Baltimore County Community Sustainability Coordinator Michelle Bennett is recommending community solar to Maryland residents. She joined us at Solar-Power Lunch earlier this year in Baltimore.
She has four tips for anyone considering community solar:
- Community Solar does not put solar panels on your property. It is a subscription program to join a solar farm.
- Community Solar can save any resident with an electric bill 10% off their electricity costs, including the subscription fee. Many Marylanders can qualify for greater savings at 20% or 30% off.
- Is it real? There is a state website where you can see all of the legitimate Community Solar projects and companies in Maryland.
- There is a difference between Community Solar and Electric Providers. Electric Providers sell price plans for electricity, meaning you get charged different prices at different times of day. Sometimes this helps people save money; sometimes it does not. Community Solar is a totally different initiative that is required by law to pass cost savings from solar technology directly to consumers.
Look into community solar from either Ampion or Neighborhood Sun.