XsunX Inc of Aliso Viejo, CA, USA, which is developing hybrid copper indium gallium (di)selenide thin-film (CIGS) photovoltaic (TFPV) cell technologies and 'CIGSolar' manufacturing processes, says that the response to its Southern California-wide marketing campaign has received broad interest, indicating sizeable pent up demand for commercial and industrial solar systems, it reckons.
"In spite of the holidays, the response we are receiving from our marketing efforts has been outstanding," says CEO Tom Djokovich. "Several potential customers each week are requesting quotes, with many projects requiring 100kW or more in PV system sizing," he adds. "Our goal in 2014 is to grow our commercial and industrial PV systems design and installation business to at least 1MW of new systems per month. The initial results from our campaign are better than what we expected. Based on these early results, we are gearing up to meet the demand."
XsunX believes that its focus on commercial and industrial PV systems sales is well timed. Businesses traditionally consume and pay more for power than residential users. Recent approval of rate and time of use charges for commercial and industrial users by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) is driving business owners to seek new ways to control and reduce energy costs, the firm notes. Thus, installation of solar systems has become a leading energy solution for commercial and industrial users.
Also, governmental policies and incentives for solar PV investments continue to improve, resulting in outstanding return on investment for businesses, XsunX reckons. "What we essentially have is a worsening public utility market driving businesses to find better solutions," Djokovich comments. "XsunX is well positioned and focused on servicing the Southern California market, which represents one of the largest commercial and industrial PV systems markets in the nation," he reckons.