Washington D.C. passed the Community Renewables Energy Act (B20-0057) in 2013, allowing community renewable energy facilities and subscriber organizations to serve customers. Individual systems are limited to 5 megawatts in size. However, there is no overall program capacity limit. Participants are compensated at the utility’s standard offer service rate for “General Service Low Voltage Non Demand” customers.
Additionally, the Solar for All program provides solar energy for 100,000 low- to moderate-income households in Washington D.C., lowering electricity costs for participants.
Check back soon for more detail about the Washington D.C. community solar program.
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