Financing & Installations

Solar is a local business. Lumen has pre-vetted more than 150 engineering, procurement, and construction firms (EPCs) in every state across the country, so you don’t have to. EPCs in the Lumen network are deeply experienced in the commercial and industrial segments, have expertise in installing systems ranging from <100 kW to 1 MW+, and have local market knowledge that makes them highly effective in executing projects. If you already have a preferred EPC partner, they can be added to Lumen’s network.

The solar market is highly inefficient and opaque. Soft costs – including labor, sales and marketing, overhead and supply chain costs – vary widely, and now make up as much as 65% of EPC prices. EPC bidders also regularly obscure their profit margins. Lumen flips this model, delivering transparency to inform your decisions. We leverage our unique technology to decode EPC bids, so the bids come back to you leveled for solar system sizing and design – all through the lens of your financial model and IRRs.

When you choose to execute solar projects with Lumen, you have seamless access to third party financing should you need it: loans, power purchase agreements (PPAs), and community solar offers from leading providers. Their terms are pre-underwritten in Lumen’s software and available for you to evaluate, compare, and choose from.

If you’ve spent months upon months getting one solar project executed, only to feel like you’re starting from zero on the next one, you’re not alone. When you partner with Lumen, your unique financial modeling and business assumptions can be applied instantly to all future projects, allowing you to build momentum and scale your solar program with ease.