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Distributed energy infrastructure consists of locally deployed energy resources—including rooftop solar, battery energy storage, and supporting technologies—that generate, store, and manage electricity close to where it is needed.

Unlike traditional energy infrastructure, which relies primarily on large centralized power plants and long-distance transmission lines, distributed energy infrastructure expands electricity supply by utilizing existing commercial properties and connecting to the local electric distribution system. Together, these resources help strengthen grid reliability, improve resilience, expand electricity supply, and support growing demand from homes, businesses, manufacturing, and data centers.

Front-of-the-meter distributed energy refers to projects connected to the local electric distribution system that provide electricity for the benefit of utilities, businesses, and communities. Rather than serving only the site where they are located, these projects support the broader electric system by adding local energy resources close to where electricity is needed.

Solar Landscape develops front-of-the-meter rooftop solar and battery storage projects on commercial real estate properties. These projects help utilities expand electricity supply, strengthen grid reliability, and support growing demand from homes, businesses, manufacturing, and data centers.

Electricity demand in the United States is growing at its fastest pace in decades, driven by artificial intelligence (AI), data centers, advanced manufacturing, electrification, population growth, and the modernization of critical infrastructure. Meeting that demand requires expanding both electricity generation and grid capacity.

Distributed energy helps address this challenge by generating and storing electricity closer to where it is needed. Commercial rooftop solar adds new electricity generation to the grid, while battery energy storage provides dispatchable capacity that can deliver power when demand is highest. Together, these resources help utilities increase electricity supply, strengthen grid reliability, and support continued economic growth.

Unlike many traditional energy infrastructure projects, distributed energy can often be deployed more quickly by utilizing existing commercial real estate rather than acquiring and developing new land.

Solar Landscape develops rooftop solar and battery storage projects on commercial real estate properties, transforming underutilized rooftops into distributed energy infrastructure that helps bring new electricity generation and grid capacity online faster.

Generation is the amount of electricity produced by a power source, such as a solar project, natural gas plant, or wind farm. Capacity is the ability of the electric system to reliably deliver electricity when and where it is needed, especially during periods of peak demand.

Both are essential to a reliable electric grid. As electricity demand continues to grow, utilities need additional generation to produce more electricity and additional capacity to ensure enough power can be delivered to customers when demand is highest. Distributed solar adds new generation, while battery storage provides dispatchable capacity that helps meet peak demand and improve grid reliability.

Energy storage captures electricity when it is available and delivers it when it is needed most. Today, the most common form of grid-scale energy storage is battery storage.

Battery storage helps utilities balance electricity supply and demand, improve reliability, and provide additional grid capacity during periods of high demand. As more renewable energy is added to the electric grid, energy storage plays an increasingly important role in delivering reliable, flexible power.

Solar energy is generated when the sun is shining, but electricity demand often peaks later in the day or during periods when solar production is lower. Battery storage allows excess solar energy to be stored and dispatched when it is needed most.

By pairing solar with battery storage, utilities can make better use of renewable energy, improve grid reliability, increase available capacity, and deliver electricity more consistently. Together, solar and storage create a more flexible, resilient, and reliable energy system.

Community solar allows households and businesses to benefit from solar energy without installing solar panels on their own property.

Solar Landscape develops rooftop solar and battery storage projects on commercial real estate properties. Eligible households subscribe to these local solar projects and receive credits on their electricity bills based on the electricity generated, making solar energy accessible to renters, apartment residents, and homeowners whose properties may not be suitable for rooftop solar.

Commercial rooftop solar transforms large commercial and industrial buildings into electricity-generating assets.

Solar Landscape leases rooftop space from commercial property owners, develops and finances the solar project, and manages engineering, permitting, construction, operations, and maintenance. The electricity generated supports the electric grid while property owners receive long-term lease revenue without investing capital or managing the system.

Large commercial buildings can generate electricity by hosting rooftop solar and, where appropriate, battery storage.

Rather than leaving rooftop space underutilized, commercial property owners can partner with Solar Landscape to transform their buildings into distributed energy infrastructure that supports the electric grid while generating long-term lease revenue.

Electricity demand is increasing due to the rapid growth of artificial intelligence (AI), data centers, advanced manufacturing, electrification, population growth, and the modernization of critical infrastructure.

Meeting this demand will require a combination of new electricity generation, battery storage, transmission infrastructure, and distributed energy resources that can be deployed quickly and efficiently to support the evolving needs of the electric grid.

AI and data centers require large amounts of reliable electricity. Distributed energy adds local generation and battery storage that help utilities expand electricity supply and strengthen grid capacity near areas of growing demand.

