Community solar is about to get a surge in federal funding. So what is community solar?

Community solar is poised to become much more common thanks to a new $7 billion fund tied to the Inflation Reduction Act.

On a farm field east of Faribault, Minnesota, a 1.3-megawatt solar array provides electricity to serve about 180 subscribers.

The project, which occupies about six acres, is an example of community solar—also called “shared solar” or “solar gardens”—a kind of development in which subscribers receive credits on their monthly utility bills for the solar electricity produced.

Community solar is poised to become much more common thanks to a new $7 billion fund tied to the Inflation Reduction Act. The EPA began the process of setting up the fund last week.

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Source: Inside Climate News

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