The average profit margin in a restaurant is typically under 12% of total sales with very few hardly reaching 25%, a lot lower than most people think! Therefore, restaurants owners are always in the lookout for ways to boost their operation margins that is consistently considered as a matter of survival. Restaurants use far more energy than most other businesses with similar sized structures, because they must operate several power-hungry systems such as water heaters and HVAC, that service extensive square footage.

As energy costs is steadily rising in a rate of 2.5% – 3.5% annually, solar systems are proving continuously essential to fight high power costs and to help keep business doors open. Although Solar Energy is hardly a new technology in the U.S., just 5% of restaurateurs said they use solar systems in their operations according to a National Restaurant Association survey.

Multiple Green technologies can be implemented in restaurants to even provide more savings including:

With all the obvious benefits and savings that come with installing solar systems at restaurants; federal, state, local & utility incentives and rebates made it an even much easier and smarter decision to make.

These credits and rebates can cut the actual cost down by at least half or more, resulting in a higher ROI ratio and a very short payback period. As a matter of fact, a restaurant solar system can pay for itself in just a few years, after that, it’s a pure profit center for the owners and operators!

Year-after-Year, a whopping 25% ROI can be realized when above various incentives are applied to reduce the total cost of restaurants’ Solar Systems installation, a music to the ears of their operators and Investors! First Energy systems provides Turnkey Solutions to harness the benefits of the sun, by reducing or eliminating their energy costs while maintaining highest ROI and lowest cost of ownership.