Colorado launching series of low-income solar projects
Solar energy projects will benefit those most in need
The Colorado Energy Office and GRID Alternatives announced a series of community solar projects designed to serve low-income households.
The group of five projects will work to best utilize the community solar model in an effort to reduce energy costs for the Colorado’s utility customers in most need.
Co Energy Office & @GRID Announce 5 Rural Low-Income #CommunitySolar Demonstration Projects https://t.co/AdJ5uFccEl pic.twitter.com/DT3yoef27m
— ColoradoEnergyOffice (@COEnergyOffice) January 27, 2016
Rural customers targeted
Utility customers in Colorado’s rural communities reportedly spend up to 4 percent of annual income on utility bills and are a main target of this initiative.
Five utility companies — Delta Montrose Electric Association, Gunnison County Electric Association, Holy Cross Energy, San Miguel Power Association and Yampa Valley Electric Association — will undertake the five projects are funded by a $1.2 million Colorado Energy Office (CEO) grant that GRID Alternatives received in August 2015.
Each of the five utility companies plan to test a unique variation on the low-income community solar model to address the needs of rural Colorado utility customers.
Orginally published on → Solar Energy Local“Colorado has always been a leader in renewable energy, and now we take another innovative step forward as we create community solar models that are more affordable and available to Colorado rural electric cooperatives and the low-income communities they serve,”
— Jeff Ackermann, Colorado Energy Office Director, in a statement.
