​​​​​​​​​​NRECA's Achieving Cooperative Community Equitable Solar Sources (ACCESS) project is focused on examining various technical and financial models for providing solar energy to low- to moderate-income consumers in order to identify optimal approaches that electric cooperatives nationwide could​ implement. Our team is working with a diverse stakeholder group, including co-ops, financial organizations, community advocacy groups, and others.

The following case studies have been developed through the ACCESS Project to ​showcase some of the diverse solar energy projects offered by cooperatives:

CASE STUDIES

• Anza Electric Cooperative – Shifting Peak Demand with Solar Energy to Assist Native American Economic Development​
  

• Roanoke Electric Cooperative – Leveraging Land Ownership Retention for Economic Empowerment through Solar Energy and Community Development

• Orcas Power & Light Cooperativ​e - Using Solar Energy and Hybrid Battery Technology to Address Grid Resiliency and Energy Affordability on a Remote Island Archipelago

• ​Oklahoma Electric Cooperative - Sharing Sunbeams: Supporting Local Education and Local Energy
  

• More to come​...

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION