PUBLIC SECTOR SOLAR SOLUTIONS

Solar solutions for public-sector facilities, schools, campuses, and community assets

Greenskies helps municipalities, schools, higher education institutions, and public agencies turn rooftops, parking areas, landfills, brownfields, and other public sites into solar assets that reduce energy costs, support sustainability goals, and create long-term value.

We develop, finance, construct, own, and operate projects, providing public-sector customers with a single partner from early evaluation through ownership and operations.

Support public priorities with practical solar solutions

Public-sector organizations are balancing rising energy costs, budget constraints, aging infrastructure, and sustainability goals. Solar can help public-sector organizations:

• Reduce electricity costs and support more predictable energy budgets
• Avoid large upfront capital expenditures through flexible financing structures
• Put public facilities, land, and parking areas to productive use
• Support climate action plans, sustainability priorities, and renewable energy goals
• Demonstrate visible clean energy progress to residents, students, and stakeholders

Greenskies supports public-sector customers from feasibility and financing through procurement, construction, ownership, and operations.

Solar with no upfront capital

For many municipalities, schools, and public agencies, the key question is not whether solar can create value, but how to pursue a project within budget and procurement constraints.

Through a power purchase agreement (PPA), eligible organizations may benefit from solar without financing, owning, or operating the system directly. With a PPA, Greenskies develops, finances, owns, and operates the project, while the customer purchases the electricity generated by the system under a long-term agreement.

PPA benefits include

• No upfront capital investment
• Energy savings once the system is operational
• Predictable electricity pricing over the agreement term
• No direct responsibility for system ownership, maintenance, or operations
• Support from a long-term solar partner

Watch this short video to learn how a solar PPA works.

Solar solutions tailored to public-sector organizations

Public-sector solar projects vary by customer, site type, procurement process, and community priorities. Greenskies helps align each project with the organization’s goals, budget requirements, procurement process, and available sites.

Municipalities and public agencies

Municipalities and public agencies often manage diverse facilities, land assets, and infrastructure priorities. Greenskies helps identify and prioritize solar opportunities across individual sites or broader public portfolios.

Solar can help lower operating costs across public buildings, create more predictable energy expenses, and generate value from available land and facilities. Greenskies also supports RFP-driven procurement, stakeholder coordination, and multi-site planning to help projects align with budget cycles, public accountability, and community benefit.

Schools and districts

Schools and districts are focused on reducing operating costs while maintaining safe, functional learning environments. Greenskies helps identify solar opportunities across school buildings, parking areas, and available land, structuring projects to minimize disruption and administrative burden.

Solar projects can also serve as visible learning and community assets, supporting sustainability initiatives while helping schools direct more resources toward educational priorities.

Higher education

Colleges and universities often manage multiple buildings, parking areas, land assets, and campus energy goals. Greenskies helps evaluate solar opportunities across campus environments, from rooftops and carports to open land and integrated energy systems.

Solar can support campus sustainability commitments, energy planning, and capital strategy while giving institutions an experienced partner for development, financing, ownership, and operations.

Put landfills and brownfields to productive use

Capped landfills, brownfields, and other constrained sites can be strong candidates for solar. These projects can generate clean energy from properties that may have limited alternative uses, without taking active public space out of service.

Greenskies can evaluate site conditions, permitting considerations, interconnection, and project economics to help determine whether a landfill or brownfield site is suitable for solar.

Benefits include

• Productive use of constrained or underutilized land
• Clean energy generation from public assets
• Support for sustainability and renewable energy goals
• Limited impact on active community or municipal space
• Long-term asset management and O&M support

Why public-sector organizations choose Greenskies

Public-sector solar projects require clear communication, procurement experience, reliable execution, and accountability beyond construction. Greenskies brings the development, financing, ownership, and operations experience to help public-sector customers move projects forward with confidence.

Proven execution, delivery, and full-service support

• 90+ MW across 260+ solar projects deployed for public entities
• 16+ years of experience delivering solar projects
• Experience supporting public-sector procurement and RFP processes
• Flexible project structures, including PPAs and lease agreements where applicable
• A single point of contact throughout the project lifecycle
• Long-term ownership, asset management, and O&M support

Connecticut State Colleges and Universities

Orange, North Stonington, and Stonington, CT

System Size: 14.53 MW

Highlights: Offsite solar portfolio serving CSCU campuses through Connecticut’s Virtual Net Metering program. The projects help reduce electricity costs across Connecticut’s public higher education system while supporting clean energy goals and long-term budget stewardship.

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Hackensack Public Schools

Hackensack, NJ

System Size: 1.62 MW

Highlights: District-wide K-12 solar portfolio across seven school and administrative sites, including rooftop systems and a high school rooftop/carport installation. Developed through a 15-year PPA with no upfront investment, the project helps the district reduce energy costs, support sustainability goals, and provide visible clean energy examples for students and the community.

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Town of Manchester

Manchester, CT

System Size: 2.14 MW

Highlights: Solar installations across seven municipal buildings, including six schools, developed through Connecticut Green Bank’s Solar MAP program. The projects are expected to help the Town reduce energy costs by more than $100,000 annually while supporting renewable energy goals and clean energy progress for students and the community.

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