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Originally Posted by JSH
I just signed up for something called community solar. The company I work for has committed to using 100% renewable power and as part of that effort installed a 2.5 MW solar array. That is bigger than what they need so they are allowing 300 employees to use the excess 3251 KW of panels. So starting next month I will be paying a reduced solar electric rate. The more "my" part of the solar array produces the less I pay on my bill.
All of this is managed by the local utility (PGE) so nothing special to do except sign up and look for the credit on my bill.
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A follow-up:
The solar generation credits for July showed up on my August power bill. In July "my" fraction of the solar farm produced 639 kWh of electricity earning me a $4.90 credit. In July my house consumed 280 kWh of electric at a cost of $46.52 so that works out to a 10.5% discount on my electric bill for doing nothing besides signing up for the program.
I know we have some members near Portland Oregon. If you get your power from PGE (Portland General Electric) you can sign up here:
https://neighborhoodpower.com/