February 2017 | Business View Magazine

88 89 Main Street Power “Our partners have provided us with resourc- es to sell renewable energy at competitive rates,” said Eric Hinckley, the company’s senior vice president and chief technology officer.“We’re not spinning our wheels trying to access financing. Our focus is finding good projects and newways to serve and grow our customer base.” The company comes to the table with financ- ing and the expertise to handle all aspects of development, asset management and opera- tional maintenance. All projects are contract- ed through a power purchase agreement or residential lease structure and as a third-party AT A GLANCE Main Street Power Co. WHAT: Developer, owner and operator of more than 52 MW of distributed generation PV solar systems WHERE: Boulder, Colorado WEBSITE: www.MainStreetPower.com participant, it is able to take advantage of a significant government tax credit. On average, Main Street Power saves customers 5 to 20 percent annually on utility bills, depending on the size of the installation. For commercial business, small projects are thought of to be less than 1 MW, such as the 30 kilowatt system from 130 solar panels installed on the rooftop of a police station in downtown Denver. Large-scale commercial installations more than a megawatt are the company’s true wheelhouse. In 2011, joined by partners, it built a 5 MW system on the 435-acre campus of Arizona Western College that won a PV Project Distinction Award in 2012. Located in the southwest corner of the state, Yuma, Ariz. has been distinguished by Guinness as the “sunniest city on Earth.”