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Solar Community

01

Access to Solar Without Installing Panels

  • You can subscribe to a share of a larger solar farm in your area.
  • No need for rooftop panels, home ownership, or upfront installation costs.

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Lower Electricity Bills

  • You typically get credits on your utility bill for the electricity your share produces.
  • Most programs guarantee savings — often 5–20% off your normal electric rate.

03

Clean, Renewable Energy

  • Your subscription supports local renewable power generation.
  • Reduces your carbon footprint and dependence on fossil fuels

04

Supports Local Communities

  • Projects are built locally, creating jobs and keeping energy dollars in the community.
  • Can help utilities meet renewable energy goals without major new infrastructure.

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Flexible, Low-Risk Participation

  • Most programs allow you to join or leave with little or no penalty.
  • No long-term maintenance or system ownership responsibility.

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Inclusive Access

  • Renters, condo owners, and low-income households can all participate.
  • Many states require programs to reserve shares for low-to-moderate-income residents.

How Community Solar Credits Work

01

You subscribe to a share of a solar farm.

You might sign up for, say, 5% of the farm’s output — enough to roughly match your household’s monthly electricity usage.

02

The solar farm produces electricity.

That energy goes into the local electric grid (not directly to your home).

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Your share of the production is tracked.

The utility measures how much energy your portion of the farm generated that month — for example, 500 kilowatt-hours (kWh).

04

You earn bill credits from the utility.

The utility applies a credit to your monthly bill for that 500 kWh, valued at the standard retail or community solar rate (depends on your state’s rules).

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You pay the solar provider for your share.

You pay a subscription fee — usually 5–20% less than the value of the credits you earned.

Example

If your credits are worth $100, you might pay $85 to the solar company and still save $15 that month.