As more states develop policy mechanisms for developer-led community solar, projects are proliferating. While some are highly successful, others struggle to sell out their capacity. To help build this market, we conducted research to determine what consumers want in a community solar product. The research was designed to answer the question: We used a conjoint […]
Let’s be honest, designing a community solar product that resonates with customers, utilities, and regulators can be challenging. Many of the products we see in the market overlook customer needs and include unattractive requirements, such as upfront costs and rigid contracts. Designed to mitigate utility risk, these elements actually increase risk by hindering marketing and […]
Last year, we published a three-part series about community solar as offered by regulated utilities. These articles focused on key program design decisions; many of those discussions are just as relevant now as they were last year. But today I’d like to take the conversation up a level and talk about all the different varieties […]
In the second of three articles, Adam Capage of 3Degrees looks at how utilities can address the larger risks of a community solar program. With interest in community solar continuing to grow, more utilities are grappling with how to design a successful program that meets their organizational goals. In part one of this series on […]
