Businesses have many unique reasons for implementing a renewable energy system. Implementing a renewable energy system may be driven by the owner or other leader in the organization, with the reasons being many of the same ones listed for residential customers. Reasons that businesses specifically note for implementing a system include:

• Help establish “green” identity for the company in order to help capture sales in the growing “green” market
• Increase customer traffic by displaying the system to the public or targeted customers
• Long-term energy savings by offsetting kWh energy charges, and for PV (photovoltaic or solar electric) systems, KW demand charges
• Long-term stability of energy costs from system
• Favorable financial incentives, including utility buy-back rates
• Federal tax credits and accelerated depreciation benefits
• Act on corporate conviction to be a positive influence in the community
• Minimize impact to the environment and global climate
• Demonstrate the technology, establish or strengthen hi-tech image.

Whatever the reasons, a PV and/or wind system can be defined and installed to provide many of the benefits noted above. Many commercial or industrial energy consumers have significantly high demands. Even if a system that would cover all demands may not be feasible for such a high use energy consumer, a system that covers even a small portion of overall demands can still provide many of the benefits noted above. For energy consumers with a smaller energy appetite, a system could offset a greater portion of demands or possibly cover all demands.