US GREEN Commercial Solar Carports in San Diego

One of the fastest growing trends in the photovoltaic market, solar carports are taking the solar industry by storm. Across the US, companies are choosing to tap into power typically lost to blacktop.

Your energy bill probably takes up a large portion of your expenses. Electricity rates are known to be unpredictable and have only been on the rise in recent years. Investing in a solar PV carport system can take you out of this volatile cycle by significantly reducing—or even eliminating—your electric payments. In having a lower, more predictable energy bill, solar PV systems can stabilize your cash flows and even give you the freedom to invest your savings into other areas of your company or organization.

In addition to reducing your energy bills, a solar carport can also reduce the cost of maintaining a parking lot. Depending on the design of the modules, solar canopies can channel rain and snow to certain areas, thus reducing the cost of removal and maintenance. Especially if your area receives a lot of snow, the design of your solar carport can even make parking safer for your customers and employees by minimizing the amount of ice in the parking area.

Solar canopies can truly maximize the available space. These structures take advantage of a large expanse of land without compromising the functionality. If you’re a business, you likely need a sizeable area for your employees and customers to park. This space can pull double-duty by generating energy to run your operations. At US GREEN Solar, we understand that every parking situation is unique. That’s why we take a site-specific design approach to each project and several varieties of carport structure types.

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