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Overview

Solar photovoltaics (PV) have matured over the past two decades to an accepted and fundamental part of the modern grid. However, challenges remain with how to make solar energy affordable for communities with fewer financial resources. In the second part of this webinar series, find out how America's rural electric cooperatives are working together to explore innovative financing options and uncovering trends to provide solar energy access to low and moderate income (LMI) individuals in their communities.

This series is part of NRECA's ACCESS (Achieving Cooperative Community Equitable Solar Sources) project and is supported by an award from the U.S. Department of Energy through the Solar Energy Technology Office.

Interested in The Power of Partnership: Solar Energy Series (Vol. 1) ?

Tuesday, June 15, 2021 | View Recording

Solar Energy Financing: How to Make Solar Energy Affordable for All

Registrants will learn:

  • Market analysis and trends for solar affordability
  • Different options available to co-ops as they seek to increase solar energy
  • Opportunities for advancing solar energy to LMI consumers.
  • How NRECA's ACCESS project is exploring a combination of financing options and program designs to identify cost-effective solutions for small utilities to achieve solar program participation by LMI consumers.
Speakers

Adaora Ifebigh
Program Director, Energy ACCESS, NRECA

Deb Roepke
President, Evigglad Community Power, LLC

Bijan Patala
Assistant Vice President/Project Finance Account Manager III, CFC

Kirk Johnson
Senior Vice President, Member Engagement, Old Dominion Electric Cooperative


Tuesday, June 22, 2021 | View Recording

Making Solar Energy Affordable for All: The Dollars and Cents Behind Solar Energy Financing

Join us to learn about:

  • Financing gaps and challenges in advancing solar energy to LMI consumers.
  • Existing and potentially new/innovative ways to finance solar for co-ops.
  • Opportunities for advancing solar energy to LMI consumers.
  • How NRECA's ACCESS project is exploring a combination of financing options and program designs to identify cost-effective solutions for small utilities to achieve solar program participation by LMI consumers.

Speakers

Adaora Ifebigh
Program Director, Energy ACCESS, NRECA

Chris Nichols
President, Harmonics Energy Consulting, LLC

Tamra Reynolds
Regional Vice President, CoBank

Nick Shumaker
Manager of Systems Engineering, Oklahoma Electric Cooperative


Want to learn more about how co-ops are working together to make solar energy accessible to all? Join the Affiliate Co-op Group in NRECA’s ACCESS Project! Email SolarAccessProject@nreca.org.
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