Commercial Solar Company Serving Businesses & Institutions

Businesses are accelerating the clean energy transition through sustainable investing and renewable energy development.

Pursuing a solar and/or energy storage project is a smart decision for any for-profit, non-profit, municipal or educational institution, both as a way to save on future energy costs, as well as to provide a tangible commitment to sustainability.

While solar and storage continue to evolve and decrease in cost, there are a variety of ways, and financial commitments, an organization can utilize to benefit from an Encore solar project. As a solar company serving businesses and institutions, our team is ready to serve as your partner in ensuring your organization selects an option that works for your specific situation and goals.

Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs)

Encore and its investor partners develop and own the solar project, selling your organization the energy at a discounted rate. This structure shields your organization from any development risk and allows your organization to commit very little upfront investment in the project, while receiving a fixed or discounted price for energy below retail rates. Depending on the state, the solar project does not necessarily have to be adjacent to your energy consuming facilities to participate in this type of arrangement.

Project Development and Construction Agreements (PDCAs)

Should your organization have the interest and financial appetite to directly invest in a project, Encore will provide a turn-key solar, or solar + storage, solution for you to design, permit, and build the project, under a risk adjusted milestone payment schedule designed to limit exposure of the customer / asset owner to development, financing and construction risks associated with the project.

From our customers:

“National Life engaged Encore to provide turnkey project development services related to a 500kW group net-metered solar project at our campus in Montpelier, Vermont. Their work was instrumental in getting the project approved internally as well as through the various external permitting processes, ultimately resulting in a commissioned and operational C&I solar project that is saving the business thousands and thousands of dollars in electric costs every year.”

Tim Shea, Vice President of Facilities and Purchasing

National Life Group

“I was very pleased with the outcome of my investment with Encore, which was used to facilitate the development of a number of important and exciting early solar energy projects in my home state of Vermont. The team at Encore carefully managed my investment and provided me with consistent updates to ensure that I was kept abreast of all developments related to the projects.”

Jerry Greenfield, Founder

Ben and Jerry’s

“We found Encore’s work in developing our 500kW solar project, the first of its kind in the State of Vermont, to be invaluable. They consistently identified important risk factors, provided robust financial projections, shared critical industry insights, and were available all along the way. Encore’s work ensured that our project resulted in a triple bottom-line success for our investors, our community, and ultimate customer, Middlebury College, which now has an environmentally sustainable electric generation resource to further its carbon reduction and environmental stewardship goals.”

Charlie Kireker, Founder

Fresh Tracks Capital

“Housing Vermont has worked with Encore on two separate group net-metered solar projects during 2015. We found Encore’s counsel and project development services to be critical to the success of each project, as they took on all development and construction risk, allowing us to focus on our core competence in terms of coordinating project financing. As a result of these projects, Housing Vermont will save thousands of dollars every year on electrical costs for our affordable housing communities, advancing our mission of creating permanently affordable rental housing for Vermonters.”

Kathy Beyer, Vice President of Development

Housing Vermont

Tim Shea, Vice President of Facilities and Purchasing

National Life Group

“Encore provided more cost savings and lower risk than any other solar proposal we received. Working with the Encore team to successfully go solar was a smooth process!”

Frank Rucker, Business Administrator

Windham Southeast Supervisory Union

“Encore delivered. They were diligent in identifying risks early on and worked through the challenges we encountered with fairness and professionalism. We’re thrilled to have converted a brownfield to a revenue generating brightfield that delivers clean and renewable power to Vermont, energy savings for our community partners, and financial returns for investors.”

Jim Hourdequin, CEO and Managing Director

Lyme Timber Company