What is Community Solar?
Community solar enables multiple households or businesses to benefit from one shared solar project located in their region. Instead of installing panels on their own roof or land, people subscribe to a portion of the project and receive credits on their monthly utility bills reflecting their share of the electricity generated.
This model is expanding rapidly nationwide. It gives renters, homeowners, and businesses equal access to the financial and environmental advantages of solar, regardless of property ownership or rooftop suitability. Community solar increases access — including for low- and moderate-income customers — while strengthening the electric grid with more distributed and resilient clean-energy resources.
Benefits to the Community
Residents, commercial customers, schools, and local organizations can enroll and directly realize cost savings and economic value. Every subscriber receives bill reductions tied to energy output from the shared project.
How It Works — In Three Steps
1. A community-scale solar array is built and begins generating clean electricity.
2. Individuals, businesses, and institutions subscribe to a defined share of the project.
3. Subscribers receive monthly credits on their utility bill based on the energy their subscribed share produces.
Benefits to Investors:
Investors in community solar projects can earn a relatively steady, predictable return. Revenue streams are backed by long-term subscriber contracts and state incentive programs — offering income that is typically less volatile than revenue from utility-scale projects or exposure to fluctuating wholesale energy markets.
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