PGCC Request for Information: Residential Solar Third-Party Ownership Models
Purpose:
5/12 (Open) PGCC is issuing this RFI to gather information from residential solar lease and PPA providers regarding their existing financial products, underwriting practices, EPC partnerships, and ability to serve low- and moderate-income (LMI) homeowners, including those with low FICO scores or other barriers to finance. PGCC seeks to bring new financial partners into the Greater Philadelphia market to support homeowners in the Solarize and Built to Last programs to go solar with accessible, affordable third-party ownership (TPO) products.
PGCC seeks to understand:
- Which TPO products currently exist in the Greater Philadelphia area market, including general pricing, how/if the federal Investment Tax Credit is embedded in the pricing (and for how long), and assumptions around energy price escalation and the implied associated savings from solar
- How Respondents underwrite customers and the barriers that exist for LMI households
- Which credit enhancements or program supports would expand access
- How Respondents would benefit from PGCC’s existing SREC revolving fund and enabling upgrades subsidies
- Whether Respondents can offer $0/month (prepaid) solar leases to Built to Last homeowners, and the estimated cost of such a buydown
- Programmatic requirements for customers, such as homeowners’ insurance
- How Respondents work with local solar EPCs
- What Respondents would value in a partnership with PGCC
- The willingness and ability of Respondents to work with PGCC on large-scale aggregation, such as a Virtual Power Plant, in conjunction with EPC, battery storage, and other partners PGCC may assemble
This RFI is for information-gathering only and responses are considered non-binding. Responses will help PGCC design future programs and may result in potential procurement opportunities. Responding to this RFI is not required to participate in future solicitations.
Anticipated Timeline:
| Milestone | Date |
| Posting of Request for Information (RFI) | May 12, 2026 |
| Deadline to submit questions, clarifications, or requests for additional information | June 3, 2026 |
| Q&A responses posted to PGCC website | June 10, 2026 |
| Deadline to respond to RFI | June 24, 2026 |
Unless otherwise stated, all deadlines shall be 5pm ET.
Q&A:
All questions must be submitted via this Airtable form by June 3. Responses to questions received will be posted on this page by June 10, 2026.
Submission Guidance:
Respondents must submit their response via this Airtable form by June 24, 2026. For a complete list of information to include in responses, view the full RFI at the link below.
All RFI Documents are available below:
