Community solar is a new way for people
to benefit from solar energy
and we at Neighborhood Sun are
excited to tell you about it.
So what is community solar?
Community solar provides people with
affordable locally produced clean energy
without installing any panels on their
roof or charging any upfront fees.
Anybody who pays an electric bill may be
able to subscribe to a solar project in
their area, helping to build stronger
communities and fight climate change.
So how does it work?
We work with solar developers and
financiers to find projects that will
produce local jobs, affordable power, and
enhance the local environment.
You subscribe to one of our community solar projects in your neighborhood, or at
least not too far away, much like you
would subscribe to a magazine or video streaming platform.
The main requirement is that you live in the same utility territory as the solar project.
For example, in Maryland, our customers who
get their electricity from Pepco would
have to subscribe to a solar project
located in Pepco's service territory.
We then assign you a block of solar panels based on your electricity usage.
If you have a studio apartment or small home, your block
will naturally be smaller
than your neighbors in her three-story house.
Your block is meant to cover a
majority of your electricity needs.
The power that is produced by the solar
project flows directly into the
electricity grid. We don't install
anything on your home.
And when the sun doesn't shine you'll still get the same power you always did
Your utility company is still responsible for maintaining your grid connection and
ensuring you get electricity 24/7.
Finally, you pay a fixed amount for each unit of energy called
a kilowatt hour or kWh produced by the solar block to which you subscribe.
Say you typically use 1,000 kilowatt hours of Pepco's electricity per month.
As a community solar subscriber, you pay Neighborhood Sun for
that one thousand kilowatt hours of
electricity, which is now generated by
solar energy, at a rate that is equal to
or lower than your current utility's rate.
You then see 1,000 kilowatt hours
of solar credits automatically reflected
on Pepco's electricity bill. It's as if
you were paying Pepco with an
electricity gift card, so it's like
virtually spinning your meter backwards!
And if you don't use all the credits
your solar panels produce for that month,
then they will roll over to next month
just like rollover minutes on a cellphone plan.
And that's how community
solar works!
Now who is Neighborhood Sun?
Neighborhood Sun is your friendly, clean energy, social enterprise
with a mission to empower
neighborhoods to choose community solar.
As a certified B Corp, we meet rigorous
standards of social and environmental
performance, accountability, and
transparency. We don't just talk about
sustainability--our commitment to the
planet, employees, community, and
transparency is baked into our corporate
fabric.
Also, we love our community!
We're the only community solar company that puts its members first above all of
other solar partners. When you sign up
for community solar, you become one of
our members and we become your local
champion, protecting your rights as a
customer. And as an added bonus, when you choose Neighborhood Sun you grow our
Solar Neighbor Benefit Fund. This fund
helps our low- and moderate-income
neighbors also participate in solar
projects. We can't solve climate change
if we don't have strong, resilient
communities that includes everyone,
not just the select few.
And finally, we're
local. Neighborhood Sun is the only
socially conscious, consumer-friendly,
Maryland-based company focused
exclusively on community solar. We want
to keep your dollars local, which will
help create a healthy economy and
provide clean energy jobs for your community.
So are you ready to get 100%,
clean, local renewable solar energy?
Visit our website, drop us a line, or check out our social media pages to learn more.
Together, we'll build a solar community.
