HomeMy WebLinkAboutI - 03 Discuss Municipal Solar Program - Solar SimplifiedStay with your utility and
reduce your energy bills
Guaranteed 10% savings
on all of your solar credits!
Available to everyone -
renters, homeowners,
and businesses - without
installing panels
Support locally
generated, clean energy,
while helping reduce
your community's
carbon footprint
Why Community Solar?
To celebrate the upcoming holidays, Solar Simplified is offering all local residents
and businesses a $50 gift card* for enrolling in our Community Solar program!
Use code CHAMBER3 when signing up on www.SolarSimplified.com/enroll
ests
Free to participate!
No fees of any kind, ever
Quick, transparent, and
easy enrollment
How Community Solar Works
Local Community
Solar farms
generate clean
renewable energy
and transmit it to
your utility
Once enrolled in
our Community
Solar program,
you will stay with
your utility and it
will continue to
provide your
electricity
Your utility will
allocate solar
credits as a
negative dollar
amount to your
account every
month, reducing
your utility bill (by
that amount)
Your guaranteed
10% savings on
the solar credits
will appear on
your Solar
Simplified
invoice every
month
Congratulations!
You are now
saving money,
while supporting
a cleaner
environment
and your local
economy
To learn more about Community Solar and sign up visit www.SolarSimplified.com or call (888) 420-9831
Solar energy — simplified.
No roof installation, no upfront investments.
Just savings!
Community Solar is a guaranteed savings program, which allows homeowners, renters, and businesses to enjoy
the benefits of solar power without installing solar panels on their property. New Yorkers can enroll at no cost to
receive solar energy credits (directly on their electricity bill) from a solar farm located within their utility, while
supporting local green initiatives. Our solar farm in Cortland just went live and is still accepting new customers!
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*Must be new to Solar Simplified and in an eligible market to qualify. Subject to Solar Simplified Terms and Conditions.
Solar Simplified is an online platform driving accessibility, transparency and mainstream adoption of solar energy. Our quick
and easy enrollment process and personalized customer service experience sets the solar industry standard and connects
New Yorkers, like you, to local solar farms to save money on their monthly utility bills. We are challenging the status quo
and bringing renewable energy to the New York communities.
Solar energy — simplified.
No roof installation, no upfront investments.
Environmentally
Conscious
At Solar Simplified we
are passionate about
renewable energy and
environmental
stewardship
How Solar Simplified Helps You Save
Best-In-Class
Customer Service
As a small business
we always strive to
deliver best-in-class
customer service
and a personal
touch
Seamless
Enrollment
Enroll in just
minutes!
Access our online
application any time
or call our customer
support team
No Fees
Our Community Solar
Program is absolutely
free to participate in, you
only pay for your
discounted solar credits
No fees of any kind, ever
Solar Simplified has been featured in:
Currently servicing in New York:
National Grid
NYSEG
Consolidated Billing is
projected to be available
across all utilities within the next
12 months. Once the program is
live, the solar credits and
discounts will be applied directly
to the utility bills.
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Solar Simplified Municipality Program
Community Solar offers:
Community Solar is a guaranteed savings program that allows homeowners, renters, and
businesses to benefit from locally generated solar power without installing panels
Community solar is regulated by the New York Department of Public Services and is
promoted by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)
An estimated 85% of U.S. households can neither own nor lease rooftop solar panels for
various reasons (renting, roof can’t support a solar system, prohibitively expensive for some,
etc.) and that is the population that Community Solar is designed for
Benefits of our Municipality Program for your municipality:
Guaranteed 10% savings on all solar credits applied to qualified municipality accounts
Benefit for your constituents (below)
Supporting the New York State carbon neutrality goals
Supporting renewable energy infrastructure development in New York State, creating local
energy jobs
Civic contributions for all enrolled accounts; $50 per enrolled account
Benefits of our Community Solar program for your constituents:
Priority access to the solar farm in Richmond and a portfolio of local solar farms
Guaranteed 10% savings on all received solar credits
No fees of any kind
No long term contracts
Benefit from solar energy without installing panels on their property
Highlights of our successful engagement with the Town of Lancaster, NY:
Over 700 residents and local businesses enrolled in our program
Program participants saved over $75,000 on their energy bills in 2021
The town saved over $4,500 on the enrolled municipal energy accounts in 2021
The Town of Lancaster received over $45,000 in civic contributions
Next steps for the Municipality Program:
1. Town board approves the Municipality Program
2. Sign an agreement between the town and Solar Simplified
3. Solar Simplified executes a mailer campaign to all residents and businesses within your
municipality at our expense. A program description, a one-page enrollment form and a
prepaid return envelope will be included.
4. Residents and businesses that choose to participate enroll in the program and start seeing
savings directly on their utility bills
5. The town receives $50 in civic contributions per enrolled account within their municipality