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August 12, 2022

How the Inflation Reduction Act can help you go solar

Congress recently passed a major piece of legislation, the Inflation Reduction Act. This wide-ranging ...

Energy rights, Go solar, Rural electric cooperatives, Solar and storage, Solar for all, Solar incentives

What the new electric co-op law means for Virginia’s solar homeowners

A map of Virginia’s electric service territories. Yellow and red signify Dominion’s and ...

Net metering, Rural electric cooperatives, Virginia

Candidates run to put electric cooperative board control in hands of member-owners

About a third of Minnesotans get their electricity through an electric cooperative. Electric cooperatives ...

Energy democracy, Energy rights, Minnesota, Rural electric cooperatives

Using your power as a rural electric cooperative member-owner

A map showing Florida’s rural electric cooperatives. Source: Florida Electric Cooperatives ...

Energy democracy, Energy rights, Fixed charges, Florida, Net metering, Rural electric cooperatives

Ohio solar community flocks to Athens for Solar Congress

Ohio Solar Congress attendees await the day’s events to start. More than 150 solar energy ...

Energy democracy, Energy rights, Go solar, Join together, Ohio, Resiliency, Rural electric cooperatives, Solar and storage, Solar co-op

January 17, 2019

A look back at our growing solar movement in 2018

As we start 2019, I’d like to reflect on what a fantastic year 2018 was for Solar United Neighbors in ...

Energy democracy, Energy rights, Go solar, Join together, Rural electric cooperatives, Virginia

GoWest Solar program hits “sweet spot”

Solar system installed as part of Lake Region Electric Cooperative’s GoWest Solar program. Rural ...

Go solar, Minnesota, Rural electric cooperatives

Rappahannock Electric Cooperative customers deserve better

Rural electric cooperatives provide electricity for nearly 20% of all Virginians. With a history dating ...

Energy democracy, Energy rights, Fixed charges, Rural electric cooperatives, Virginia

February 7, 2018

Fight for solar rights sparks deeper look at electric cooperative

Electric cooperatives hold a lot of promise for solar supporters. Cooperatives don’t have customers. ...

Energy democracy, Energy rights, Michigan, Rural electric cooperatives