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Commercial solar,
built around your business needs.

We design, permit and install solar and battery systems, and stack the available federal, state and utility incentives, for businesses looking to cut their electricity and demand costs.

Colin Robichaud
Colin Robichaud Co-Founder

The short version

One team, one seamless process.

We look at how your building uses energy, its roof capacity and your growth plans, then manage the whole project end to end, from the first consultation through permitting, interconnection and activation.

30% Tax Credit The 48E federal tax credit is valid through December 2027.
Depreciation Bonus depreciation is back! Take advantage of the tax savings by accelerating the depreciation in the first year you own the asset.
State Incentives SMART 3.0 is a new Massachusetts state incentive.
Net Metering Offset future bills with net metering credits

The numbers behind it

The incentives we stack for you.

Federal tax credit (48E)

30% of the system cost, with adders for domestic content and energy communities that can stack higher. Commercial and leased systems, through 2027. Consult your tax advisor.

Depreciation (MACRS)

Accelerated depreciation on the system as a business asset, on top of the credit.

MA SMART 3.0

A per kWh production incentive for Massachusetts solar.

Net metering

Credits for the power you export back to the grid.

10% Domestic Content Bonus Credit

Tax credit for using equipment made in the USA

10% Energy Community Bonus Credit

Tax credit if you are located in a qualifying energy community

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How we work

Our process.

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Phase 1

Assess and design

We start with your bills and your building, then design a system and a financial proposal around them.

Site assessment

A look at the building, the roof and the site.

Utility and rate review

Twelve months of bills, to see your usage and demand charges.

Design and proposal

A system design and a financial proposal, with the incentives stacked.

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Phase 2

Permit and interconnect

Once you approve the design, we handle the engineering, the permits and the utility application.

Contract and engineering

Signed scope and stamped engineering drawings.

Permitting

Town permits, handled by us.

Interconnection application

The gating step, and the one that decides feasibility.

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Phase 3

Install and activate

We build, pass inspection, and hand you a monitored, running system.

Installation

Mounting, wiring and the system itself.

Inspection and interconnection

Town inspection and the utility connection.

Activation and monitoring

The system goes live, with monitoring handed over to you.

Recent work

Recent jobs we completed in Massachusetts

Multi-family rooftop solar Hopkinton, MA Multi-family rooftop solar Farm solar with battery storage Plymouth, MA Farm solar with battery storage See all our work
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“Amazing locally owned family business! A friend who raved about them recommended them to me. I had a fantastic experience working with the Clean Earth Energy folks. Their communication was superb throughout the entire process start to finish. Their response time was unmatched. The quality of work was top notch. Their installation crew arrived on time and were very friendly and professional. They made the entire process easy and were able to work around my schedule.”

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