Community solar is a critical type of solar that needs a lot more love. Here’s a more on Community Solar from NREL: Many individuals want to get into the driver’s seat by securing solar photovoltaic (PV) power—but how do you get into the pole position? By using Community Solar. The … [continued]
Sullivan Solar Power is one of California’s largest solar power companies, and it recently launched the Chula Vista Solar Program, which not only resulted in 204,412 watts of solar power deployed in the city, but also provided 29 solar panels to three low-income houses in the city. The Chula … [continued]
A revolutionary renewable energy bill could become law in California as soon as this September. It will allow customers of the big three utilities in California to buy power directly from renewable energy projects developed in their neighborhoods for the first time.
Solar hosting helps bring solar power to renters. Solar power is a great investment for homeowners in most places. You can get a great return on investment (ROI) in most cases. However, some poeple don’t have the money or credit needed to pop a solar roof on their … [continued]
The city of Olympia, Washington has approved five new community solar projects, which will be installed at the new Hands-On Children’s Museum; City Hall; the Olympia Community Center; Fire Station #4; and Fir Street Reservoir in 2012. Community Solar: A Public-Private Partnership The systems will be deployed through a power … [continued]
One Block Off The Grid launched a new solar community purchasing scheme in Arizona to encourage residents to go solar.
Just a reminder that today is “Community Solar Day” (or “Occupy Your Rooftop Day”). Even if you forgot about it, or didn’t plan to participate before now, you can still join in! Solar Mosaic, one of the organizers, has a very specific suggestion for how you can join in. It recommends … [continued]
Following up on a popular post one week ago, on Solar Mosaic’s unique community solar program, we shot the folks there some more questions asking for more details on a few things. Aside from a response in the comments of that post, I received the following email from a Solar … [continued]
Community solar programs and projects of various sorts are hugely loved here on CleanTechnica, but a new community solar program in California is a little bit different than anything I’ve seen before (and it might be completely unique). It’s essentially crowdfunding the investment dollars for solar projects on community centers. (Think … [continued]
A serialized version of ILSR’s new report, Democratizing the Electricity System, Part 1 of 5.
