SunShare Takes the Lead in Community Solar, First to Surpass 100 MW of Community Solar Projects
January 23, 2019
More than 8,000 subscribers benefitting from renewable energy
DENVER–(BUSINESS WIRE)–lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/SunShare?src=hash” target=”_blank”gt;#SunSharelt;/agt;–SunShare,
the nation’s pioneer in community solar, announced today that it is the
first community solar garden company to surpass 100 MW of developed
community solar projects. With the recent completion of the SaintSun
project in St. Michael, Minnesota, SunShare has now completed
development on 105 MW of solar across 77 community
solar gardens and has signed up over 8,300 commercial and
residential subscribers in Colorado and Minnesota.
GTM Research (now Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables) estimates that the
addressable market for community solar projects is more than seven times
larger than that of rooftop solar.
“When I started SunShare in 2011 and helped develop the nation’s first
competitive community solar program in Colorado Springs, the goal was to
bring the benefits of solar power to as many people as possible,” said David
Amster-Olszewski, SunShare’s founder and CEO. “Surpassing 100
megawatts of community solar projects is an important milestone in
achieving that goal. I look forward to achieving the next 100 megawatts
and delivering the power to choose clean energy to thousands more
subscribers across the country.”
According to the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), 1,226
cumulative megawatts of community solar have been installed across the
United States (through the second quarter of 2018) with 42 states having
at least one community solar project online. Competitive community solar
programs got their start with SunShare’s 2 MW pilot program in Colorado
Springs in 2011 and are now the fastest growing sector of the solar
industry according to a 2018 report by the Rocky Mountain Institute
(RMI).
SunShare now serves the largest active residential subscriber base in
the community solar industry. SunShare’s community solar gardens enable
homeowners, renters, government organizations, and small businesses that
may not otherwise have the ability to install solar panels on their home
or building to participate in and benefit from the transition to
renewable energy.
About SunShare
SunShare is a pioneer in community solar that has been transforming the
energy industry with locally-generated solar power since 2011. SunShare
has built the largest active residential subscriber base in community
solar and SunShare’s solar gardens give the communities they serve
powerful options. While local utilities continue delivering their
energy, SunShare customers simply receive credits on their utility bills
that help protect them from rising electricity rates. The SunShare team
is driving innovation and making solar an easy choice. Thousands of
citizens, businesses, and organizations have made the decision to help
create a cleaner, better future by subscribing to SunShare. Learn more
at www.mysunshare.com.
Contacts
Wendy Prabhu
Mercom Communications
www.mercomcapital.com
SunShare@MercomCapital.com
+1-512-215-4452