NAHB
Location: Harvard, Mass.
Status: Fully Subscribed
In Massachusetts’ first round of the Solarize Mass program in 2011, a bulk-purchasing program that uses economies of scale to reduce solar installation prices for participating individuals, Harvard residents signed 75 individual contracts totaling 402 kW of solar PV capacity. The program was successful in reducing the price/watt below the State’s average; however, there were many residents and businesses in the town who could not install solar for one reason or another. The disappointment of those who were unable to install solar through the program fueled their ambition to find another option: What about one large array in a field that has “shares” of panels that are virtually net metered to individuals