What Sunkeeper Solar does

Sunkeeper Solar Electric LLC is a Brooklyn-headquartered renewable energy EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction) firm founded in 2019 that designs, builds, operates, and maintains solar photovoltaic, energy storage, and combined heat and power systems for the New York City metropolitan market. The company targets commercial, industrial, and multifamily property owners; affordable and market-rate real estate developers; renewable energy project developers; co-ops and condominiums; general contractors; and landowners. Its core technical stack spans solar PV, lithium-ion battery energy storage, combined heat and power (CHP), solar thermal, thermal energy storage, and fuel cells, with deployment expertise across the full spectrum of NYC building stock — from 1800s residential structures to landmarked theaters, schools, parking garages, and new high-rise construction.

The business model is project-based EPC delivery augmented by recurring O&M revenue. Sunkeeper generates revenue through six integrated service lines: (1) turnkey EPC contracts (the primary delivery model), (2) design consulting (engineering, structural investigations, feasibility studies, permitting, interconnection, incentives procurement), (3) development support (concept-to-permitting project origination), (4) subscription-style operations and maintenance for installed systems, (5) repowering/upgrades for aging assets, and (6) decommissioning/remove-and-replace services. Pricing is project-specific and not publicly disclosed. The company self-performs installation labor through in-house project managers, engineers, installers, electricians, and technicians, enabling cost optimization and schedule agility. Cumulative scale includes 100+ MW of solar, storage, and CHP designed and permitted across the NYC metro, including some of the city's first and largest private energy storage systems (e.g., a 58 MWh ESS in Staten Island) and the first Tesla Megapack projects permitted in New York.

Sunkeeper is privately held and founder-owned, with no external investment rounds disclosed. The four co-founders — Jamin Bennett, Michael Brusic, Henry Hatch, and David Lane Dombois — all previously held senior roles at Bright Power, lending institutional continuity to the team's NYC-specific permitting and utility interconnection expertise. The company maintains an ecosystem of strategic relationships with NYC developers and contractors (AvalonBay, Monadnock Construction, SRE, Fifth Avenue Committee, The Arker Companies, Pillar Property Management) and a financing/installation partner (Solar1), and operates a single headquarters at 147 Prince Street, Brooklyn.

Name

Sunkeeper Solar

Legal name

Sunkeeper Solar Electric LLC

Website

https://sunkeepersolar.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Sunkeeper Solar is a Brooklyn-based EPC firm that designs, builds, and maintains solar PV, energy storage, and CHP systems for commercial, multifamily, and institutional property owners and developers across the New York City metropolitan area.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

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

Revenue model

1. EPC (Engineer, Procure, Construct): Engineering, procurement and construction services for solar, energy storage, and renewable energy systems. Turnkey project-based contracts where Sunkeeper designs, procures equipment, constructs, and sometimes operates/maintains systems.
2. Design Consulting: Engineering and design services including structural investigations, feasibility studies, plans, specifications, permits, interconnection approval, and incentives procurement for renewable energy projects.
3. Development Support: Project development services taking projects from concept through due diligence, environmental review, survey, geotechnical investigation, utility interconnection, and permitting.
4. Operations & Maintenance: Ongoing O&M services for solar and energy storage systems, including commissioning, retro-commissioning, operation, and maintenance.
5. Repowering Services: Repair, restoration, and upgrade services for aging solar systems, analyzing options to upgrade existing equipment to deliver more energy cost-effectively.
6. Decommissioning / Remove & Replace: System removal services for roof repairs, replacements, or end-of-life decommissioning with traceable re-use or recycling of materials.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Sunkeeper Solar is a renewable energy EPC firm that designs, builds, operates, and maintains solar photovoltaic, energy storage, and combined heat and power systems for commercial, industrial, multifamily, and institutional property owners across New York City and the surrounding metropolitan area. The firm delivers turnkey project execution from concept and development support through engineering, procurement, construction, and ongoing operations and maintenance, with in-house project management and self-performed installation labor. It holds pioneering regulatory credentials including early FDNY and DOB OTCR approvals for lithium-ion battery energy storage and the first Tesla Megapack projects permitted in NYC.

