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Community solar without a rooftop
Shared-array programs can serve people who cannot or do not install rooftop panels. Eligibility, bill credits, charges, and any savings depend on the current program, utility tariff, and subscriber agreement.
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Shared-solar concept
The short version
The U.S. Department of Energy's Community Solar Basics page (retrieved August 14, 2026) describes community solar as a shared project or purchasing program whose benefits flow to multiple customers. It explains that customers may subscribe to, or sometimes own, a portion of an array and may receive a utility-bill credit. That national description does not establish local availability, a particular discount, or a household result.
Treat each offer as its own contract and utility-billing arrangement. Record the program administrator, eligibility rule, subscription charge, bill-credit formula, fees, escalation, term, cancellation, transfer, credit timing, and applicable utility tariff. If a term is missing, keep the expected savings unavailable. The full checklist is in our community solar guide.
The Solar Community Initiative legacy
This domain preserves Solarize Cleveland as a legacy topic, but the current site has no verified campaign participant, price, discount, capacity, savings, or outcome record. It therefore does not claim that the earlier campaign reduced installation prices or that its model continues in current community-solar programs. The bounded legacy walkthrough lists the evidence required for a current group offer.