[What We Do]
The modern solar broker for commercial real estate
Lumen is the #1 community solar brokerage platform built for CRE owners. Our expert advisors guide you through every step — running competitive solicitations across our marketplace of pre-vetted developers, normalizing bids so you're comparing apples to apples, and advising on lease terms so you can transact with confidence.
Your broker. Your analyst. Your advocate.
Most CRE owners engage with a single solar developer and accept whatever they're offered. Lumen changes the dynamic entirely. We put your property in front of a curated field of qualified developers and run a process designed to surface real market value — not a developer's best margin.
The result is investment-grade financial and technical analysis at every stage, transparent competitive bidding, and a partner whose success is completely tied to yours.
7.8×
Spread from the highest to lowest bid in a recent New Jersey Community Solar process — the difference between a good deal and a great one.
⸺ Recent NJ Community Solar Solicitation · Lumen Energy
[How It Works]
Community solar, simply explained
Community solar connects your rooftop to a shared array feeding power directly into the grid. Local subscribers pay for that energy — and you collect rent. No on-site installation complexity. No tenant billing. No CapEx. Just a long-term lease generating income from space you're already paying to maintain.
Your Rooftop
Hosts a solar array at no cost to you
The Grid
Solar power feeds directly into the local grid
Subscribers
Homes, businesses + municipalities buy the power
Your Rent
You collect a long-term lease payment
Get bids from the best developers
Every bid normalized and leveled — so you always know where the value is.
Predictable economics
Long-term lease structures that deliver predictable, bankable NOI.
Portfolio-level scale
Evaluate and transact across every eligible property in your portfolio.
Pre-vetted developers
Only qualified, high-quality developers compete for your rooftop.
Typical Savings Range
10–35%
Off your utility bill as a community solar subscriber, depending on market. No hardware. No contracts with your tenants. No complexity.
See what your rooftops could earn
Free evaluation. No commitment. Results in days, not months.