Commercial Solar PV Design and Engineering
Maktinta designs and builds commercial solar PV systems around the actual electrical load, utility rate structure, available site area, and operating requirements of each facility.
From rooftop arrays and carports to large industrial installations, our team handles system engineering, permitting, utility coordination, installation, battery integration, commissioning, and performance review in house.
Commercial Solar PV Applications
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Industrial Facilities
Large scale rooftop, ground mounted, and carport systems designed around substantial electrical loads and complex operating environments.
Municipal Facilities
Solar PV systems for public buildings and infrastructure where performance, permitting, procurement, and long term operating costs all matter.
Commercial Buildings
Solar PV systems for offices, warehouses, retail properties, and mixed use facilities designed around actual consumption and available installation area.
Multifamily and Hospitality
Solar generation designed to offset common area and facility electrical loads while integrating with other building energy systems.
Schools and Universities
Onsite solar generation for campuses seeking lower electricity costs and long term energy planning.
New Construction
Solar PV and battery systems coordinated with building design, electrical infrastructure, and California Energy Code requirements from the beginning of the project.
Solar PV Starts With the Load
A commercial solar system should not begin with the number of panels that fit on the roof. Maktinta starts with how the facility actually uses electricity.
We evaluate interval usage, peak demand, operating schedules, utility rates, available roof or site area, electrical infrastructure, and future loads before sizing the system.
That analysis determines how much solar makes sense, whether battery storage adds value, and how the system should interact with the building and utility grid.
Solar PV and Battery Storage
Solar and battery storage increasingly need to be evaluated as one energy system.
A battery can shift solar production into higher value operating periods, reduce grid purchases during peak rate windows, manage demand, and provide limited backup capability when designed for resilience.
Maktinta models the facility load and utility economics before recommending storage.
If a battery does not improve the project, we do not add one simply because the technology is available.
Why Commercial Solar PV?
Commercial solar PV can reduce the amount of electricity a facility purchases from the grid, but the financial performance of the system depends heavily on when electricity is produced and when the building uses it.
The strongest projects are designed around self consumption, demand patterns, utility rates, and storage rather than simply maximizing installed capacity.
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Reduce purchased electricity
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Lower exposure to rising utility rates
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Offset daytime facility loads
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Reduce peak demand where system design allows
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Integrate with battery storage
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Support California energy compliance requirements
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Provide onsite generation for long term facility planning
More Than Solar Panels
The modules are only one part of a commercial PV system.
Maktinta engineers the complete electrical system, including array layout, inverter selection, racking, electrical distribution, utility interconnection, battery storage where appropriate, controls, monitoring, and commissioning.
Roof condition, structural limitations, shading, electrical capacity, utility requirements, maintenance access, and future facility loads are considered before the final system is selected.
California Solar PV and Battery Requirements
California's 2025 Energy Code includes solar PV requirements for many newly constructed nonresidential building types and battery storage requirements for many buildings that are required to install PV.
The required system size depends on factors including building type, conditioned floor area, climate zone, available solar access roof area, and the compliance approach selected for the project.
Maktinta coordinates PV and battery design with the building's electrical system and Title 24 documentation so energy compliance is considered during system design rather than after equipment has already been selected.