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Community Shared Solar
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Community shared solar is a new and growing model for broadening local solar markets and extending the benefits of solar energy to new customers. By expanding access to solar energy, community shared solar can be a useful tool for San Francisco and other jurisdictions that seek to expand use of distributed, local solar power. To help educate stakeholders, including other Rooftop Solar Challenge partners and other cities, this paper discusses: (1) the basics of community shared solar; (2) the benefits of community shared solar; (3) variations in design of community shared solar programs; (4) examples of community shared solar program; (5) California's regulatory context; and (6) community shared solar's potential to expand San Francisco's solar market. This material was prepared by San Francisco's Department of the Environment and is based upon work powered by a U.S. Department of Energy SunShot Initiative Rooftop Solar Challenge grant managed by SolarTech.
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