Q: Who are the people behind DC Green?

DC Green was founded by real estate professionals with long and varied careers in commercial real estate, specifically within our target markets in Central and Eastern Europe. This proven industry competence is supported by strong technical partners. The company operates with an ethos focused on transparency, building positive long-term partnerships with our customers, and making a real impact on climate change.

Question 1

What does DC Green do?

Accepted Answer

DC Green integrates renewable energy solutions, primarily solar PV, onto multi-tenanted commercial real estate assets such as logistics hubs and retail parks. We address the significant, under-addressed issue of CO2 emissions from the commercial built environment by creating long-term, straightforward partnerships with landlords. We handle the entire process, from installation to operation, at no cost to the property owner.

Question 2

What will this cost me? Do I have to pay for the solar panels?

Accepted Answer

There is zero capital expenditure (capex) for the landlord. DC Green covers all costs associated with the design, installation and operation of the solar PV assets. Our business model is designed to remove the financial burden and risk from property owners, making the transition to renewable energy completely cost-free for you.

Question 3

How is your business model different from a typical solar installer or Power Purchase Agreement (PPA)?

Accepted Answer

Our model is specifically tailored for institutional landlords. Here are the key distinctions:
Roof lease, not a PPA: Instead of a complex Power Purchase Agreement that requires you or your tenants to provide financial guarantees, we offer you a simple occupational lease for your roof. We pay you a fixed rental income for that space.
No landlord guarantees: We do not require any balance sheet commitments or financial guarantees from the landlord or holding company. This avoids complex IFRS accounting treatment and keeps the transaction simple and balance-sheet neutral.
We share the occupational risk: We sell the energy we generate directly to your tenants on an "as-consumed" basis. This means that we share the vacancy risk with the landlord. Our investment is underwritten based on the quality and letting potential of the property itself.
Open-book transparency: We operate on a completely transparent, open-book basis. You can see our costs, financing and revenue. As our investment becomes more commercially viable over time, for example through further investment or new technology, you get to share in the financial upside.

Question 4

How does DC Green's model benefit my property's valuation?

Accepted Answer

This is a critical advantage of our model. Income from electricity sales (like rebates from wholesalers) is often treated as "variable" or "froth" income by property lenders and valuers and can be significantly discounted or completely discarded during a valuation.
 Our solution provides you with a fixed, long-term rental income from our roof lease. This is considered core income, just like tenant rent. Core income is applied to the valuation of your asset at the core capitalization rate, which directly and positively adds to your property's net operating income and overall valuation. Furthermore, our lease has no breaks or voids, which eliminates the associated costs and cash flow drags that valuers typically account for with shorter tenant leases.

Question 5

What is the process to get started with DC Green?

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After an initial positive conversation, our next step is simple and requires no commitment to a full project. We sign a mutually binding Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA). We then provide you with a straightforward data input sheet to collect key information about your property's energy usage, ideally including 12 months of 15-minute interval data. With this information, we can prepare a detailed desktop analysis and presentation for you.

Question 6

What types of properties are you looking for?

Accepted Answer

We specifically target logistics hubs and retail park assets. These properties have the ideal characteristics for solar PV installations due to their large, low-density roof spaces and significant on-site energy consumption. For retail parks, we are particularly interested in those with supermarkets as anchor tenants, where we can typically supply 30–40% of the on-site energy consumption. For logistics assets, a dry warehouse can achieve a 20% solar fraction, while multi-temperature and manufacturing facilities have increased revenue potential.

Question 7

Who are the people behind DC Green?

Accepted Answer

DC Green was founded by real estate professionals to solve a key problem in the renewable energy market: the lack of common knowledge between renewable energy providers and commercial real estate landlords.

Our mission is to make renewable energy easily accessible to commercial property owners by providing a simple, transparent and financially viable solution that removes the complexity and risk typically associated with adopting solar energy.

Question 8

What is the biggest challenge for landlords that you solve?

Accepted Answer

The biggest pain point we address is the growing pressure from tenants for on-site renewable energy. Increasingly, tenants—particularly during lease renewal negotiations—are insisting on access to clean, affordable power. Landlords have been hesitant to act due to the complexity, upfront costs and regulatory hurdles involved. Our zero-CapEx model enables them to meet this demand, secure renewals and strengthen tenant relationships. The model also offers flexibility: landlords can either retain the full rental income or share the benefit with tenants through tariff reductions.

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