What Is GreenLancer? Solar Energy Services Explained
- Team GreenLancer
- Jul 31
- 7 min read
Updated: 7 days ago
GreenLancer is a nationwide solar and EV charging design, engineering, interconnection, and field services platform. Solar and EV charging station contractors use GreenLancer for permit-ready plan sets, professional engineering reviews and stamps, and utility interconnection support. Solar financiers and asset managers use GreenLancer for portfolio operations, maintenance, and project completion services.
Founded in Detroit in 2013, GreenLancer has supported more than 7,500 contractors on over 200,000 clean energy projects, helping deploy $2.5 billion in solar systems nationwide.
GreenLancer Services at a Glance
Service | Primary customer | Typical deliverable | Coverage |
Solar Permit Design | Residential and commercial solar contractors | Permit-ready plan set with site, structural, electrical, and equipment details | All 50 states |
Solar Engineering and PE Stamps | Solar contractors | Structural or electrical engineering review, calculations, and PE stamp | All 50 states |
PV Interconnection Services | Solar contractors | Interconnection drawings, application prep, and application management | All 50 states |
Custom Solar Design and Engineering | Contractors with nonstandard projects | Individually scoped design or engineering package | Project-dependent |
EV Charging Station Permit Design | Level 2 and Level 3 EV charging contractors | Permit-ready EVCS plan set with site plan, electrical diagrams, and load calculations | All 50 states |
EV Charging Station Engineering | EV charging station contractors | Engineering review plus electrical and structural PE stamps | All 50 states |
EV Charging Station Interconnection | Multi-family and commercial EVCS contractors | Utility interconnection drawings and application support | All 50 states |
Solar Operations and Maintenance | Financiers and asset managers | Site assessment, troubleshooting, repair coordination, and commissioning support | Nationwide network |
Who GreenLancer Serves
Solar Installation Contractors
Contractors use GreenLancer to add on-demand permit design, professional engineering, and interconnection capacity without hiring in-house designers or engineers for every jurisdiction they serve.
EV Charging Station Contractors
Level 2 and Level 3 EV charging installers use GreenLancer for permit-ready plan sets, PE-stamped engineering drawings, and utility interconnection support for multi-family and commercial charging projects.
Solar Financiers and Asset Managers
Loan financiers and portfolio owners use GreenLancer's operations and maintenance network to keep financed solar systems performing and to resolve issues left behind by underperforming or defunct installers.
Homeowners With Orphaned Solar Systems
Homeowners whose original installer has closed can work with GreenLancer's repair network to complete unfinished installations or troubleshoot performance issues. See GreenLancer's guide to orphaned solar projects for more detail.
GreenLancer Solar Services for Contractors
Solar Permit Design
Who it is for: Solar contractors that need scalable drafting capacity without adding in-house designers.
What GreenLancer delivers: A permit plan set that may include a cover sheet, site plan, array layout, racking and mounting plan, structural calculations, electrical line diagram, National Electrical Code (NEC) calculations, equipment datasheets, and required safety labels. Specific requirements vary by authority having jurisdiction (AHJ).
Typical turnaround: 1 to 2 business days after complete project information is received.
Coverage: Residential, commercial, and ground-mount projects in all 50 states. Larger or nonstandard projects, including utility-scale work, are handled through GreenLancer's custom project process.
Solar Engineering and PE Stamps
Who it is for: Contractors whose permit applications require a licensed professional engineer's (PE) review and stamp.
What GreenLancer delivers: GreenLancer's engineering network includes professional engineers with active licenses covering all 50 states, providing structural and electrical review, calculations, letters, and PE stamps based on the project's jurisdiction. Civil review and geotechnical studies are available for projects that require them.
Typical turnaround: 1 to 3 business days for residential projects, 2 to 5 business days for small commercial projects, after complete project information is received.
Coverage: All 50 states. PE stamp requirements and review scope vary by AHJ and project type.
PV Interconnection Services
Who it is for: Contractors that need utility interconnection applications prepared and tracked across jurisdictions with different requirements.
What GreenLancer delivers: The United States has roughly 3,000 electric utilities, many with their own interconnection rules. GreenLancer's interconnection service prepares interconnection drawings and assigns an application manager to track the utility's review. Residential interconnection is handled in-house.
Typical turnaround: GreenLancer typically prepares residential interconnection application documents within 1 to 2 business days of receiving complete project information. Utility review and permission-to-operate (PTO) timelines are set by the utility and vary by jurisdiction, project type, and application completeness.
Coverage: Nationwide, with flat fees and no hourly billing for GreenLancer's portion of the service.
Custom Solar Design and Engineering
Projects that fall outside standard plan sets, such as large commercial arrays, solar-plus-storage systems, solar carports, unusual structural conditions, or multi-site portfolios, can be submitted through GreenLancer's custom project request process and matched with a specialized service partner.
GreenLancer EV Charging Station Services for Contractors
EV Charging Station Permit Design
Who it is for: Level 2 and Level 3 EV charging station contractors working on multi-family residential or commercial projects.
What GreenLancer delivers: A permit-ready EVCS plan set that may include a title sheet, charging station site plan, EVSE (electric vehicle supply equipment) location plan, equipment elevations and mounting details, conduit and trench plans, electrical diagrams with a bill of materials, NEC load calculations, equipment datasheets, placards, and an electrical engineering stamp.
Typical turnaround: 14 business days.
Coverage: Nationwide, for multi-family and commercial EV charging projects. If load calculations show an electrical service panel upgrade is needed, that scope is identified as part of the permit application.
EV Charging Station Engineering
Who it is for: Contractors whose EVCS permit applications require an engineer-stamped drawing, which is common for multi-family and commercial projects.
