Community Solar Gardens Colorado

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.

Community solar gardens colorado.

The community solar garden may also be built owned and operated by a third party under contract with the subscriber organization. Colorado leads the nation with nearly 70 community solar projects in operation generating more than 50 mw and many more in development. State policy makes it relatively easy for projects to be developed. It would also remove the requirement that customers must live in.

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. The act amends the current statute authorizing the creation of community solar gardens csgs by. The community solar gardens modernization act would allow gardens to grow from their current 2 megawatt max to 5 or 10 megawatts. National community solar partnership the colorado energy office is a member of the national community solar partnership developed by the u s.

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Completed community solar projects and partnerships. Colorado pioneered the concept of community solar gardens and in 2010 adopted the first statewide program. Colorado has since lagged behind other states because of size limits and other. The subscriber organization may be any for profit or nonprofit entity permitted by colorado law.

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. 125kw families to be served. B on or before october 1 2010 the commission shall commence a rule making proceeding to adopt rules as necessary.