Are Uncapped Community Solar Markets Possible?

Tuesday, September 20, 2022

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM

Location: ACC, Second Level, 207A

Sponsored By JFECC

Moderator(s)

Kacie A. Peters

Director, Business Development
Pivot Energy

Speaker(s)

Rachel McLaughlin

Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing
ForeFront Power
Brion Fitzpatrick

Director, Business Development
Nexamp
Karla Loeb

Head of Government Affairs
Arcadia
Mark Schottinger

President
Solar Landscape
Max Joel

NY-Sun Team Lead
New York State Energy Research & Development Authority (NYSERDA)

While community solar policies are successful in adding new capacity and solving on-site solar limitations, implementation of such policies has exacerbated the boom and bust nature of incentives. In some cases, incentives are too generous and create a mad dash to fill allotted capacity (Illinois). In other situations, incentives are not high enough to justify developer effort (California). Is it possible to design a community solar market where we find a Goldilocks approach that accurately values and incentivizes all parties? Panelists will discuss how some markets have fared better than others and work together to create an ideal approach to future program design.