COMMERCIAL SOLAR CASE STUDIES
Advanced Solar is a full-service commercial solar EPC firm serving Maryland and the District of Columbia. Our sales, engineering, roofing, and installation teams are all in-house, ensuring that every step of every project meets our high standards.
Churches, nonprofits, municipalities and commercial property owners can often get a new roof and a lower electric bill with no capital outlay and no debt.
Advanced Solar has installed more than 4,000 systems and manages O&M on more than 4,000 DC and MD sites. Our grant team has secured more than $2 million in Maryland Energy Administration funding for commercial projects — plus federal REAP awards and DCSEU Solar For All support.
We have developed 3 MW of commercial solar projects with support from Maryland Energy Administration Grant Programs and 1.477 MW of commercial solar Community Renewable Energy Facilities projects in DC with the support of DCSEU, including 762.4 kW built in 2026.
DC's solar incentives make it possible for many property owners in DC and nearby MD to get free or discounted power without purchasing a system. These same incentives make system ownership an attractive option too.
DC's valuable Solar Renewable Energy Credits - which are also available in nearby parts of MD, make "zero-cent power purchase agreements" possible. They can also add 100s of thousands of dollars to the economic benefits of purchasing solar arrays.
Our investors will pay system purchase, installation, and monitoring costs in exchange for DC/MD incentives and tax credits. You get all the energy the system produces.
You can see more images of some of our recent commercial solar projects at the bottom of the page.
These commercial solar case studies show that whether you choose to own a system or get discounted or free power, Advanced Solar can deliver significant economic benefits.
Projected results. Actual savings vary by site, system and utility rates.
HOUSES OF WORSHIP
Grace Apostolic Church
4417 Dix St NE, Washington, DC
121 kW rooftop system at no cost to the church under a 20-year zero-cent power purchase agreement — investors funded the installation and the church takes 100% of the power free. Operating since December 2023. Developed by Joshua Peebles.
ZERO CENT PPA — GRACE APOSTOLIC CHURCH, NE DC
Zero-Cent Power Purchase Agreement Saves Grace Apostolic $518,000
Grace Apostolic Church on Dix Street NE was solar-ready — the roof and electrical system were both in good shape. Our investors paid for the purchase and installation of the church’s 121 kW system. The investors sell the Solar Renewable Energy Credits and give 100% of the power to the church for free under a 20-year zero-cent power purchase agreement. The church paid nothing and will save $518,000. Developed by Joshua Peebles.
Grace Apostolic Church (second building)
4501 Dix St NE, Washington, DC
21 kW rooftop system for the same congregation, also a zero-cent power purchase agreement at no cost. Operating since October 2023. Developed by Joshua Peebles.
ZERO CENT PPA — GRACE APOSTOLIC CHURCH, SECOND BUILDING
A Second Building, Another $87,000 Saved
Grace Apostolic’s second building had no roof or electrical issues either, so we did it again. Our investors paid for the purchase and installation of a 21 kW system. They sell the Solar Renewable Energy Credits and the church gets 100% of the power free for 20 years, saving another $87,000. Developed by Joshua Peebles.
Westmoreland United Church of Christ
1 Westmoreland Circle, Bethesda, MD
140 kW rooftop system under a six-cent power purchase agreement, including a new 50-year roof — the church paid nothing for either and locked in its electric rate for 20 years. Operating since April 2025. Developed by Nick Hayes.
SIX CENT PPA — WESTMORELAND UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST, BETHESDA MD
Six-Cent Power Purchase Agreement for Westmoreland United Church of Christ
Westmoreland United Church of Christ in Bethesda needed an upgrade, and the roof was leaking. Our investors paid for a new roof and covered the cost of purchasing and installing a 140 kW system that covers all of the church’s energy needs. The church will even sell some power back to Pepco.
Westmoreland paid nothing for the system or the roof replacement, and locked in its electric rate for the next 20 years. Pepco’s rate is already 160% higher than the church’s solar rate — and Pepco’s rates keep going up. Developed by Nick Hayes.
Purity Baptist Church
1325 Maryland Ave NE, Washington, DC
72 kW rooftop system power purchasing agreement delivers a new roof and bill savings. Operating since September 2025. Developed by Lewis Martin.
POWER PURCHASING AGREEMENT — PURITY BAPTIST CHURCH, NE DC
Purchase Earns Purity Baptist Over $400,000
Purity Baptist Church on Maryland Avenue NE needed a new roof. We were able to replace the roof at no cost and help the church lock in power at 7 cents per kWh for the next 20 years. In the first year, the church will save $16,000 on its electric bill — and that figure will rise with PEPCO power price increases. Developed by Lewis Martin.
Minnesota Ave NE, DC
4147 Minnesota Ave NE, Washington, DC
72 kW rooftop system funded by a DCSEU Solar For All grant, including a roof replacement plus a cash payment to the church, in exchange for assigning the first 15 years of production to the program. Operating since April 2024.
