We Build It. We Own It.
You Buy the Electricity.
Coulomb Canopies installs hurricane-rated solar canopy structures over your parking lot at no cost to you. We retain ownership of the system. You sign a Power Purchase Agreement to buy the electricity it generates at a rate below what you currently pay the utility. You save money from Day 1. We collect contracted revenue for 25 years.
No capital outlay. No balance sheet impact. No maintenance responsibility. You get lower electricity costs and covered parking. We get a long-term energy asset.
Engineered for Florida
Every installation is built from a single modular unit: the Inline T-Carport. One steel spine column, bilateral cantilevering canopy, 8 covered spaces, 7.2 kW of generation. Add modules inline to cover any lot — from a 50-space medical office to a 1,000-space hospital campus. The engineering stays the same. Only the scale changes.
Utility Rates Rise.
Our Rate Barely Moves.
FPL commercial rates are approximately $0.15/kWh and rising 3–5% per year under their PSC-approved rate plan. Our PPA rate starts at $0.13/kWh with a 2% annual escalator. The gap between what you pay us and what you would pay FPL widens every year. That growing gap is your savings.
The Forces Are Structural
These are not trends. They are regulatory and physical facts.
Rates Are Locked In
FPL's PSC-approved rate plan guarantees commercial increases through 2029. Every increase makes on-site solar generation more valuable.
Hardware Costs Fell 85%
The unsubsidized cost of solar electricity in SW Florida is $0.07–$0.09/kWh over 25 years. Structurally below FPL retail rates today.
5.7 Peak Sun Hours
Southwest Florida receives among the highest solar irradiance in the continental U.S. Same module generates materially more revenue here.
Hurricanes Are Accelerating
Three major storms since 2022. Multi-day grid outages are now a recurring reality. On-site generation keeps businesses operational.
No Direct Competitor
No company is purpose-built for hurricane-rated commercial solar parking canopies in Southwest Florida. The niche is open.
Covered Parking Sells
Cars in Florida lots reach 150°F+. Covered parking is a tangible amenity delivered at zero incremental cost on top of the energy infrastructure.
“There is 18 feet of unused, productive space above every car in every parking lot in Florida. We put it to work.”Coulomb Canopies · Founding Principle
Who We Are
Coulomb Canopies is a Florida-based energy infrastructure company. We design, build, own, and operate solar canopy systems over commercial parking lots. We are not a contractor — we are a long-term partner and asset owner. When we install a system, we stay for 25 years.
The coulomb — C — is the SI unit of electric charge. It measures how much electricity has moved through a circuit. Everything we build is designed to move more of it, more reliably, from a source that doesn't depend on transmission lines.
Resilience First
Every system is engineered for the worst day Florida can deliver — 185 mph winds, salt air, flooding — and designed to keep operating when the grid can't.
Long-Term Partnership
We own and operate systems alongside our clients for 25+ years. We are stakeholders in the performance of every installation.
Transparent Economics
Every client sees the exact numbers before anything is signed. Our financial model is an open book. The math speaks for itself.
Let's Build
Your Proposal
Send us your address, approximate parking space count, and a recent electric bill. We'll return a full financial model within five business days, at no cost.