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What is a Community Solar Farm?

November 29, 2019

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What is a Community Solar Farm?

Here is everything you need to know about community solar farms, their benefits, and how you can participate in one today.

By: Pivot Energy

November 29, 2019

Solar Farm Land Lease: Generate Consistent Income

As solar farms become more prevalent in many states, more and more landowners are interested in hearing about the benefits of leasing their land for these projects. Solar farms can be large or small, making them a good use for landowners with flat land near power lines. Often, solar farms are sited in rural locations…

By: Pivot Energy

November 19, 2019

Solar Farm Land Requirements

As the number of solar energy farms installed around the country increases, landowners are wondering if their property is a good fit for a solar project.

By: Pivot Energy

November 14, 2019

LMI carve-outs aren’t really making community solar more equitable

Author: Kacie Peters Director, Business Development   Community solar is often idealized as the magic bullet for many of the issues associated with traditional solar – offering scale to reduce cost, delivering access to clean energy for 51% of the population that rents or lives in homes unsuitable for onsite solar installations, and providing increased…

By: Pivot Energy

October 4, 2019

Benefits of Community Solar

Renters, homeowners, municipalities, businesses, and schools are supporting renewable energy, reducing emissions, and accelerating the transition to solar

By: Pivot Energy

October 3, 2019

Pivot Energy Community Solar in the Land of Lincoln

Pivot Energy has a long history of developing and constructing solar projects in the Midwest, starting in Illinois and Missouri in 2010. After Illinois passed the Future Energy Jobs Act (FEJA) in 2016, Pivot began both commercial and community solar campaigns throughout the state. We worked directly with landowners and local authorities to lease and…

By: Pivot Energy

September 30, 2019

New to New Mexico: Pivot Energy Expands Solar Services into the Land of Enchantment

Pivot Energy, a national leader in comprehensive commercial and community solar services, has announced its plans to expand its operations into New Mexico.

By: Pivot Energy

September 24, 2019

5 Reasons a Landowner Should Lease Land to a Solar Farm

If you live in VA, MD, NJ, NY, PA, MI, IL, OH, CO, TX, NM, or CA, here's how you can benefit from leasing your land for community solar farm development.

By: Pivot Energy

September 16, 2019

6 Reasons Why Community Solar is Good for New Mexicans

Author: Jon Sullivan VP of Project Development   New Mexico is one of a handful of states trying to implement a community solar program. If legislators and stakeholders are successful, then opportunities will abound for New Mexican’s to benefit from the New Mexico Community Solar Act and the solar industry in general. The first major…

By: Pivot Energy

September 9, 2019

Colorado Community Solar Market Overview

Today, community solar feels like the logical end for distributed clean energy – build large offsite solar arrays, let multiple households, companies, municipalities, and others subscribe to the capacity, and receive bill credits on the generation. However, only a short while ago, this concept was wildly new and innovative. It was only in 2010 that…

By: Pivot Energy

September 2, 2019