Community Solar

Proudly Serving Communities in Virginia, DC, and Maryland

Prospect Solar helps communities “go solar”—at wholesale cost

Community Solar, also known as a Solar Garden, is a crowd-funding opportunity for members of a community to invest together and receive solar benefits that may have previously been inaccessible. Each member is a “subscriber,” and can purchase as many (or as few) solar panels as they like. Prospect Solar’s network can help build your Solar Community in DC, Virginia, and Maryland.

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Community Solar is ideal for individual members who:

  • Rent or lease their property but would like solar
  • Have inadequate space, orientation, or too much shading
  • Cannot budget an entire private system at this time
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How Community Solar Works

  • Members of a community who would like to participate in solar can invest different amounts toward a shared solar electric system on a public facility (e.g., a fire station).
  • The solar energy savings produced by the installed solar array become revenue for the community solar subscribers.
  • That revenue is returned to the community solar subscribers proportionate to their investment. For example, if the fire station spends $200 a month on energy, and the solar array provides half of that energy every month, then the solar energy savings are $100 and would be returned proportionately. The fire station benefits from using clean, renewable energy and can even receive rent for the roof space!

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  • Want to join a solar community?
  • How about start your own solar garden?
  • Would you like to help advocate community solar?
  • Do you have questions about Community Solar?

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