Six project types. One playbook.

Community solar projects come in many shapes - greenfield, brownfield, agrivoltaic, rooftop, carport, and storage-paired. Here's what we develop and build, and what it takes to make each one pencil.

1 – 5 MW

Greenfield ground-mount

Working farmland or pasture leased from the landowner. Fixed-tilt or single-axis tracker. The most common community solar configuration in open markets.

Best fit when

10–40 acres flat to gently sloping
Within 1 mile of three-phase distribution
Cooperative landowner + lease term

1 – 3 MW

Brownfield & landfill

Closed landfills, capped industrial sites, and brownfields. Higher engineering + ballasted-racking complexity, but unlocks otherwise unusable parcels and earns environmental adders in many states.

Best fit when

Capped landfill / brownfield with closure plan
Site control with municipality or owner
Eligible for environmental-justice or LMI adders

1 – 5 MW

Agrivoltaic / dual-use

Solar arrays designed to coexist with active agriculture - pollinator habitat, sheep grazing, or specialty crops underneath. Wins community support, qualifies for dual-use program adders in MA, NJ, ME, and others.

Best fit when

Active or transitioning farmland
Landowner wants to keep ag use
Program offers agrivoltaic adder

0.5 – 3 MW

School, municipal, & nonprofit

School-district carports, municipal facilities, and nonprofit campuses. Often paired with anchor offtake to the host plus subscriber pool for the surplus. Excellent local PR.

Best fit when

Public or nonprofit host with parking lot or open land
Capacity to be the anchor offtaker
Procurement willing to use PPA or community subscription

0.5 – 2 MW

Large commercial rooftop

Distribution centers, big-box retail, and industrial rooftops large enough to host a community solar array. Requires structural review and a willing rooftop host with long-term lease.

Best fit when

100,000+ sq ft of structurally sound roof
Roof age <10 years or willing to re-roof
Host willing to sign 20-year roof lease

1 – 5 MW + 1–4 hr BESS

Hybrid solar + storage

Community solar paired with battery storage to participate in capacity, demand-response, or VPP markets. Higher revenue stack, especially in NY, MA, and CA.

Best fit when

Market with capacity / DR / VPP revenue
Project is in interconnection queue with storage
Sponsor wants stacked revenue

Have a site, a project, or just an idea?

We'll tell you within a week if it pencils - no obligation.

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