King Energy

King Energy is proud to announce the launch of a 320 kW solar program at Marin Square, in San Rafael, CA. This program, which was developed in partnership with the Chelsea Pacific Group, benefits over a dozen local businesses that reside at the shopping center.

One of the notable business benefits of deploying solar on a commercial property is the positive sustainability impact, which can be incorporated into communications to investors, tenants, and the broader community.

https://www.kingenergy.com/blog/sustainability-benefits-of-commercial-and-industrial-solar/

We recently sat down with Tooraj Arvajeh to discuss how Perl Street's technology platform is streamlining the financing process for commercial solar projects.

Interestingly, standardization of data structures benefits not only project financing, but also contributes to better ESG reporting and to better compliance with reporting requirements around industry benchmarking standards, such as GRESB.

Take a quick read of his interview if you are interested in how the project financing and data standardization worlds are evolving in the renewable energy space.

https://www.kingenergy.com/blog/tooraj-arvajeh-simplifying-renewable-energy-finance-with-perl-street/

Maryland has one of the US's fastest growing community solar markets and astute property owners are leveraging community solar to increase their rental incomes and property values.

We share insights on how commercial real estate owners can derive both financial and environmental benefit from community solar.

https://www.kingenergy.com/blog/maryland-community-solar-the-opportunity-for-commercial-property-owners/

A 359 kW solar program is now live at Kings Canyon Pavilion, benefiting 20 local tenants in Fresno, CA. This is the fifth commercial rooftop solar program that King Energy has launched in the Fresno metropolitan area in the past year.

Another King Energy project is live in Northern California at Shore Acres Shopping Center in Bay Point, CA. The 165 kW solar program benefits a dozen locally owned, small businesses.

King Energy is proud to announce the launch of a 329.0 kW rooftop solar program at Stadium Center in Manteca, CA. This program benefits 30 local businesses and continues King Energy's commitment to delivering renewable energy to neighborhood shopping centers across North America.

We are excited to announce the launch of a 248 kW solar carport program at Lakeside Plaza in Stockton, CA. This program will benefit over two dozen local businesses, while also providing shaded parking to local customers.

King Energy spent an engaging and enlightening day at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Colorado, discussing the future of solar, storage, virtual power plants and autonomous energy systems.

A huge thank you to the NREL team for creating an agenda full of amazing presenters and for being fantastic hosts.

We are excited to share our interview with Rob Hymes, who details how Mynt Systems has followed its passion for creating both financial and environmental benefit for its clients. Rob digs into how solar, storage and EV charging solutions fit together to create value for commercial property owners.

https://www.kingenergy.com/blog/rob-hymes-designing-an-electrified-future-with-solar-storage-and-ev-charging/

Ethan Conrad Properties, Inc. and King Energy are excited to share that Westgate Shopping Center in Woodland is now powered by solar. This program, which benefits 18 locally owned businesses, is Ethan Conrad Properties' third solar project launch in the past 90 days.

Commercial property owners and managers: Here is a quick summary on how community solar programs (available in many markets across the US) can drive an increase in both property income and property value.

https://www.kingenergy.com/blog/increasing-commercial-property-income-with-community-solar/

Incorporating over 4,000 solar panels and benefiting 60 local tenants, King Energy and Ethan Conrad Properties, Inc. are proud to announce the launch of a 1,835 kW solar program at Chico Marketplace. This program has the carbon sequestration benefit of planting 33,000 trees, or 2,300 acres of forest land, and is one of the largest commercial rooftop solar programs in Northern California.

A big thank you to our partner, Sustineo Solar for the expertise in design and delivery of the project.

For commercial property owners and managers evaluating how to get the most financial benefit from solar, these are five trends in commercial solar to watch in 2024: https://www.kingenergy.com/blog/top-5-solar-energy-trends-for-commercial-property-owners-in-2024/

Providing clean energy that benefits 20 local businesses, King Energy's solar program at The Shops at Livermore, in Livermore, CA, is now live. The program includes 376 kW of solar capacity and has the carbon sequestration benefit of over 500 acres of forest land.

We are excited to announce our new partnership with ClearGen, which will allow us to finance and deliver solar programs at over 100 additional commercial properties across the United States.

