What Ecogy Solar does

Ecogy Energy (operating as Ecogy Solar) is a Brooklyn-headquartered, privately held developer, financier, and owner-operator of distributed energy resources (DERs) founded in 2010 by John Bertuzzi. The company finances, develops, constructs, owns, and operates solar PV, battery storage, and EV charging assets across 12 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Caribbean (including the U.S. Virgin Islands), with regional offices in Newport, Rhode Island and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Ecogy deploys internal capital — development capital, working capital, tax equity, and sponsor equity — so hosts incur zero upfront cost and receive annual lease payments under site lease, PPA, or community solar structures, while subscribers earn 5–10% discounts on electricity bills. Customer segments are concentrated in affordable housing authorities, houses of worship, municipalities, non-profits, education, and enterprise commercial hosts (logos include Thermo Fisher Scientific, Ocean State Job Lot, Longpoint Realty Partners, Howard University, American Red Cross, Wilmington Housing Authority, and Longwood Gardens).

The company's underlying technology is its proprietary EcoSuite software platform, which integrates project development workflows (Gantt charts, dependency matrices, RFI management, cash-flow forecasting), remote asset control, O&M field service routing, and carbon accounting using ISO hourly fuel-mix data. EcoSuite is complemented by EcoNode, an in-house energy monitoring gateway that measures consumption and generation every second and enables demand response participation, and by SolarQuant, an open-source ML framework for grid-edge prediction. The platform also encompasses an open, standards-based Energy Services Interface (ESI) developed under a Department of Energy Plug and Play DER Challenge, plus Digital Twin URLs/APIs exposing live asset data to partners. Ecogy monetizes EcoSuite and SolarQuant to third-party developers, EPCs, and energy managers through an EcoSuite Partner Portal, creating a software-as-a-service revenue layer atop the underlying asset ownership business. Revenue derives from PPA billing, feed-in tariff sales to utilities, SREC trading, community solar subscription economics, asset management services, battery storage and EV charging revenue shares, and emerging SaaS from the partner platform.

Strategically Ecogy has prioritized underserved and environmentally-justice-aligned segments such as affordable housing and non-profits, leveraging regulatory engagement (NYSEIA, RI OER, NJ BPU, Low Income VDER Working Group) and DOE recognition (Solar In Your Community Challenge model project; 2018 ESI finalist). Recent moves include the 2023 AI/ML and carbon accounting feature expansion, 2025 launch of the PV Underperformance Prediction Model developed with Stony Brook University, and diversification into battery storage and EV charging as hosted-asset verticals, supported by internal IRA-compliant procurement and ongoing capital stack participation as developer, tax equity provider, and long-term asset owner.

Name

Ecogy Solar

Legal name

Ecogy Energy

Website

https://ecogyenergy.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Ecogy Energy is a Brooklyn-based distributed energy developer, financier, and owner-operator that develops solar, battery, and EV charging projects for affordable housing, municipalities, non-profits, houses of worship, and commercial hosts across 12+ U.S. states and the Caribbean, monetizing its proprietary EcoSuite software and EcoNode hardware while deploying internal capital under PPA and lease structures.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Distributed Solar Energy Development and Asset Management

NAICS

Solar Electric Power Generation (221114)

SIC

Cogeneration Services & Small Power Producers (4991)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Solar Development & Subscription Management (EUAMAJAA), Operations, Maintenance & Asset Management (O&M, Vegetation, Spares, SCADA) (EUACAGAH), Distributed Generation (DG) Solar & Small Wind (EUAMAJAD)

Keywords

• Distributed solar development
• Commercial solar financing
• Power purchase agreements
• Community solar subscriptions
• Energy asset management

