Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Xcel Energy’s Colorado community solar gardens program get planted in 30 minutes

I heard of an Oregon feed-in tariff going in two minutes - so we weren't the fastest ever...

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It may be a record for selling out in the solar incentive space. Within the first 30 minutes of Xcel Energy in Colorado opening its Solar*Reward Community Solar Garden standard offer to project developers, it was sold out.

It's the first time that Xcel has offered incentives for community solar gardens. Community solar gardens are centrally located, but parts of which are purchased individually by residents or businesses that may not want to or be able to install solar at their location. Through the program Xcel is offering production incentives for the installations, which will benefit those who choose to buy in to a solar garden.

Read more:

http://www.cleanenergyauthority.com/solar-energy-news/xcel-community-solar-program-popular-082212

Joy Hughes, Founder, Solar Gardens Institute http://www.solargardens.org
CEO, Solar Panel Hosting LLC http://www.solarpanelhosting.com
(719)207-3097 direct

1 comment:

  1. I think we all know what this means. Once again Excel undermined under-estimated the true potential of Solar Gardens on purpose.

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