Major US corporations embracing community solar

Top Fortune 500 companies like Microsoft, Google, Walmart, and Starbucks are partnering with community solar developers.

Community solar has recently taken off, surpassing 7 GW of installed capacity in the United States. Research firm Wood Mackenzie said it expects community solar installed capacity to essentially double in five years.

Community solar typically involves a customer subscribing to a portion of an off-site solar project’s generating capacity, receiving credits on their utility bills for the electricity produced by the facility. The CCSA noted that household names such as Microsoft, Google, Walmart, Starbucks, Rivian, Wendy’s, and T-Mobile are just a few of the Fortune 500 companies that have signed agreements with community solar developers.

Click here to read the full article
Source: PV Magazine

—

If you have any questions or thoughts about the topic, feel free to contact us here or leave a comment below.

/0 Comments/by
You might also like
Clean energy is often now the least expensive. The IEA projected that more than 440GW of renewable energy would be added in 2023.The year in clean energy: Wind, solar and batteries grow despite economic challenges
Three large projects in CA, UT, and OR will cover water reclamation facilities with solar panels for energy production and water conservationUS states to conserve land, water with solar on canals
As clean energy production ramps up, transmission reform is becoming a major priority for the renewables industry.Grassroots buy-in will be vital to transmission buildout, say clean energy experts
The most significant event for the clean energy economy in 2022 which is the IRA, is going to have reverberations throughout 2023 and beyond.Four big things to expect in clean energy in 2023
Faith leaders & solar installers discuss how and why houses of worship are going solar & how the clean energy tax credits in the IRA can helpHouses of worship go solar
Governor Gavin Newsom today released an update on the state’s clean energy progress and an implementation plan to reach future targets.Governor Newsom updates the roadmap to California’s clean energy future
0 replies

Leave a Reply

Want to join the discussion?
Feel free to contribute!

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *