Commercial Solar Panel Installations
What to know about solar panels for businesses in Kansas and Missouri
From large commercial rooftop solar and ground-mounted projects to solar panel installations for small businesses, schools and nonprofits in rural Kansas or Missouri, Cromwell Solar provides the same excellent service. Commercial solar panels are a great investment for your bottom line and your image.
A commercial solar panel installation from Cromwell in Kansas.
The solar payback period for businesses and farms is often in the 5–8 year range. That equates to a (tax free!) rate of return in the 15–20% range for commercial solar installations, and greatly brings down the cost of solar panels for businesses, all while adding to your modern, forward-looking image.
Solar grants and incentives have never been higher (40% solar tax credit for commercial and non-profits available using Cromwell Solar and our American made solar panels) — and 40% solar tax credits are now available to nonprofits as well — but you need a good partner to ensure you see the upsides of solar panels for your business while avoiding the pitfalls. Cromwell’s experts will ensure that you get all the possible benefits and tax incentives from installing solar!
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Solar Is Good for Business
Cromwell Solar is a leading commercial solar installer in Kansas. We work closely with farms, corporations, small business owners, public agencies, schools, and builders to design and install solar energy systems that maximize the financial and environmental benefits of going solar — while ensuring the sleek, modern design of your installation is giving your image a boost.
An award-winning solar installation on carports, building roof, and pergola.
An investment in solar pays dividends in saved energy costs and in attracting and retaining customers. Conventional electricity costs are increasing every year, which means each year more and more of your budget goes towards electricity. The cost of installing solar panels for your business, meanwhile, is a one-time expense, typically generously offset by tax incentives. Cromwell Solar can also add functionality and security to your business with the installation of solar shade structures like carports, electric car charging stations, battery backups, and backup generators to ensure your business is always running.
Solar energy is not just environmentally beneficial, it is also modern and high-tech and has a very high approval ratings. Across the entire political spectrum, over 80% of people polled support increased use of solar (very, very few things poll so high). Our solar panel monitoring options can even allow you to show off your system's performance (historically and in real-time) to the world through web links and smartphone apps.
You're already buying energy. Why not put your money towards clean solar energy instead?
Commercial Solar Panel Cost
A commercial solar panel array installed by Cromwell Solar.
With our free project evaluations, Cromwell Solar can present options for outright purchase, lease, or financing for commercial solar panels, giving you the pros and cons of each and allowing you to decide what works best for your financial situation. Cromwell has developed unique leasing and financing options for solar panels for businesses that can help avoid the upfront cost of installing solar. With an economic payback on farm and commercial solar projects typically in the 5–8 year range, the long-term cost of commercial solar panels is low, even without the other benefits solar offers!
We at Cromwell Solar are experts in solar incentives and grants and can show you how you can recoup more than half the cost of commercial solar panels through incentives. For small businesses in rural counties (or agriculture-related businesses anywhere) our track record with getting USDA REAP grants (which cover 50% of solar panel cost!) is outstanding. Coupled with the 40% federal solar tax credit (bonus 10% tax credit available to the standard 30% solar tax credit as our solar panels are top quality American made solar panels) and depreciation, you could receive tax credits and/or solar grants covering as much as 99% of the commercial solar panel cost, giving you an almost instant payback on your investment.
Make sure you get the entire solar tax credit for your business (and don’t afoul of the IRS) — be safe and go solar with the experts at Cromwell.
Cromwell Solar installed about 1,200 solar projects at Fort Riley, Kansas in 2018, and added solar to another 400 roofs there in 2021. Together the total installed size was about 12 MW.
Commercial Solar Operations and Maintenance (Solar O&M)
Commercial-scale solar installations come with their own set of operational needs, including ongoing monitoring and maintenance. Most commercial installations produce hundreds or thousands of dollars worth of energy per day, so ensuring optimal functionality is essential.
Cromwell Solar provides comprehensive solar O&M support for our commercial clients with a dedicated team of maintenance and repair professionals. We can set up ongoing monitoring, and respond to dips in performance or other issues quickly and efficiently to keep your solar operation running at peak performance.
Why Cromwell Solar?
As the largest and oldest solar installation firm in the region we have the experience, personnel, and knowledge to handle your commercial solar project from accurate design through installation.
Solar Panel Design
Cromwell installed solar on all four branches of Mid America Bank and helped developed unique solar leasing and financing options available nowhere else.
Our design process is rooted in solar science and engineering and informed by a deep understanding of the mathematics of the financial payback period for solar. We can handle problem roofs and sites and have unique capabilities to generate custom-engineered solutions when needed.
We understand not just daily solar energy production, and how that equates to your day-by-day energy needs, but also available solar incentives and what exactly that means for your payback. Without our tried and tested mathematical modeling, your system sizing may not be right or the payback estimate given might be wrong.
Our process is uniquely thorough and analytical because we understand that proper solar system sizing has an enormous effect on system payback and customer satisfaction. Too much solar or the improper connection type can result in your giving away some of the energy you are producing. Too little and you miss out on potential energy savings for decades. Our proprietary modeling software and know-how ensure the perfect system size and an accurate, realistic prediction of your energy savings.
Utilities and Permitting
We have installed over 5,000 solar projects in over 100 different jurisdictions. We do a lot of solar advocacy and education work in our region, and we know the regulations; in fact, we have written or advocated for many of the rules on the books. This helps us ensure that your solar panel installation will comply with local regulations, and that you will get the most financial benefit from it. At Cromwell, we hold construction and electrical licenses ourselves, allowing our staff to work from residential to high-rise commercial projects.
A commercial solar panel array installed for Johnson County Community College in Kansas.
Often our systems are blazing the way as the first solar (or large commercial solar) installed in a town or utility. In these cases our expertise in solar law is critical, as without it the system may not get allowed. We have an amazing track record of success and work with the jurisdictions to establish good local rules on solar interconnection that will benefit everyone. We have such a great reputation with code officials and utilities for our quality work and ease to work with that we often get referrals from them. A good working relationship with building officials and utilities helps our projects run smoothly.
Commercial Solar Panel Equipment and Installation
Cromwell Solar has engineers, electricians, and certified solar installers on staff and has been installing solar panels across Kansas and Missouri since 1982.
Our systems are installed for decades of trouble-free performance, using only top "Tier 1" solar equipment made in the USA from companies that, like Cromwell, will be around to honor their warranties decades from now. We are not beholden to just one brand or type of solar panel, we use the appropriate equipment for each project. We know when to use different types of inverters (micro-inverters, string inverters, DC optimizers) and panels (60 cell, 72 cell, power dense, bi-facial) and can show you the benefits of all of them.
Our Staff
Cromwell Solar staff are professional and highly trained.
Our solar installation crews are professional and the best-trained in the region. We spend hours a week educating our crews and work with all of them towards getting certification in solar installation and AC electrical work. Our customer service includes an office with a staff full of professionals that update all of our clients on a weekly basis, and solar installers who love their work and treat your project with the respect it deserves.
For any project, Cromwell handles permits, utility connections, and everything else to make the entire process from initial contact and design, through installation and commissioning as easy as possible for you.
View more photos of our commercial solar panel installations in our solar installation gallery.