Product overview

Sunkeeper Solar operates as a renewable energy services company offering a unified suite of integrated services for solar, energy storage, and combined heat and power systems in New York City and surrounding metropolitan areas. The portfolio consists of six core service offerings: Engineer, Procure, Construct (EPC) as the primary service delivery model; Design Consulting for engineering and permitting support; Development Support for project origination and due diligence; Operations & Maintenance for ongoing system care; Repowering for upgrading aging systems; and Decommissioning/Remove & Replace for system removal and replacement during building maintenance. These services work together to cover the full project lifecycle from concept through end-of-life, supported by in-house project managers, engineers, installers, electricians, and technicians.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Engineer, Procure, Construct (EPC) Turnkey engineering, procurement, and construction services for solar, energy storage, and other renewable energy systems in New York City. Delivered with in-house project management, engineering, and self-performed installation labor for commercial, industrial, multifamily, and institutional clients.
• Design Consulting
• Development Support
• Operations and Maintenance (O&M)
• Repowering
• Decommissioning and Remove and Replace

Quantifiable outcome

• Designed and permitted over 100 MW of solar, energy storage, and combined heat and power systems in and around New York City
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AvalonBaycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProperty developer partner for whom Sunkeeper has likely provided solar installations on their residential developments in the NYC area.
• Monadnock ConstructioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGeneral contractor partner with whom Sunkeeper collaborates on construction projects requiring solar and renewable energy systems.
• SRE (Sustainable Real Estate)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerReal estate development company partner for sustainable building projects with integrated renewable energy systems.
• Fifth Avenue CommitteecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity development organization and affordable housing developer partner based in Brooklyn, working on community-focused development projects.
• Pillar Property ManagementminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProperty management company partner for whom Sunkeeper has provided solar installations on managed properties.
• The Arker CompaniescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerReal estate development company partner for whom Sunkeeper has provided solar installation services on development projects.
• Solar1coreTechnology or IntegrationSolar industry partner providing solar financing and installation services; logo displayed in partner section indicating collaborative relationship.
• Nitehawk CinemaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrooklyn-based cinema partner, likely as a customer for solar installations on their commercial property.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Nexamp: Northeast community solar developer and EPC/O&M provider with overlapping solar-plus-storage capabilities across similar markets.
• Standard Solar: National commercial and community solar developer and EPC with far greater scale and capital, overlapping Sunkeeper's C&I solar-plus-storage EPC offering.
• Sunrun: Large national residential solar and storage provider; overlaps on solar-plus-storage installation but focuses on residential rather than Sunkeeper's C&I/multifamily EPC niche.
• CS Energy: New Jersey-headquartered national solar and storage EPC serving the Northeast, competing for the larger institutional projects Sunkeeper targets.

Regional players

• Kearsarge Energy: Northeast-focused solar and storage developer/EPC operating in comparable C&I markets but centered outside the NYC metro Sunkeeper dominates.

Direct peers

• EmPower Solar: New York (Long Island/NYC) solar and battery storage installer serving commercial and residential customers, directly overlapping Sunkeeper's regional C&I EPC model.
• Brooklyn SolarWorks: Brooklyn-based solar installer specializing in NYC's constrained urban rooftops, competing in the same geography and building-stock niche as Sunkeeper.
• Bright Power: NYC energy-services firm offering solar, storage, and energy management to multifamily and commercial buildings; the former employer of Sunkeeper's founders and a direct regional competitor.

Emerging players

• ForeFront Power: Commercial and institutional solar and storage developer/EPC serving schools and municipalities, mirroring Sunkeeper's public-school and institutional client base.

Others

• Solar One: NYC clean-energy and solar education/finance organization listed as a Sunkeeper partner; an ecosystem participant rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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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