Alternate Forms of Energy FAQ

Solar com­mu­ni­ties are groups of solar pan­els kept at one loca­tion. They offer mem­bers an oppor­tu­ni­ty to invest in solar ener­gy with­out the cost, has­sle,… Con­tin­ue Read­ing What is com­mu­ni­ty solar?

Mem­bers sub­scribe to the out­put from YEC’s com­mu­ni­ty solar site for a 20-year peri­od, choos­ing the num­ber of kilo­watt (kW) units for their sub­scrip­tion. One… Con­tin­ue Read­ing How does com­mu­ni­ty solar work?

Any YEC mem­ber in good stand­ing may par­tic­i­pate in the Com­mu­ni­ty Solar pro­gram on a first come, first served basis. This excludes res­i­den­tial net meter­ing… Con­tin­ue Read­ing Who can par­tic­i­pate?

Mem­bers are sub­scrib­ing to the ener­gy pro­duced by the solar farm in rela­tion to the num­ber of kW units to which they sub­scribe.

The over­all pro­gram term is 20 years. The min­i­mum term par­tic­i­pa­tion is 2 years, and requires a 30-day notice of can­cel­la­tion.

A mem­ber must sub­scribe to at least 1 kW unit, but can­not sub­scribe to more than 5 kW units.