As you might remember, we eagerly installed a 106-panel solar array on our roof last spring. Since the panels went live on May 25th, we have generated over 30,000 kilowatt hours of electricity. In addition to this making our building and our business more sustainable, we were able to successfully pilot Community Supported Solar (CSS)-something the Monadnock Sustainability Network (MSN) and a group of committed volunteers had been working on for years.Now that our array has been successfully up and running for nearly a year, our co-op is a great case study to showcase to other organizations the potential contained within the CSS model. MSN has published a complete guide to help others smoothly implement CSS, and, they’ve even secured grant money to help walk several others through the process!
MSN is currently looking for:
CSS is a win-win-win for all those involved! The co-op is thrilled to have a part of our energy needs coming from a sustainable source and to be able to support local jobs in the solar industry. MSN will host a public information session on CSS at The Barn at the Harrisville Inn on Thursday, March 23rd from 6pm – 8pm. If you unable to attend this meeting but are interested in being a host, investor or champion, please contact John Kondos.
