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Solar savings, without the panels.

Share a local . Get your . No panels, no signup fee.

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No signup fee Keep your utility Nothing to install
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Your local solar garden

Community solar for Xcel Energy customers
  • Xcel EnergyResidential
Your monthly savingsExample
Solar credits on your bill$100.00
Your invoice$90.00
Panels installedNone
You keep$10.00
10% off your solar credits
Example. Credits vary month to month.

For customers of these utilities

  • Xcel Energy
  • Central Maine Power
  • Versant Power

Save on your electric bill.

Join a local solar garden. No panels, no signup fee and you keep your utility.

Check if you qualify

Own or build a solar garden?

We fill it, bill it and report on it, so your garden stays full and paid.

For garden ownersCommunity gardens

Like a community garden, but for sunshine.

Neighbors share one local solar farm and get on the bill they already pay.

  1. Local solar garden
    STEP 1

    A garden makes power

    Local panels turn sunlight into clean energy.

  2. Power to the local grid
    STEP 2

    Power flows to the grid

    It powers homes and businesses nearby.

  3. October electric bill.pdf
    Matched to a gardenDone
    STEP 3

    You subscribe

    Send your bill. We match you to a garden.

  4. Solar credits$100.00
    Your invoice$90.00
    You keep$10.00
    STEP 4

    Credits lower your bill

    Pay than your credits are worth.

The math behind your savings.

Nothing to buy. Nothing to install.

Your discountOff your , in both states.

10%

Time to enrollWith a recent electric bill.

10 min

Gardens and programs14 in Minnesota, 3 in Maine.

17

Invoice due date go out at month end, due the 15th.

15th

How your bill works in each state.

Either way, you pay less.

Xcel EnergyBill 1
Electricity$124.60
Solar credits$100.00
Amount due$24.60
Your invoiceFrom VSS
Credits$100.00
10% discount$10.00
Due by the 15th$90.00

Minnesota

Xcel Energy customers

Credits land on your Xcel bill. Your charges 10% less, due the 15th.

Your utilityBill 1
UsageShown
Solar creditsApplied
Join Community SolarBill 2
Solar shareDiscounted
Your discount10%

Maine

Central Maine Power, Versant Power

Two bills: your utility bill with credits, and your at 10% off.

Amounts shown are examples. Your actual charges and credits will vary.

Find a solar garden near you.

Pick your state.

Also in Minnesota: Alexandria, Cold Spring, Dakota, Glenwood, Renville, Wabasha, Washington, Western MN and Winona.

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Community solar, made simple.

Community solar for Xcel Energy customers in Minnesota and utility customers in Maine.

Billing and support by .

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Questions, answered.

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Is any equipment installed on my property?

None. The panels stay at the solar garden.

Will this change my utility company?

No. Your electric company and service stay the same.

What if I move or sell my house?

In Minnesota, your subscription moves with you within Xcel Energy's service area at no fee.

What do I need to sign up?

A recent electric bill. We handle the rest.

How much will I save?

your solar credits. Dollar amounts depend on how much the garden produces.

One team behind every garden.

Join Community Solar and our parent company, Visionary Strategic Solutions, run subscribers, billing, collections and reporting for community solar gardens.

Solar gardens supported

36

In renewable assets

$200M

Services, one partner

5
Talk to our teamFor garden owners

Start saving on your electric bill.

We match you to the garden that serves your address.

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Book a quick call with our team. Have a recent electric bill handy.

  • No signup fee
  • Nothing to install
  • Keep your utility company
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