Welcome residents of Washington Grove!

Go Solar With NO Panels

GUARANTEED SAVINGS OF UP TO 10-20% EVERY YEAR

When you enroll through Utility Advisor, you earn a *$50 Visa gift card and we donate $25 to the Washington Grove Woman’s Club!

With community solar, you have no panels on your home. You don’t even need to own the home. You own no equipment as a result of your community solar agreement. You are simply assigned a share of the output of a regional solar farm. The solar supplier aims to offset your electric usage over the course of a year. 

To enroll, simply choose your preferred solar provider. 

* In order to receive the gift card and Woman’s Club donation,

you must sign up through one of the links below.

Community Solar Provider

Plan Features

Neighborhood Sun

Reserve Your Spot
  • Savings of 10-20% (20% for Qualified LMI)
  • Credit allocation based on 90% of Annual Usage
  • Easy Sign Up with no fees 
  • Dual Billing
  • Availability – Current (Free Rein Horse and Community Solar Farm)

Ampion

Reserve Your Spot
  • Save 10% on Credits Received
  • No changes to your relationship with your Utility Provider
  • No upfront costs or payments
  • Dual Billing
  • Availability – Current

Nautilus Solar

  • Save 10% on Credits Received
  • Credit allocation based on 90% of Annual Usage
  • No changes to your relationship with your Utility Provider
  • No upfront costs or payments
  • Dual Billing
  • No cancellation fee
  • Availability – Currently Full

Arcadia Power

  • Save 5% on Credits Received
  • Solar Consolidated Billing
  • Usage Offset – 90%
  • No cancellation fee with 90-day notice
  • Offer a program for small businesses
  • Availability – Currently Unavailable 

Common Energy

  • Guaranteed savings – 10% 
  • Credit allocation based on 90% of Annual Usage
  • No changes to your relationship with PEPCO
  • No upfront costs 
  • Dual Billing or Solar Consolidated Billing Options
  • No cancellation fee
  • Availability – Currently Unavailable

Groundswell

  • No minimum income or credit score
  • Savings shared with low-income households
  • The subscription fee has a small premium (~$10 monthly) that is used to support the free subscriptions for LMI households
  • 12-month contract
  • No cancellation fee with 60-day notice
  • No program for businesses or municipal accounts
  • Availability – Currently Unavailable 

Solar Reinvented

It doesn’t matter if you own or rent; have good credit or none at all…
Community Solar allows you to get all the environmental benefits of going solar while reducing your utility expenses! And without the cost or hassle of installing solar panels!
The only requirement for eligibility is whether your state and utility company participate. Click the blue button below to find out if you’re eligible!

How Community Solar Works

After you enroll in a Community Solar project in your utility market:
1. Solar energy from the solar farm is sent to your utility company’s power grid.
2. Your utility company delivers energy to your home, just as they always have.
3. Solar credits will be applied directly on your utility bill, and you’ll enjoy a guaranteed savings!

Community Solar Is For Everyone!

Thousands of people every year are deemed ineligible for traditional rooftop solar for any of the following reasons:
  • They rent
  • They can’t afford them
  • Their credit is too low
  • Their roof is in poor condition
  • Their roof is too small
  • Their roof is facing the wrong direction
  • Their roof is too shaded
Finally, a way to get all the environmental benefits of renewable energy without modifying your home or making complicated electric installations! With Community Solar- ownership, income, credit, and roof condition are no longer factors! The only people who aren’t eligible are those who are with a utility company that doesn’t participate.

Community Solar Helps The Environment!

According to the Environmental Protection Agency, (EPA), the average utility customer who enrolls in a Community Solar project will benefit the environment the same as any of the following, EVERY YEAR FOR THE NEXT TWENTY YEARS!

  • Taking 2 cars off the road (emissions)
  • Not driving 22,000 miles (emissions)
  • Not consuming 1,000 gallons of gasoline (emissions)
  • Not burning 10,000 lbs. of coal
  • Not consuming 20 barrels of oil
  • Recycling 390 trash bags full of waste (instead of landfill)
  • Planting 150 trees
Enrolling in Community Solar is the simplest, most effective way to benefit the environment!

Enrolling in Community Solar is Equivalent to...

150
Planting 150 trees
390
Recycling 390 trash bags full of waste
20 K
Not driving 22,000 miles (emissions)

Community Solar Is Changing Lives!

“We decided to go solar, but two companies told us we weren’t eligible because our roof was too shaded and facing the wrong direction. When we heard about Community Solar, we thought it was too good to be true. After looking into it, we eventually enrolled. Now we’re so glad we didn’t pay to have panels put on our roof!”

Chris and Leah M.

“I’m always looking for ways to help the environment, but as a renter, I knew going solar wasn’t an option. When I learned about Community Solar, I was blown away! Now just about everyone can go solar!”

Laurel S.

“Some friends were telling us they found a way to save money on their utility bill. We were skeptical at first, but after doing our homework, we saw no downside. Then we found out we’d also be helping the environment. Pretty good deal if you ask us!”

Sam F. and Madi P.

“We decided to go solar, but two companies told us we weren’t eligible because our roof was too shaded and facing the wrong direction. When we heard about Community Solar, we thought it was too good to be true. After looking into it, we eventually enrolled. Now we’re so glad we didn’t pay to have panels put on our roof!”

Chris and Leah M.

“I’m always looking for ways to help the environment, but as a renter, I knew going solar wasn’t an option. When I learned about Community Solar, I was blown away! Now just about everyone can go solar!”

