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Self-Assessment

Select where your organization currently operates and where you want to get to. There is no obligation to reach "Leading Org." — choose the target that is right for your business context and investment capacity.

📍 Current Level
🎯 Target Level
Select your current and target levels above to map your assessment on this initiative.
Fundamental
Market Standard
Above Average
Leading Org.

Technology

  • Small rooftop solar PV system at one or two facilities
  • Net metering arrangement with local utility
  • Basic solar monitoring dashboard for generation tracking

Process

  • Conducting a solar feasibility study (roof condition, orientation, shading, structural capacity)
  • Navigating utility interconnection application and net metering tariff
  • Evaluating solar production vs. building load profile to size system appropriately

Financing

  • Direct ownership via internal capital with 7–10 year payback
  • IRA Section 48 investment tax credit (30% base, up to 50% with adders) applied to project cost

Technology

  • Fundamental Technologies +
  • Multi-site rooftop solar PV rollout across facility portfolio
  • Solar carport canopies providing both generation and covered EV charging
  • CHP system for facilities with large simultaneous heat and power demand

Process

  • Developing a portfolio-wide solar deployment plan with site prioritization by IRR and carbon impact
  • Aggregating solar capacity across sites for utility rate negotiation and virtual net metering arrangements
  • Tracking onsite generation against Scope 2 market-based accounting (bundled RECs)

Financing

  • Third-party ownership via solar PPA or lease (zero-down, immediate savings)
  • PACE (Property Assessed Clean Energy) financing evaluated for property-secured solar loans

Technology

  • Market Standard Technologies +
  • Rooftop solar integrated with onsite battery storage for peak shaving and resilience
  • Solar + storage microgrid capable of islanding during grid outages
  • Building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) on new construction or major renovations

Process

  • Optimizing solar + storage dispatch for self-consumption, demand charge reduction, and grid services
  • Evaluating solar thermal for process or water heating applications alongside PV
  • Pursuing LEED or ENERGY STAR certification recognizing onsite renewable generation

Financing

  • Solar + storage project financed via third-party with combined ITC and MACRS depreciation benefits
  • Demand charge savings and demand response revenue modeled in project economics

Technology

  • Above Average Technologies +
  • Fully grid-interactive solar + storage microgrid integrated with building EMS and EV charging
  • Onsite generation sized to achieve 100% self-sufficiency for critical loads during outages
  • Advanced inverter capabilities providing grid services (volt/VAR support, frequency response)

Process

  • Achieving net-zero or net-positive energy building status verified under LEED Zero or Living Building Challenge
  • Participating in utility VPP programs with solar + storage as dispatchable resource
  • Sharing real-time generation data with utility for distribution system planning and grid support

Financing

  • Revenue stacking: ITC + MACRS + demand response + capacity market + net metering export revenue
  • Bundled campus-scale financing across solar, storage, EV charging, and building upgrades

Related Pathways

← All Pathways 2.1.2 Storage 2.1.3 Off-Site PPAs 2.2.4 Microgrid