Why you should join What’s in it for you to participate in OPPD’s community solar? By subscribing to one or more shares you’ll get to share, among the other participants, in the opportunity to help produce clean energy today in support of a cleaner energy future! Other benefits include: You get affordable solar energy.

OPPD’s community solar program is an affordable way to increase your use of renewable energy while keeping your costs low and predictable. Installation of solar panels on your home can be very costly along with the additional costs related to maintenance, inspection, fees and increases in homeowners’ insurance premiums. This program offers the opportunity for you to be energy conscious and support clean energy at a low rate. Contribute to a cleaner environment.

Solar energy is a sustainable, renewable and clean way to generate energy. It actively contributes to the decline of greenhouse gas emissions and helps protect our environment. Participating in OPPD’s community solar program allows you to take a leadership role in support of 5 megawatts (MW) of clean energy to be generated and consumed throughout our communities. You get the first chance at potential financial savings.

The community solar charge is based on the market value of solar energy and the cost of building and maintaining the Fort Calhoun solar farm. If the solar market value exceeds the cost of the solar farm, participants will see a credit on their bills. As a participant, you won’t see immediate savings, but enrolling in the program early secures your place for potential savings down the road. Our community will grow its regional green economy.

From 2010 to 2017, employment in the solar industry has grown by 168 percent nationwide. When you enroll in OPPD’s community solar program, you can help stimulate this trend in eastern Nebraska by supporting the creation of local solar jobs.

How it works When you enroll in OPPD’s community solar, you can subscribe to one or more shares. Each share represents 100 kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity. A monthly solar charge will be a separate item on your monthly bill and calculated as shown in the graphic below. In order to secure your shares, there is a one-time refundable investment of $100 which will be added to your first bill after you subscribe to the program. Thereafter, your monthly solar charge will be a monthly contribution based on the number of shares you subscribe to support when the solar farm is generating energy. For example, an average home of 2,000 square feet uses approximately 1,000 kWh of electricity per month, 10 percent of the monthly consumption can be off-set by subscribing to 1 share.

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