Southwest Virginia deserves fair access to shared solar
Take action and support shared solar in Southwest Virginia at https://swvasolar.org/shared-letter/
Shared solar is a model of solar energy development that makes solar more affordable and accessible for local residents, organizations, and businesses. By subscribing to a shared community solar energy system, customers receive energy credits from specific panels on their monthly electricity bill, reducing the total cost of their energy consumption. It is a great way to increase access to affordable solar energy for everyone in a community. Because panels are located off-site, anyone who doesn’t own their building, doesn’t have a suitable site for solar energy, or can’t finance their own solar system can still benefit from renewable energy sources in their community.
Unfortunately, shared solar programs are not available in Southwest Virginia. This is because the state does not require any Southwest Virginia utilities to provide shared solar programs for their customers, even though this option is available for customers of Dominion Energy in other parts of the state.
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