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Commercial Solar Portfolio: Texas C&I Projects

NATiVE Solar has served as EPC on commercial solar projects across Texas since 2007, working directly with property owners and facility teams and handling engineering, permitting, construction, interconnection and commissioning. The projects below range from a 14 kW farm system to a 1.344 MW DC manufacturing installation, with system specs for each.

Commercial rooftop solar installation at Clinical Pathology Laboratories in Austin, Texas

Commercial solar projects by sector

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Repowered and expanded rooftop solar array at International Biomedical in Austin, Texas

Industrial

International Biomedical repower

Austin, TX

84.96 kW DC expansion + inverter repower

Commercial rooftop solar installation at Clinical Pathology Laboratories in Austin, Texas

Healthcare

Clinical Pathology Laboratories

Austin, TX

675 kW DC · Commercial rooftop

Solar installation for a large grocery retailer in Dripping Springs, Texas

Retail & grocery

Large grocery retailer

Dripping Springs, TX

907.9 kW DC · Multi-site program

1.344 MW DC commercial solar array at the Capsum manufacturing facility in Austin, Texas

Industrial

Capsum (cosmetics manufacturing)

Austin, TX

1.344 MW DC · 8 arrays

Commercial solar array at Laerdal Medical in Gatesville, Texas

Industrial

Laerdal Medical

Gatesville, TX

282.88 kW · Medical device manufacturing

Roof-ballasted commercial solar at Premier Research Labs in Austin, Texas

Industrial

Premier Research Labs

Austin, TX

199.68 kW · Roof ballasted

Rooftop solar at Music Lab St. Elmo in Austin, Texas

Offices & services

Music Lab (St. Elmo)

Austin, TX

166.32 kW · Roof mount

Solar arrays at Cedars International Academy in Austin, Texas

Education & public

Cedars International Academy

Austin, TX

105.6 kW · Two arrays

Solar carport at Texas State Bank in San Angelo, Texas

Offices & services

Texas State Bank solar carport

San Angelo, TX

94.8 kW · Solar carport

Rooftop solar on Camden Medical Center in downtown San Antonio, Texas

Healthcare

Camden Medical Center

San Antonio, TX

69 kW · Pitched roof

Solar array at Dell Children’s Medical Center in Austin, Texas

Healthcare

Dell Children’s Medical Center

Austin, TX

63.28 kW · Hospital campus

Rooftop solar on a La Fiesta Grocery store in San Antonio, Texas

Retail & grocery

La Fiesta Grocery (4 stores)

San Antonio, TX

155 kW across 4 stores

Ground-mount solar array at Vickery Wholesale Greenhouse in Austin, Texas

Agriculture

Vickery Wholesale Greenhouse

Austin, TX

40.32 kW · Ground mount

Solar panels on buildings at Cameron Park Zoo in Waco, Texas

Education & public

Cameron Park Zoo

Waco, TX

30 kW · Three buildings

Solar installation at Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi

Education & public

Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi, TX

25.06 kW · Campus teaching array

Solar panels at Tecolote Farm in Manor, Texas

Agriculture

Tecolote Farm

Manor, TX

14 kW · Farm operations

Aerial view of solar carport and ground-mount arrays at Bridgestone Proving Grounds near Fort Stockton, Texas

Featured case study · Completed

Bridgestone Proving Grounds, Fort Stockton

Permian Basin · Automotive testing & R&D

330 kWDC system size
158.4 + 171.6kW carport + ground mount
~467 MWhEstimated annual generation

Challenge. A large, remote automotive testing site in the Permian Basin, where equipment has to hold up to West Texas heat, wind and dust.

System. A hybrid of solar carports and ground-mounted arrays, laid out to use land efficiently and keep the site’s testing areas clear.

Our role. Commercial EPC: engineering, permitting, construction and commissioning.

Commercial solar project data: size, sector and location

Every commercial project in this portfolio, largest first. Select a project for its full write-up.

Project City Sector System size
Capsum Austin, TX Industrial 1.344 MW DC
Large grocery retailer Dripping Springs, TX Retail & grocery 907.9 kW DC
Clinical Pathology Laboratories Austin, TX Healthcare 675 kW DC
Bridgestone Proving Grounds Fort Stockton, TX Industrial 330 kW DC (carport + ground mount)
Laerdal Medical Gatesville, TX Industrial 282.88 kW
Premier Research Labs Austin, TX Industrial 199.68 kW
Music Lab (St. Elmo) Austin, TX Offices & services 166.32 kW
La Fiesta Grocery (4 stores) San Antonio, TX Retail & grocery 155 kW total
Cedars International Academy Austin, TX Education & public 105.6 kW
Texas State Bank San Angelo, TX Offices & services 94.8 kW carport
International Biomedical Austin, TX Industrial 84.96 kW DC expansion + repower
Camden Medical Center San Antonio, TX Healthcare 69 kW
Dell Children’s Medical Center Austin, TX Healthcare 63.28 kW
Music Lab (Oltorf) Austin, TX Offices & services 53.87 kW
Fringe Benefit Group Austin, TX Offices & services 46.5 kW
Vickery Wholesale Greenhouse Austin, TX Agriculture 40.32 kW
Tickle Blagg Animal Hospital San Marcos, TX Healthcare 32.2 kW
Cameron Park Zoo Waco, TX Education & public 30 kW
Art Museum of South Texas Corpus Christi, TX Education & public 26 kW
Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, TX Education & public 25.06 kW
Carson Diversified Land San Marcos, TX Offices & services 23.1 kW
Epps Body & Paint Bee Cave, TX Offices & services 22.1 kW
Tecolote Farm Manor, TX Agriculture 14 kW
Rocket Electric Bikes Austin, TX Offices & services Off-grid system

Why Texas commercial property owners invest in solar

On-site solar offsets grid purchases for 25+ years, which can reduce operating expenses and limit exposure to rising, volatile Texas electricity prices. CPL’s 675 kW DC array is projected to generate about 978 MWh a year.

Eligible commercial projects may qualify for the federal clean electricity investment tax credit (Section 48E), plus MACRS and bonus depreciation. Solar projects that began construction after July 4, 2026 must be placed in service by the end of 2027; battery storage remains eligible on a longer timeline. Consult a tax advisor about your project.

For many Texas commercial accounts, demand charges are a large share of the bill. Battery energy storage, sized to your load profile, can discharge during peak intervals to lower billed demand.

Commercial systems are evaluated like any capital project: payback period, IRR and lifetime savings. We model each site on its actual interval data and utility tariff.

Lower operating costs can raise net operating income on owned buildings, and visible solar and carports can set a property apart for tenants and customers.

Solar produces measured, logged kilowatt-hours that count toward ESG, corporate sustainability or institutional climate commitments.

Austin (from July 2025) and McKinney have adopted the 2024 IECC on-site renewable energy requirement for certain new commercial buildings. Planning solar early avoids late-stage redesign.

Rooftops, unused land and parking lots can all generate power. Carports like Texas State Bank’s 94.8 kW system in San Angelo also shade vehicles.

Grid-tied solar alone shuts down during an outage. When a site needs to keep critical loads running, we can design battery storage and controls for it.

Off-grid solar installed for the MamaBaby Haiti birthing center near Cap-Haïtien, Haiti

Beyond Texas · Community

MamaBaby Haiti

In 2013 the nonprofit MamaBaby Haiti asked us for a feasibility study for its birthing center outside Cap-Haïtien. It became a donated, off-grid 3 kW system designed and installed by the NATiVE team.

Read the MamaBaby Haiti story →

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