacity, and other project-specific requirements.
Integrated Energy Strategy
Audit, Reduce, Produce & Protect
Commercial energy development is approached as a coordinated process rather than a panels-only transaction.
- Audit: Review bills, usage, demand, infrastructure, operating conditions, and project goals.
- Reduce: Identify efficiency, controls, power-quality, HVAC, water, and operational opportunities where appropriate.
- Produce: Evaluate solar, storage, generators, microgrids, or other onsite generation options.
- Protect: Consider resiliency, backup power, surge protection, monitoring, maintenance, and long-term operational needs.
Project Types
Potential Commercial Solutions
- Rooftop commercial solar
- Ground-mounted solar
- Solar carports and covered parking
- Battery energy storage
- Microgrids and resiliency planning
- EV charging infrastructure
- Energy-management systems
- Power-quality and electrical optimization
- Efficiency and demand-reduction measures
- Operations, maintenance, and monitoring support
Commercial & Institutional
Industries and Property Types
- Agriculture and agrivoltaics
- Manufacturing and industrial facilities
- Warehouses and distribution centers
- Hotels, resorts, restaurants, and hospitality
- Grocery, refrigeration, and food processing
- Healthcare and assisted-living facilities
- Schools, universities, churches, and nonprofits
- Multifamily and commercial real estate
- Technology, data, and communications facilities
- Municipal, public, and community facilities
Professional Network
Independent Project Coordination
Dave’s Energy Solutions acts as an independent advisor, connector, and project-development resource. I may help gather initial information, identify potential needs, coordinate introductions, and connect qualified opportunities with professional developers, engineers, EPC firms, contractors, installers, financiers, and other specialists.
I do not personally perform engineering, system design, construction, legal review, tax analysis, utility approval, or final financial underwriting unless separately stated in a written agreement with the appropriately qualified party.
United States: Opportunities May Be Submitted From All 50 States
The states below are presented as potential opportunity-submission markets, not as a guarantee of contractor licensing, EPC coverage, incentives, interconnection approval, financing, installation, or project acceptance.
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
District of Columbia
Puerto Rico
International Commercial Opportunities
The commercial-development network is described as supporting national and international energy projects. International opportunities are evaluated individually and may require local developers, licensed contractors, engineering teams, legal review, financing partners, import or equipment review, government approvals, currency analysis, and country-specific project structures.
Canada
Province, utility, permitting, financing, and local EPC requirements apply.
Dominican Republic
Project acceptance and delivery depend on local partners, regulation, interconnection, and commercial feasibility.
Jamaica
Island-grid conditions, utility rules, equipment logistics, and resiliency needs require project-specific review.
Kenya
Local engineering, permitting, financing, utility, import, and construction requirements apply.
Tanzania
Projects require country-specific feasibility, professional coverage, approvals, and delivery capacity.
South Africa
Utility conditions, load-shedding concerns, local regulation, engineering, and EPC availability must be evaluated.
Other Countries May Be Considered
The countries listed above are markets identified within available network materials. They should not be interpreted as an exclusive list or as guaranteed active service territories.
A qualified commercial opportunity in another country may still be submitted for initial review. The professional network will determine whether appropriate development, engineering, EPC, financing, legal, logistics, and operational resources are available.
How a Commercial Opportunity Is Evaluated
1 Initial Discovery Identify the property, decision maker, business type, energy challenges, operating goals, and project priorities.
2 Document Collection Gather available utility bills, interval data, site information, roof details, electrical information, and relevant financial objectives.
3 Qualification & Rating The opportunity may be reviewed for completeness, project size, feasibility, economics, timeline, and professional coverage.
4 PRO / Developer Review A qualified commercial-energy professional may be selected based on geography, industry, technology, project type, and expertise.
5 Feasibility Options One or more potential approaches may be developed for engineering, technology, construction, economics, and financing review.
6 Site & Engineering Review Qualified professionals may conduct site assessment, structural, electrical, civil, environmental, geotechnical, or other technical review.
7 Contracting & Approvals Final contracts, utility interconnection, permits, financing, incentives, insurance, procurement, and other approvals are handled by the responsible parties.
8 Construction & Operations Installation, commissioning, permission to operate, monitoring, maintenance, and performance obligations depend on the executed agreements.
Information Commonly Requested
Business Information
Company and Decision-Maker Details
- Company or organization name
- Project address and property type
- Industry and operating profile
- Ownership or entity structure
- Decision maker’s name, title, and contact information
- Property ownership, lease, or site-control information
Utility Information
Energy and Billing Data
- Complete utility bills, preferably 12 months
- Interval or demand data when available
- Utility provider and rate schedule
- Annual energy use and peak demand
- Known rate increases, penalties, or demand charges
- Existing generation, storage, or efficiency equipment
Site Information
Roof, Land and Electrical Infrastructure
- Roof age, condition, type, warranty, and available area
- Ground, carport, pergola, or other usable space
- Electrical service and panel information
- Single-line diagrams when available
- Photos, plans, surveys, and site maps
- Known structural, zoning, environmental, or access concerns
Financial Objectives
Ownership and Financing Preferences
- Cash purchase
- Commercial financing
- PACE financing where available
- Power Purchase Agreement
- Lease or third-party ownership
- Grant, incentive, tax-credit, or award review by qualified professionals
Commercial Solar, Financial and Professional Disclosures
No guaranteed availability: Project submission, initial discussion, or preliminary review does not guarantee that a project will qualify, receive a proposal, obtain financing, secure incentives, receive interconnection approval, obtain permits, reach construction, or become operational.
No guaranteed savings or returns: Energy savings, production, offset, avoided costs, return on investment, internal rate of return, payback period, equipment life, tax benefits, revenue, resilience, and environmental outcomes vary by project. Any forecast is an estimate based on assumptions that may change.
Independent role: David (“Dave”) Brown and Dave’s Energy Solutions are independent advisors and connectors. Unless expressly stated in a separate written agreement, they are not the project’s engineer, architect, EPC contractor, installer, utility, lender, tax professional, attorney, insurer, equipment manufacturer, government agency, or financial advisor.
Professional advice: Property owners and decision makers should obtain independent legal, tax, accounting, insurance, engineering, environmental, financing, and investment advice from appropriately licensed professionals before entering an agreement or relying on projected benefits.
Licensing and local compliance: Design, engineering, construction, permitting, contracting, and installation are subject to jurisdiction-specific licensing and regulatory requirements and must be performed by the responsible qualified parties.
Incentives and policy: Grants, rebates, tax credits, depreciation, renewable-energy certificates, utility programs, net-metering structures, export compensation, tariffs, financing products, and other benefits may change, expire, be reduced, be unavailable, or require additional eligibility review.
Utility and permitting control: Utilities, authorities having jurisdiction, zoning departments, building departments, fire officials, grid operators, lenders, landlords, insurers, and other third parties control their own reviews, timelines, approvals, fees, and requirements.
International projects: International opportunities may involve country risk, currency risk, political risk, customs, import duties, sanctions, export controls, local ownership rules, land rights, taxes, permitting, labor requirements, equipment standards, and cross-border contracting. Appropriate local professional review is required.
Compensation disclosure: Dave’s Energy Solutions may receive referral, development, project, affiliate, consulting, or other compensation if a customer, property owner, contractor, developer, provider, financier, or partner proceeds through an applicable introduction or professional relationship.
Confidential information: Utility bills, financial information, site documents, and business records should be shared only through approved and reasonably secure methods. Do not submit Social Security numbers, full banking credentials, passwords, or unrelated sensitive personal information through ordinary email.
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