PUTTING COMMUNITIES BACK IN POWER

  Our energy future depends on the creation of an innovative, modern and distributed energy grid. Local Solar for All’s mission is to create a safer, more affordable and equitable way to supply power to our communities.

WHAT IS LOCAL SOLAR?

Energy is traditionally generated in large, central power stations and transmitted across long distances to consumers. Local solar uses smaller, distributed facilities that produce power closer to the homes and communities where it's being used. The two most common forms of local solar are community solar and rooftop solar.

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COMMUNITY SOLAR

The fastest-growing segment within the solar industry, community solar refers to local solar facilities shared by multiple subscribers who receive credits on their electricity bills for their share of power produced.
ROOFTOP SOLAR

Installed on the roofs of homes and businesses, rooftop solar offers people control over where their electricity is produced and lowers their monthly utility bill.

BENEFITS OF LOCAL SOLAR

LOWER ENERGY BILLS

Locally produced solar provides homeowners, renters and businesses equal access to the cost-saving benefits of solar energy.
LOCAL JOB CREATION & ECONOMIC IMPACT

Local energy creates good-paying jobs in communities across the United States. Local solar also provides economic opportunities for farmers through land leases and provides significant tax revenue to local municipalities, which in turn can fund local public services and infrastructure improvement projects.
REDUCED GRID COSTS

By generating energy closer to the consumer, local solar reduces demand for costly, large-scale utility and distribution infrastructure.
A MORE RESILIENT GRID

Local solar energy, especially when paired with battery storage, will make the electric grid more resilient to weather, climate, and large-scale disruptions. Instead of relying on giant power plants and the poles and wires to transmit power hundreds of miles, a distributed grid of local solar facilities can even out the electric load and reduce outages.
CONTINUED INNOVATION

Expanding the market creates opportunities for competition, innovation and equitable access to the benefits of renewable energy. This will lead to more efficient products, faster deployment of renewables, increased saving for customers and greater economic benefits, especially for low- and moderate-income communities.
MORE EQUITABLE PARTICIPATION

Everyone with an electric bill can directly participate in and benefit from rooftop and community solar. With intentional action including policy and programming support, local energy includes low-wealth communities who have been most impacted by pollution from traditional power plants.