F05 - Expanding Access to Community Solar for Low to Moderate-income Utility Customers in the Southeast

Community solar is a promising model for extending the benefits of the solar economy to lower-income Americans, and progress has been made across the country both in expanding community solar in general and in making it available (and valuable) to lower-income people. However, in regions like the Southeast, in which community solar programs are operating without extensive policy support, work remains to be done to actualize this potential. Developing new approaches and program models that incorporate additional benefits and lower barriers to participation will be key to broadening the scope of community solar in the Southeast and realizing the promise of the solar economy for all Americans.