Secure Solar Futures

What Secure Solar Futures does

Secure Solar Futures (legally Secure Futures LLC) is a Virginia-based, B-Corp-certified commercial solar developer founded in 2004 and headquartered in Staunton, with additional offices in Richmond, Wise, and Charleston, West Virginia. The company designs, finances, installs, and manages commercial-scale solar photovoltaic systems, integrated battery energy storage, and microgrid solutions for institutional and community buyers — principally K-12 schools, colleges and universities, government facilities, hospitals, enterprises, and non-profits — across Virginia and West Virginia. Service offerings span rooftop, parking-canopy, and ground-mounted PV installations; batteries and microgrids that provide outage backup and grid services into PJM; a bundled Resilient Solar + Roof Restoration® offering; and Education & Workforce Programs tied to installations.

The company's underlying technology is standard commercial PV paired with lithium-based battery storage and microgrid controls, deployed in customer-specific configurations (e.g., 767 kW across four buildings for Mountain Empire Community College; 1 MW solar / 4 MWh storage per school at Roanoke City Public Schools). It is differentiated less by proprietary hardware than by its community-embedded operating model: onsite project delivery, workforce training (including placing students into solar-installer careers), and the Coalfield Solar Fund initiative to convert coalfield-region economies.

Secure Solar Futures monetizes through three channels: (i) Solar Power Purchase Agreements, under which customers pay zero upfront capital and the company finances and owns the system, earning per-kWh revenue over long-term contracts while collecting PJM grid-services revenue; (ii) one-time project development and installation contracts; and (iii) recurring Solar Asset Management fees on its installed base. Distribution is direct, in-person, and relationship-driven to institutional buyers — schools, government agencies, healthcare operators, and enterprises — in a defined two-state region. Documented projects include Mountain Empire Community College (767 kW), Four Seasons YMCA (487 kW covering 97% of power needs via PPA), Frederick, Maryland Police Headquarters (392 kW solar parking canopy), and the $2.55M Roanoke City Public Schools microgrid expected to save $60.2M over 35 years.

Name

Secure Solar Futures

Legal name

Secure Futures LLC

Website

https://securefutures.solar

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Secure Solar Futures is a B-Corp-certified Virginia-based commercial solar developer that designs, finances, installs, and manages rooftop solar, battery storage, and microgrid systems for K-12 schools, colleges, government, healthcare, non-profits, and enterprises across Virginia and West Virginia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Solar Energy Services

NAICS

Solar Electric Power Generation (221114), Electric Power Generation (22111)

SIC

Cogeneration Services & Small Power Producers (4991), Electric Services (4911)

akta.pro primary industry

Solar Project Development & IPP (Utility-Scale & Rooftop) (EUAMABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Solar Financing, Leasing & Ownership Platforms (Tax Equity, PPA, Securitization) (EUAMABAJ), Renewable Distributed Generation (Rooftop/Onsite Solar, Small Wind, Small Hydro) (EUACALAJ), Solar EPC & Construction (Utility-Scale, Rooftop, Balance of System) (EUAMABAB)

Keywords

• Commercial solar installation
• Battery energy storage
• Solar microgrid solutions
• Solar power purchase agreement
• Solar asset management

Headquarters

HQ city

Staunton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Solar PPA (Power Purchase Agreement): Customers sign solar PPAs with no upfront cost. The company finances the installation and customers pay for electricity generated at rates lower than utility rates, typically covering 46-97% of power needs. Revenue comes from electricity sales over the contract term, plus revenues from providing grid storage services.
2. Project Development & Installation: Full-service solar project development including design, installation, and commissioning. Revenue generated through project contracts with institutions.
3. Solar Asset Management: Ongoing management and optimization services for installed solar systems, providing recurring revenue from existing installations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Secure Solar Futures develops, finances, and operates commercial-scale solar power systems for institutional customers, primarily through no-upfront-cost Solar Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs). The offering integrates rooftop, parking canopy, and ground-mounted photovoltaic installations with battery energy storage, microgrid controls, and optional roof restoration, and is complemented by ongoing solar asset management and workforce training programs.

