Community Solar

A community solar project is a solar power plant whose electricity is shared by multiple residents and businesses. Many American households and businesses do not have access to solar because they rent, live in multi-tenant buildings, or have roofs that are unable to host a solar system, or experience some other mitigating factors.

Community solar allows any and all members of a community to share the economic and environmental benefits of solar power even if they cannot or prefer not to install solar panels on their property.

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Community Solar projects allocate their energy to local commercial and residential customers through utility credits. Customers reserve a percentage of the solar project’s utility credits, which are automatically applied to their bill each month.

The utility credits are sold at a discount to their value. This allows customers to save 10% annually on electricity and support local renewable energy without the upfront cost of installing solar.

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In Operation

  • ELP Greenport Solar

    ELP Greenport Solar is a 7 MW Community Solar Project on vacant industrial land in the Town of Greenport in Columbia County, New York. The project achieved its commercial operation date in March 2020.

  • ELP Kinderhook Solar

    ELP Kinderhook Solar is a 7.5 MW Community Solar Project on vacant land in the Town of Kinderhook in Columbia County, New York. The project achieved its commercial operation date in September 2020.

  • ELP Stanford Solar

    ELP Stanford Solar

    ELP Stanford Solar is a 7.5 MW Community Solar Project located on a reclaimed mine in the Town of Stanfordville in Dutchess County, New York. The project achieved its commercial operation date in November 2021.

  • ELP Saugerties Solar

    ELP Saugerties Solar is a 3 MW Community Solar Project located on the Town’s landfill in Ulster County, New York. The project achieved its commercial operation date in August 2020.

  • ELP Ghent Solar

    ELP Ghent Solar

    ELP Ghent Solar is a 4.3 MW Community Solar Project located on vacant industrial land in the Town of Ghent in Columbia County, New York. The project achieved its commercial operation date in November 2021.

  • ELP Myer Solar

    ELP Myer Solar is a 3 MW Community Solar Project on vacant industrial land in the Town of Saugerties in Ulster County, New York. The project achieved its commercial operation date in June 2021.

  • East Fishkill Solar

    East Fishkill Solar is a 2.8 MW Community Solar Project on land abutting a large utility substation in Dutchess County, New York. The project achieved its commercial operation date in 2019.

Under Construction

  • ELP Union Vale Solar

    ELP Union Vale Solar

    ELP Union Vale Solar is a 2.7 MW Community Solar Project on the Union Vale town landfill in Dutchess County, New York.

  • ELP Claverack Solar

    ELP Claverack Solar

    ELP Claverack Solar is a 7.5 MW Community Solar Project on vacant land in the Town of Claverack in Columbia County, New York.

  • ELP Livingston Solar

    ELP Livingston Solar

    ELP Livingston Solar is a 6.3 MW Community Solar Project on vacant commercial land in the Town of Livingston in Columbia County, New York.

  • ELP Kipp Solar

    ELP Kipp Solar

    ELP Kipp Solar is a 5 MW Community Solar Project on vacant land in the Hudson Valley.

In Development

  • ELP Roe Jan Solar

    ELP Roe Jan Solar

    ELP Roe Jan Solar is a 3.9 MW Community Solar Project on agricultural land in the Town of Clermont in Columbia County, New York.

  • ELP Greenbush Solar

    ELP Greenbush Solar

    ELP Greenbush Solar is a 7.5 MW Community Solar Project on abandoned agricultural land in the Town of North Greenbush in Rensselaer County, New York.

  • ELP Catskill Solar

    ELP Catskill Solar

    ELP Catskill Solar is a 2.5 MW Community Solar Project on abandoned agricultural land in the Hudson Valley.