Solar Urbana-Champaign Project Update
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Urbana-Champaign Solar Group Buy Celebrates Another Successful Year
Associated Project(s):From: Marta Monti <marta@midwestrenew.org>
Sent: Wednesday, April 13, 2022 10:05 AMCCNet co-hosted the Solar Urbana-Champaign power hour
Associated Project(s):CCNet co-hosted the Solar Urbana-Champaign power hour and shared the benefits of joining the CCNet with the people who signed up for the Solar Power Hour.
Archived Info - Previous Project Description
Associated Project(s):The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is helping to promote and encourage participation in the Solar Urbana-Champaign program.
Newsgazette Mailbag about campus renewables
Associated Project(s):Renewable energy at the UI "How much power is each of the renewable (University of Illinois) sources generating? How many houses can each provide power for? Are there plans to add more than what we currently have? How many years does it take for the cost of each to be paid off? We have a growing interest in this and many homes now also have this."
Morgan White, the UI's associate director of Facilities & Services for sustainability, has all your answers.
Local Solar projects shared at CCNet brownbag
Associated Project(s):CCNet hosted several local solar panelists in January 2021. This Zoom meeting was also shared via Facebook Live:
https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?v=429039901765435&ref=watch_permalink
Solar Urbana-Champaign 5.0
Associated Project(s):Affordable and Sustainable
Developing Local Solar Energy Resources
Associated Project(s):Join us for this seminar sponsored by local Master Naturalists. Scott R. Tess, the Sustainability & Resilience Officer for Urbana, will discuss City programming designed to develop local solar energy resources.
Last Month for Bulk Solar Pricing
Associated Project(s):Join your neighbors getting solar PVs!
Associated Project(s):Champaign and Piatt County home and business owners installing solar energy have triggered the second 1% discount in the Solar Urbana-Champaign program! The program makes it faster, easier, and more affordable to go solar by leveraging the power of volume purchasing, and a community-education campaign.
archived info - previous project description
Associated Project(s):The City of Urbana has partnered with the Midwest Renewable Energy Association (MREA) and the Grow Solar Partnership to coordinate a second solar group buy in Champaign County, building on the success of Solar Urbana-Champaign, which took place from December 2015 through June of 2016. The advantage of a group buy is the power of volume purchasing, which can significantly reduce the up-front costs of installing solar on your home or business. You do not need to be a City of Urbana resident to participate – the group buy is open to all Champaign County residents and business owners.
Now is your chance! Get solar at home or for your organization
Associated Project(s):Solar Urbana-Champaign bulk solar purchase program returns and expands in 2018
The successful Solar Urbana-Champaign group purchasing program is available again in 2018. Since 2016, the program led to the installation of over 1 megawatt of solar on 138 properties across Champaign County. The program educated hundreds of individuals about solar and helped people save on solar through volume purchasing.
Solar Urbana-Champaign 3.0 launches
Associated Project(s):Program finishes strong!
Associated Project(s):FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October, 31, 2017
Contact: peterm@midwestrenew.org
Solar Urbana-Champaign Bulk Solar Purchase Program Finishes Strong
Phase Two Rates - UC Solar
Associated Project(s):The Midwest Renewable Energy Association (MREA) has accepted the Solar Urbana-Champaign Advisory Committee’s recommendation and contracted with New Prairie Construction to install solar arrays for the second round of our group buy program. MREA and New Prairie Construction have agreed to an amended fee schedule whereby New Prairie will be providing a rebate which will be paid to program participants who sign a contract for services by August 31, 2017 according to the following schedule: $.03/watt if the program reaches 50-150 kW of total capacity; $.06/watt for 150-250 kW; $.09/watt for in
Pricing Breaks for higher quantities
Associated Project(s):Hi Solar UC Advisory Committee,