Featured in Step on the gas – 12-2012

Community energy gardens

Interview: Community-owned solar power is on the rise in the U.S. Kent James, Chief Strategy Officer of Martifer Solar USA, implemented a series of projects with the Colorado-based Clean Energy Collective and spoke with pv magazine about the benefits and barriers of the model.

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pv magazine

03 Dec 2012

pv magazine: What is your concept of community-owned solar? Kent James: We liken community-owned solar to community gardens; members buy their own “plot” of an array, and they collect the power it produces in the form of a monthly bill credit. There are a few key factors that distinguish community-owned solar from other community solar …

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