5.2.22 Community Renewables and Other DER Ownership Structures

LPDD Recommendation: “States legislatures or state agencies should facilitate the deployment of solar installations through third-party ownership models, through maintaining net metering rate structures, and excluding third-party owners from the definition of regulated utilities.”

LPDD Recommendation: “State legislatures and PUCs should expand community solar ownership legislation, such as virtual net metering, for all customers.”

DOE’s National Community Solar Partnership

A DOE-convened coalition of community solar stakeholders - state, local, and tribal governments, utilities, businesses, nonprofit organizations, and others - working to expand access to affordable community solar to every American household by 2025.

New Jersey Community Solar Energy Pilot

New Jersey's pilot community solar program has been lauded for strong provisions prioritizing low and moderate income customer participation.

Model Community Solar Legislation

The Coalition for Community Solar Access has authored two sets of model community solar legislation for vertically integrated states and restructured states.

Community Solar Policy Decision Matrix

The Coalition for Community Solar Access has authored a matrix intended to lead policymakers through important questions in the community solar development process.

FPL SolarTogether

FPL will install 1,490 megawatts of community solar at 20 new solar power plants across FPL’s service territory, with projected long-term savings of $249 million.