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Owner-operated commercial PV
Office, retail, restaurant, light industrial. The cleanest math when the operator owns the building.
Commercial Solar
Lower operating costs with commercial solar built for San Diego businesses
Perk Solar designs and builds commercial PV systems, solar carports, and battery-paired solutions for owner-operated businesses, property owners, and nonprofits — engineered around your utility rate structure and long-term operating costs.
20+ yrs
Commercial PV experience in SD
Every quote
Demand-charge analysis included
NEM 3.0
Storage-paired design from day one
C&I
Roofs · carports · ground mounts
What we build
Roof, ground, and carport systems sized for how your business runs
Every commercial design starts with the rate schedule, the demand profile, and the on-site constraints — not a generic kilowatt count. The result is a system that pays off over the long term, not just on day one.
- 01Rooftop PV for offices, retail, restaurants, light industrial
- 02Ground-mount and solar carport systems for parking and yards
- 03Battery storage for demand-charge management and resilience
- 04NEM 3.0–aware design and time-of-use optimization
- 05Owner-financed and PPA-style options where they make sense
How an install runs
Four steps from utility bill to commissioned system
Commercial solar projects often get stuck in design churn. Our process is built to keep the work moving and decisions evidence-based.
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Bill review
Send a recent utility bill. We model your actual rate schedule, demand profile, and what solar plus storage would do for the next 12 months.
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Site assessment
On-site evaluation of roof, ground, or carport options, structural review, and one-line preview. Honest answer if the math does not pencil.
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Design + permit
Full engineering, utility interconnection, and AHJ submittal. We track the moving parts so you do not have to.
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Install + monitor
Code-compliant install, commissioning, and a service relationship that does not end at PTO. Most of our commercial customers stay with us for the life of the system.
Where commercial solar fits
Six use cases we see across San Diego
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Solar carports
Parking-lot solar for owners with limited roof but plenty of yard. Doubles as tenant amenity and shade structure.
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Ground-mount PV
For sites with available land that beats roof economics. Common for nonprofit and warehouse properties.
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Demand-charge management
Battery sized to your peak demand windows — frequently more valuable than the PV credit under commercial rates.
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Multi-tenant property
Strip mall, mixed-use, multi-tenant retail. Solar on the common-area meter, EV chargers as tenant amenity.
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Service + repair
We service commercial systems we did not install, including ones whose original contractor is no longer in business.
Built around the rate schedule, not the brochure
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Demand-charge analysis on every commercial proposal
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Battery sizing tied to your peak windows, not a sales target
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Inverter and module choices made for your roof, not stocked inventory
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Long-term service relationship — we're still here in year 10
Conversion
Send your utility bill and we'll show you the numbers
A recent commercial utility bill is the fastest way to see what solar plus storage would do for your operating costs. We come back with a real range, not a brochure quote.
- San Diego business solar savings snapshot
- Utility bill review for commercial sites
- Battery backup fit-check for outage-sensitive facilities
Request a free savings estimate
Tell us about your project and we will follow up to discuss fit, savings potential, and next steps.