How does my subscription to a community solar project that is already built help promote the development of more renewable energy in my area?
At any given time, there are only so many Community Solar Gardens that are operational, which means that there are a finite number of openings available. If all of these openings get filled, solar developers have to build more projects to continue to offer subscriptions.
When you subscribe, you are taking up one of these limited openings, and reducing the number of spots available for others to occupy. As Solar Gardens continue to fill with interested residents and businesses, utilities are able to see how many customers in their service territory value clean, local, renewable energy. This makes utilities more likely to allow solar developers like US Solar to build more Solar Gardens so that all of their customers who want to participate in community solar have the opportunity to do so. In that way, each person who subscribes helps increase the demand for more renewable energy, and contributes to the overall growth of renewables in their local community.