December 20, 2012

Community Shared Solar: Diverse Approaches for a Common Goal

Community-shared solar allow individuals and organizations unable to take advantage of on-site renewable generation to participate in distributed generation and support the development of renewable energy.

In this short two-pager, three case studies offer a glimpse at three different utilities’ approaches to offering community solar to their customers. Created by IREC for ICLEI and its partners in the Solar Outreach Partnership for the U.S. Department of Energy’s SunShot Initiative.

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Community Solar Basics

Community Solar Basics

This reference guide gives a brief overview of seven critical program design elements along with accompanying checklists and additional resources to help guide decision-makers and stakeholders as they develop community solar programs.
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Checklist for Voluntary Utility-Led Community Solar Programs

Checklist for Voluntary Utility-Led Community Solar Programs

Developed by IREC and Vote Solar, this checklist was developed to help utilities develop effective community solar programs.
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Model Rules for Shared Renewable Energy Programs

Model Rules for Shared Renewable Energy Programs

Revised in collaboration with The Vote Solar Initiative, the model rules were updated to assist stakeholders in developing shared renewables programs to broaden renewable energy access to more consumers.
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