7 Strategies for Cities to Maximize Benefits of Community Solar
Type
Policy Brief or Report
Year
2018
Level
City or Town
State(s)
All States, Colorado, Texas
Policy Areas
Community Development, Economic Justice, Energy
As cities look for solutions to help meet their increasingly aggressive clean energy targets and support their local economies, community solar is a growing opportunity. Community Solar is the distributed solar projects shared virtually by a number of subscribers in a community, typically
through on-bill credits. For cities, community solar is a way to vastly increase the amount of locally generated renewable energy, along with associated benefits of local jobs, property tax revenue, and local community investment.