1. Community solar projects require active management to connect subscribers, integrate with utilities, and handle billing data.
2. Management services like Ampion help subscribers access community solar projects and reduce their energy costs through energy credits on their utility bill.
3. Marketing, education, and advocacy efforts are necessary to promote community solar projects and ensure successful enrollment and ongoing customer support.
Community solar projects have a dynamic lifecycle post-construction as they involve managing groups of subscribers instead of individual system owners. Management services like Ampion connect subscribers to community solar systems, work with utilities to generate energy credits on subscribers’ bills, and handle billing data integration.
Ampion, founded in 2014, assists subscribers in eligible states with connecting to community solar projects and managing their share of energy output. In the growing U.S. community solar market, management services play a crucial role in educating customers, marketing projects, and advocating for solar legislation to encourage more participation.
Nexamp, another company in the community solar industry, both builds and manages projects with operating lifecycles of up to 30 years. They promote community solar through partnerships with municipalities and advocate for policy changes to expand shared PV opportunities.
Through marketing, education, advocacy, and customer service, community solar managers strive to make solar energy more accessible to the public. As the market grows, the demand for services capable of managing the complexities of community solar projects will also increase, making solar PV more widely available.