NREL Report, Design and Implementation of Community Solar Programs for Low- and Moderate-Income Customers

This 2018 report from NREL draws from the literature and from interviews with representatives from low- and moderate-income (LMI) solar developers and state LMI community solar programs to provide experience on LMI community solar design. It draws from interviews with stakeholders involved with LMI community solar, offering insight into their key successes and barriers. The report reviews existing and emerging LMI community solar programs, with additional program detail provided in the appendix; discusses key elements of program design; outlines how states can leverage incentives and finance structures to lower the cost of LMI community solar; and examines marketing and outreach
considerations for LMI community solar.