Community Solar
Community solar projects can play a critical role in a just and equitable transition to cleaner electricity by allowing community members who could otherwise not install solar to participate in the renewable energy transition. It can make a community’s energy system more resilient, democratic, and affordable, all while improving reliability for the grid.
Co-authored by the Just Solutions Collective, this brief provides a snapshot of community solar and overviews policy solutions and ways to design an equitable community solar program.
POLICY BRIEF
Community Solar: A Critical Tool for Energy Justice
This policy brief describes how community solar works, how it can be a tool for energy justice, and how it can be designed equitably.
BLOG: It’s Time to Develop More Equitable Community Solar
Community solar is a great way for folks to lower electricity bills and help fight climate change. Yet our current stock of projects, especially for low-income households, is alarmingly low. Find out why the time for more equitable community solar is now – and how the Inflation Reduction Act and other federal opportunities can help.