From one utility bill to an operating NOI strategy.
We test whether energy can strengthen the property case before anyone sells the owner equipment. Every stage produces a written output, identifies the next risk, and can stop a project that does not hold.
Analyze a utility billRun stage 01 and 02 on your own site, right now.
Attach a recent utility bill and we read the determinants off it, or enter them yourself. The output is a modeled system fit — not a quote, not an operating result.
Large uninterrupted roof, steady daytime load — usually the strongest solar-plus-storage fit.
Strong candidate for solar plus storage
A meaningful demand component and enough billed peak for storage to work against.
- Solar
- 525 kW-DC
- 630,000 kWh/yr · 44% of usage
- Storage
- 140 kW
- 280 kWh · 2-hour duration
- Demand charges today
- $67,200
- 31% of your annual bill
- Modeled annual benefit
- $156,135
- Against a $216,000 annual bill
- Energy offset from solar$91,035
- Demand-charge reduction from storage$19,600
- Connecticut Energy Storage Solutions performance payments$45,500 / yr (years 1–5)
Modeled at $325/kW-year for years 1–5 and $175/kW-year for years 6–10 under Connecticut Energy Storage Solutions, subject to enrollment, current program rules and utility approval.
Connecticut — Eversource & United Illuminating territory. We reply with a written read of your tariff.
We send this exact modeled result as a one-page summary, plus the assumptions behind it. No follow-up unless you ask for it.
Assumptions behind these numbers
- Production is modeled at 1200 kWh per kW-DC per year for this state, before shading and tilt losses.
- Array size is the lesser of usable area (525 kW at 80 sq ft per kW after setbacks) and your own consumption (1,200 kW).
- 85% of production is assumed self-consumed at your blended rate; export compensation is not modeled.
- Storage is sized to 35% of billed peak for this site type at a 2-hour duration, and modeled to clear the monthly peak in 10 of 12 months.
- Federal, state and utility incentives depend on project facts and applicable requirements. NOI does not provide tax advice.
- Nothing here is a quote, a guarantee or an operating result. Real numbers require interval data, a site visit and underwriting.
- 01
Read the property's energy cost structure
- What NOI does
- We read the actual bill: rate schedule, demand determinants, time-of-use periods, riders and any program charges already applied. We identify which cost components are addressable and which are not.
- What you provide
- One recent utility bill per meter, and interval data if the utility provides it.
- What can delay or disqualify
- A tariff without a demand component, very flat load, or a bill that reflects a shared or master-metered arrangement can rule a site out at this stage.
- What this stage produces
- A written read of your tariff and cost structure, and a go/no-go on deeper analysis.
- 02
Validate the asset and site constraints
- What NOI does
- We validate the physical and electrical facts: roof or ground area, structure, roof age and condition, switchgear and service capacity, available space for equipment, and site access.
- What you provide
- Site access, roof and electrical documentation where available, and confirmation of who controls the premises.
- What can delay or disqualify
- Roof condition or remaining life, insufficient service capacity, restricted equipment siting, lease terms, or a hold period too short to support the asset.
- What this stage produces
- A validated site record with the constraints that shape system design.
- 03
Build and underwrite the NOI case
- What NOI does
- We size solar and/or storage against the measured load profile and tariff, model the operating case, and take the project through financing underwriting. Contract terms are set here, in writing.
- What you provide
- Entity and ownership information for underwriting, and decisions on scope and objectives.
- What can delay or disqualify
- Underwriting outcome, credit and entity structure, eligibility for any program relied on in the case, and equipment availability.
- What this stage produces
- A system design, an operating case with stated assumptions, and an executable agreement.
- 04
Structure capital and coordinate delivery
- What NOI does
- We coordinate engineering, permitting, the installation partner, equipment procurement, utility interconnection and commissioning, and hold accountability for the schedule.
- What you provide
- Signature authority for utility and jurisdictional filings, and site coordination during construction.
- What can delay or disqualify
- Authority-having-jurisdiction review, utility study and interconnection queues, equipment lead times, structural remediation and weather.
- What this stage produces
- A commissioned, interconnected system with as-built documentation.
- 05
Operate, measure and protect the case
- What NOI does
- We monitor performance, dispatch storage against your tariff, coordinate maintenance and warranty claims, and handle enrollment and compliance filings for any program the site participates in.
- What you provide
- Continued site access for service, and notice of changes in occupancy, load or ownership.
- What can delay or disqualify
- Program rule changes, tariff changes, load changes, and site conditions that affect access or performance.
- What this stage produces
- Periodic performance and program reporting for the operating life of the system.
We do not publish a single installation duration. Permitting, engineering, equipment lead times, interconnection, utility review and site conditions determine the schedule, and we give you a project-specific range once stages 01 and 02 are complete.
Energy performance translated into the property operating case.
NOI brings metered energy, utility cost, peak-demand performance, eligible program payments and operating status into one reporting view. Financial treatment remains property-, lease-, accounting- and agreement-specific.
- Reporting period
- Monthly
- Asset status
- Online
- Data source
- Sample view
- Comparison basis
- Approved in agreement
- Consumed on-site
- 486 kWh
- solar used by the building
- Sold to grid
- 168 kWh · $53.80
- surplus exported
- Self-sufficiency
- 81%
- of load met on site
- Grid sales + dispatch$31,180
- Demand savings$12,410
- Program payments + RECs$34,822
Paid to the property directly by the utility and program administrators. NOI reconciles every line.
- Avoided utility expenseModeled
- +Eligible program paymentsPaid
- −Owner-paid energy-service or operating costsUtility invoiced
- =Modeled property operating impactModeled
Accounting, lease recoveries, ownership and the project agreement determine what reaches reported property NOI.
- —View monthly operating report
- —Review performance variance
- —Open service item
- —Download approved report
The responsibility split, in plain language.
The exact allocation for your project is set in your agreement. This is the standard structure we work from.
| Item | Standard treatment |
|---|---|
| Capital | Financing is arranged by NOI for qualifying projects, subject to underwriting and eligibility. Where a project is customer-funded, capital sits with the customer. |
| Engineering | NOI coordinates licensed engineering through its delivery network. |
| Equipment | Specified by NOI from its qualified catalog and procured through the delivery partner or manufacturer. |
| Installer management | NOI selects and manages the installation partner. The licensed installer of record is the delivery partner. |
| Interconnection | NOI prepares and manages utility applications; customer signature authority is required. |
| Utility / program enrollment | NOI prepares and files enrollment and compliance documentation where the site is eligible. |
| Monitoring | NOI monitors system performance and storage dispatch. |
| Maintenance | Coordinated by NOI and performed by the service partner. |
| Insurance | Property insurance stays with the owner; contractor and equipment coverage is carried by the delivering parties. Exact allocation is set in the agreement. |
| Warranty | Manufacturer warranties are held for the equipment; NOI administers claims. |
| Reporting | NOI issues performance and program reporting on the cadence set in the agreement. |
| End of term | Options are defined in the agreement for the specific project. There is no single universal term applied to every project. |
Federal, state and utility incentive availability depends on project facts and applicable requirements. NOI does not provide tax advice; evaluate any credit with your tax counsel.
Start with one utility bill.
It is the fastest way to find out whether a site is worth engineering.