20 states have policies allowing some form of community renewable energy. This quarterly update (2021 Q2) shows the capacity built in states with most active programs: Colorado, Massachusetts, Minnesota, and New York. It focuses on programs in investor-owned utility service territory.… Read More
Minnesota’s community solar program reached 811 megawatts in August 2021, enough to power more than 100,000 homes each year or about as much capacity as a typical nuclear power plant!… Read More
In Vice, senior research at ILSR’s Democracy Energy Initiative Katie Kienbaum explains ILSR’ 30 Million Solar Homes initiative and the benefits it will have on the economy and environment.… Read More
The New Mexico legislature passed the Energy Transition Act (SB 489) in 2021. This post summarizes the policy and compiles additional New Mexico community solar resources.… Read More
A new report finds that deploying distributed solar energy to the equivalent of 30 million American homes would produce significant job-creation and economic benefits while addressing climate change and mitigating racial and income disparities.… Read More
Passed in 2016, Section 22 of SB 1547 establishes a program for community solar projects. The Oregon Solar Dashboard tracks developments by year. This post summarizes the policy and compiles additional Oregon community solar resources.… Read More
In these comments, submitted to Minnesota utility regulators, ILSR asks that the Commission extends the residential adder: a program designed to increase residential participation in community solar gardens.… Read More
20 states have policies allowing some form of community renewable energy. This quarterly update (2021 Q1) shows the capacity built in states with most active programs: Colorado, Massachusetts, Minnesota, and New York. It focuses on programs in investor-owned utility service territory.… Read More
NY-Sun’s Shared Renewables program, enacted by the Reforming the Energy Vision initiative in 2017, offers community solar to homes and businesses. This post summarizes the policy and compiles additional New York community solar resources.… Read More
