KeplerDesign Co.

PV Consulting & Owner Representation

Clear solar decisions. Stronger project outcomes.

Kepler Design Co helps owners, developers, architects, and engineers make cleaner PV decisions: feasibility assessments, solar-ready planning, electrical integration narratives, design review, and field-ready solar engineering.

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From early review to coordinated design

Preserve your solar options.

Primary
PV Consulting
Design
Solar PV Engineering
Coordination
EOR + utility alignment
2012Renewable energy work since
250+ MWDirect involvement in solar design, construction & O&M
Up to 300 MWIndividual projects bid or consulted on
MidwestCentrally located, remote-friendly

Consulting before construction

Plan the roof, pathways, and electrical connection together.

The most valuable work often happens before a permit package or construction quote is final: identifying feasible roof zones, preserving conduit pathways, protecting service equipment, coordinating with the EOR, and giving owners a documented basis for the next decision.

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Services

Consulting-first solar support from feasibility through field execution.

Feasibility, strategy, and design-team coordination

PV Consulting & Owner Representation

Independent consulting for owners, developers, architects, and engineers who need clear solar guidance before the project becomes expensive to change.
  • Solar-ready feasibility assessments
  • Design-intent narratives
  • EOR and utility coordination
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Commercial, multifamily, residential, and off-grid systems

Solar PV Engineering & Design

System layouts, electrical design packages, equipment coordination, and practical guidance for solar projects from small independent systems to utility-scale work.
  • PV layout strategy
  • Stringing and inverter architecture
  • Electrical integration review
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Drafting, modeling, and fabrication-ready details

CAD & Engineering Design

AutoCAD and Inventor-based drafting, 3D modeling, technical drawings, and documentation for components, assemblies, and field-ready solutions.
  • 2D drafting
  • 3D modeling
  • Prototype documentation
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Designed, built, tested, refined

Prototyping & Custom Solutions

Custom solar kits, 3D printed components, portable power assemblies, and practical engineered solutions for unusual field requirements.
  • Custom kitted systems
  • FDM 3D printing
  • Portable and off-grid builds
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From CAD concept to a part you can evaluate

Additive Manufacturing & 3D Printing

FDM 3D printing, CAD refinement, and practical prototyping for custom components, fit checks, jigs, fixtures, and small-run parts.
  • FDM additive manufacturing
  • Design for printing
  • Prototype iteration
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Project experience

Consulting and design examples with the details visible.

Consulting deliverable

Solar-Ready Multifamily Feasibility

A solar-ready assessment for a multifamily redevelopment, reviewing permit drawings, reserved roof zones, electrical pathways, conceptual capacity, and cost-premium assumptions.
  • Reserved roof area review
  • Conceptual capacity range
  • Planning assumptions documented
  • Owner/EOR responsibility clarity

Design-intent narrative

Commercial PV Electrical Integration

A coordinated PV integration narrative for a commercial rooftop system, defining array architecture, rapid shutdown, AC combining, disconnects, and load-side interconnection basis.
  • Module and inverter architecture
  • DC and AC capacity coordination
  • NEC 690 and 705 coordination
  • Service equipment interconnection strategy
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About

Independent, technical, and used to projects that do not fit a template.

Kepler Design Co is led by Travis Kepler, combining manufacturing engineering, computer programming, CAD fluency, and renewable energy work dating back to 2012.

Travis has been directly involved in design, construction, or O&M on more than 250 MW of solar projects, with additional bidding and consulting on individual projects up to 300 MW. The work also includes small 100 watt systems, solar-ready feasibility reviews, electrical integration strategy, custom builds, field problem solving, and detailed technical documentation.

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