Monday, November 4, 2013

Community solar finding its way to Pennsylvania

For solar advocates who live in apartments or have shady roofs, or those who don't have the means to install their own array but want to be part of the solar movement, there's community solar.

But not so much in Pennsylvania.

Community solar can mean several things, and all of them are difficult to accomplish in the state. At its most basic, it's a group of people chipping in to finance the installation of a single solar project. They could be donors, who receive no returns from the project. Or they could form a cooperative or even a for-profit company and reap the tax benefits of investing in solar.

Read more:  http://www.post-gazette.com/business/2013/11/03/Community-solar-finding-its-way-here/stories/201311030115

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