A factory roof, warehouse or office campus can be a useful place to generate electricity, but the project has to fit the business beneath it. Share your location, operating hours and energy needs. SolarQuery helps you start a focused conversation with independent commercial and industrial solar providers about design, delivery and ongoing support.
Commercial solar works best as a business project with clear technical and commercial assumptions. Your roof area is one input; shift patterns, weekend shutdowns, daytime demand and expansion plans are equally useful. A provider should study how generation will line up with consumption instead of basing the business case only on installed capacity.
SolarQuery helps collect the essentials before connecting you with relevant independent providers where available. You can explore an owned installation, discuss a provider-funded arrangement or request a feasibility review first. Equipment, construction, energy contracts and payments are agreed directly with the provider. Before committing, get a proposal your operations, finance and facilities teams can all understand, including responsibilities that continue after commissioning.
Choose the work you need, then agree the exact responsibilities with your provider.
Share bills, interval data where available and an explanation of working hours. The assessment should consider seasonal production, site expansion and weekend loads to identify a suitable initial project scope rather than simply maximise installed capacity.
Industrial roofs need attention to sheet condition, remaining roof life, access and the underlying structure. Ask how the team will manage skylights, roof warranties, fragile areas and safe routes for routine inspection.
A coordinated design sets out panel layout, inverter locations, cable routing and the proposed connection point. The construction plan should explain material storage, lifting operations, working areas and how disruption to normal operations will be managed.
Ask the provider to identify the relevant approvals and connection studies for your site. Metering, protection settings and export arrangements must reflect the approved project, with responsibilities and dependencies stated in the programme.
Request comparable proposals for ownership or an eligible provider-funded arrangement. Make assumptions visible: generation, self-consumption, tariff changes, export value, maintenance and contract duration. A lower starting payment does not describe the whole commercial commitment.
Define who monitors the plant, how faults are escalated and what service visits include. Handover should cover drawings, monitoring permissions, training, warranty records and a clear route for planned maintenance or urgent support.
Tell us the location and the work required. Our team can help turn it into a clear enquiry.
A useful proposal connects the work, the site conditions and the responsibilities in writing.
A system sized to weekday production can export more electricity during holidays or shutdowns. Ask how those periods affect the proposal and whether the financial model uses a realistic operating calendar. More generation does not automatically mean more on-site value.
Roof replacement, fire access, planned machinery and future building work can change the best layout. Give the provider those constraints before drawings are finalised. Agree safe access and shutdown windows with the people responsible for the site.
Your bill may include demand-related and fixed charges as well as units consumed. Have the provider show which components solar is expected to affect. Review the treatment of exports and avoid a proposal that applies a single saving percentage to everything.
Ask which company signs the installation or energy agreement and who performs design, construction and maintenance. Request an agreed acceptance process and written service commitments. If subcontractors are involved, the main contact and responsibility for defects should remain clear.
Commercial solar costs depend on the site and the contracting model. Ask for a comparison that covers the full project life, including civil works, connection changes, maintenance and any future equipment replacement assumptions. Under an energy purchase arrangement, review the payment and exit terms as carefully as the proposed unit rate.
Share the service, project PIN code and a short description. You can say you are unsure about the technical details.
Our team follows up to understand the site and collect the information needed for a relevant provider enquiry.
We check for relevant local providers. If an introduction is possible, you compare the proposal and decide whether to proceed.
You do not need a finished specification. A few details help our team understand the job and check for suitable providers in your area.
Free to enquire. You choose whether to accept a provider’s proposal. Project scope, contracts and payments are agreed directly with your chosen provider.
A starting point for understanding the types of businesses working in this field.
These independent companies describe relevant services on their own websites. They are not a ranking or a list of confirmed SolarQuery partners. Check project size, location, service scope and current availability directly. For a SolarQuery introduction, send your requirement to our team.
Brand names are mentioned for information only; SolarQuery is not affiliated with these companies unless stated.
Offers on-site rooftop, ground-mounted and carport solar for businesses, including CAPEX and OPEX routes. Project eligibility and commercial terms need direct confirmation.
India; business project eligibility variesView company service information (opens in a new tab)Provides solar engineering, procurement and construction for commercial and industrial projects, with rooftop and ground-mounted applications described in its official service portfolio.
India; project availability requires confirmationView company service information (opens in a new tab)Publishes commercial and industrial rooftop solar services within its renewable-energy EPC portfolio, alongside engineering and asset-management support for business projects.
India; project availability requires confirmationView company service information (opens in a new tab)These answers can help you prepare. Your provider should confirm the details for your property and the work required.
It may still be useful, but the provider should compare your daytime load with expected generation and the applicable export arrangement. Night-shift consumption alone does not establish a strong rooftop case. Storage or another energy arrangement requires its own assessment, with costs and operational needs considered separately.
In a typical CAPEX project, the customer funds and owns the installation. Under an OPEX or provider-funded model, a developer generally owns the plant and the customer purchases energy under an agreement. Actual terms vary, so compare ownership, maintenance, tariff changes, commitments and exit provisions in writing.
A provider can plan much of the work around your operations, but lifting, electrical connections and testing may require controlled work areas or shutdowns. Ask for a site-specific method and programme. Do not assume zero disruption until your facilities and safety teams have reviewed the proposed sequence.
Do not include household subsidy assumptions in a commercial project budget. Ask the provider to identify any programme that actually applies to the consumer category, location and project. Verify eligibility with the relevant authority before treating any incentive as part of the commercial return.
SolarQuery helps verify your enquiry and look for relevant independent providers. You evaluate their technical and commercial proposals and contract directly with the provider you choose. Our platform does not collect installation payments or guarantee project savings, a particular funding offer or local provider availability.
If your project crosses more than one category, tell us in your enquiry. You do not need to start again for every requirement.
Generation, consumption and fault visibility
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Feasibility and project planning
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