[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.
Recent NJ Community Solar Solicitation
[How It Works]
How rooftop leasing works
Building Owner
[01]
Rooftop Lease
You allow a community solar developer to install solar panels on your rooftop
[02]
Solar Revenue
The solar developer pays your roof rent for hosting the community solar project.
Solar Developer
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.