Built for self consumption. Not export.
Commercial Solar for NorCal -
Cold Storage & Industrial Facilities
Commercial Solar for NorCal -
Cold Storage & Industrial Facilities
Most solar companies maximize panel count. We maximize your savings. Every VoltBlock solar system installation is sized from your actual PG&E interval data — built to self-consume, not export. Available as rooftop, ground mount, or parking canopy, paired with battery storage or standalone.
• Cold Storage & Food Distribution • Industrial Manufacturing • Warehouse & Logistics • PG&E B-10 · B-19 · B-20 Tariffs
• Cold Storage & Food Distribution
• Industrial Manufacturing • Warehouse & Logistics
• PG&E B-10 · B-19 · B-20 Tariffs
Behind the meter - Non exporting
Under NEM 3.0, the goal isn't to export. It's to self-consume everything.
NEM 3.0 reduced solar export compensation by approximately 75% compared to NEM 2.0. For industrial cold storage and manufacturing facilities that run continuous loads, that makes exporting an afterthought. The real value is in displacing grid purchases during on-peak hours and charging battery storage for later dispatch.
VoltBlock sizes every solar array for your facility's self-consumption profile — not the maximum the roof can hold. Oversizing a solar system that chronically exports at low NEM 3.0 rates wastes capital. Correct sizing to match your load plus battery charging delivers the best return.
→ Zero-export configuration — no power crosses the meter in the
export direction
→ Rule 21 simplified or fast-track interconnection in most cases
→ No bidirectional meter upgrade required
→ Sized from 12 months of 15-minute interval data, not rules of thumb
→ Battery pairing modeled concurrently — solar and storage designed
as one system
• Bay Area & North Bay • Greater Sacramento & Sacramento Valley • San Joaquin Valley • North Central Coast
• Bay Area & North Bay
• Greater Sacramento & Sacramento Valley
• San Joaquin Valley • North Central Coast
SOLAR + BESS PAIRING
Solar alone can't levelize or reduce demand charges. Battery storage makes it complete.
Solar generates maximum power from 10 AM–2 PM. Your PG&E demand charge is most likely set between 2 PM–9 PM, when your compressors, equipment, and operations are at peak. That timing mismatch is why solar alone rarely reduces demand charges.
Battery storage captures midday solar surplus and dispatches it when your demand is greatest or during the 4–9 PM on-peak window - the highest-cost hours of the day and the period most likely to set your demand charge. Paired together as a single VoltBlock system, solar and BESS achieve what neither can do alone.
→ Solar sizes to cover daytime facility load + charge battery
→ Battery dispatches during 4–9 PM — reducing on-peak grid
draw
→ EMS coordinates solar, battery, and facility load in real time
→ Zero export — all generation consumed or stored on-site
→ Combined demand + energy savings: 70–80% total bill reduction
SOLAR STANDALONE
25-40%
total bill reduction
Covers daytime load. Minimal demand charge impact — peak events still occur after solar generation drops in late afternoon. NEM 3.0 makes excess export less valuable
25-40%
total bill reduction
Covers daytime load. Minimal demand charge impact — peak events still occur after solar generation drops in late afternoon. NEM 3.0 makes excess export less valuable
SOLAR + BESS (DEMAND SHIELD)
70-80%
total bill reduction
Solar covers daytime, charges battery. Battery covers 4–9 PM. EMS prevents demand events. Result: dramatic reduction in both energy and demand charges simultaneously.
70-80%
total bill reduction
Solar covers daytime, charges battery. Battery covers 4–9 PM. EMS prevents demand events. Result: dramatic reduction in both energy and demand charges simultaneously.
START WITH YOUR NUMBERS
Find out what it takes to stop overpaying for energy.
Every VoltBlock engagement starts with a free demand exposure analysis. We pull your PG&E interval data, identify every peak event and it's cost, and show you exactly what a Demand Shield system would have saved - before you commit to anything
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