Community Solar is for homeowners, renters, and businesses who want to support clean, local, green energy and save significant, long-term energy costs, but can't (or don't want to) install solar panels on their roof. Studies have shown that up to 80% of consumers cannot install panels on their rooftops, for a variety of reasons: the initial up-front costs may be too high, their roofs may not face the right direction (or may not have the right pitch), or they rent their homes. Community Solar offers these customers a way to support local solar projects by independent developers - and to start saving money immediately on their utility bills with no up-front cost!

Each month, you will be allocated a percentage of the output of a specific Community Solar project. Your share is determined by your average electric usage. Your utility will translate this output into credits that appear directly on your utility bills. At the same time, you'll also receive a bill from Syncarpha, for payments for those credits - but at a discount. The difference between the credits you receive on your utility bill and the bill you receive from us for discounted credits will equal your savings each month.

No! Once we've worked with you to determine whether you qualify, you simply need to sign our agreement and wait for the project to "go live." When the project does start operating, you'll start to see savings on your utility bills. After that, you simply pay us for the credits you've received each month.

We understand that "no money down" and going solar with no up-front investment both sound too good to be true.

So how does it work?

Think of it as buying a gift card to use on your utility bill, but you buy the gift card at a discount, Saving you money every month!

Simply put, your commitment to buy the credits - at a discount - makes the project possible, as we can build with confidence that we have enough customers and revenues committed to support our project for the long-term.

We're able to offer the credits at a discount, because having everyone participating together allows for economies of scale that we pass along to you.

Community solar is a real-life example of people banding together to increase the potential benefits for all. Our Resources page provides even more information on how it works.

Moves happen - we get that. While our agreements will differ by state and by community solar program, in all cases, we provide flexibility for customers who need to move. If you move locally, your Community Solar credits and savings move with you! And if you move outside the service area, you can transfer your credits to someone else or cancel the agreement - we'll help you decide which works best.

Community Solar is a new concept for a lot of people - we get that, too. We'd love to find a way to help you and your family, friends, and community participate in Community Solar through a specific project, and we also want to do our part to spread the word about Community Solar, to educate consumers on this exciting new offering. We're here - to answer your questions and tell you more about the program. Contact us at 888-55-SOLAR or [email protected].