1. Analysis
We evaluate a single property or your full portfolio to identify system size, project costs, potential NOI, and more — for free.
Turn Energy into NOI.
Shine’s solar approach creates new income and cuts operating costs for affordable housing and market-rate multifamily communities.
Affordable Housing
Why Affordable Housing Operators Choose Shine
- Lower utility allowances to increase max net rent and protect against rising utility costs.
- Increase gross potential rent (GPR).
- Generate enough additional loan proceeds to self-fund your GAP financing.
- Get fast, accurate estimates that fit your underwriting timeline.
- Work with a single team for all stages, including design, installation, and monitoring.
Market-Rate Housing
Why Market-Rate Multifamily Properties Choose Shine
- Install solar on resident meters to add a new income line through solar leases.
- Combine resident solar with common area solar to cut OpEx while increasing NOI.
- Work with a single team for the full project lifecycle instead of juggling multiple vendors, reps, and platforms.
- Avoid Building Performance Standards penalties and fines.
- Roll out a solar program across your portfolio in all 50 states.
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From Underwriting to Maintenance, Shine Handles It All
A typical solar project involves an owner’s rep, a solar EPC to permit and build the system, a separate software company for resident billing, and a monitoring vendor to keep it all running. Shine does all of it ourselves.
From the first feasibility analysis to years of ongoing maintenance, we own the lifecycle of your solar program and stay accountable every step of the way.
Calculate my income with solarWhat We Cover :
2. Design
We engineer around your property's roofs, electrical infrastructure, and unit configuration.
3. Permitting
We manage the plans, permitting, and utility interconnection so the project keeps moving.
4. Installation
We build and commission the system with the care an occupied apartment community requires.
5. Resident Billing
For resident-facing systems, we set up and manage billing, and we help establish solar leases for tenants with no SaaS fees.
6. Monitoring
We track system performance after commissioning at no additional cost.
7. Maintenance
Our optional long-term maintenance program includes inspections and repairs for the life of the system.
Shine is the only solar EPC that installs on resident meters and common area meters in all 50 states.
| What You Get |  | Other Solar Companies |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio-level analysis | Included | Extra cost or additional vendor required |
| Solar on resident meters (not just common areas) | Standard | Not an option |
| Resident billing & reporting software | Included | Additional vendor required with SaaS fees |
| Ongoing performance monitoring | Included, optional | Additional vendor required with SaaS fees |
| Available nationwide | All 50 states | Usually local, sometimes regional |
“The best solar project EQR ever built is with Shine.”
Kyle Hendricks
VP, Head of Sustainability, Equity Residential
Our projects increase
NOI by $620/unit
AvalonBay Communities
Southlands
Aurora, Colorado
1,060 kW
System size
$246,818
Annual solar NOI
18.6%
Cash-on-cash return
$4.25M
Est. property value created
Equity Residential
Helix
Weymouth, Massachusetts
332.5 kW
System size
$131,158
Annual solar NOI
22.7%
Cash-on-cash return
$2.13M
Est. property value created
AvalonBay Communities
RiNo
Denver, Colorado
602.3 kW
System size
$154,360
Annual solar NOI
19.3%
Cash-on-cash return
$2.51M
Est. property value created
NMHC Top 10 Property
Boston, Massachusetts
562.61 kW
System size
$236,000
Annual solar NOI
20.25%
Yield on cost
$3.78M
Est. property value created
An Affordable Housing Community
Miami, Florida
8,995.03 kW
System size
$164,200
Annual solar NOI
61.65%
Yield on cost
$3.03M
Est. property value created
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Frequently asked questions
Solar helps to offset tenants' electric use. With Shine, each tenant has a small solar array interconnected to their meter. This design approach allows owners to reduce utility allowances through energy consumption model UA methodology. By lowering your property's utility allowance, solar creates room to raise net max rent — dollar for dollar — while your residents' total housing costs stay the same.
Find Out What Your Roof Is Worth
Get in touch with us to discover how solar delivers additional income. Whether you have one property or an entire portfolio, we’re happy to provide a free analysis.