By bringing new electricity generation and grid capacity online faster, distributed energy helps support continued data center growth while improving grid resilience and reliability.

Meeting growing electricity demand will require a combination of centralized generation, transmission infrastructure, battery storage, and distributed energy.

Distributed rooftop solar and battery storage can often be deployed more quickly than many traditional infrastructure projects because they utilize existing commercial real estate that is already connected to the local electric grid. This enables utilities to add new electricity generation and grid capacity while avoiding many of the challenges associated with acquiring and permitting new land.

Solar Landscape is a distributed energy infrastructure company that develops front-of-the-meter commercial rooftop solar and battery storage projects on commercial real estate properties.

By partnering with commercial property owners, utilities, policymakers, investors, and communities, Solar Landscape transforms underutilized commercial and industrial space into energy infrastructure that helps expand electricity supply, strengthen the electric grid, and support America's growing energy needs.

A distributed energy infrastructure platform identifies, develops, finances, constructs, owns, and operates distributed energy projects at scale.

Solar Landscape combines commercial real estate partnerships, proprietary technology, institutional capital, engineering, project development, construction, and long-term operations to accelerate the deployment of rooftop solar and battery storage projects that support the electric grid.

Traditional solar developers often focus primarily on project development or equipment installation.

Solar Landscape combines commercial real estate expertise, proprietary technology, institutional capital, and end-to-end project execution to develop distributed energy infrastructure at scale. The company manages every stage of the project lifecycle—from site identification and financing through construction, operations, and long-term asset management.

Solar Landscape has deployed more than 500 commercial-scale solar projects across the United States and continues to expand its distributed energy platform to meet growing electricity demand.

The company partners with more than 170 commercial real estate owners representing over 90 million square feet of rooftop space, creating one of the nation's largest commercial rooftop solar platforms.

Solar Landscape develops rooftop solar and battery storage projects in markets across the United States where commercial real estate and utility programs create opportunities to expand electricity generation and grid capacity.

The company continues to grow its platform by partnering with commercial property owners, utilities, policymakers, and communities in strategic markets.

Solar Landscape works with commercial real estate owners, utilities, data center developers, policymakers, institutional investors, and households participating in community solar programs.

Each partnership helps expand distributed energy infrastructure while supporting reliable, affordable, and resilient electricity.

Solar Landscape is the nation's leading commercial rooftop solar developer, combining commercial real estate expertise, proprietary technology, institutional capital, and end-to-end execution to deliver distributed energy infrastructure at scale.

With more than 500 commercial-scale projects developed, over 170 commercial real estate partners, and more than 90 million square feet of rooftops under contract, Solar Landscape is helping bring new electricity generation and grid capacity online faster to meet America's growing energy demand.

Commercial rooftops can generate long-term lease revenue by hosting distributed solar and, where appropriate, battery storage projects. Instead of leaving rooftop space underutilized, property owners can lease it to Solar Landscape, which develops, owns, and operates the energy infrastructure.

Property owners receive predictable lease payments without investing capital, purchasing equipment, or managing the system. The result is a new source of income from an existing asset while supporting the growing demand for electricity.

As electricity demand continues to grow, utilities need faster ways to add new generation and grid capacity. Commercial rooftops offer an existing network of large, well-located sites that can host distributed energy without acquiring new land or waiting years for major transmission projects.

By transforming underutilized rooftops into energy infrastructure, commercial real estate is becoming an important part of how communities generate electricity, strengthen grid reliability, and support economic growth.

Solar Landscape develops projects on a wide range of commercial and industrial properties, including warehouses, distribution centers, manufacturing facilities, retail centers, office buildings, self-storage facilities, and other large commercial assets.

While every property is unique, the best candidates typically have at least 40,000 square feet of usable rooftop space and a roof that has been replaced within the last seven years or is scheduled for replacement within the next three years. Structural conditions, electrical infrastructure, utility service territory, and local regulations also influence project suitability, and every property is evaluated individually.

Solar Landscape partners with owners across many commercial real estate sectors, including industrial, logistics, warehouse, retail, office, manufacturing, and self-storage properties.

The best candidates typically have large, unobstructed rooftops, strong structural conditions, and are located in markets where distributed energy programs are available. Every property is evaluated individually to determine its development potential.

Solar Landscape finances, develops, owns, and operates the entire project.

Property owners do not pay for design, permitting, equipment, construction, operations, or maintenance. Instead, they lease their rooftop space and receive long-term lease revenue while Solar Landscape manages every aspect of the project.

In most cases, Solar Landscape owns, operates, and maintains the solar system throughout the life of the agreement. This allows property owners to generate long-term lease revenue without investing capital or taking on the responsibility of owning or managing the energy infrastructure.

