If you place solar panels on a property of yours, and pay them off (or buy them outright) so that all of the energy savings coming from them are not going to making lease payments, would you be able to somehow meter the tenants and charge them the market rate for the electricity being used, keeping the difference as profit?

Like what David Greene said, I'm going to pay a bonus if job is completed early, and impose penalties if job is not completed by deadline7.

Like what David Greene said, I'm going to pay a bonus if job is completed early, and impose penalties if job is not completed by deadline7.

I'm a green horn (never done a deal) and learning all I can.

I'm a green horn (never done a deal) and learning all I can.

Truly a green newbie!

Here in MA, we not only got significant rebates on our 48 panel (13.44 KWp) system, but also have a 10 year, fixed price contract that pays us about $180/month for Solar Renewable Energy Credits (SRECs). 

Check out David Greene's book on long distance investing.

If it's not new construction and you still have to go through inspection, that can be a dicey time and require a lot of energy and finesse on an agent's part.

IMHO total waste of time and money, I built homes for many years taking undo care about energy efficiency, air changes per hour etc.