Energy storage boosts community solar adoption nationwide

A helpful driver for even more community solar to get adopted nationwide might be just adding energy storage.

Community solar, a “solar for all” model that allows businesses and individuals to subscribe to electricity credits generated by locally sited solar projects, is a quickly growing market segment in the United States. Midway through 2023, the installed community solar market reached nearly 6 GW, with projects in 41 states and Washington, D.C. A helpful driver for even more community solar to get adopted nationwide might be just adding energy storage.

Pairing energy storage with community solar doesn’t have much impact on the solar project’s design or installation, but it can push the solar project over the finish line. Georgina Arreola, VP of policy for community solar customer manager Perch Energy, said storage helps community solar by improving project economics through additional incentives from utilities and states.

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Source: Solar Power World

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