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“ If front end work is done well on the engineering and design associated with those assets , they can turn into truly positive economic drivers in those areas by producing kilowatt hours ”
— Jesse Grossman , CEO , Soltage enhancing reliability , operations and maintenance .
Broadening the market is key for Soltage , exemplified by the company ’ s partnership with Duke Energy on its Shared Solar Program – an affordable renewable energy option for South Carolina . It ’ s available to all qualified Duke Energy Carolinas residential and non-residential customers including those who hold tax-exempt status , those who rent or live in multifamily housing , and those who may not otherwise have access to solar energy .
“ The Shared Solar Program is emblematic of an important market and opportunity to expand the footprint of solar across the US ,” says Grossman . “ It speaks to community solar and the ability of a standalone solar asset . To be selling power not only to an entity in a neighbouring lot , but to appreciate the fact that kilowatt hours are commodities that can be available across a grid network . And so , if we put kilowatt hours in one part of the network , we actually can and should be able to sell kilowatt hours to an off-taker five , 10 , 15 miles away that might be a resident or a commercial entity , owning the benefits of solar
APRIL 2019