From decarbonization goals to reducing electricity costs, there are many reasons why business owners can go green by installing solar PV systems. However, getting a decent return on investment for solar projects remains one of the company's top priorities. This makes it imperative for project developers and EPCs to maximize the value of C&I solar systems.

Compared to utility and residential solar, industrial and commercial solar may offer the most flexibility in system size, scope and design. This flexibility also presents challenges, which in turn limit the potential of photovoltaic systems. For example, these challenges include poorly designed systems that fail to optimize available space, or deliver system balance components that are not fully interoperable during installation.

Reduce costs and improve system performance

When you set out to solve problems, maximizing system value includes reducing costs and improving system performance for higher energy output. There are several ways to achieve these goals.

Consider the following factors to maximize commercial PV system value:

Reduce overall energy load: This important but often overlooked action should be the first step in maximizing your solar PV system. Once the building reduces energy demand with the lowest cost measures, the size and cost of the PV system can be reduced, maximizing the overall value.

Cost-effective system design: Design-optimized systems can increase performance without increasing costs, and in some cases even reduce soft costs. Custom system designs are available for commercial PV systems. Systems tend to be larger, and each site and customer profile has its own needs. Additionally, the custom system will take into account any shading that may limit sunlight collection.

High-efficiency PV modules: Installing high-efficiency PV modules results in better system performance, resulting in higher energy output.

Faster installation: Faster installation time and elimination of shipping delays can reduce labor costs and speed interconnection. Additionally, having systems designed by OEMs helps ensure interoperability of components in the field.

Cable optimization: While faster installation is beneficial, the system still needs to be carefully constructed to reduce the risks that may arise.

Bundle racks and suitable inverters: A well-designed PV system utilizing suitable inverters combined with racks, such as trackers, fixed sloped ground, carports or roofs, can improve performance and power gain.

While taking one or two of these steps can help, the best way to get the most out of your system is to integrate all aspects. Combining each of these factors can help reduce overall system cost while improving performance. Ultimately, they can increase energy production and truly maximize the value of the system.

How to Maximize the Value of a Chemical Commercial Solar PV System

Creating a list to follow is simple, but if not handled properly, actually implementing these best practices can backfire. Thankfully, project developers and EPCs working with Solar Solutions will find it easier to maximize the value of a C&I solar system by following these steps.

Reduce business energy costs and achieve sustainable growth

Investing in the installation of roofs on commercial or industrial buildings is becoming an increasingly popular option for commercial and industrial roof owners to use unused roofs.

The monthly electricity cost of your business will be greatly reduced, and the solar photovoltaic modules covered by the roof will also take away part of the light and heat absorbed by the roof, effectively reducing cooling energy consumption in summer.

Simply find your local installation and design firm, call them to schedule a site visit for system design, and they will calculate the return on investment (ROI) and follow-up for your business roof.

Advantages of using solar energy

The biggest benefit of using solar power is the savings on your electricity bill, and a solar system installed on your roof can always save you money on your electricity bill no matter where you are.

When using solar energy, you are also a social group contributing to the country's "carbon neutrality" and your solar system is completely "zero emissions".

The PV system requires little maintenance, and the solar system on the roof is installed very quickly without you having to do anything

Financing Your Solar System

Since solar energy is a renewable energy source and most governments around the world are supporting solar power generation, countries and banks and other institutions continue to provide policy support for photovoltaic power generation systems.

Please consult your local power grid company and local government for relevant local policy subsidies and state subsidies.

Building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) is an integrated technology that uses photovoltaic elements as building materials to become building organisms. The application of this technology must be incorporated into the overall design of the building. It is not a simple superposition of solar photovoltaic elements and the building. It is necessary to comprehensively consider various functions and functions of the building to form a new architectural design concept and building energy-saving methods.

 

Electricity production: BIPV system can generate electricity to solve its own electricity consumption, and it can also be connected to the grid to supply power to surrounding users, effectively solving the contradiction between supply and demand during peak power consumption, and relieving power supply pressure; shading and heat preservation: after combining with the building, it can be shaded in summer and can be insulated in winter , which can fully realize the energy saving and consumption reduction of urban building communities;

Cost reduction: synchronized with building development and design, as a building material, it does not occupy land resources, which can reduce the cost of repeated construction and later operation costs;

Energy saving and environmental protection: user-side power generation can be used immediately, reducing line energy consumption; replacing fossil fuel power generation, solving the problem of long-term shortage of fossil fuels, reducing air pollution, and improving the environment;

Beautify buildings: have good exterior and interior vision effects. Photovoltaic elements can be used on the entire glass curtain wall and glass ceiling, or can be interspersed in the transparent glass curtain wall or glass ceiling;

Strong sound insulation: Photovoltaic elements can effectively reduce the amount of outdoor noise, and at the same time, they do not generate any noise in the process of running and generating electricity, which is a quiet energy generator;

Firm structure: Photovoltaic elements not only have the function of generating electricity, but also have the advantage of not splashing after the building laminated glass is broken. It is a safe building material; easy to manage: Photovoltaic elements are high-tech glass products that can It runs smoothly and has a minimum maintenance limit (which can guarantee an effective power generation period of 25 years), which reduces the expenditure of management costs.