Subscribe to a solar farm, get renewable energy and a discount on your electric bill!
The Oregon Community Solar Program allows thousands of Oregonians to power their homes with solar energy by subscribing to large off-site solar projects built here in Oregon. It’s easy to enroll, there are no up-front cost, and you can save 5% (or up to 15%! See below) on your electric bill once the solar farm is completed. Renters, home owners, businesses, HOAs, and nonprofits with electric bills can all sign up. All you need is a recent electric bill or your account number.
With the Oregon Community Solar Program you:
- Don’t need to own your home. In fact you can live in an apartment, mobile home—any kind of home as long as you have a utility bill.
- Don’t need a sunny roof suitable for solar
- Can take your subscription with you to a new home within your utility’s service area
- Aren’t responsible for repairs and maintenance of the solar array
- Must be a customer of PGE, Pacific Power or Idaho Power
Benefits of community solar:
- Get solar credits on your bill, offsetting your electricity use. Most customers see savings on their bills.
- Help the planet—reduce your carbon footprint by offsetting your energy use with clean renewable energy.
- Support local solar development and local clean energy jobs.
- Households that meet low-income guidelines are eligible for discounted subscription rates and other benefits.
How it works:
- Sign up as a subscriber to a local solar project. In some cases, you may have to wait for the solar project to be built and come online, which could take 6 months or more.
- The solar project generates clean, renewable energy for the utility grid.
- Receive a credit on your monthly electric bill for your portion of the solar energy generated and pay a subscription fee. The credit more than covers the subscription fee, giving you a small net discount on your bill.
Sign up today!
Find a list of all solar projects that are accepting participants here
Here are a few of the subscription managers that serve our area:
Arcadia Community Solar (for PGE and Pacific Power customers)
Neighborhood Power (for PGE customers only)
Oregon Clean Power Cooperative (currently for PGE customers only)
You may qualify for a 15% discount on your electric bill!
Low-income subscribers are eligible for discounted subscription fees and get a guaranteed discount on their energy bill—as high as 15%. To qualify, you must have an income that is 80% or less of the State Median Income, adjusted for household size.
Community Energy Project
Community Energy Projects connects income-qualified customers of PGE, Pacific Power, or Idaho Power witdh the community solar program. Get more information about how to sign up
PDX Community Solar
Live in Cully? Pacific Power customers who live in the 97218 Zip Code and income-qualify can now sign up for PDX Community Solar! Get more info and fill out their intake form