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Commercial & industrial solar
Flat-roof, carport, microgrid and storage equipment for commercial and industrial sites, sourced against the site's structural and electrical constraints, not a generic system size.
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Commercial & Industrial
Flat roof, ballasted, carports, canopies and micro-grids.
Designed for your business
C&I developers · Commercial installers · Facility owners
Lower delivered cost per watt
De-risk roof penetrations
Equipment for every C&I site type
Flat-roof and ballasted racking
Ballasted racking systems that don't penetrate the roof membrane are the default for most flat commercial roofs, sourced here by roof loading capacity and membrane type rather than a one-size system.
Carports and canopies
Elevated carport and canopy structures cover parking while adding EV charging infrastructure underneath, sourced as a combined racking and structural package rather than two separate purchases.
Behind-the-meter storage and demand management
Storage sized to shave demand charges is one of the most common C&I additions, and equipment here gets matched to the site's actual peak demand profile, not a flat kWh target.
Microgrid and resilience equipment
Sites building islanding capability for resilience source controllers and switchgear alongside the rest of the system instead of adding them as an afterthought.
What changes on a C&I project
Match racking to the actual roof
Ballasted, attached and carport racking get specified by roof type and structural capacity before a structural engineer sends back a redline.
Size storage to demand charges, not guesswork
Battery sizing targets the site's actual peak demand profile, which is what determines whether the payback math works.
Add resilience without a separate project
Microgrid controllers and switchgear source alongside the main system instead of a bolt-on project six months later.
FAQs
What equipment is specific to commercial and industrial solar versus residential?
C&I sites lean on ballasted flat-roof racking, carports and canopies, and behind-the-meter storage sized to demand charges, rather than the pitched-roof mounts and smaller string inverters typical of homes. Larger three-phase inverters, switchgear, and microgrid controls also come into play. Sunhub sources this gear against the site's actual structural and electrical constraints, not a generic system size.
Does a flat roof need different racking than a pitched roof?
Yes. Flat commercial roofs usually use ballasted or hybrid racking tilted to a fixed angle, which distributes weight without penetrating the membrane, while pitched roofs use flush-mount rails anchored to rafters. The choice depends on roof loading capacity, wind zone, and membrane type, so the racking should be matched to the actual roof rather than assumed.
Can storage and demand-charge management be sourced together?
Yes. Behind-the-meter storage and the controls that manage demand charges are typically specified as one package, since the battery is sized to shave peak demand rather than to a round kilowatt-hour figure. Sizing to the site's actual demand profile, instead of guessing, is what makes the storage pay back. Sunhub helps source both together against that profile.
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Carports & Canopies
Source solar carport and canopy structures engineered for parking coverage and EV charging integration. Structural racking for commercial sites on Sunhub.
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Demand Charge Management
Source storage and control equipment sized to peak demand charges. Commercial demand management equipment sourcing built for accurate payback math.
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Flat Roof & Ballasted
Source ballasted and attached racking for flat commercial roofs. Racking sized to membrane type and structural loading, sourced on Sunhub.
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Micro-grids
Source controllers, switchgear and storage for commercial microgrid and resilience projects. Islanding-capable equipment sourcing on Sunhub.
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PPA & Lease Structures
Source standardized, financier-approved equipment for PPA and lease-structured commercial solar projects. Equipment sourcing built for third-party ownership.
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Behind-the-Meter Storage
Source C&I battery storage sized to load profile and duty cycle. LFP-chemistry commercial storage equipment sourcing on Sunhub.
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