For certain large portfolio owners, Solar Landscape can also structure projects where the property owner owns the system as part of its investment or ESG strategy. In either case, Solar Landscape works with each partner to develop a structure that aligns with their financial, operational, and sustainability objectives.

Property owners are not responsible for developing the project, navigating permitting and utility interconnection, or managing construction. Throughout the life of the project, Solar Landscape provides the expertise needed to deliver and support reliable, long-term energy infrastructure.

Solar Landscape works closely with property owners and tenants to minimize disruption throughout development and construction.

Most work takes place on the roof and is carefully coordinated to avoid interfering with building operations whenever possible. Once the system is operating, it requires minimal on-site activity and does not affect how tenants use the building.

Commercial rooftop leases are typically 20 years, providing property owners with a stable, predictable source of lease revenue over the long term.

The lease is designed to align with the operating life of the solar project, allowing Solar Landscape to finance, build, own, operate, and maintain the system while delivering reliable clean energy to the grid. Throughout the lease term, Solar Landscape is responsible for system operations and maintenance, allowing property owners to benefit from the project without ongoing management responsibilities.

At the end of the lease, Solar Landscape works with the property owner to determine the best path forward. Depending on the agreement and the project’s performance, options may include renewing the lease, upgrading the system with newer technology, or decommissioning and removing the equipment.

Commercial rooftop solar transforms underutilized rooftop space into a revenue-generating asset. Long-term lease payments can contribute to net operating income (NOI), creating additional financial value from existing real estate.

Beyond lease revenue, rooftop solar can support ESG objectives, strengthen a property’s marketability, and position commercial assets to meet the growing demand for energy infrastructure. While every property is unique, many owners view rooftop solar as a strategic investment in both current performance and long-term asset value.

Developing distributed energy projects requires far more than installing solar panels. Success depends on securing real estate, navigating permitting and utility interconnection, arranging financing, managing construction, and operating projects over the long term.

Solar Landscape is the nation’s leading commercial rooftop solar developer, combining commercial real estate expertise, proprietary technology, institutional capital, and end-to-end execution. With more than 500 commercial-scale projects developed, over 205 real estate partners, and 90 million square feet under contract, Solar Landscape helps property owners generate long-term value while delivering the distributed energy infrastructure needed to power America’s future.

As electricity demand grows from data centers, electrification, manufacturing, and population growth, utilities need faster ways to add new generation and grid capacity. Distributed energy—including commercial rooftop solar and battery storage—can help utilities increase local electricity supply closer to where it is needed.

By leveraging existing commercial real estate, distributed energy can often be developed more quickly than traditional infrastructure projects, helping utilities address near-term demand while supporting long-term grid planning.

Front-of-the-meter distributed solar generates electricity that is delivered directly to the electric grid rather than serving only the building where it is installed.

Unlike behind-the-meter systems, which reduce a customer’s electricity consumption, front-of-the-meter projects operate as grid assets that support utility programs, increase local electricity generation, and expand available energy resources.

Solar Landscape develops front-of-the-meter distributed solar projects on commercial real estate, helping utilities add new generation where it is needed most.

Distributed solar improves grid reliability by adding generation closer to the communities and businesses that consume electricity. Local generation can reduce stress on the distribution system, diversify energy resources, and improve resilience by reducing dependence on centralized generation.

When paired with battery storage, distributed solar can provide dispatchable energy during periods of high demand, further strengthening system reliability.

Project timelines vary based on market conditions, permitting, and utility interconnection requirements, but distributed solar can often be developed significantly faster than large centralized generation or major transmission infrastructure.

Because projects are built on existing commercial properties, utilities can leverage readily available sites rather than acquiring new land, helping accelerate deployment while expanding local energy resources.

Transmission expansion remains essential to building the electric grid of the future, but it often requires significant planning, permitting, and construction over many years.

Distributed energy complements these long-term investments by adding local generation and storage that can address near-term capacity needs, improve grid flexibility, and help utilities meet growing electricity demand while larger infrastructure projects are underway.

Distributed energy is not a replacement for transmission—it is an important part of a balanced strategy to build a more resilient and reliable grid.

Solar Landscape partners with utilities to develop distributed solar and battery storage projects that align with system planning objectives and customer needs.

The company identifies suitable commercial properties, secures site control, manages permitting and interconnection, arranges financing, oversees construction, and operates projects over the long term. By providing an end-to-end development platform, Solar Landscape helps utilities bring distributed energy resources online efficiently and at scale.

