Commercial Green Solutions

What Commercial Green Solutions does

Commercial Green Solutions (CGS) is a Charlotte, North Carolina-based energy consultancy founded in 2014 that helps commercial building owners reduce utility costs and improve sustainability metrics. The firm serves primarily enterprise hospitality customers — hotels, motels, and hospitality management groups — with a secondary foothold in broader commercial real estate. CGS delivers its services through a direct enterprise field-sales motion in which account executives conduct forensic utility bill audits and present rebate-funded efficiency projects; revenue is earned on a performance basis, taking a percentage of the utility rebates and incentive funds the company secures on the client's behalf.

The company's core product suite spans Forensic Utility Audits, HVAC Tune-Up and PTAC services, LED Lighting retrofits, Water Efficiency programs, EV Charging infrastructure (delivered via a partnership with EVC), and Ozone Laundry technology for hotels. CGS does not disclose a proprietary technology platform; its competitive advantage rests on accumulated institutional expertise navigating utility rebate programs across all 50 US states, deep relationships with utility providers, and the ability to manage projects end-to-end from audit through installation using a contracted delivery network. The company has served 10,000+ facilities across all 50 US states over 10+ years and reports $15M in customer savings delivered in 2023 with an average 14-month ROI on investments.

The business model is services-led and performance-priced, which aligns CGS's incentives with client outcomes but also exposes revenue to the cyclicality of utility incentive budgets and the capex appetite of the hospitality vertical. The headcount of 11-50 employees combined with the absence of disclosed funding rounds indicates a bootstrapped, partner-led operating model rather than a venture-backed growth-stage company. Key leadership includes Rick West (VP of Sales/Partner), Mike Collier (VP Water Sustainability), Jonathan King (VP Operations), Aaron Brochetti (Director of HVAC and Mechanical Sustainability), and Zack Simpson (National Lighting Retrofit Sales Manager).

Name

Commercial Green Solutions

Legal name

Commercial Green Solutions

Website

https://commercialgreensolutions.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Commercial Green Solutions is a Charlotte, NC energy consultancy that helps commercial building owners — primarily in the hospitality sector — reduce utility costs through forensic audits, HVAC, LED lighting, water efficiency, and EV charging, earning revenue as a percentage of utility rebates it secures.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Energy Efficiency Consulting

akta.pro primary industry

REC/GO Retail Supply & Green Tariffs (Bundled/Unbundled) (EUAMAKAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

C&I Renewable Supply & Green Tariffs (Bundled RE, Sleeves, Utility Green Tariffs) (EUAGACAE)

Keywords

• Energy efficiency consulting
• Utility rebate services
• Forensic utility audits
• HVAC optimization services
• LED lighting retrofits

Headquarters

HQ city

Charlotte

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Utility Rebate Maximization Services: CGS earns revenue by securing and maximizing utility rebates for clients. The company only receives a percentage of the funds they secure from utilities on behalf of the client. This performance-based model creates strong alignment of interests between CGS and clients, as CGS is highly motivated to obtain maximum possible funding for each property or project.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Commercial Green Solutions is an energy consultancy that audits commercial buildings and executes utility-rebate-funded efficiency projects. Core services include forensic utility bill audits, HVAC and PTAC tune-ups and replacements, LED lighting retrofits, water efficiency upgrades, and EV charging installations, all coordinated to maximize utility rebates and minimize out-of-pocket cost to the property owner.

