SolarShare: Share the Benefits of Solar with Your Community
A turnkey solar solution that lowers your organization’s energy costs while delivering direct support to households facing high energy burdens. PowerOptions manages the full process, making participation as simple as a traditional solar project, with far greater impact.
What is SolarShare?
SolarShare enables nonprofit and public organizations to develop solar projects that deliver both long-term financial savings and meaningful community benefits. Built on PowerOptions’ proven solar program with competitively procured pricing, strong contractual protections, and dependable long-term savings, SolarShare gives organizations dependable savings while adding a structured way to deliver community benefit.
Projects can be structured as a no-upfront-cost Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) or as direct purchase for organizations that prefer to own their system. What makes SolarShare distinct is how the value it creates is expanded and shared. PowerOptions maximizes federal and state incentives, including bonus credits for low-income and community-benefit projects, and incorporates grant and philanthropic funds when available.
Key Elements:
- Maximizes incentives and integrates grants or philanthropic funds to strengthen project value
- Directs a portion of project savings to households in the community facing high energy burdens
A designated share of the resulting savings is converted into bill support for households facing high energy burdens, typically within the same city or service area as the host site, creating a measurable and mission-aligned impact tied directly to your solar investment.
How SolarShare Works for Your Organization
Project Flexibility
SolarShare supports rooftop, carport, ground-mount, and off-site systems and can be structured as a PPA or purchased system.
Layered Incentives & Funding
PowerOptions captures federal and state incentives and layers in available grants or philanthropic funding.
Shared Savings
Your organization receives predictable long-term energy savings while a designated share of savings supports income-qualified households in your community.
Minimal Administration
PowerOptions manages procurement, contracting, developer coordination, and the community-benefit framework. Local partners distribute support to qualified households—your team does not take on new program responsibilities.
SolarShare allows you to meet sustainability and financial objectives while creating a lasting community benefit tied to your facilities.
Reasons Organizations Choose SolarShare
Equity
Equitable Clean Energy Leadership.
Advancement
Advance climate, equity, and resilience goals.
Support
Provide visible, direct support to households with high energy burdens.
Connection
Strengthen relationships with residents, clients, and community partners.
No cost. No obligation. Just clear insights to guide your next step.