SFA - MINNESOTA AVE NE, DC
Church Gets New Roof And Cash
This church in NE DC worked with Advanced Solar to get a Solar For All grant to replace their roof for $40,000 and put $50,000 cash in their pocket too. In exchange, they will give the first 15 years of power production to Solar For All. After 15 years, this property owner will get free power from their rooftop system for 5 years, saving another $96,000.
Exodus Baptist Missionary Church
901 Rittenhouse St NW, Washington, DC
65.2 kW rooftop array under a power purchase agreement — no up-front cost to the church, which buys its power at a fixed rate below the utility’s. Operating since May 2024. Developed by Justin Hall.
Resurrection Baptist Church
3501 Martin Luther King Jr Ave SE, Washington, DC
54.1 kW rooftop system under a power purchase agreement, reducing operating costs for a Ward 8 congregation with no capital outlay. Operating since January 2025. Developed by Jesse Wilensky.
Christ Apostolic Church WOSEM
2130 24th Pl NE, Washington, DC
51.5 kW rooftop array under a power purchase agreement, lowering the church’s monthly utility spend with nothing to finance. In service. Developed by Mark Pituch.
The Redeemed Christian Church of God
1625 Olive St NE, Washington, DC
42.2 kW rooftop system under a power purchase agreement, giving the church predictable below-utility energy costs and no up-front cost. Operating since August 2025. Developed by Joshua Peebles.
East Friendship Baptist Church
4401 Brooks St NE, Washington, DC
40.2 kW rooftop array under a power purchase agreement — one of Advanced Solar’s longest-running DC church systems, in production since 2021. Developed by Joshua Peebles.
Petworth United Methodist Church
33 Grant Circle NW, Washington, DC
37.8 kW rooftop system under a power purchase agreement on a historic neighborhood church, installed by in-house crews to protect the existing roof. Operating since April 2024.
New Born Church of God
726 60th Pl, Fairmount Heights, MD
37.3 kW rooftop array under a power purchase agreement, cutting energy costs for a small Prince George’s County congregation with no up-front cost. Operating since July 2025. Developed by Patrick Rulong.
Community Baptist Church of Cedar Heights
904 Cedar Heights Dr, Capitol Heights, MD
23 kW rooftop system under a power purchase agreement, sized to the church’s own consumption. Operating since December 2024. Developed by Joshua Peebles.
MUNICIPAL AND PUBLIC SECTOR
Mount Rainier Police Department
Mount Rainier, MD
55.35 kW rooftop array at no cost to the city, generating SREC revenue and cutting the Department’s electric bill. Developed by Nick Hayes.
PURCHASE — MOUNT RAINIER POLICE DEPARTMENT
Grant-Funded Purchase Earns the Police Department $392,000
The Mount Rainier Police Department has a great roof for solar. Advanced Solar’s grant experts secured grants and incentives that covered 100% of the cost of its rooftop array. The Department will generate Solar Renewable Energy Credits worth over $262,000 and cut $130,000 from its electric bill over the next 25 years — a total gain of $392,000 at a cost of $0.
100% funded by grants and incentives secured by Advanced Solar’s grant team. No capital outlay by the city. Developed by Nick Hayes.
Mount Rainier Starr-Potts Hall (welcome center)
Mount Rainier, MD
30.75 kW array sized to the consumption of the renovated historic hall, at no cost to the city. Developed by Nick Hayes.
PURCHASE — MOUNT RAINIER STARR-POTTS HALL
Grant-Funded Purchase Earns the City $275,000
Mount Rainier’s historic Starr-Potts Hall was recently renovated as a welcome center for the city. Advanced Solar’s grant experts secured grants and incentives covering 100% of the cost of an array sized to the building’s consumption. The city will generate Solar Renewable Energy Credits worth $137,000 and cut $138,000 from the building’s electric bill over the next 25 years — a total gain of $275,000 at a cost of $0.
100% funded by grants. No capital outlay by the city. Developed by Nick Hayes.
Mount Rainier City Offices (City Council and Mayor’s Office)
Mount Rainier, MD
23.37 kW rooftop array at no cost to the city. Developed by Nick Hayes.
PURCHASE — MOUNT RAINIER CITY OFFICES
Grant-Funded Purchase Earns the City $221,000
The building housing Mount Rainier’s City Council and Mayor’s Office got a solar array at no cost, thanks to grants and incentives Advanced Solar secured covering 100% of the price. The city will generate Solar Renewable Energy Credits worth $117,000 and cut $104,000 from the building’s electric bill over the next 25 years — a total gain of $221,000 at a cost of $0.
100% funded by grants. No capital outlay by the city. Developed by Nick Hayes.
