Commercial Solar Without the BS: CFO-Level Financial Analysis for Business Owners

Real ROI Calculations, Demand Charges, Tax Benefits, and What Installers Don't Want You to Know

Most commercial solar quotes use residential math. They ignore demand charges (which can be 30-50% of your bill). They don't explain bonus depreciation. They oversize systems. They push leases and PPAs that cost 2x more than purchasing.

Commercial solar is fundamentally different—and most installers get it wrong.

Written by a licensed commercial solar contractor with 15+ years of experience and hundreds of installations completed, this book gives you CFO-level financial analysis, not vendor marketing.

What You'll Learn:

• Why commercial solar is different (economics, system design, utility considerations)
• Commercial solar cost per watt: Real numbers ($2.50-$3.50 vs $3.25-$4.25 residential)
• Warehouse solar systems: Design, economics, and ROI
• Industrial solar: Large-scale system economics
• Commercial solar financing: Cash, loan, PPA, or lease? The real math
• Solar PPA vs purchase: Why PPAs cost 2x more over 25 years
• Commercial solar tax credits: ITC + Bonus Depreciation
• Commercial solar ROI: How to calculate correctly (NPV/IRR, not simple math)
• Commercial system sizing: Matching load to generation
• Demand charges: The hidden cost most installers ignore (30-50% of commercial bills)
• Commercial solar equipment: What actually matters (reliability over premium)
• Commercial permits and interconnection: The real process (13-28 weeks, not 30 days)
• Commercial solar maintenance: What you actually need ($2,000-$10,000/year)
• Commercial solar installers: How to choose (and who to avoid)
• The commercial solar decision: Your complete checklist

Real Commercial Examples:

• Warehouse solar ROI: 500kW system, $1.25M cost, 15-20% annual ROI with demand charge reduction
• Industrial solar economics: 2MW system, $4.5M cost, 18-25% annual ROI with tax benefits
• PPA vs purchase: Why $2M PPA costs $4M+ over 25 years vs $1.5M purchase
• Demand charge optimization: How solar + batteries can reduce demand charges by 40-60%
• Tax benefit reality: ITC (30%) + Bonus Depreciation (80% first year)

What This Book Will Save You:

• Avoid $200,000-$500,000 in overpriced systems (most quotes oversize by 20-30%)
• Avoid PPAs that cost 2x more than purchasing over 25 years
• Avoid missing demand charge savings (30-50% of commercial bills)
• Avoid missing tax benefits (ITC + Bonus Depreciation worth 40-50% of cost)
• Avoid commercial installers who use residential approaches

Why Commercial Is Different:

Lower cost per watt: $2.50-$3.50 vs $3.25-$4.25 residential. Demand charges matter: Can be 30-50% of commercial electricity bill. Better tax benefits: ITC + Bonus Depreciation. Faster payback: 5-8 years vs 8-12 years residential. Better ROI: 15-25% annually vs 6-12% residential.

Who This Book Is For:

Commercial property owners considering solar. CFOs and business owners evaluating solar investments. Facility managers researching solar options. Warehouse owners, facility managers, office building owners.

Who This Book Is NOT For:

Residential homeowners (this is commercial-specific). Anyone looking for quick, easy answers without understanding the details.

Why This Book Is Different:

Most commercial solar books are written by marketers or vendors pushing their products. This book is written by a commercial installer who understands real commercial ROI calculations (NPV/IRR, not simple math), demand charge optimization (can be 2-4x energy savings), commercial tax benefits (ITC + Bonus Depreciation), equipment requirements (reliability over premium), and permit complexity (13-28 weeks).

You'll get CFO-level analysis: actual commercial costs, real ROI calculations (NPV/IRR), demand charge impact, tax benefit analysis, and what installers don't want you to know.

Short chapters. CFO-level analysis.

Get the commercial solar analysis your CFO needs.