The infrastructure behind every rooftop deal we close

Investment-grade underwriting at portfolio scale. A live marketplace of competing developers. Execution management from permit to go-live. This is what Lumen does that no internal team has time to build.

[Lux Engine — Underwriting]

Screen every asset. 
Pursue the right ones.

Most feasibility lives in expired PDFs somewhere in a file cabinet. You never know know which properties to evaluate. Lumen starts with your whole book. The Lux Engine fuses data across property ownership, imagery, local utility rate data, building use, policy, and comparable market transactions — then ranks every asset by revenue potential before your team lifts a finger.

Portfolio-wide scoring from a single upload

Enter an address or your entire rent roll. Get instant feasibility scores covering roof viability, system size potential, and estimated annual revenue — no site visits, no vendor pitches.

Your actual energy data, not our estimates

Upload utility bills in any format, any tariff, any provider. Our AI builds a precise hourly usage profile — the granularity required for investment-grade models, not back-of-napkin projections.

Modeled for your capital structure, not ours

System configurations generated automatically across solar, battery, and EV charging — with full financial models for PPA, rooftop lease, CPACE, or self-finance. We optimize for your returns.

[Marketplace — How the bid process works]

A competitive process built in your favor.

Lumen runs a structured, blind competitive bid among pre-vetted solar developers. They compete on lease rate, contract terms, and execution record. You see every offer side by side — with our analysis layered on top.

Blind competitive bidding

Developers don't see each other's offers. You get their best number, not their opening number.

Side-by-side bid analysis

Lease rate, IRR, contract length, escalators, counterparty risk — all normalized for
real comparison.

Structure-agnostic selection

PPA, rooftop lease, CPACE, self-finance — the right structure for each asset, not the one we prefer.

[Execution]

From signed term sheet to first lease payment

Once you've selected a developer, Lumen becomes your project manager — coordinating permitting, construction milestones, and utility interconnection so your team stays focused on the portfolio, not the project.

[Week 1–2]

Term sheet executed

AHJ permit submitted
[Week 3–6]

Structural engineering sign-off

Interconnection application filed
[Week 7-14]

Construction underway

Utility queue tracked by Lumen
[Week 15+]

System energized

Tenant billing active

What we manage:

Utility interconnection

Permitting coordination

Tenant billing & ESG reporting

[Why Lumen]

A partner. That's the whole difference.

Solar vendors sell you their product. Lumen runs a process that makes vendors compete for your business, then manages the deal to close on your behalf. We're paid when you win — which means our job is to maximize your rooftop revenue, full stop.

Traditional Vendor

With Lumen

One developer, one price

Competitive marketplace, multiple bids

Commission-driven recommendations zero

Aligned incentives — we win when you win

One or two financing structures

PPA, lease, CPACE, or self-finance

You learn the market after signing

Market benchmarks before you decide

"Lumen is agnostic to capital structure — if we want to self-finance, take on CPACE debt, or get third-party PPAs, Lumen's platform allows us to advance our clean energy strategy with speed and confidence."

⸺ VP, Global ESG, Institutional Real Estate Owner

1,400+

properties analyzed in a single engagement

$33M

new solar income secured across one portfolio

38+

states with identified project potential

See what your rooftops could earn

Free evaluation. No commitment. Results in days, not months.