Full Title: Low-Income Community Solar: Utility Return Considerations for Electric Cooperatives
Author(s): Douglas Gagne, Alexandra Aznar
Publisher(s): National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Publication Date: January 13, 2018
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Description (excerpt):
This paper briefly identifies project structures making low-income community solar projects more scalable, replicable, and cost-effective for electric cooperative and municipal utilities. The report explores the tradeoffs between utility project returns and providing energy bill savings for low-income subscribers, as well as some of the key lessons learned from previously successful solar pilot projects in low-income communities.