ClearGen and King Energy Join Forces to Power Solar Progress in Multi-Tenant Real Estate ClearGen has committed over $150 million to fund King Energy's ongoing solar projects.

Solving for EV charging at scale is one of the most pressing needs affecting communities across the United States. Third-party infrastructure solution providers are here to help, with vertically integrated, one-stop solutions that make charging operations easy to manage and provide substantial benefits for owners and drivers alike.

Terry O'Day, COO and Co-founder at InCharge Energy, fleet EV charging infrastructure provider, shares perspectives from his 25 years in the EV industry (and 10 years on the Santa Monica city council) on how community leaders and property owners can drive both social and financial benefit by properly preparing for the transition to electrification - and how third-party infrastructure solution providers can help maximize that value for commercial buildings.

https://www.kingenergy.com/blog/charging-success-powering-ev-growth-with-incharge-coo-terry-oday/

Scope 2 and Scope 3 emissions reporting (relating to the indirect energy usage of a property, including tenants) is a major challenge for commercial property owners.

Implementing a solar program that benefits tenants is arguably the most straightforward way to measure AND impact Scope 2 and Scope 3 emissions. We dive into this topic in our latest blog post.

https://www.kingenergy.com/blog/how-to-measure-and-reduce-scope-2-and-scope-3-emissions-with-commercial-solar/

We are excited to announce the launch of another high impact solar program in the Central Valley of California. This 289.4 kW system at Reedley Shopping Center will provide 466,000 kWh of clean energy per year to ten locally owned, small businesses in the community of Reedley, located 25 miles outside of Fresno.

Reedley Shopping Center - Reedley, CA www.KingEnergy.com

In our latest blog post, we take a look at GRESB, and how it is being utilized in the commercial real estate industry to communicate progress around ESG initiatives.

https://www.kingenergy.com/blog/gresb-reporting-leveraging-solar-to-improve-esg-performance/

We are excited to announce the launch of another solar program in the Salinas Valley, serving local businesses at Shaker Square in Salinas, CA.

We enjoyed sitting down with Cliff Brown, ESG consultant to some of the largest operating companies and investment firms in North America, to discuss how US businesses are tackling sustainability reporting.

https://www.kingenergy.com/blog/quantifying-impact-with-esg-strategy-consultant-cliff-brown/

Embracing ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) goals has become an increasingly critical topic for commercial property owners, particularly in the area of environmental sustainability.

This article shares how installing a solar program at a commercial property is a straightforward (and frequently no-cost) way to push sustainability goals forward and to strengthen the ESG reporting results property owners share with their investors.

https://www.kingenergy.com/blog/how-to-effectively-incorporate-a-solar-program-at-a-commercial-property-into-esg-reporting/

Another King Energy project is live in California's central valley at Sunset Square in Fresno, providing the benefits of solar to 15 local businesses.

We are excited to share the launch of another solar program in Bakersfield, CA, at Oswell Plaza, providing clean energy to a dozen local, small businesses.

https://youtu.be/qnlzTJ_ixLg?si=vkb0-N-gb-HfkSjQ

Oswell Plaza - Bakersfield, CA www.KingEnergy.com

We are excited to share an interview with Michael Halby, discussing Howard Properties partnership with King Energy to launch multiple commercial solar programs in the San Francisco Bay Area.

https://youtu.be/G6yWVe8C24Q

King Energy Testimonials Michael Halby, Howard Properties Senior Property Manager, provides his testimonial of working with King Energy's commercial rooftop solar solutions.

King Energy is excited to launch another project in sunny San Diego, with 20 local businesses now benefiting from solar energy at Mercury Village in Kearny Mesa.

King Energy is now powering another dozen local businesses in Stockton, CA, with the recent launch of our 366 kW solar program at College Square.

The latest King Energy project is only a couple thousand feet from the Pacific Ocean, as we are now live at Strawflower Village in Half Moon Bay.

The Department of Energy has announced that seven counties in California are eligible for a 10% Investment Tax Credit (ITC) adder on solar programs, based on their definition as 'Energy Communities' under the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act. This improves the economics of solar in a number of key markets, including Orange, Los Angeles, Ventura and Kern Counties.

Check it out here: https://www.kingenergy.com/blog/unlocking-the-10-itc-adder-for-energy-communities/