Safari Energy, LLC

Safari Energy builds, owns and operates commercial scale solar energy systems. The company employs innovative financing structures and operational expertise to help businesses achieve substantial savings while embracing solar energy. Using proven technology and on-site generation, the company supplies a substantial portion of clients’ long-term energy needs at a cost significantly below retail electricity rates. Safari is the #1 provider of solar services to real estate investment trusts in the U.S. (serving seven of the ten largest REITs in their market).Safari Energy was founded in 2008 with a vision of reducing energy expenses for commercial customers while also helping the environment. Safari Energy saw an opportunity to apply its finance and construction management acumen to the dynamic and rapidly unfolding market for distributed solar power in the United States, particularly for large real estate owners.Our team consists of dedicated professionals with expertise in real estate, finance, energy, and construction, backed by a group of top-tier strategic investors. We are passionate about delivering superior energy solutions for commercial, industrial and institutional real estate clients nationwide.

Safari Energy works with clients to realize the full economic benefits of solar energy, from project design to construction to operation and maintenance. By taking advantage of federal, state and utility incentives for renewable energy, owners of solar energy systems can achieve double-digit returns on their investment and recoup their capital within a short timeframe. Safari's financing solutions eliminate upfront cost to the client while delivering immediate cost savings that increase over time. Safari’s solutions include the solar Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) and the solar lease, and allow clients to realize tax benefits and incentives upfront while creating a valuable hedge against rising and volatile energy prices. Safari Energy can maximize your energy savings site-wide: eliminating energy waste with proven, efficient technology like LED (light-emitting diode) site lighting; and monitoring whole-facility power usage to identify low-cost, high-return energy efficiency measures. By optimizing consumption as well as generation, Safari can maximize total return between solar photovoltaic and energy efficiency measures.Safari Energy matches its deep and dynamic knowledge of local and national incentive markets to our clients' portfolios, identifying the best projects to pursue now and later. We drive down electricity costs and realize the robust economic benefits associated with distributed solar energy and energy efficient real estate at a national scale.Safari Energy matches its deep and dynamic knowledge of local and national incentive markets to our clients' portfolios, identifying the best projects to pursue now and later. We drive down electricity costs and realize the robust economic benefits associated with distributed solar energy and energy efficient real estate at a national scale.