Mount Rainier Public Library
Mount Rainier, MD
9.84 kW rooftop array at no cost to the city. Developed by Nick Hayes.
PURCHASE — MOUNT RAINIER PUBLIC LIBRARY
Grant-Funded Purchase Earns the City $85,000
The Mount Rainier Public Library has a new rooftop array that will produce an $85,000 gain and cost the city nothing — Advanced Solar’s grant experts secured grants and incentives covering 100% of the price. The library’s array will generate Solar Renewable Energy Credits worth $50,000 and cut $35,000 from its electric bill over 25 years.
100% funded by grants. No capital outlay by the city. Developed by Nick Hayes.
Mount Rainier Department of Public Works
Mount Rainier, MD
54.45 kW at no cost to the city. Developed by Nick Hayes.
PURCHASE — MOUNT RAINIER DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
Grant-Funded Purchase Earns the City $450,000
Mount Rainier’s Department of Public Works building will earn the city almost half a million dollars with its new rooftop array — and it cost nothing. Advanced Solar’s grant experts secured grants and incentives covering 100% of the price. The array will generate Solar Renewable Energy Credits worth $230,000 and cut $220,000 from the building’s electric bill over 25 years, for a $450,000 gain at a cost of $0.
100% funded by grants. No capital outlay by the city. Developed by Nick Hayes.
Five buildings. One hundred percent grant and incentive funded. Total cost to the City of Mount Rainier: zero. Total gain: more than $1.4 million.
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Silver Hill Fire & Rescue
Prince George’s County, MD
Rooftop solar on a mission-critical public safety facility in Prince George’s County, MD, under a roof lease — the station leases its roof space and receives a lease payment, offsetting operating costs at a 24/7 emergency facility with no capital outlay and no obligation of its own.
Lucky Z Ranch
11903 Cedarville Rd, Brandywine, MD
40 kW agricultural array funded through a combination of MEA and USDA REAP grants covering roughly half the project cost. Operating since October 2025.
COMMERCIAL, MULTIFAMILY AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Johnson & Jenkins Funeral Home
716 Kennedy St NW, Washington, DC
105 kW rooftop system at no cost to the business under a 20-year zero-cent power purchase agreement — investors funded the installation and the funeral home takes 100% of the power free. Operating since March 2025. Developed by Joshua Peebles.
ZERO CENT PPA — JOHNSON & JENKINS FUNERAL HOME, NW DC
Zero-Cent Power Purchase Agreement Saves Johnson & Jenkins $492,000
Johnson & Jenkins Funeral Home, a family-owned business on Kennedy Street NW, had a roof and electrical system in good shape. Our investors paid for the purchase and installation of the 105 kW system. The investors sell the Solar Renewable Energy Credits and give 100% of the power to the business for free under a 20-year zero-cent power purchase agreement. Cost to Johnson & Jenkins: nothing. Savings: $492,000. Developed by Joshua Peebles.
Quality Housing Group IV
1524 F St NE, Washington, DC
62 kW rooftop system purchased outright — the owner chose ownership over a zero-cent power purchase agreement to keep the SRECs, the Federal clean-energy tax credit and the depreciation. Developed by Nick Hayes.
CASH PURCHASE — QUALITY HOUSING GROUP IV, NE DC
Ownership Raises Quality Housing’s Profit to $667,000
Quality Housing Group IV could have taken a zero-cent power purchase agreement on its F Street NE property and saved $400,000 on energy bills. Instead the owner chose to own the 62 kW system outright — generating Solar Renewable Energy Credits, claiming the Federal clean-energy tax credit and depreciation, and raising total profit to $667,000 over 25 years. Developed by Nick Hayes.
Joia Inc.
5047 D St SE, Washington, DC
75 kW rooftop array funded by a DCSEU Solar For All grant, taken as an up-front cash payment to the owner in exchange for assigning the first 15 years of production to the program, followed by five years of free power. Operating since February 2024.
SOLAR FOR ALL PAYOUT — JOIA INC., SE DC
Joia Inc. Takes an Immediate $93,000 With Solar For All
DC’s Solar For All program pays up to $1.25 per watt of rated capacity to support large commercial projects. Property owners can assign the first 15 years of production to the program and take the money as a cash transfer. Joia Inc. did exactly that on its D Street SE property and received $93,000 up front, plus five years of free power worth about $102,000 starting after year 15. The project required no property upgrades.
Joia could have chosen a zero-cent power purchase agreement worth over $380,000 in total energy savings, but opted for the immediate benefit. In the two Solar For All projects that follow, the owners used part of their funding to repair their roofs.
ZERO CENT PPA OPTION — JOIA INC., 5047 D ST SE
Bass Place Developers Group LLC
5325 Bass Pl SE, Washington, DC
35 kW rooftop array funded by a Solar For All grant that paid for a roof repair and put cash in the owner’s pocket, in exchange for the first 15 years of production.