Product overview

Commercial Green Solutions offers a unified suite of energy efficiency consulting services for commercial buildings. The core offerings include Forensic Utility Audits for comprehensive energy analysis, HVAC Tune Up services (including PTAC maintenance), Efficient LED Lighting, Water Efficiency solutions, and EV Charging infrastructure. The company differentiates itself by maximizing utility rebate programs, allowing many services (HVAC replacement, PTAC cleaning, LED installations) to be delivered at little to no cost to clients. Additional services include Ozone Laundry technology for hospitality properties.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Forensic Utility Audit A comprehensive review of a property's energy usage to identify opportunities for improved efficiency and lower utility costs. Pre-audits are provided at no cost and analyze building systems to deliver customized recommendations that reduce environmental footprint and utility expenses. Targeted at commercial property owners and managers, with a strong focus on hospitality.
• HVAC Tune Up Services for commercial HVAC systems including cleanings, ASHRAE Level audits, PTAC maintenance, and full unit replacement programs. Programs are structured to leverage utility company rebates so that services are often delivered at little to no cost to the property owner. Targeted at commercial buildings where HVAC represents approximately 40% of total energy use.
• Efficient Lighting / LED Lighting Retrofits Energy-efficient LED lighting solutions for commercial buildings that maximize utility rebate programs to deliver high ROI upgrades. Lighting accounts for 30–40% of commercial building energy use, and CGS retrofits reduce electric consumption and annual operating costs. Targeted at commercial property owners, with hospitality as the dominant vertical.
• Water Efficiency Water conservation solutions including efficient toilets, aerators, showerheads, smart monitoring technologies, and linen re-use programs to reduce water and sewer consumption. CGS reports over $120 million in cumulative water utility expense savings delivered to clients. Targeted at commercial properties, with deep expertise in hospitality.
• EV Charging (EV Chargers As a Service) Electric vehicle charging infrastructure installation that enables commercial properties to deploy EV charging stations with minimal upfront investment. Delivered in partnership with the EVC system, which operates over 112,500 charging stations worldwide. Targeted at commercial property owners seeking amenity upgrades and ESG benefits.
• Ozone Laundry Energy-efficient laundry technology using ozone to reduce therms, electricity, and water/sewer costs in commercial laundry operations. Documented outcome of approximately $20,000 per year in savings for hotel customers such as Hotel Capital Inc. Targeted at hospitality properties with on-site laundry operations.

Quantifiable outcome

• $15 million in customer savings in 2023
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• EVC (Electric Vehicle Charging)coreTechnology or IntegrationCGS partners with EVC for their EV Chargers As a Service offering. EVC is a globally recognized EV charging system with 112,500 charging stations worldwide, over 78 million charges delivered, and over 20 prestigious awards from World Economic Forum, Goldman Sachs, Electrek, and CNBC. This partnership enables CGS to offer EV charging infrastructure to commercial property owners with minimal upfront investment.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Schneider Electric (EcoStruxure): Schneider Electric offers a broad portfolio of building energy management, automation, and sustainability software and hardware. It does not specialize in CGS's utility rebate niche but overlaps on energy efficiency consulting, building analytics, and ESG reporting for large commercial portfolios.
• Trane Technologies: Trane Technologies is a global HVAC and building services company with energy services and contracting capabilities. It overlaps with CGS's HVAC tune-up, PTAC, and equipment-replacement offerings, particularly in hospitality, while operating at far greater scale.
• Siemens Smart Infrastructure: Siemens Smart Infrastructure provides building energy management, automation, and sustainability solutions globally. It competes broadly with CGS in commercial building efficiency, though at a much larger scale and with proprietary software/hardware rather than rebate-led consulting.
• Honeywell Building Technologies: Honeywell's Building Technologies division delivers HVAC controls, building management systems, and energy services to commercial properties. It is an incumbent competitor with overlapping capability in HVAC optimization and energy savings — the core technical areas CGS addresses.

Direct peers

• Willdan Group: Willdan is a publicly traded energy services and consulting firm delivering energy efficiency, utility program management, and engineering services. It is a direct services-led peer operating in the same rebate and efficiency program ecosystem as CGS, often as a subcontractor to utilities.
• EnergyCAP: EnergyCAP sells utility bill management and energy tracking software to commercial and institutional customers. It is a comparable peer because it serves the same utility expense management use case that underpins CGS's forensic audit practice, though it leads with SaaS rather than services.
• Ameresco: Ameresco is a publicly traded energy efficiency and renewable energy services company that develops, finances, and implements efficiency projects for commercial, institutional, and government customers. It is a strong comparable for CGS's energy efficiency project delivery and rebate-funded retrofit business.
• Cenergistic: Cenergistic is a direct competitor providing energy management and utility cost-reduction services to commercial buildings, with a strong focus on K-12, healthcare, and hospitality. Like CGS, it sells performance-based engagements aimed at lowering utility spend, making the business model, customer profile, and value proposition highly comparable.
• ENGIE Insight (formerly Ecova): ENGIE Insight provides utility expense management, bill auditing, and sustainability services to multi-site commercial customers. It directly competes with CGS's forensic utility audit and rebate maximization offerings for large, multi-facility enterprises.
• CLEAResult: CLEAResult designs and delivers utility energy efficiency programs and rebates on behalf of utilities and governments. It is one of the largest North American implementers of the very rebate programs CGS monetizes, making it the closest functional peer in the rebate capture and energy efficiency services value chain.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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