The projects you want, pre-qualified and ready to transact

Lumen vets projects to your buy box, and brings you engaged building owners — pre-qualified and ready to sign so you spend your time closing deals, not chasing leads.

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[Why work with Lumen]

Your next project is already in our pipeline

We do the hard work upstream — portfolio-wide analysis across thousands of properties, property vetting, owner education — so that when you step in, the deal is ready. 
No cold outreach. No explaining solar 101. Just projects teed up to close.

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Institutional-quality owners

Our customers are institutional CRE owners and operators — the kind of counterparties who have legal, procurement, and capital aligned before they go to market.

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Decision-makers, not gatekeepers

Each contact is an owner with authority to sign.

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Projects in your markets

Set your criteria — geography, building type, system size — and we surface the projects that fit your wheelhouse. No noise, no mismatches.

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Investment-grade bid package

Each project arrives in your inbox with a complete package of energy data, roof documentation, and ownership context — the full picture, packaged for speed.

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Full visibility in one place for every project

All prospective projects, system designs, energy data, and documentation live in the Lumen platform. One login. One complete picture for your team that persists over the project life. No more chasing down details.

[Our developers]

"You've been a joy to work with and we appreciate everything you do to move clients forward."

⸺ Business Development Manager, Leading National Solar Developer
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[Our developers]

"Lumen deals are the smoothest sailing we’ve got and the easiest negotiations we’ve got."

⸺ VP of Direct Origination, Leading National Solar and Storage Developer
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[The Lux Engine bidding experience]

See what you're bidding on. Before you bid.

When a project matches your criteria, you land on a fully-loaded bid package — property details, energy data, and owner goals. Lumen's dashboard shows exactly what you need.

Open bid packages

See all active opportunities filtered to your markets and system size preferences.

Deadline visibility

Bidding close dates and award status surface immediately — no chasing people for timelines.

One-click to bid

Hit "Provide bids" and you're inside the package. Everything you need, already assembled.

[Benefits of working with a broker]

Easily access new dealflow

Lumen brings qualified demand to you, backed by analysis the owner already trusts. We make it easy to bid right in our app, while saving you money on direct outreach.

Without Lumen

With Lumen

Cold outreach to owners who don't know you

Avg 6–12 touchpoints before a real conversation

Warm intros to motivated owners

Pre-qualified CRE decision-makers who initiated the process

Educating owners from zero

You explain solar basics, ROI, and process every time

Owners arrive educated

Lumen handles solar 101, financial framing, and process prep

Inconsistent bid packages

Incomplete utility data, no financial models, missing roof info

Investment-grade bid packages

Energy data, Lux Engine models, roof assessment included

Uncertainty about bidding outcomes

Hard to know if you're priced competitively or bidding blind

Transparent, competitive bidding

See your bid ranked in post-process market reports

Long cycles, uncertain closes

Months of nurturing with no guarantee of commitment

Faster cycles, higher conversion

We are aligned with you to help owners transact

[The bidding experience]

A process designed for speed and ease

Lumen's marketplace runs a structured, transparent process. Here's exactly what to expect from introduction to execution.

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One-time setup

Join the network

Tell us your markets, capabilities, and typical project profile. We match you to opportunities that fit — you won't be chasing projects outside your wheelhouse.

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Join the network

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Investment-grade package

Receive a project brief in the Lumen platform

When a project meets your criteria, you get a full package: property details, roof and energy data, Lux Engine market data, owner goals, and project timeline. Everything you need to bid confidently.

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Receive a project brief in the Lumen platform

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Transparent process

Submit a competitive bid

Lumen facilitates a structured, competitive bid process. You compete on merit — system design, pricing, track record — with full visibility into what the owner values most.

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Submit a competitive bid

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Warm intro

Meet the owner — they're ready

If selected, Lumen makes a warm introduction. No cold calls, no re-explaining. The owner is pre-educated, financially motivated, and ready to move to LOI.

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Meet the owner — they're ready

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Post-award coordination

Execute with support

Lumen stays in the deal through execution — coordinating on diligence, documentation, and owner questions so projects don't slow down after award.

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Execute with support

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