Grid Resilience

  • PV + BESS systems provide backup power during outages
  • Reliable, Low-Maintenance Systems

Protection from Rising Utility Costs

  • Electricity rates are up 30% since 2020 and projected to increase exponentially over the next 5-10 years
  • VRE systems typically offset 40-60% of electricity use
  • Creates a 3–year hedge against utility increases

Major Tax Incentives

  • 30-50% Federal Investment
  • Tax Credit (ITC)
  • Nonprofits receive ITC as a direct cash rebate
  • Additional tax savings through accelerated depreciation

Exceptional ROI

  • Systems often pay for themselves in 3-5 years, then generate 25+ years of significant energy savings

Our Process

Our systems cut energy costs, unlock major tax incentives, and provide a 30-year hedge against rising utility rates—delivering strong, predictable ROI for your business.

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Step 1

Free Consultation, and preliminary proposal

Our process begins with a free consultation to discuss your renewable energy objectives and your facility’s energy demands. Next, VRE will prepare a custom tailored preliminary design and proposal for a solar energy system that will best achieve your energy goals and generate the highest possible ROI.

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Step 2

Final Proposal, Contract and System Approvals

If you are interested in proceeding, VRE will then prepare a final design and proposal.
Once you have accepted the final proposal and signed an agreement, VRE will move forward with obtaining all necessary permits and utility approvals to install your solar energy system.

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Step 3

Schedule Installation

VRE always coordinates with its customers to schedule an installation date most convenient to our customers. The installation itself can take anywhere from 2 to 8 weeks, depending on the size and complexity of the system, but VRE can perform the work with very limited or no disruption to your business operations.

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Step 4

Final Commissioning

Upon completion of the installation, VRE will perform a final inspection of the system to verify that it meets the industry’s highest standards and is operating at peak performance. VRE also will establish an online monitoring platform for your system that will allow for continuous monitoring of the system and provide a customer-friendly portal to access the system’s real-time and historical performance, renewable energy production, and energy savings.

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Step 5

Close-Out & Customer Training

After commissioning the system and obtaining all final approvals to operate the system, VRE will provide a comprehensive package detailing the as-built system and customer training on the operation of the system and use of the monitoring system.

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Step 6

Realize a Return on Investment

After commissioning the system and obtaining all final approvals to operate the system, VRE will provide a comprehensive package detailing the as-built system and customer training on the operation of the system and use of the monitoring system.

  • Over 50% Reduction on Your Power Bill. Systems designed and installed by VRE typically will offset 50-65% of a customer’s annual power bill.
  • 3-5 Year Payback Period. In most cases, a system installed by VRE will pay for itself in just 3-5 years.
  • 15-25% IRR. You can expect a system installed by VRE to generate a minimum 10-year IRR of 15%, but often the IRR will be 20% or more.

To learn more about how a solar energy system at your business will increase your bottom line, significantly reduce operating costs for 30+ years, generate substantial economic returns, help meet your company’s renewable energy objectives, and give your business a competitive advantage in the marketplace, please fill out this short form, and someone will contact you.

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