Headquarters

HQ city

Brooklyn

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Solar Site Lease Payments: Ecogy pays property owners annual rent to host solar systems. Host receives fixed guaranteed payments regardless of actual solar production. Ecogy handles all costs, maintenance, and responsibilities while sharing economic benefits with partners.
2. Power Purchase Agreement (PPA): Customers pay for power produced at a discount to their current utility rate. Ecogy covers all upfront costs, operations, maintenance, insurance, administration and taxes. Customers receive energy savings from Day 1.
3. Feed-in Tariff Revenue: Energy sold directly to utilities (e.g., Gainesville Regional Utilities, Rhode Island RE Growth Program) through feed-in tariff programs at predetermined rates.
4. Asset Management Services: Comprehensive AMS including billing, project accounting, contract compliance, performance monitoring, warranty management, reporting, and relationship management. Maximizes investor ROI and IRR.
5. Tax Equity and SREC Trading: Internal sponsor and tax equity allows effective monetization. Ecogy trades SRECs daily in U.S. markets and manages portfolio of projects with varying incentives.
6. Battery Storage Hosting: Property owners receive annual rent payments for hosting battery storage systems on their property, with Ecogy handling all development, financing, maintenance, and operations.
7. Community Solar Subscriptions: Residential and business subscribers receive 5-10% discounts on electricity by subscribing to community solar systems. Ecogy coordinates subscriptions with utilities.
8. EV Charging Station Revenue Sharing: Ecogy owns and operates EV charging stations at partner properties, sharing revenue with hosts. Hosts receive passive income without assuming development or maintenance responsibilities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Ecogy develops, finances, installs, owns, and operates distributed solar PV and battery storage assets on behalf of businesses, municipalities, affordable housing authorities, non-profits, and houses of worship with zero upfront cost to hosts. The company monetizes projects via site lease payments to property owners, power purchase agreements with end customers, feed-in tariff sales to utilities, SREC trading, asset management services, and community solar subscriptions for residential and small-business subscribers.

Product overview

Ecogy Energy operates as a distributed energy resources (DER) developer, financier, and owner-operator offering a suite of energy solutions centered around solar PV systems. The company's product portfolio consists of a proprietary software platform (EcoSuite) that provides monetization, deployment, and origination capabilities, paired with hardware devices (EcoNode for energy monitoring) and AI/ML tools (SolarQuant for predictive analytics). Service offerings span rooftop solar hosting, parking lot canopies, battery storage, demand response programs, community solar subscriptions, EV charging, and power purchase agreements. The EcoSuite platform connects to physical DER assets via APIs and Digital Twins, enabling remote monitoring, control, and carbon accounting across Ecogy's portfolio.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• EcoSuite: Software platform for monetization, deployment, and origination of distributed energy resources (DERs). Used internally and offered to partners.
• EcoNode
• Energy Services Interface (ESI)
• SolarQuant

Products and services

• EcoSuite Platform Proprietary software platform used internally and offered to partners for monetization, deployment, and origination of distributed energy resources (DERs). It serves as a single source of truth from project development through operations, integrating Gantt chart workflows, dependency matrices tied to cash flow forecasts, remote asset control, and carbon accounting.
• EcoNode Energy Monitoring Device Centralized energy monitoring device for commercial and industrial buildings that measures consumption and generation data every second and provides real-time energy visibility. It enables participation in demand response programs, serves as the gateway for all DER data collection and remote capabilities, and supports ESG reporting.
• Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) On-site solar financing arrangement where Ecogy installs, owns, and operates a solar system on the customer's site; the customer buys the electricity produced at a discount to their current utility rate with no upfront cost and no operational responsibility.
• Rooftop Solar Site Lease Site lease service in which Ecogy pays property owners annual rent to install and operate a rooftop solar system on their building, with Ecogy handling all upfront costs, financing, construction, maintenance, insurance, and operations for the 25-year project life.
• Parking Lot Solar Canopies Solar canopy installation service over commercial parking areas where Ecogy pays hosts annual rent, with optional add-ons including EV charging stations, LED lighting, and security cameras integrated into the canopy infrastructure.
• Battery Storage Hosting Battery storage hosting service in which Ecogy pays property owners annual rent to deploy and operate battery storage systems on their property, supporting grid resiliency and the renewable energy transition while delivering passive income to hosts.
• Community Solar Subscriptions Utility-managed program allowing residences and small businesses to subscribe to local Ecogy-owned community solar systems and receive a 5–10% discount on their electricity bills, with Ecogy coordinating subscriptions and the subscriber experience through its online marketplace.
• Demand Response Program Service enabling commercial facilities and buildings with battery storage to earn payments by reducing electricity usage during peak demand events, helping utilities avoid blackouts and reduce grid strain. Includes a one-year free EcoSuite software subscription while enrolled.
• EV Charging Stations End-to-end EV charging station deployment service in which Ecogy owns, operates, and maintains chargers at host properties and shares the resulting revenue with hosts, including integration with solar canopy systems and no development or maintenance responsibility for the host.
• SolarQuant ML Framework Open-source machine learning framework that enables researchers and Ecogy to apply trained ML models—including neural networks—to grid-edge applications such as solar performance prediction, anomaly detection, and predictive maintenance.
• Energy Services Interface (ESI) Open, standardized bi-directional interface between distributed energy resources and utilities, created under a DOE Plug and Play DER Challenge. Enables device-level interoperability, grid-level market interoperability, and serves as a prerequisite for transactive energy markets.
• Solar Asset Management Services Comprehensive asset management services including billing, project accounting, contract compliance, performance monitoring, warranty management, and reporting, delivered using Ecosuite to maximize investor ROI and IRR across Ecogy and partner-owned solar portfolios.