Laurel S.

“Some friends were telling us they found a way to save money on their utility bill. We were skeptical at first, but after doing our homework, we saw no downside. Then we found out we’d also be helping the environment. Pretty good deal if you ask us!”

Sam F. and Madi P.

Community Solar Is A State-Run Program!

Many states offer tax and/or solar credits to utility customers who have solar panels installed on their roof. Community Solar is a way for states to offer renewable energy options to those who rent, don’t have the income or credit, or don’t have a suitable roof!

Community Solar Works With The Utility Company!

Participating utility companies allow solar credits to be applied directly on your utility bill, offsetting your balance every month for 20 years!
These solar credits have nothing to do with your rate or your energy supplier! Therefore, even if you’ve chosen a 3rd-party energy supplier, you can still participate in Community Solar and it won’t affect your energy supply contract!
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Frequently Asked Questions

Many states offer significant tax incentives and credits to consumers who are willing to invest in solar energy. But, most consumers can’t go solar! Community Solar allows more consumers to participate to the environmental benefits of choosing renewable energy!

As a subscriber, you’ll continue to receive your monthly electricity bill from your utility company. Your share of solar credits will automatically show up on your utility bill as credits, lowering the balance you owe to your utility company. And you’ll pay that balance to your utility company just as you always have.

About a month after receiving your utility bill, you’ll receive a statement from the subscriber organization with the amount of solar credits that was applied to your utility bill, as well as the discounted amount you paid for those credits.

It comes from the difference between the solar credits applied to your utility bill and what you pay for those credits! And that difference is guaranteed to be 10% – 30% every month for 20 years!

The subscriber organization will make sure your solar credits are applied directly to your utility bill well before processing your payment for those credits.

Having your payment method on hand makes it easier and more certain for the subscriber organization to get paid. It also makes it easier for you! This way you don’t have to worry about making a separate payment each month for your solar credits!

No problem! Subscribing to a Solar Community does not affect any agreement you have in place with a third-party electricity supplier.

Many Community Solar subscribers intentionally choose a green energy supplier to further reduce their carbon footprint!

Oh, and the guaranteed savings from Community Solar… They’re in addition to any savings you may experience from your supplier!

You should never feel pressured to become a subscriber.

However, there are a few reasons to decide it as fast as possible.

1.There are a limited number of enrollment opportunities available in each utility market. Because of the benefits, solar communities typically fill up quickly.

2.The sooner you enroll, the sooner you start helping the environment!

3.The sooner you enroll, the sooner you start saving!

When all solar farms in your utility market are full, you’ll be enrolled onto a waiting list. Those on the waiting list will be the first enrolled when the next solar farm becomes available.

Once you subscribe, you are eligible for a guaranteed 10% savings. Some Community Solar projects offer more significant percentage savings to subscribers who can verify what the state determines to be a Low or Moderate Income (LMI).

LMI stands for Low or Moderate Income and is the state’s way of helping those who qualify to receive more significant percentage savings with Community Solar.

Not every project offers additional LMI savings, and eligible customers must verify their previous year’s income.

If you move within the same utility market, you may transfer your benefits to your new residence!

If you move outside of your utility market, you will have to cancel your current enrollment and re-enroll in a solar farm in your new utility market.

We will help you find you find a Solar Community in your new utility market!

No problem! The only requirement is that you get a utility bill!
With Community Solar there are no panels to install! Therefore, the condition, size, direction and shading of your roof don’t matter!
There are no costs to enroll and no costs to cancel! If you change your mind (we can’t imagine you ever would), simply notify us of your decision, and we’ll begin the cancellation process. Just like subscribing, canceling may take 2-3 billing cycles for all the parties to process the paperwork.

We do! To learn more about earning money with our referral program, simply ask the Community Solar Advocate who helped you enroll or email us at admin@myutilityadvisor.com.

Free Rein Horse and Community Solar Farm consists of 2,660 solar panels on land that was previously used as a grazing pasture for horses. At least 30% of the solar energy generated by this community solar farm is reserved for low- and moderate-income households at an increased discount. Households that subscribe to Free Rein Horse and Community Solar Farm can enjoy 10% savings on energy costs, with 20% discounts available to income-qualified residents.
 
Due to the poor soil conditions and topography of the site, it’s unsuitable for agriculture but ideal for pollinator-friendly plants, ensuring that this community solar farm meets Montgomery County’s argivoltaics standard for solar development. The construction of this community solar farm involves new plantings of native species to cover 1.5 acres in trees and shrubs. As a result of multiple meetings held with neighbors to provide information and understand concerns, voluntary vegetative screenings and buffers were added to the site to protect nearby wetlands and streams. The solar panels will cover 100% of the horse farm’s electricity needs and provide extra income for the farm to cover its expenses while generating carbon-free electricity for Maryland residents. The solar project’s layout is designed to follow the natural contours of the site to minimize soil disturbance. Two bioretention basins will capture and filter stormwater, and the project will be subject to permit conditions issued by the County and Maryland Department of the Environment. Rack supports will be direct-driven into the ground and not require concrete to reduce negative impacts during construction. The solar panels were manufactured in Vietnam and certified to comply with US trade and material sourcing rules.  At the end of their 25+ years of operation, the glass and metal components will be removed from the site and recycled while the land will be returned to its natural state. 
 
Construction is set to begin late April and is expected to produce electricity by mid-August. Solar panels and racking steel are scheduled to be delivered to site in May. The Project has been under development for almost 3 years as it secured County and State permits and approvals.