Solar Energy Systems

What Solar Energy Systems does

Solar Energy Systems, LLC (SES) is a privately held commercial solar photovoltaic (PV) systems provider headquartered at 1205 Manhattan Ave, Brooklyn, New York. Organized as a New York LLC, the company designs, builds, and maintains grid-tied solar PV systems that convert sunlight into electricity through the photoelectric effect for commercial, industrial, governmental, educational, and nonprofit customers across the New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut tri-state region. The firm appears to be founder/owner-operated, with no disclosed parent company, external institutional investors, or public funding rounds.

The company operates a vertically integrated service stack built around three revenue lines: Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) for new system installations, Operations and Maintenance (O&M) for ongoing system support, and a portfolio of solar financing products spanning cash purchase, lease, and Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs). Under the PPA structure, SES retains ownership of the asset and customers pay only for energy produced, creating a recurring subscription-style revenue stream that can extend across the up-to-40-year operational life of a PV system. The O&M offering is bundled with a proprietary Web-based Data Acquisition System (DAS) that tracks system performance against weather-adjusted projections. SES leverages the Federal Investment Tax Credit (ITC) of 30% and state-level net metering policies to support project economics, with typical break-even periods of 4–7 years for tri-state commercial installations.

The installed portfolio includes a 5 MW rooftop at Arizona Beverage in Keasbey, NJ (the largest single rooftop project SES has executed), a 3,856.8 kW array at Stuyvesant Town/Peter Cooper Village in Manhattan, a 1,531.80 kW system for Bergen Logistics, a 1,230.15 kW government installation for Jersey City Department of Public Works, and additional projects for FedEx Ground, Brooklyn Navy Yard, Tenacre Foundation, Nanuet Schools, Fordham University, and NYC Department of Sanitation. Management consists of COO Nadja Bruder alongside construction managers Charles 'Asol' Solomon and Mark Groh, with the broader team appearing lean. Revenue and headcount are not publicly disclosed, and the company's go-to-market is direct enterprise sales supplemented by website portfolio content and Instagram activity.

Name

Solar Energy Systems

Legal name

Solar Energy Systems, LLC

Website

https://solaresystems.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Solar Energy Systems, LLC (SES) is a privately held Brooklyn-based commercial solar EPC and O&M provider serving commercial, industrial, governmental, educational, and nonprofit customers across the New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut tri-state region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Solar EPC and O&M Services

akta.pro primary industry

Solar EPC & Construction (Utility-Scale, Rooftop, Balance of System) (EUAMABAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Electrical Balance-of-Plant EPC (MV Collection, Cabling, Earthing, Lighting) (EUAEADAB), Owner’s Engineering, Grid Interconnection & System Studies (PVsyst/Performance Modeling, Protection Studies) (EUACAGAG)

Keywords

• Commercial solar installation
• Solar EPC services
• Photovoltaic system design
• Solar operations maintenance
• Commercial solar financing

Headquarters

HQ city

Brooklyn

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC): Full-service solar project development from design through installation. Manages complex solar electric integration with expertise at every project stage, including financing options and custom program development.
2. Operations & Maintenance (O&M): Ongoing system monitoring, performance reporting, and 24-hour responsive service. Includes cleaning, ballast inspection, label inspection, inverter inspection, and degradation checking.
3. Solar Financing Products: Multiple financing structures including cash purchase, lease agreements, and Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs). Under PPAs, SES installs and maintains systems while customers pay only for solar energy generated.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Solar Energy Systems, LLC (SES) designs, builds, and maintains commercial-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) systems for commercial, industrial, governmental, educational, and nonprofit organizations across the NY, NJ, and CT tri-state area. The company delivers full-service Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) projects and ongoing Operations & Maintenance (O&M), and supports financing through cash purchase, lease, and Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs).

Product overview

Solar Energy Systems, LLC (SES) is a commercial solar electric company that designs, builds, and maintains solar photovoltaic (PV) systems. The company operates as a full-service solar provider offering three integrated services: Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) for new system installation, and Operations & Maintenance (O&M) for ongoing system support. SES serves Commercial, Industrial, Governmental, Educational, and Nonprofit sectors primarily in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. All SES-installed PV systems are grid-tied, and the company supports financing options including cash purchase, lease agreements, and Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Systems Grid-tied commercial solar photovoltaic systems that convert light energy (photons from sunlight) into electricity through the photoelectric effect. The PV array produces direct current (DC) electricity that is converted to alternating current (AC) via inverters for typical business use. Designed for commercial-scale rooftop or land installations across the NY/NJ/CT region.
• Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) Full-service solar EPC service that streamlines the complex process of solar electric integration and provides expertise at every project stage. Includes system design, financing options development, procurement, and construction management, with custom programs tailored to each customer.
• Operations & Maintenance (O&M) Comprehensive ongoing O&M service that begins after system commissioning. Includes system monitoring, performance reporting, 24-hour responsive service, module cleaning, ballast inspection, label inspection, inverter inspection, and module/rack degradation checking. Includes the Web-based Data Acquisition System (DAS) for weather-adjusted performance tracking.
• Solar Financing Products (Cash, Lease, PPA) Three structured financing options for solar PV systems: (1) Cash Purchase — one-time payment for capital-rich, tax-credit-eligible customers; (2) Lease Agreement — monthly subscription preferable for capital- or tax-credit-constrained companies planning eventual ownership; (3) Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) — long-term contract where SES installs and maintains the system and customers pay a per-kWh rate that may equal or beat current utility rates with no up-front equipment expenditure.

Quantifiable outcome

• 30% reduction in system cost through Federal Investment Tax Credit (ITC)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Pivot Energy: Commercial and community solar developer with in-house EPC and O&M capabilities, targeting similar mid-market commercial, nonprofit, and public-sector customers.
• Namaste Solar: Employee-owned commercial and community solar EPC with a cooperative operating model, delivering design-build and O&M to similar commercial, nonprofit, and institutional segments.
• Borrego Solar: One of the largest dedicated commercial, industrial, and public-sector solar EPCs in the US, offering design-build, O&M, and PPA financing — directly overlapping SES's service stack.
• EnterSolar: NYC-headquartered commercial and industrial solar EPC and PPA provider serving the same Tri-State footprint with a nearly identical end-to-end EPC + O&M + financing model.
• REC Solar (Duke Energy Renewables Subsidiary): Commercial solar EPC and PPA provider serving enterprises, schools, and government entities across multiple US states — a direct comp on customer profile and project structure.

Regional players

• Solar Liberty: Buffalo, NY-based solar installer serving residential, commercial, and municipal customers throughout New York State — a regional comp on customer mix and geography.
• Suntuity Solar: New Jersey-based solar installer with commercial and residential operations across the Northeast US, competing for many of the same Tri-State commercial and residential customers as SES.

Broad incumbents

• Constellation Energy: Large multi-state utility and power producer with a growing distributed/commercial solar and energy services portfolio that competes for the same enterprise and institutional customers.
• SunPower (commercial division): National solar manufacturer and installer with a commercial and industrial solar business selling full-service solutions to enterprises and government buyers — broader portfolio but overlapping core offering.
• Tesla Energy (Commercial Solar): National solar and storage provider offering commercial-scale PV and PPA-style products through a vertically integrated platform — competing for the same mid-market commercial customers with significant capital and brand advantages.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/sespv
• Facebookfacebook.com/solar-energy-systems-ses-174240179301847
• Instagraminstagram.com/p/B9C-_o6nK-7
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/solar-energy-systems

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors3 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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