Community Solar: lowering the cost of energy for Bronx Residents
Using Rooftops to Build
Community Power For The People
Community Solar: lowering the cost of energy for Bronx Residents
Using Rooftops to Build
Community Power For The People
Community Solar development in Three Stages
1. Residents in the Bronx Community sign up to show initial interest
The goal of the Bronx Community Solar Project is to construct one of the first community solar projects to deliver clean, green energy to the Bronx neighborhoods to save money on our energy bills and create new sustainable clean energy jobs.
The first step is to get at least 500 residents to sign up to show interest in developing lower cost clean energy that the community plans, controls and develops. There is no cost or fees for signing up for pre-registration, and the way your energy is delivered from ConEdison will not change.
2. Community Developers Install solar panels on local buildings
The Bronx Community Solar Project is led by the Bronx nonprofit, In Time of Need, and funded by the State of New York.
We use a community-based process to plan and design projects that partners with established community partner organizations to engage the Bronx community around the benefits of community shared solar energy projects.
Our goal is to support local job training programs and hire local residents for the solar energy project that will be placed on Bronx rooftops.
3. local Bronx residents get discounted energy credits applied to their electric bill
After the project is operational, local Bronx residents that have signed up to participate will receive lower cost energy credits applied to their electric bill.
These energy credits generated by the community solar panels on Bronx buildings will lower the overall cost residents have to pay for electricity.