A solar canopy is a photovoltaic array structure over the top parking deck or surface lot, a power plant with a parking benefit. In a parking facility:
- The canopy shades the most weather-exposed stalls while producing revenue-grade energy; structural capacity and utility interconnection are the long-lead items.
Considerations
- Price it as an energy asset on its own economics, without subsidy assumptions that expire. The roof is leasable real estate.