SOLAR FOR ALL PAYOUT — BASS PLACE DEVELOPERS GROUP, SE DC
Bass Place Developers Gets a Roof Repair and $28,750 Cash
Bass Place Developers Group worked with Advanced Solar to secure a Solar For All grant that repaired its roof and put $28,750 cash in the owner’s pocket. In exchange, the first 15 years of power production go to the program. After year 15 the owner receives five years of free power from the rooftop system, saving another $39,000 and bringing the total gain to over $82,000.
Petra Development
581.62 kW solar portfolio across 10 buildings, including over $500,000 in roofing work, all at no cost to the customer. The projects are projected to deliver over $2.9 million in savings over the next 20 years. Developed by Lewis Martin.
Algieba Associates
4025 Minnesota Ave NE, Washington, DC
78.2 kW rooftop array under a power purchase agreement, lowering the property’s energy cost with no up-front investment. Operating since July 2024.
5105–5109 F St SE
Washington, DC
73.7 kW rooftop array under a power purchase agreement, spanning adjacent buildings for a single, efficient interconnection. Operating since January 2024.
Good Hope LLC
1907 Good Hope Rd SE, Washington, DC
57.3 kW rooftop system under a power purchase agreement, lowering utility expense on a Ward 8 commercial property. Operating since April 2024.
Aspen 14th St NW LLC
6701 14th St NW, Washington, DC
56.3 kW rooftop array under a power purchase agreement, delivering below-utility power from day one. In service January 2026. Developed by Lewis Martin.
Yoke Lebaum LLC
551 Lebaum St SE, Washington, DC 20032
49.6 kW solar array under a power purchase agreement — at no cost to the customer, with projected savings of over $225,000 over the next 20 years. Developed by Lewis Martin.
Deanwood 1 LLC
5503 Nannie Helen Burroughs Ave NE, Washington, DC 20019
41 kW solar array with a full tear-off roof replacement and main electrical panel upgrade (heavy-up), all at no cost to the customer. A power purchase agreement cuts electricity costs in half, with projected savings of over $200,000 over 20 years. Developed by Lewis Martin.
Brandywine Chesapeake Housing Corp.
5 Brandywine St SE, Washington, DC
37.8 kW rooftop system under a power purchase agreement, reducing energy cost for an affordable housing provider with nothing to finance. Operating since November 2024.
The Montello
1901 Columbia Rd NW, Washington, DC
36.9 kW rooftop array under a power purchase agreement for a condominium association — lower shared utility costs, with no assessment to unit owners. Operating since November 2023.
New Endeavors by Women
1242 Florida Ave NE, Washington, DC
30.4 kW solar array with a full tear-off roof replacement, skylight replacement, and garage improvements, all at no cost to the customer. A power purchase agreement provides projected savings of over $140,000 over the next 20 years. Developed by Lewis Martin.
Dynamic Towing and Auto Body
3817 Old Silver Hill Rd, Suitland, MD
30.8 kW rooftop array under a power purchase agreement, cutting shop energy costs for a Prince George’s County small business. Operating since December 2024. Developed by Jay Sather.
GROUND MOUNT SOLAR
Advanced Solar has developed several large-scale ground-mount projects in Maryland.
Church Ground Mount in Maryland
Carbon Country Ground Mount in Maryland
COMMUNITY SOLAR — DCSEU SOLAR FOR ALL
336.6 kW across five community renewable energy facilities in the District. Advanced Solar handles subscriber enrollment, billing and regulatory compliance in-house on its own community solar projects.
12th Street Investment Group LLC
2501–2505 12th Pl SE, Washington, DC 20020
106.5 kW solar array supported by Solar For All funding. The customer received a large up-front payment through Solar For All and will receive all electricity generated by the system. Developed by Lewis Martin.
54 Congress Heights LLC
124 Atlantic St SE, Washington, DC 20032
71.3 kW solar array supported by Solar For All. The customer received a large up-front payment through the program and will receive all electricity generated by the system. Developed by Lewis Martin.
54 Congress Heights LLC
133 Yuma St SE, Washington, DC 20032
53.7 kW solar array supported by Solar For All. The customer received a large up-front payment through the program and will receive all electricity generated by the system. Developed by Lewis Martin.
Kentucky Scott LLC
135 Kennedy St NW, Washington, DC 20011
53.7 kW solar array supported by Solar For All, featuring a TPO roof overlay with a 20-year roof warranty, provided at no cost to the customer. The customer also received an up-front payment through the program and will receive all electricity generated by the system. Developed by Lewis Martin.
808 Chesapeake LLC
808 Chesapeake St SE, Washington, DC 20032
51.5 kW solar array supported by Solar For All. The customer received a large up-front payment through the program while also receiving electricity generated by the system. Developed by Lewis Martin.
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