![]() ![]() But making that decision was only the beginning. Producing clean energy and being a “proconsumer” were Patrick’s initial motives to switch to solar. The roof is 13,15kW and it is located in central Sweden, Gävleborg County, in a beautiful city called Arbrå. He has been enjoying his solar roof since August 2019. ![]() Patrick is one of the first Roofit.Solar clients from Sweden. We are happy to share that we currently have clients from 15+ countries – more to come this year – one of which is Sweden. These stories not only prove that our solar rooftops support households and companies in their solar journey, but we, as a team, are on the right path for realizing our mission to help build a cooler planet. Solar gardens are being built from Arizona to Wisconsin.As Roofit.Solar, we love hearing our clients’ stories and how they harness sun’s power with our rooftops while producing clean energy. Elon Musk’s SolarCity alone is investing $200 million. Business quickly started planning and building. ![]() Minnesota lawmakers passed a bill that opened the doors to community solar expansion. Half a year later they’ve proposed enough projects to power 150,000 homes. In 2014 Minnesota had only enough solar gardens to power 2,000 homes. Matt and Amber’s home state of Minnesota has become a capital of the community solar boom. David Amster-Olszewski, CEO of SunShare “I think you’re just starting to see the tip of the iceberg, but you haven’t seen the bulk of the iceberg.” In the process, it will open up the power of solar to millions of Americans. As the price of a panel continues to drop, this is a business model that is poised to take off. The solution is to still offer those families solar, but keep their panels on nearby land. Many people want to save with solar power, but most don’t have the right roof for the panels, like the 100 million Americans who rent. That’s what’s so exciting about community solar. If this continues, in 25 years you’ll be paying the same price while your neighbors will be paying double. Americans’ power bills have been rising an average of 3 percent each year. This is also a risk-if electricity prices were to drop, your locked-in community solar price could lose you money instead of making you money. Whether you lease or buy, you’ll also get to lock in your electricity price for years, which protects you from ever-rising electricity bills. “I look at it as prepaying for electricity,” says Matt. If you purchase your panels, you’ll pay up front, and earn back your investment with a profit over time. Matt and Amber get credit on their power bill for the electricity their panels generate each month. Instead, the local power company purchases the solar power, and feeds it into the electric grid. One hundred and fifty families, like Matt and Amber, buy 20 panels each to power their homes.īut that electricity doesn’t actually get sent to Matt and Amber’s house. They cover as much land as three football fields, and produce enough power for about 150 houses. Your house can be free of solar panels, and still get solar power. With community solar these issues are no longer problems, because your roof is left untouched. Perhaps you dislike the appearance of the panels or would prefer not to have strangers walking atop your house. You might not control your roof, because you rent an apartment. Your roof might be too shady, too old, or made of the wrong material. If you’re like most Americans, you can’t actually install solar on your home. They already have plans for the $1,000 they’ll save each year: “Invest, give, and save.” Your roof probably can’t have solar panels The Christians bought 22 of the panels, collecting enough sunlight to power most of their house, and shrink their power bill. It’s a solar garden: a field with community solar. How did they do it? Matt and Amber learned about community solar.ĭrive 20 minutes east on Minnesota Highway 55 from the Christians’ townhouse, and you’ll reach a field full of solar panels. Yet today, the Christians are saving money by powering their townhouse with solar power. Their homeowner’s association forbids it. Matt and Amber Christian can’t install solar panels on their townhouse roof. Read the original article on, a foundation working to build support for conservative solutions on clean energy issues. ![]()
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