What GreenLancer delivers: A review of the charger plan set, including electrical diagrams, load calculations, and structural details, plus electrical calculations where needed and an electrical or structural engineering stamp. GreenLancer's network includes engineers licensed in the states where they work, matched to each project's scope, budget, and timeline.
Coverage: All 50 states.
EV Charging Station Interconnection
Who it is for: Multi-family and commercial EV charging contractors that need a utility interconnection application prepared.
What GreenLancer delivers: Utility interconnection drawings for multi-family and commercial EV charging station projects nationwide. Unlike solar interconnection, which evaluates how much power a system can export, EV charger interconnection is reviewed as a load addition, so the utility checks whether the site's existing service and surrounding distribution system can support the new demand.
Coverage: Nationwide. Utility review timelines vary; projects that require a new utility service or transformer work can take several months or longer, and that timeline is set by the utility, not GreenLancer.
Solar Operations and Maintenance for Financiers and Asset Managers
Solar loan financiers and asset managers often inherit problems that have nothing to do with equipment quality: an installer closed before completing a project, a system never received permission to operate, or years of poor monitoring left a portfolio underperforming. GreenLancer's O&M services address these issues directly, including:
Site assessments and diagnostic inspections for underperforming systems
Troubleshooting and repair coordination for inverter and equipment faults
Completion of stalled or incomplete installations left behind by a closed installer
Permitting, interconnection, and inspection support to help systems reach permission to operate
Commissioning support and documentation collection across geographically fragmented portfolios
This differs from GreenLancer's homeowner-facing repair service in scope: O&M engagements are typically structured around a financier's or asset manager's portfolio, not a single residential system.
How GreenLancer Works
Create a free account as a solar or EV charging station contractor
Submit a project through the drag-and-drop dashboard with site details and system specifications
Select a service partner from GreenLancer's network based on pricing, experience, and turnaround needs
Track and download completed permit sets, stamped drawings, or interconnection files, with support from a dedicated account representative
Why Solar Contractors Outsource Design and Engineering to GreenLancer
Permitting and interconnection delays are a well-documented source of soft cost in the U.S. solar industry. According to the Solar Energy Industries Association, a standardized residential permitting process could reduce industry costs by $1 billion over five years. Research reported by Utility Dive found that permitting and inspection delays add $6,000 to $7,000 to the cost of a typical rooftop solar system, and that one in five home solar projects that begin permitting are ultimately canceled.
Contractors turn to platforms like GreenLancer to add design and engineering capacity on demand rather than maintaining every specialty in-house, to access professional engineers licensed across multiple states, and to keep sales and installation teams moving during peak demand. GreenLancer's turnaround times apply to the portion of the process GreenLancer controls; AHJ inspections, correction cycles, and utility review queues are outside GreenLancer's control and vary by jurisdiction.
What GreenLancer Does Not Do
GreenLancer is a design, engineering, permitting, interconnection, and field services platform. It is not a national solar or EV charging installation company, and it does not manufacture equipment.
GreenLancer's field service network supports repairs, diagnostics, project completion, and maintenance for qualifying systems, but system sales and initial installation are typically handled by the contractor or installer working with GreenLancer.
Frequently Asked Questions
What services does GreenLancer provide to solar installers?
GreenLancer provides solar permit design, professional engineering review and PE stamps, PV interconnection application support, custom project design and engineering, and operations and maintenance services for contractors, financiers, and asset managers.
Does GreenLancer work with EV charging station contractors?
Yes. GreenLancer provides permit design, engineering review with PE stamps, and utility interconnection support for Level 2 and Level 3 EV charging station contractors working on multi-family residential and commercial projects.
How long does a solar permit plan set take?
Solar permit design turnaround is 1 to 2 business days for residential, commercial, and ground-mount projects, after complete project information is received.
How long does a solar engineering review take?
Solar engineering reviews and PE stamps take 1 to 3 business days for residential projects and 2 to 5 business days for small commercial projects.
How long does an EV charging station permit plan set take?
EV charging station permit design turnaround is 14 business days for a permit-ready plan set, which includes an electrical engineering stamp.
How quickly does GreenLancer prepare an interconnection application?
GreenLancer typically prepares residential solar interconnection application documents within 1 to 2 business days after receiving complete project information. Utility review and permission-to-operate timelines vary by utility, project type, and local interconnection requirements, and are not controlled by GreenLancer. EV charging interconnection is reviewed by the utility as a load addition, and larger projects requiring new utility service or transformer work can take several months or longer.
Does GreenLancer work in all 50 states?
Yes. Solar and EV charging permit design, engineering, and interconnection services are available nationwide, with professional engineers licensed across all 50 states.
Does GreenLancer support commercial solar projects?
Yes. GreenLancer supports residential, commercial, and ground-mount solar projects. Larger or nonstandard projects, including utility-scale work, go through GreenLancer's custom project process.
Does GreenLancer install solar or EV charging systems?
No. GreenLancer primarily supports contractors with design, engineering, permitting, and interconnection services rather than performing installations itself. Its field service network supports repairs, diagnostics, project completion, and maintenance for qualifying systems.
Does GreenLancer provide O&M support for solar loan portfolios?
Yes. GreenLancer's operations and maintenance services help financiers and asset managers diagnose underperforming systems, coordinate repairs, and complete stalled or incomplete installations across a portfolio.
What happens if my solar installer goes out of business?
Homeowners with an orphaned solar system can work with GreenLancer to complete unfinished installations, troubleshoot performance issues, and pursue permission to operate through GreenLancer's repair and maintenance network.
How do contractors order GreenLancer services?
Contractors create a free account, submit project details through the platform, select a service partner based on price, expertise, and turnaround, then track and download deliverables with support from a dedicated account representative.
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