Yes. Distribution-connected solar and storage can help relieve pressure on constrained parts of the distribution network by supplying electricity closer to where it is consumed. Storage can further reduce peak loading by discharging during periods of highest demand, helping utilities manage localized capacity constraints and, in some cases, defer traditional infrastructure upgrades. The benefits depend on the location and operating conditions, and are confirmed through utility planning studies and engineering analyses.

Battery storage transforms distributed energy into a flexible grid resource by storing electricity and delivering it when it is needed most.

Storage can help utilities meet peak demand, improve reliability, enhance resource adequacy, and support the integration of additional renewable generation. Storage projects can be paired with solar or developed as standalone resources, depending on system needs and market requirements.

Distributed energy can help utilities optimize existing infrastructure by adding generation and storage closer to where electricity is consumed. This can reduce congestion, improve system efficiency, and complement investments in transmission and distribution infrastructure.

In addition, by rapidly expanding the portfolio of available energy resources in the near-term, distributed energy reduces the need for expensive and volatile power purchases to meet growing demand, reducing costs for all ratepayers. Distributed energy provides utilities with additional flexibility to meet growing demand while supporting reliable, cost-effective service for customers over time.

As electricity demand grows, securing capacity has become one of the biggest challenges facing new data center development. Solar Landscape helps address that challenge by developing distributed solar and battery storage projects that add new generation and grid capacity closer to where power is needed, more rapidly than any other form of front-of-the-meter capacity can be developed.

Working alongside utilities, Solar Landscape transforms commercial real estate into distributed energy infrastructure that can help support utility readiness, strengthen local electric systems, and create additional pathways to energize new data centers faster.

Solar Landscape also works with regulators and other policymakers to create the new, innovative regulatory frameworks that enable data centers to invest in distributed energy infrastructure and receive appropriate benefits in exchange for those investments.

AI is driving unprecedented growth in electricity demand. Supporting that growth requires both additional electricity generation and more flexible grid capacity.

Distributed solar adds new local generation, while battery storage provides dispatchable capacity that helps utilities manage periods of high demand. Together, these resources strengthen the grid and support the reliable power needed for AI infrastructure to grow.

Yes. Distributed energy is designed to work as an integral part of the electric grid, not as a replacement.

Commercial rooftop solar and battery storage provide additional local generation and capacity that utilities can integrate into their broader energy portfolios. By expanding available resources close to where electricity is consumed, distributed energy helps strengthen grid reliability while supporting continued data center growth. And by coming online more rapidly than traditional transmission infrastructure can, distributed energy helps meet near-term demand and bridge the gap to longer lead-time infrastructure.

No. Solar Landscape develops distributed solar and battery storage projects on commercial real estate rather than on data center campuses.

Leveraging warehouses, distribution centers, manufacturing facilities, retail centers, office buildings, and other commercial properties in the same utility service territory as a data center facility allows new energy infrastructure to be developed without impacting data center operations or requiring additional land at the facility itself.

This approach gives developers additional flexibility while helping utilities expand local generation and capacity.

One of Solar Landscape's greatest advantages is access to commercial real estate at scale.

Through partnerships with more than 170 commercial real estate owners representing over 90 million square feet of rooftop space, Solar Landscape has extensive site control across multiple markets. This allows the company to identify and develop distributed solar and storage projects on existing commercial properties located near areas of growing electricity demand.

Because these sites are already part of the built environment, Solar Landscape can often move more quickly than projects that require acquiring and permitting new land, helping utilities and data center developers bring additional energy resources online faster.

Every project is different, but distributed energy projects can often be developed faster than many traditional generation and transmission projects because they leverage existing commercial properties and existing utility infrastructure.

Solar Landscape combines proprietary technology, established commercial real estate partnerships, utility coordination, and end-to-end project execution to accelerate development and bring new distributed energy resources online as efficiently as possible.

Solar Landscape works with utilities to develop distributed solar and battery storage projects that strengthen local generation and grid capacity in areas experiencing rapid electricity demand. Rather than competing with the utility, Solar Landscape helps expand the energy resources available to support new development.

For data center developers, this means an experienced partner focused on delivering additional distributed energy infrastructure that can help utilities serve growing loads more quickly and reliably.

Community solar gives households, renters, and businesses the opportunity to benefit from solar energy without installing panels on their own property. Participants subscribe to a local solar project and receive credits on their electricity bills for the energy the project generates.

For many families, community solar provides a simple way to lower monthly electricity costs while expanding access to clean, locally generated energy. By making solar available to more people, community solar helps states meet clean energy goals while delivering direct financial benefits to residents.

