# How to make solar on commercial buildings work with Victoria Stulgis,  president at Black Bear Energy

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Podcast: [Sean White‘s Solar and Energy Storage Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/sean-white-s-solar-and-energy-storage-podcast-470742)
Published: 2026-07-15T12:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Victoria Stulgis, President of Black Bear Energy, discusses the complexities of deploying solar on commercial real estate portfolios. The conversation covers landlord-tenant split incentives, third-party ownership structures, hosted community solar models, and how policy shapes market opportunity across states like New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Illinois. Black Bear Energy's role as an owner's representative in helping institutional real estate investors navigate and scale renewable energy adoption is also examined. Topics Covered Black Bear Energy www.blackbearenergy.com ESS = Energy Storage System Battery Storage ASES = American Solar Energy SocietyReal Estate Solar Commercial Solar Landlord Tenant Incentives Hosted Community Solar Solar Policy ImpactPortfolio Scale Distributed Solar Net-Metering B-Corps REC = Renewable Energy Certificate SREC = Solar Renewable Energy Certificate Reach out to Victoria Stulgis here: LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/victoriastulgis Website: www.blackbearenergy.com Email: vstulgis@blackbearenergy.com Black Bear Email: info@blackbearenergy.com Learn more at www.solarSEAN.com and be sure to get NABCEP certified by taking Sean’s classes at www.heatspring.com/sean www.solarsean.com/pvipexam

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