Community Solar Gardens Colorado

Colorado community solar gardens.

Community solar gardens colorado.

Colorado pioneered the concept of community solar gardens and in 2010 adopted the first statewide program. Solar energy advocates are hoping that state regulators decision to put proposed rules for community solar gardens on a fast track will help colorado reclaim a leading role in an arena that it. 125kw families to be served. It would also remove the requirement that customers must live in.

The community solar garden may also be built owned and operated by a third party under contract with the subscriber organization. Telluride colorado system size. Colorado leads the nation with nearly 70 community solar projects in operation generating more than 50 mw and many more in development. System specs 10 3 mw system production when completed the 10 3 mw group of projects is expected to produce 18 644 960 kwh of energy.

That is the equivalent to offsetting the greenhouse gas emissions from 2 971 passenger vehicles driven for one year and co2 emissions from 15 181 506 pounds of coal burned. The birthplace of community solar advocates the solar gardens institute and the rapidly expanding community solar project developer clean energy collective colorado is home to more community solar farms than any other state with at least 19 in operation at the time of writing. San miguel power association solar garden. State policy makes it relatively easy for projects to be developed.

Department of energy to expand access to community solar. 25 35 households in smpa service territory fort collins utilities rooftop solar garden. Completed community solar projects and partnerships. The act amends the current statute authorizing the creation of community solar gardens csgs by.

National community solar partnership the colorado energy office is a member of the national community solar partnership developed by the u s. Increasing the maximum size of a csg from 2 megawatts to 5 megawatts with the option for the public utilities commission puc to authorize construction of a csg up to 10 megawatts beginning july 1 2023. B on or before october 1 2010 the commission shall commence a rule making proceeding to adopt rules as necessary.