Your commercial solar questions, answered

That depends on the building, the rate schedule, and who serves you — OUC, Duke Energy, and KUA all bill commercial accounts differently. Most Central Florida projects we model offset a majority of annual usage, and the free assessment turns that into hard numbers from a recent bill.

The federal Investment Tax Credit returns 30% of the project cost, and qualifying American-made equipment can add a 10% domestic-content bonus on top of that. MACRS and bonus depreciation then let the business write down most of the remaining basis. What you actually net depends on your tax picture, so we lay out what your project qualifies for and your CPA confirms the treatment.

With the credit, depreciation, and avoided kilowatt-hours working together, Central Florida projects typically reach payback within a few years. Everything the array produces after that point is power you no longer buy, for the remaining 25+ years of panel life.

No. Roof and ground work happens outside your occupied space, and the one brief shutdown for the utility tie-in gets scheduled around your operating hours — overnight or on a weekend if that is what your operation needs.

Almost certainly. Flat membrane roofs are the easy case, but pitched metal and shingle mount cleanly too. And if the roof is not usable at all, spare land or a parking lot can host a ground-mount array or solar canopy instead. The site assessment settles it.

You stay grid-connected either way. Duke Energy follows Florida's net-metering rule for investor-owned utilities, while OUC and KUA are community-owned and run their own solar interconnection and billing programs. We design around whichever utility serves your address and handle the paperwork with them.

Often, yes. Demand charges are a large slice of Central Florida commercial bills, and a battery that shaves your worst usage spike attacks them directly — while also carrying refrigeration, registers, and servers through storm outages. We model it against your actual rate schedule and include it only when it earns its keep.

May Electric Solar — the licensed Florida Master Electrician contractor (FL Lic. EC13005353) behind Commercial Solar FL. Enphase Platinum Installer, in business since 2006, and every crew member is an employee. No subcontracted labor, ever.

Almost none. There are no moving parts, Florida rain does most of the cleaning, and remote monitoring flags any underperformance to us automatically. Budget for an occasional rinse and not much else.

Send a recent electric bill and we take it from there: a free assessment of your roof or land, then a written proposal with system size, production estimate, incentives, and payback specific to the property. No cost, no pressure.