Community Solar Gardens Act

The birthplace of community solar advocates the solar gardens institute and the rapidly expanding community solar project developer clean energy collective colorado is home to more community solar farms than any other state with at least 19 in operation at the time of writing.

Community solar gardens act.

Pay cash or finance with a solar loan. State policy makes it relatively easy for projects to be developed. Community solar gardens are for people that want to go solar but are unable to do so on their own. Highlights of the act include the following.

Increasing the maximum size of a csg from 2 megawatts to 5 megawatts with the option for the public utilities commission puc to authorize construction of a csg up to 10 megawatts beginning july 1 2023. Community solar gardens are centrally located solar photovoltaic pv systems that provide electricity to participating subscribers. Community solar also referred to as a solar garden is a form of distributed generation that involves a solar array with multiple subscribers who may purchase a portion of the power produced and receive a credit on their electric bill. Ownership of the solar garden.

Perhaps you live in an apartment have a shaded roof at home or don t have space at your organization. In others you purchase kw capacity or kwh of production. In some systems you buy individual solar panels which are installed in the farm after your purchase. It is common and even required in some states for community solar projects to be jointly owned by participants.

The community solar gardens act authorizes the creation of community solar gardens as a way of encouraging further solar energy investment in the state house bill 10 1342 2010. If you own a share in a community solar farm you will pay a set price for it which you can either pay for up front with cash or finance with a solar loan. Colorado was the first state in the nation to create legislation around solar gardens when in 2010 the legislature passed the community solar gardens act. A recent national renewable energy laboratory report finds that 49 of households and 48 of businesses are.

The act amends the current statute authorizing the creation of community solar gardens csgs by. A community solar farm or garden is a solar power installation that accepts capital from and provides output credit and tax benefits to individual and other investors. Community solar gardens are centralized arrays of solar panels. Solar energy advocates are hoping that state regulators decision to put proposed rules for community solar gardens on a fast track will help colorado reclaim a leading role in an arena that it.

Solar gardens must be less than 2 mw installed.