Product overview

Secure Solar Futures offers a comprehensive portfolio of commercial-scale solar power solutions organized around five core offerings: Solar Power (photovoltaic installations), Batteries & Microgrids (energy storage and grid services), Resilient Solar + Roof Restoration® (combined solar and roof solutions), Education & Workforce Programs (training), and Solar Asset Management. The company serves diverse sectors including K-12 Schools, Colleges & Universities, Enterprise, Government, Healthcare, and Non-Profits, positioning itself as a community-based partner focused on making solar energy affordable through customer-driven innovation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Roof Restoration®: Resilient Solar + Roof Restoration® service combining solar power installation with roof restoration services.

Products and services

• Solar Power Customized photovoltaic solar installations for schools, government facilities, hospitals, and local enterprises, including rooftop, parking canopy, and ground-mounted systems sized to cover a meaningful share of on-site electricity demand.
• Batteries & Microgrids Battery energy storage systems and microgrid controls layered onto solar installations to provide backup power, emergency shelter capability, and grid services revenue through participation in the PJM market.
• Resilient Solar + Roof Restoration® Combined solar installation and roof restoration service that delivers weather protection and energy generation in a single project for commercial and institutional buildings.
• Solar Asset Management

Quantifiable outcome

• Covers 97% of power needs with solar for Four Seasons YMCA
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Virginia Distributed Solar AlliancecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 June 2026Coalition of solar advocates working on policy issues affecting Virginia's energy landscape. A Secure Solar Futures executive wrote on behalf of the alliance urging Virginia to extend the review period for the NextEra-Dominion merger, advocating for adequate time to assess impacts on affordability and energy security.
• Coalfield Solar FundcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInitiative to bring solar jobs to historic coalfield regions of Virginia and West Virginia. Part of the company's workforce development and community engagement mission.
• Virginia Department of Emergency ManagementcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState agency providing grant funding for emergency infrastructure. Awarded $450,000 grant to Roanoke schools for solar-powered microgrid project, matched by $2.1 million from Secure Solar Futures.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Borrego Solar: Borrego is a commercial and institutional-scale solar developer and EPC contractor serving schools, government, and nonprofit customers across multiple U.S. states. It is the closest direct competitor to Secure Solar Futures in terms of customer verticals (K-12, colleges, municipalities) and project development + PPA delivery model.
• Pivot Energy: Pivot Energy develops, finances, and operates distributed solar and storage projects for C&I, nonprofit, and public-sector customers nationwide. Its school and community-solar focus and use of PPAs mirror Secure Solar Futures' commercial model, making it a direct competitive peer.
• DSD Renewables: DSD Renewables builds and owns commercial, institutional, and community solar plus storage projects across the U.S. Like Secure Solar Futures, it pursues distributed generation with a turnkey development-to-asset-management model and offers PPAs to schools, municipalities, and commercial off-takers.
• New Energy Equity: New Energy Equity develops and finances distributed solar projects (including community solar) for commercial, institutional, and government buyers across the eastern U.S., overlapping directly with Secure Solar Futures' institutional C&I focus.
• Standard Solar: Standard Solar is a commercial solar developer, EPC, and long-term asset owner serving schools, government, and nonprofit customers. Its full-life-cycle model (development through asset management) maps cleanly onto Secure Solar Futures' offering mix.
• Nautilus Solar Energy: Nautilus Solar develops, owns, and operates distributed and small-utility solar assets for institutional and C&I customers. Its asset-ownership-plus-PPA structure directly parallels Secure Solar Futures' revenue model.

Broad incumbents

• Generate Capital: Generate Capital is a large-scale specialty financier, owner, and operator of distributed solar and resilience infrastructure. Its institutional solar ownership and storage expertise overlaps with Secure Solar Futures' PPA-financed model and competes for institutional solar offtake opportunities.
• Engie Distributed Solar (formerly OpTerra Energy Services): Engie Distributed Solar delivers commercial and institutional solar plus storage across the U.S., including K-12 and public-sector customers. Although backed by a global utility, it competes directly for educational and municipal RFPs that Secure Solar Futures targets in the Mid-Atlantic.
• Dominion Energy (Solar & Distributed Energy): Dominion Energy operates in Virginia and owns large-scale solar and grid services relevant to institutional customers in Secure Solar Futures' core geography. Its role in the proposed NextEra merger and legislative dynamics makes it a critical adjacent incumbent shaping the firm's competitive landscape.

Others

• ICF (Energy & Resources): ICF advises state agencies, schools, and utilities on clean energy deployment and resilience planning. It is not a project developer but frequently shapes institutional procurement and grid-services work that determines winners like Secure Solar Futures.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/secfuturesolar
• Facebookfacebook.com/SecureFuturesLLC

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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