Community Solar is for Everyone!
Community Solar is for everyone and everyone receives the benefits! This means anyone with an electric bill, including renters, can participate with no upfront costs.
Most participants will see their Xcel utility bill drop 70 - 100%. After paying CEF for a subscription, participating members will see an overall savings of about 10%-20%. Folks who are an Xcel customer can join: no credit check or home ownership is needed. Xcel Energy is required to give a bill credit to anyone who subscribes to a CSG for the power produced by their portion of the array.
Sign up below for our waiting list so we can pair you and your location with a local Community Solar Garden Today!
Now, with community solar gardens, we as a cooperative:
Keep costs low - keeping more energy dollars in the community
Create jobs for those who need them most - local folks including low income and BIPOC
Ensure community ownership and control
Reduce dirty energy use; the leading cause of asthma and other health threats
Create clean energy for the community
Learn more about Cooperative Energy Futures approach to Community Solar Gardens
Subscribe to our Community Solar Gardens (with links to our subscription terms)
Cooperative Energy Futures’ Community Solar Gardens completed or under construction
Simple Sign-up process:
1. Sign up now for the waiting list to receive direct notifications when subscriptions are available. We have openings now at our Clara City Community Solar Garden.
2. Once subscriptions open, sign an Xcel Energy Subscriber Agency Agreement, which allows Cooperative Energy Futures to match you to the right garden.
3. CEF will then provide a match and talk through key details of your subscription with you.
4. You sign a Community Solar Subscription agreement and become a co-op member.
5. You start receiving bill credits approximately a month after your subscription process is complete for a community solar garden with active openings. If you end of on the waiting list, the subscription is on hold until the project begins producing energy – you will then be invited to a kick-off event when the project is live!