Reliable electricity is essential to attracting new businesses, supporting industrial growth, and creating jobs. As electricity demand increases, access to power is becoming an increasingly important factor in economic development.

Distributed energy helps communities expand local electricity generation and grid capacity more quickly by leveraging existing commercial properties. Faster access to energy infrastructure can help support business expansion, manufacturing, logistics, data centers, and other industries that depend on reliable power.

Commercial rooftop solar generates electricity close to where it is consumed, reducing the need to deliver power over long distances. This local generation helps diversify energy resources, improve grid resilience, and reduce pressure on existing transmission infrastructure.

When paired with battery storage, distributed energy can also provide dispatchable capacity that helps utilities manage periods of high demand and improve overall system reliability.

Electricity demand is growing faster than new energy infrastructure can be built. Policymakers are increasingly looking for solutions that can expand electricity supply, strengthen grid reliability, and support economic growth without placing unnecessary burdens on ratepayers.

Distributed energy offers one pathway to meeting these goals by utilizing existing commercial real estate to add new generation and storage more quickly than many traditional infrastructure projects.

Meeting growing electricity demand will require a combination of new generation, transmission, storage, and distributed energy resources.

Commercial rooftop solar and battery storage can often be deployed more quickly than large greenfield projects because they leverage existing buildings, existing utility infrastructure, and previously developed land. By incorporating distributed energy into long-term planning, states can diversify their energy portfolios while accelerating new electricity supply.

Commercial real estate represents one of the nation's largest untapped energy resources. Warehouses, distribution centers, manufacturing facilities, retail centers, office buildings, and other commercial properties offer millions of square feet of rooftop space that can support distributed solar and battery storage.

Rather than viewing these properties solely as buildings, they can be viewed as platforms for new energy infrastructure that helps utilities serve growing electricity demand while creating new revenue opportunities for property owners.

Solar Landscape partners with utilities, policymakers, municipalities, and community stakeholders to develop distributed energy projects that align with local energy goals and economic priorities.

The company works collaboratively throughout project development to support responsible siting, regulatory compliance, community engagement, and long-term energy planning while helping expand access to reliable electricity.

Distributed energy can help reduce electricity costs in several ways. Community solar programs provide participating households with direct savings on their utility bills, while local generation can reduce system costs by producing electricity closer to where it is used.

Although electricity prices are influenced by many factors, distributed energy helps diversify energy resources and can contribute to a more resilient and efficient electric system over time.

You don't need to own a home or install solar panels to benefit from solar energy. Through community solar, eligible households can subscribe to a local solar project and receive credits on their monthly electricity bill.

It's a simple way to save money while supporting locally generated renewable energy.

Community solar is a program that allows multiple households and businesses to share the benefits of a local solar project. Instead of installing panels on your own roof, you subscribe to a nearby solar project and receive credits on your utility bill based on the electricity it generates.

Community solar makes the benefits of solar energy available to people who rent, live in apartments, or have homes that aren't suitable for rooftop solar.

No. You do not need to install solar panels or own a home to benefit from community solar.

Solar Landscape develops rooftop solar and battery storage projects on commercial real estate properties. Through community solar programs, households can subscribe to these local solar projects and receive credits on their electricity bill for the energy they generate. Because the solar panels are installed on commercial buildings rather than individual homes, participants can enjoy the benefits of solar without installing equipment on their own property.

Community solar makes solar energy accessible to renters, apartment residents, homeowners with shaded roofs, and anyone whose property isn't suitable for rooftop solar.

Yes. Community solar is designed to make solar energy accessible to more people, including renters and apartment residents.

Eligibility depends on your utility and state program, but homeownership is typically not required.

No. You continue receiving electricity from your existing utility company.

Community solar simply adds bill credits to your existing utility account. There are no changes to your electric service or reliability.

Savings vary depending on your location, utility, electricity usage, and the specific community solar program.

Many participants save 15-31% on the portion of their electricity bill covered by community solar. Your expected savings will be explained before you enroll. The average yearly savings is about $247 per year.

No. There is typically no equipment to purchase, no installation, and no upfront investment required to participate in community solar.

Subscribers simply enroll in an eligible program and begin receiving bill credits once their subscription becomes active.

Eligibility varies by state and utility program. In general, participants must be customers of a participating electric utility and reside within the service area of an eligible community solar project.

Solar Landscape can help determine whether community solar is available where you live.

Getting started is simple. Visit: https://subscribers.solarlandscape.com/ and enter your ZIP code, or contact Solar Landscape to see if community solar is available in your area.

If you're eligible, the Solar Landscape team will guide you through enrollment and explain how your bill credits and expected savings work before your subscription begins.