City governments’ can proactively take steps to engage the local population, make connections, and otherwise enable a community solar project to help ensure its success.
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Community Solar
Becoming a Facilitator
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Leverage Existing City Programs and Departments
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Engage other programs and departments to accelerate community solar development
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Facilitate Partnerships or Coordinate Project Research, Development, and Aggregation
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Provide research, recommendations, and stakeholder coordination to improve community solar development
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Conduct Outreach and Educate the Community About Community Solar
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Identify existing or new programs to educate your community and build support
1.
Leverage Existing City Programs and Departments
Learn More
Engage other programs and departments to accelerate community solar development
2.
Conduct Outreach and Educate the Community About Community Solar
Learn More
Identify existing or new programs to educate your community and build support
3.
Facilitate Partnerships or Coordinate Project Research, Development, and Aggregation
Learn More
Provide research, recommendations, and stakeholder coordination to improve community solar development
Capture Additional Benefits
Further actions to help your community capture additional benefits from a community solar project.
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Enable Clean Energy Access to Low-Income Populations
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Promote low-income subscription by lowering costs, creating financing options, and conducting outreach to target populations
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Leverage Value from Existing Assets
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Convene potential project hosts.
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Reduce Project Costs to Capture Economic Savings for the City
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Reduce costs with aggregation
1.
Enable Clean Energy Access to Low-Income Populations
Learn More
Promote low-income subscription by lowering costs, creating financing options, and conducting outreach to target populations
2.
Reduce Project Costs to Capture Economic Savings for the City
Learn More
Reduce costs with aggregation
3.
Leverage Value from Existing Assets
Learn More
Convene potential project hosts.