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Apartments & Shared Rooftops
In apartments and multi-storey buildings, rooftop space is usually shared rather than dedicated to one household. Ownership, allocation and approvals can make an individual rooftop installation difficult.
Why Managed Solar
Solar shouldn’t depend on having the right roof.
Rooftop solar works well when you have a suitable private roof. But shared buildings, shading, limited usable space or the responsibility of maintaining equipment can make it impractical. Lumifly offers a professionally managed solar alternative under the applicable Virtual Net Metering framework.
The Rooftop Barrier
Rooftop solar can be a challenge for many homes.
Rooftop solar can be an excellent fit when the property, roof and owner are aligned. These are the practical constraints that can make it harder to use.
Suitability
Not Every Roof Is Solar-Ready
Shading, orientation, water tanks, lift rooms, neighbouring buildings and limited usable area can reduce how much solar a rooftop can practically support.
Responsibility
Owning Solar Also Means Managing It
Rooftop solar places the equipment at your property. Cleaning, monitoring, inverter servicing, repairs and long-term upkeep therefore remain part of the ownership experience.
Compare Your Options
Rooftop solar vs. Lumifly managed solar
Both use solar generation. The difference is where the system is located, who manages it and how the solar benefit reaches you.
DimensionRooftop SolarLumifly Managed Solar
Roof needed
Rooftop
Yes — about 100–120 sq ft per kW of suitable, shade-free roof
Lumifly
No rooftop installation needed
Equipment at home
Rooftop
Panels, inverter and cabling installed at your premises
Lumifly
No solar equipment installed at your premises
Cleaning & repairs
Rooftop
Managed by you or your service provider after the applicable warranty/service period
Lumifly
Managed by Lumifly for 20 years under the applicable agreement
Insurance
Rooftop
Arranged separately by the system owner, depending on the installation and insurance arrangement
Lumifly
Insurance administration included for the 20-year managed term
Site & generation efficiency
Rooftop
Performance depends on roof area, orientation, shading and local site conditions
Lumifly
Generation takes place at a dedicated solar site designed for project-scale operation
Moving Home
Rooftop
Difficult and costly to dismantle, transport, and re-permit at a new property
Lumifly
Transferrable across the applicable DISCOM network.*
Practical fit
Rooftop
Customers with a suitable private rooftop who prefer on-site solar generation
Lumifly
Customers with shaded, unsuitable or shared rooftops, or those who prefer professionally managed off-site solar
*Subject to the applicable process and agreement.
What Your Investment Builds
Your solar investment becomes long-term energy infrastructure.
A Lumifly solar share is more than a set of panels. Your participation supports the generation equipment, engineering, construction and long-term project systems required to create and operate managed solar.
Solar Infrastructure
Solar modules, inverters, mounting systems, electrical equipment and balance-of-system components required to generate your allocated solar energy.
Project Development
Engineering, design, project coordination, approvals and grid integration required to bring the managed solar project into operation.
Construction
Civil works, installation, testing, commissioning and related site work that turn the design into operating generation infrastructure.
Long-Term Management
Monitoring, maintenance, cleaning, warranty administration and operational support across the managed project term.
You're not buying a box of panels.
You're participating in a professionally developed and managed energy infrastructure project.
What Changes With Lumifly
Solar moves off your roof.
The benefit comes through your electricity connection. Lumifly develops and manages solar generation away from your property. Instead of installing and maintaining equipment on your roof, you participate in generation from a managed project under the applicable Virtual Net Metering framework.
No rooftop equipment
Generation is located at a managed solar project, so you do not need solar equipment installed at your premises.
Managed operations
Lumifly manages project operations and maintenance across the applicable managed term.
Benefit through your electricity connection
Your allocated generation is associated with your electricity connection under the applicable Virtual Net Metering framework.
Know What Sits Behind Your Solar Participation
Clear answers before you proceed.
A managed solar project involves infrastructure, agreements, grid processes and long-term operations. Lumifly aims to make those parts visible so you can understand what you are participating in before you proceed.
Project visibility
Know where the shared project is and understand its published development status.
Managed operations
Understand how project operations, maintenance and long-term management are handled.
VNM coordination
See how customer participation fits within the applicable DISCOM and Virtual Net Metering process.
Agreements & rights
Review customer responsibilities, allocation terms and the applicable contractual framework before you proceed.
