Stellar Energy

As a large scale integrator, Stellar primarily focuses on commercial, government, and agricultural installations greater than 30kw in size. We only do residential projects when working with a developer on multiple homes, or a "green" community, where the combined homes involved total more than 30kw.

Stellar Energy engineers have their favorite brands, based upon quality, reliability and price. We generally feel that these brands serve our customers very well. If however, you have other preferences for your project, please discuss them with the Stellar engineering staff.

It's enough to simply have the idea and a list of objectives. Our sales/engineering staff can walk you through the steps necessary to determine the what, how and where of your project.

Stellar Energy is well versed in the paperwork requirements for incentives, and will submit all paperwork on your behalf.

Every applicant for a solar energy rebate must apply and gain approval for that rebate prior to beginning the project. This is called reserving your rebate so that upon completion of the project you are guaranteed to receive the proper rebate amount.

In many cases, Stellar Energy will carry your rebate, meaning that you will only pay for the project cost net of the rebate.

There are federal, state and local incentives. Federal incentives can come in the form of a grant or guaranteed loan if your project meets the specified criteria. Most projects are also eligible for federal tax credits and accelerated depreciation. At the state and local level, incentives in vary by area. Go to www.dsire.com to find specifics about your state and locality. Our staff is able to help you understand the incentives in your area if you cannot make sense of it.

Stellar Energy or a qualified subcontractor will do the installation, based upon a Stellar Energy design.

In most cases no, but if there are prevailing circumstances, it can't hurt to ask.

In some cases yes. Please call to discuss it.

Stellar Energy guarantees the performance of every installation.

Stellar Energy can offer a wide range of financing options, depending upon the project and the preferences of the client. We offer PPAs (Power Purchase Agreements), operating leases, capital leases and equity based loans.

See the financing section of this website (hotlink) to read about all means of financing.

Yes, in most cases, all entities, whether government or private, for profit or not for profit, can take advantage of rebates and many other incentives.

BIPV or Building Integrated Photovoltaic, is most easily installed in new construction, but all BIPV can be retrofitted to an existing building as well.

Depends upon your specific location. One of our engineers will be happy to perform a site analysis to determine which is best for you.

Refer to products section on our website for a detailed description of the different types of photovoltaic modules.

Most pv modules are guaranteed by the manufacturer to produce no less that 80% of the rated power 25 years after installation. Although a small degradation of the solar cell is expected each year, pv modules will continue to produce power for far longer than the 25 year guarantee.

PV modules require virtually no maintenance. Solid state electronics in the inverters and other hardware also require virtually no maintenance. Our engineers can provide you with specific maintenance expectations depending upon the equipment specified in your system design.

All solar PV arrays can be dismantled without damaging the modules, and reinstalled after the new roof is in place.

In many cases, a solar array can improve the lifespan of a roof simply by reducing the roof's exposure to the harmful rays of the sun. It is unlikely that a solar array will in any way compromise the performance of the roof.