Eco-Star Energy Solutions

What Eco-Star Energy Solutions does

Eco-Star Energy Solutions is a privately-held Energy Services Company (ESCO) headquartered in Carlsbad, California that delivers turnkey energy efficiency retrofits to commercial properties. Its core offerings are energy-efficient lighting, refrigeration, and HVAC system upgrades, bundled with a structured service stack that includes no-obligation on-site energy audits, comprehensive energy reduction proposals quantifying annual savings, dollar savings, utility rebate amounts, and ROI payback periods, and professional installation with a one-year warranty on labor and materials. The company differentiates by handling the full administrative burden for clients — utility rebate paperwork submission and On-Bill Financing applications — eliminating friction that typically deters mid-market customers from pursuing efficiency projects.

The company operates a direct enterprise field sales motion targeting six vertical segments: warehouse, multi-family residential, office/retail, hotels/resorts, grocery stores, and car dealerships/gas stations. It monetizes through one-time project installation revenue, augmented by facilitation of utility rebate and incentive programs (with project minimums of $5,000 and loan maximums of $100,000-$250,000 per meter at 0% interest under qualifying On-Bill Financing structures). Geographic footprint spans 35 U.S. states with named client presence across the West Coast, Mountain West, Midwest, Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, and Southeast. The company is led by President & CEO Tom Trepanier and operates with 51-100 employees.

Gtm channels are narrow: company website, direct phone, and a single email contact ([email protected]). No third-party distribution partners, resellers, or marketplace listings are referenced. The addressable market is sized at over $1 billion annually in utility and government program funding allocated to encourage commercial energy efficiency improvements, of which Eco-Star accesses a share via project conversion rather than upstream program administration.

Name

Eco-Star Energy Solutions

Legal name

Eco-Star Energy Solutions

Website

https://ecostarenergysolutions.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Eco-Star Energy Solutions is a Carlsbad-based Energy Services Company (ESCO) that delivers turnkey lighting, refrigeration, and HVAC energy-efficiency retrofits to mid-market commercial customers across six verticals and 35 U.S. states, with bundled utility rebate and On-Bill Financing support.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Energy Efficiency Services

akta.pro primary industry

Smart Electrical Panel, Energy Monitoring & Load Management (HSAOANAE)

Keywords

• Commercial energy efficiency
• LED lighting retrofits
• Commercial HVAC upgrades
• Refrigeration energy savings
• Utility rebate programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Carlsbad

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Energy Efficiency Installation Services: Revenue is generated through the sale and professional installation of energy-efficient equipment including commercial lighting, refrigeration, and HVAC systems. The company also generates revenue by facilitating utility rebate programs and on-bill financing for customers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Eco-Star Energy Solutions is a private Energy Services Company that sells and installs commercial energy-efficiency equipment across three categories — Commercial Lighting Solutions, Refrigeration Solutions, and HVAC Solutions — bundled with energy audits, energy reduction proposals, utility rebate program administration, on-bill financing, and professional installation. Customers are commercial enterprises in 35 US states that want to reduce energy operating costs through upgraded, professionally installed equipment.

Product overview

Eco-Star Energy Solutions is a premier Energy Services Company (ESCO) that offers a unified portfolio of energy efficiency solutions. The core offerings include Commercial Lighting Solutions, Refrigeration Solutions, and HVAC Solutions, supported by complementary services such as Comprehensive Energy Audits, Comprehensive Energy Reduction Proposals, Utility Rebate and Incentive Program maximization, and On-Bill Financing. The company guides customers from initial assessment through professional installation, providing a comprehensive end-to-end approach to commercial energy efficiency. All installations include a one-year warranty on labor and materials.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Commercial Lighting Solutions Engineered commercial lighting retrofit offering for businesses seeking to reduce lighting-related energy consumption, delivered as a turnkey energy-efficiency project.
• Refrigeration Solutions Commercial refrigeration retrofit offering that targets energy savings in refrigerated equipment for business customers.
• HVAC Solutions Commercial HVAC retrofit offering focused on reducing heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning energy use for business customers.
• Energy Audit and Energy Reduction Proposal Front-end technical service that assesses a commercial facility's energy use and produces a written proposal identifying reduction opportunities across lighting, refrigeration, and HVAC.
• Utility Rebate Program Administration Service that identifies, applies for, and administers utility rebates on behalf of commercial customers to reduce the effective cost of energy-efficiency upgrades.
• On-Bill Financing (0% interest) 0% interest on-bill financing program (with a $5,000 minimum project) that lets commercial customers fund energy-efficiency upgrades through their utility bill rather than upfront capital.
• Professional Installation Turnkey installation service for the lighting, refrigeration, and HVAC equipment sold under Eco-Star's solution lines, delivered by in-house installation crews.

Quantifiable outcome

• Sample project: $15,000 project with $5,000 rebate, $10,000 loan, generating $3,900 annual savings with 2.56 year simple payback

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Uplight: Uplight is a software platform for energy providers and their customers spanning energy efficiency, demand response, and electrification. It is an emerging player whose customer-experience and behavioral efficiency offerings increasingly overlap with ESCO workflows like Eco-Star's.

Direct peers

• CLEAResult: CLEAResult is one of the largest North American energy efficiency services firms, designing and administering utility rebate and incentive programs. It directly competes with Eco-Star for utility-program-funded commercial retrofit work and shares the same rebate-navigation and program-administration DNA.
• Ameresco: Ameresco is a publicly traded ESCO delivering energy efficiency, renewable energy, and sustainability services to commercial, federal, and utility customers. It is the most direct large-scale comparable to Eco-Star's audit-to-rebate ESCO model, with the same reliance on utility programs and incentives.
• Willdan Group: Willdan provides energy efficiency, engineering, and consulting services to utilities and commercial customers, including program design and implementation. Its energy services segment is functionally aligned with Eco-Star's audit-to-installation ESCO offering.
• Franklin Energy: Franklin Energy is a privately held ESCO delivering utility program design, implementation, and commercial energy efficiency retrofits. Like Eco-Star, it leans heavily on utility rebate programs and serves a multi-vertical commercial customer base.
• MaGrann Associates: MaGrann Associates is a privately held energy efficiency consulting and implementation firm specializing in residential and multifamily programs. It is a smaller direct peer that operates in the same utility-program-funded retrofit space, with overlap in the multi-family vertical.

Broad incumbents

• TRC Companies: TRC is a large engineering, consulting, and construction management firm with a substantial energy services and grid modernization practice. It is a broader incumbent that competes in utility program implementation and commercial energy efficiency services.
• Schneider Electric: Schneider Electric is a global energy management and automation incumbent whose EcoStruxure platform and energy efficiency services target commercial buildings. As a broad incumbent, it pulls adjacent demand away from standalone ESCOs like Eco-Star on larger accounts.
• Siemens Smart Infrastructure: Siemens Smart Infrastructure offers building automation, HVAC, and energy performance services to commercial and industrial customers. It is a broad incumbent that competes with Eco-Star on commercial HVAC efficiency and integrated building energy projects.
• ICF International: ICF is a global consulting and digital services firm with a dedicated energy efficiency and climate practice serving utilities and government. Its program design and advisory work overlaps with Eco-Star's rebate and incentive program expertise.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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 →

Frequently asked questions about Eco-Star Energy Solutions