Despite the high prevalence of corporate sustainability goals and rising energy costs, only
3.5% of the commercial and industrial complex currently have solar according to
Wood Mackenzie. According to
G&A Institute and
Perillon, 92% of S&P 500 companies, 88% of public companies, and 67% of private companies have sustainability goals. Simultaneously, energy costs have been rapidly increasing. In March 2022,
The Guardian found that traditional energy costs, particularly natural gas, increased by 24% in the past year and the cost of general electricity increased by 9%. A combination of increasing energy costs and the decreasing cost of renewable energy now means that solar power is now the cheapest electricity in history according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). Solar energy has the ability to both accomplish companies sustainability goals and reduce costs for the company and their consumers.