If you choose to purchase and install a solar system through a third party please use the information sources listed below to help you make the best informed decision for your.
Blue ridge electric solar panels.
A member will receive an excess energy credit for the energy produced by the system that is not consumed in the home each month.
As long as you are interconnected to blue ridge electric cooperative s power grid you will still be charged at minimum a monthly basic facilities charge.
Some co op members want the benefits of a solar system but don t want to bear the expense and maintenance of panels at their home.
Photovoltaic is a solar power technology that uses arrays of photovoltaic cells to convert light from the sun directly into electricity.
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New solar systems will be interconnected to the blue ridge electric system under the net billing rider.
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Installing a solar power system does not eliminate your power bill.
The established value of renewable generation to the blue ridge electric cooperative system is 0 051 kwh.
Touchstone energy cooperatives is a national network of electric cooperatives across 46 states that provides resources and leverages partnerships to help member cooperatives and their employees better engage and serve their members.
Solar cells produce direct current dc electricity from light which can be used to power dc equipment or to recharge a battery.
There is no installation or huge upfront cost as with rooftop solar.
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The only solar installer we currently endorse and recommend is table rock technologies who install all solar power systems sold by blue ridge electric cooperative.
To ensure that all participants get an equal bill credit blue ridge will total the energy generated by all four community solar gardens then divide by the total number of panels.