Service
Community Solar Enrollment
Solar savings without the rooftop, the panels, or the financing.
At a glance
- Typical bill credit discount
- 10 to 15%
- Subscription portion sizing
- 60 to 100%
- Enrollment timeline
- 30 to 90 days
Community solar lets a commercial account subscribe to a portion of a local solar project and receive a credit on its utility bill for the energy the subscribed share produces. There is no equipment installed on your property and no upfront capital. The economics, where available, are typically a ten to fifteen percent discount on the offset portion of your bill. We evaluate community solar program eligibility in your service territory and enroll qualifying accounts.
- Active community solar markets in Maryland, DC, Delaware, New Jersey, and parts of Virginia
- No equipment installation, no upfront capital, no rooftop required
- Discount typically applies to subscription percentage of total usage
- Subscription terms vary by program; we negotiate on terms, not just headline rate
What we find
The specific patterns this discipline catches
- 01
Community solar program availability for your specific utility and load profile
- 02
Subscription terms that protect you from project performance shortfalls
- 03
Stacking with state low-income or environmental justice solar carve-outs where eligible
- 04
Exit clauses that allow termination without penalty if better options emerge
How this engagement runs
From first bill to documented savings
We confirm community solar eligibility in your service territory. We benchmark active subscription offers across qualified projects. We evaluate the subscription terms beyond the headline discount: contract length, exit provisions, project performance guarantees, allocation methodology, and credit-on-bill mechanics. We enroll your account in the project that combines the best discount with the cleanest terms and tracks performance to the contract over time.
In depth
Common questions, answered
How does community solar actually work on my bill?
When you subscribe to a community solar project, you reserve a share of the project's output. As the project generates electricity, your subscribed share converts into a virtual net metering credit posted to your utility bill at the credit value set by your state's community solar rules. The credit appears as a line item on your monthly statement reducing your delivery and supply charges by the credit value of your share's production for that month. Your subscription fee, paid to the project operator separately, is set lower than the credit value, producing the net discount. The utility continues to deliver electricity normally; community solar does not change your physical service or reliability.
Where is community solar available?
Maryland, DC, Delaware, and New Jersey have mature community solar programs with active project capacity in the BGE, PEPCO, Delmarva, and PSE&G territories. Pennsylvania has limited program availability with expansion under active legislative consideration. Virginia has a community solar pilot in Dominion territory with capacity constraints. We track program availability, project pipeline, and current subscription opening windows across all of these markets, and we recommend enrollment only where the economics and terms are favorable for your specific account.
What happens if the project underperforms?
Project performance risk is the most-asked and least-discussed question in community solar. Projects can underperform expected output due to weather, equipment failure, or operational issues. The subscription terms determine how that risk is allocated. Some programs pass the underperformance directly to subscribers; the credit you receive simply matches the lower production. Others guarantee a minimum credit. The best-structured agreements include performance floors with operator-funded true-ups if production falls below the guarantee. We do not enroll accounts in programs without acceptable performance protection. The headline discount matters less than the worst-case performance scenario.
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Send us a bill. We will tell you what we see.
Fifteen minutes with one of your invoices is usually enough to see whether there is meaningful savings on the table.