Colorado’s Community Solar program

Pathway: Cross-Cutting Approaches to Reducing Emissions → Financing Large-Scale Projects → Community Ownership Structures

Pathway: Cross-Cutting Approaches to Reducing Emissions → Financing at the Grid Edge → Shared Renewables

Pathway: Electricity Decarbonization → Distributed Renewable Energy → Community Renewables and Other DER Ownership Structures

Jurisdiction: States and State Governments → State Legislatures

Colorado’s Community Solar program (2011) allows multiple customers to engage with a common, utility- or non-utility-owned solar system up to 2 MW. Crediting is based on a total aggregate retail rate, minus transmission, distribution, and administrative charges. RECs are purchased by the utility, and 5% of energy must be set aside for low-income customers.

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Document Type: Existing Laws

Colorado’s Community Solar program enabling legislation

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