Energy Trust offers cash incentives and technical support to add solar or solar plus battery storage to your multifamily building design. We can also help you design your building to be solar-ready and reduce the cost of a future solar installation.
Planning for solar + storage from an early stage is always a bright idea. In addition to controlling energy costs, a smart solar design strategy can help reduce installation costs, ensure your systems are compatible and increase the long-term value of your building.
With the cost of a solar installation half of what it was a decade ago, and solar panels producing more power per square foot and dollar invested, solar is even more accessible. We offer cash incentives to assist with adding solar or solar plus battery storage (for power backup) to your multifamily project.
Planning | Details* |
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Solar Early Design Add-On | $500 for including a solar trade ally contractor in your early design meeting Contact an outreach manager |
Solar Development Assistance | Up to $2,500 to determine the solar potential of your building Contact a solar trade ally |
Battery Storage Development Assistance | Up to $5,000 for a battery storage feasibility study to see how you might pair battery storage with a new or existing solar installation Contact a solar trade ally |
Solar-Ready Design | Up to $15,000 to meet Energy Trust’s solar-ready standards if installing solar panels isn’t possible during construction Contact an outreach manager |
Installation | Details* |
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Solar Installation | Up to $15,000 to install a solar electric system. Increased incentive amounts are available for eligible nonprofits, tribes and affordable multifamily housing Contact a solar trade ally |
Battery Storage Installation | Up to $15,000 for battery storage, which provides back up for critical equipment during outages Contact a solar trade ally |
*Solar program incentive amounts are subject to change.
Contact us and enroll at the earliest stage of your project.
Work with your outreach manager to discuss your solar + storage goals.
Invite a solar trade ally to your early design meeting and review their solar and/or solar + storage feasibility study results.
Your outreach manager and solar trade ally will work with you to get incentives throughout this process, from early design assistance through installation.
Explore options for installing solar during construction or ensuring your building is solar–ready for future installation. Combining solar into your Whole Building project could maximize the cash incentives you receive.
Tell us a little about your ideas, existing project or any questions you have, and an Energy Trust team member will contact you within 1 – 2 business days.
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