Solutions
Solar Lease
Lower your energy bill without a capital outlay — the system is installed, owned and maintained by the provider, and you pay for what it generates.
Overview
The barrier to rooftop solar is rarely the payback. It is that the payback requires capital today, and most businesses have competing uses for that capital.
A lease arrangement removes that. The solar system is financed, installed, owned and maintained by the provider. You provide the roof and a long-term commitment to buy the generated power — typically at a tariff below your current grid rate. Your outflow starts lower from month one, with no capital expenditure.
What's included
Scope of work
Everything below sits inside a single contract, with one party accountable for the outcome.
Consumption & tariff analysis
We review your actual electricity bills — consumption pattern, tariff category, demand charges and time-of-day usage. This determines whether a lease genuinely beats your current rate, and by how much.
Roof assessment
The same structural, orientation and shadow assessment as an owned system. The technical requirements do not change just because the ownership does.
Commercial structuring
Tariff, escalation, contract tenure, performance guarantees, and end-of-term options set out in writing before anything is installed.
Installation & commissioning
Full EPC execution at no capital cost to you, including net-metering approvals.
Operations & maintenance
Maintained by the provider for the contract term. Because the provider is paid on generation, keeping the system performing is their problem, not yours.
Who this is for
Typical sites we deliver this on
Questions
Frequently asked
What is the difference between buying and leasing solar?
If you buy, you pay upfront, own the asset, keep all the savings and carry the maintenance and performance risk. If you lease, you pay nothing upfront, do not own the asset, save less per unit, and the provider carries the performance risk. Buying wins on total lifetime savings; leasing wins when capital is scarce or the payback period is longer than you are willing to commit.
What happens at the end of the lease term?
That depends on the contract, and it is worth settling before you sign. Typical options are buying the system at a depreciated value, renewing the arrangement, or having the provider remove the system and restore the roof. Get whichever applies written into the agreement.
Who is responsible if the system underperforms?
The provider, under a lease. Since you are billed on units generated, underperformance directly reduces their revenue — the incentives are aligned. Performance guarantees should still be stated explicitly in the contract rather than assumed.
Does a lease suit every site?
No. Leases work best where daytime consumption is high and consistent, the roof is available for the full contract term, and the entity is stable enough to sign a long-term commitment. A site with low or highly seasonal daytime load may not clear the threshold at all.
Get a site-specific answer
Generic advice only goes so far. Share the location and available load and we'll come back with what actually applies to your site.