In 2009, Colorado’s first “community solar” power system came online in Brighton.
Customers of United Power, the rural cooperative that serves the area, could make long-term leases of individual solar power panels — and get credit for the renewable energy the panels generated. The credit reduced their monthly utility bills.
Community solar, also called the “solar garden” concept, expands the market for solar power beyond the estimated 15 percent of U.S. homes that are appropriate for…
In 2009, Colorado’s first “community solar” power system came online in Brighton.
Customers of United Power, the rural cooperative that serves the area, could make long-term leases of individual solar power panels — and get credit for the renewable energy the panels generated. The credit reduced their monthly utility bills.
Community solar, also called the “solar garden” concept, expands the market for solar power beyond the estimated 15 percent of U.S. homes that are appropriate for…
