Built by apartment owners, for apartment owners.

We're a team of clean energy pros, master electricians, and tech entrepreneurs on a mission to help apartment owners monetize onsite solar.

650

Multifamily units successfully acquired

11.1MW

Commercial & industrial solar installed

Aerial view of apartment complex with solar panels
Aerial view of multifamily property with solar panels

60+

Years of combined industry experience

3.5MW

Residential solar installed

Residential homes with solar panels

Our Story

2010

First Solar Milestone

2016

Nationwide Expansion

2018

ZNE Capital

2021

650 Decarbonized Units

2022

Shine is born

2023

Shine's First Installation

First solar installation in San Diego, CA.

Like a lot of solar companies, we got started with residential installations. Our first installation was in 2010, and since then, we've installed solar on hundreds of homes across Southern California.

Aerial view of residential homes with solar panels

OUR 2030 VISION

201,000

Units

Decarbonized apartment units with onsite solar (1% of all US apartment units).

515,048

Mt CO2e

Annual environmental impact from decarbonized multifamily properties with onsite solar.

$60,300,000

Savings

Annual utility bill savings for tenants in decarbonized multifamily properties.

We're uniquely positioned with intimate experience in both the solar and multifamily industries to help multifamily owners adopt onsite solar.

We are excited at the opportunity of helping the multifamily industry adopt onsite solar nationwide.

Who are we?

Owen Barrett

Owen Barrett

CEO

  • Managed over $50M of clean technology projects
  • Certified Energy Manager by the Association of Energy Engineers
Earl Mohler

Earl Mohler

COO

  • Installed 9MW of commercial & 3MW of residential solar
  • Licensed C10 Electrical Contractor
Grant Bowman

Grant Bowman

CSO

  • Acquired 650 multifamily units & decarbonized with onsite solar
  • Implemented energy efficiency strategies for 54 municipalities
Brian Levy

Brian Levy

Senior Technical Advisor

  • Former Founder & CEO of BigBear
  • $300M public exit
Varun Kapoor

Varun Kapoor

CTO

  • Founded, built, & sold Blok to Getir (Decacorn). Managed a team of 40 engineers responsible for individual business units
  • Founded, built, & sold Tellephant to GoKwik (Sequoia backed)

Our Mission

To empower multifamily property owners with turnkey solar solutions that increase NOI, reduce environmental impact, and create sustainable value for their communities.

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