Commercial solar in Aiken, SC

Often yes, for a structural reason. Dominion Energy South Carolina credits exported power at roughly 2.8–4.1¢ per kWh against about 14.4¢ per kWh, so the value is in consuming your own production. A business that operates through daylight hours self-consumes most of what it generates, which is precisely what the current Solar Choice structure rewards.

A building permit and an electrical permit, with standard plan review for systems of roughly 10 kW and above, which covers essentially all commercial work. Inland, so salt exposure is not a factor and wind loading is well below the coast. South Carolina structural requirements still apply, and which authority reviews them depends on whether you sit in the city of Aiken, in North Augusta, or in unincorporated Aiken County. Dominion Energy South Carolina interconnection approval is required before energising.

It is sized to the building's daytime load rather than to the roof. Each kW here makes about 1,451 kWh a year unshaded, so a 50 kW array makes roughly 72,500 kWh. Dominion Energy households paid about 14.6¢ per kWh on average in 2024.

Yes. A building permit and a separate electrical permit for a rooftop system; Permits from the City of Aiken if you are inside city limits, from the City of North Augusta if you are inside its limits, or from Aiken County Planning & Development if you are in the unincorporated county, which are three different processes. We pull all of it through Aiken County.

Dominion Energy households paid about 14.6¢ per kWh on average in 2024. A 100 kW array in Aiken makes roughly 145,000 kWh a year; the share used on site is worth the retail rate, exports earn about 2.8–4.1¢ per kWh.