Your rental property is a solar income machine.
Rooftop solar that pays you — not the utility. Zero upfront. We handle financing, installation, and tenant billing.
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Adjust to match your property
Rooftop solar becomes your tenant's utility company.
You keep full ownership of the system. Tenants get a cheaper bill. Powerbill handles billing, payments, and reporting end to end.
Assess
Upload a utility bill. We parse the rate, consumption, and address. Instant revenue projection for your property.
Install
Our partner installers handle permits, install, and interconnect. You choose financed or cash — we quote both.
Enroll
Magic-link invite. Tenants see their savings vs grid, enrol in auto-pay, done in under 90 seconds.
Collect
Tenants pay via ACH. Stripe Connect settles net income to your bank. Branded invoices and statements included.
Most landlords install solar to save on costs. The smart ones install solar to generate revenue.
— 24-unit Tampa property · live on Powerbill
Installers install. Billing tools bill. Powerbill does both.
Solar installer
Hardware only
Powerbill
Full-stack platform
Billing software
Software only
Upload a utility bill. See your number in 30 seconds.
Drop any recent utility bill — FPL, Oncor, APS, SCE, anything. We read your real rate and 6-month consumption, then project what Powerbill would earn you.
You keep the income. We take a small share.
No setup fees. No lock-in. Platform fee scales inversely with volume.
Starter
Free platform access. Pay per tenant transaction.
- Up to 10 units
- NOI calculator
- Tenant portal
- Email support
Growth
For active landlords scaling across 10–100 units.
- Up to 100 units
- Advanced analytics
- Branded portal
- Priority support
Portfolio
Institutional operators, REITs, and BTR developers.
- Unlimited units
- Multi-org, multi-entity
- API + webhooks
- Dedicated CSM
Straight answers to the common ones.
Is this legal in my state?
Yes. We operate in California, Texas, Florida, Arizona, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, and Maine — each with verified compliance against state utility resale and submetering rules. Tenant billing for onsite solar is legal and well-established in all eight. We handle the regulatory compliance per property.
What happens if a tenant doesn't pay?
Stripe Smart Retries handle failed ACH payments automatically. We layer a 3-step email and SMS dunning sequence on top. After 21 days, you're notified and can choose how to proceed — retry, write off, or escalate. Powerbill never performs a service shutoff; that decision stays with you.
Do I need to install new hardware?
No physical hardware beyond the solar system itself. Tenant consumption is measured via virtual net metering (VNEM) or RUBS allocation depending on your state — no in-unit meters or sensors required.
What's the zero-upfront option?
Our installer partners offer PPA financing. You pay nothing upfront; income starts from day one. Over 10–15 years, a portion of your tenant revenue services the financing, then you own the system outright.
How fast from signup to first income?
Typical timeline is 45–60 days: intake call, site assessment, permits and interconnect, install, tenant onboarding, first billing cycle. For properties with existing solar, you can start billing tenants in under 7 days.
What about the landlord-tenant relationship?
Tenants see they're saving 15–30% vs the grid. We've found Powerbill actively improves landlord-tenant relationships, not the reverse. You can co-brand the tenant portal if you like.
The roof is already paid for.
Tell us about your property and we'll get back to you with a free, no-obligation estimate.