Quantifiable outcome

• 63,910 MWh all-time generation across portfolio
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers19 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability7 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Stony Brook UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 December 2025Research collaboration to develop machine learning algorithms predicting long-term anomalies in solar PV systems. Goal is to reduce operational and maintenance costs through early detection of physical issues, improving efficiency and prolonging hardware life across heterogeneous portfolios.
• SolarNetwork FoundationcoreTechnology or IntegrationOpen source SolarNetwork platform provides foundational architecture for Ecogy's Ecosuite platform and Digital Twin infrastructure. Ecogy contributes to open source development and leverages community improvements.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Sunrun: Largest US residential and community solar owner-operator with a national subscription/PPA model. Closely comparable to Ecogy on distributed solar ownership, PPA financing structure, and residential subscription mechanics.
• Tesla Energy: Operates distributed solar, storage, and VPP offerings (formerly SolarCity) with PPA/lease structures similar to Ecogy. Directly competitive in distributed solar ownership and energy services to commercial and residential hosts.
• Arcadia: Community solar subscription platform (and bill-credit management) used by developers to scale subscriber acquisition. Directly comparable on the community solar subscriber-acquisition and bill-discount mechanics that Ecogy runs through ecogy.powermarket.io.
• Pivot Energy: Mid-market community and distributed solar developer operating across multiple US states with PPA and subscription models. Comparable on community-solar development, multi-state footprint, and subscription-driven monetization.
• ForeFront Power: Developer of C&I and community solar projects nationally using PPA structures and LMI-focused programs. Comparable to Ecogy on commercial/community solar origination, PPA monetization, and underserved-market focus.
• Nautilus Solar Energy: Owner-operator of community solar and distributed solar assets across the US. Directly comparable on multi-state community solar ownership, subscriber management, and long-term asset operations.
• Solar Landscape: Commercial and community rooftop solar developer operating concentrated in the Northeast. Comparable on community solar, C&I PPA, and on-site DER development in overlapping Northeast geographies.

Broad incumbents

• Generate Capital: Infrastructure financier and owner-operator of distributed energy and sustainability assets. Comparable to Ecogy as a capital provider/owner-operator in distributed solar, though it operates across a broader asset class.
• ENGIE Distributed Solar: International utility's distributed solar and storage arm offering PPA, community solar, and EV solutions. Comparable on full-stack C&I and community solar offerings, though operates at much larger scale.

Emerging players

• Clean Energy Collective (SunShare): Pioneer in community solar subscription models with a subscriber-marketplace approach. Comparable to Ecogy on community-solar subscription mechanics and subscriber acquisition, though smaller scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• GitHubgithub.com/SolarNetwork
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ecogy-solar

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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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