Commercial Photovoltaics

Installing a cost-effective photovoltaic system to meet the utility strategy of your business, offers the wise investor a leverage against volatile electrical rates. Utilizing today’s highly advanced solar technologies, along with commercial Federal tax grants, State and Local rebates and accelerated depreciation (MACRS), makes investing in photovoltaics financial attractive. In most cases, over 75% of the capital cost is recovered in the first year of service, and fully recovered within the next five years. How can you afford to delay?

Your solar power investment will quickly provide long-term savings. It will provide your company protection against ever-rising electric rates, and it will give you the ability to project utility costs far into the future, giving you a competitive edge.

You can mount the solar system on the roof of your building or integrated into a building structure (such as a carport or building awning). Sun First Solar system designers and engineers will create a custom system for your site and your power requirements.

Protect Your Business Against Rising and Volatile Utility Rates

California businesses have seen electricity rates spike over the last five years. If utility bills are a significant portion of your overhead, then rising electricity costs will affect the viability of your business. Installing your own solar power can reduce or eliminate your exposure to rising electricity rates. If you can generate a significant portion of your power needs on site, this will insulate you from future rate increases.

Reduce Operating Costs

A solar power system can reduce or eliminate the electricity cost of your operation. Installing a solar power system is equivalent to prepaying for 40 years of power at a fraction of the cost you are currently paying, with the government footing the lion’s share of the bill. As electricity rates continue to increase, your payback period will arrive ever sooner. This of course will result in further savings over the life of the system.

Maintenance Costs and Warranty Info

Once installed, your solar system requires little or no maintenance. There are no moving parts and the manufacturers have done a great job creating products which last a long time without requiring maintenance. They simply provide clean, silent electrical power for 25 to 40 years. Most solar panels carry a 25-year manufacturer warranty.

Become A “Green” Business

Not only can being a green business reduce your operating costs, but it can also be a great source of public relations and a good marketing tool. There are a growing number of consumers who make their buying decisions based on perceived environmental responsibility. By generating electricity from solar energy, you will save a great deal of money in the long run, in addition to reducing your fossil fuel consumption. You also reduce pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. By switching to solar power your company will be doing its part to combat global warming, and reduce our nation’s dependence of foreign energy sources.