Learn how solar can work for your home or small business, the economics behind solar, and the incentives available to you. If you are new to solar or considering going solar, this is the session for you!

Do you have questions about owning an Electric Vehicle? Join this Ask Me Anything session to get all your questions answered by a panel of experts! *Attendees are encouraged to check out our electric vehicle page and watch the recorded sessions from National Drive Electric week to learn more before the session.

Learn about the resources available through Solar United Neighbors for after you have gone solar and about common issues that might come up for a Solar owner including solar array maintenance, monitoring and selling your solar home.

Join this casual coffee chat with the Solar United Neighbors Go Solar team to chat with our resident solar experts. Feel free to bring any questions you might have about going solar!

Acompáñanos a una presentación informativa para aprender sobre energía solar, incentivos y nuestro proceso de cooperativas solar

If you are thinking about battery storage and wondering what you will need to know, this is the session for you! Learn more about how you can pair battery storage with solar on your home or business and ask questions you might have about the process and what you should know before making the switch! […]

Join Solar United Neighbors Advocacy Team to learn how you can lobby and take action from your home to support solar. Learn how to set up virtual lobby meetings, best practices for meeting with your representatives, and other tactics for taking action from tweetstorms to Zoom letter-writing parties!

Energy equity and inclusion at Solar United Neighbors: a look on how we deploy low to moderate income solar programs The principles of energy equity and inclusion are central to the mission of Solar United Neighbors. Join us to learn more about how our programs across the country are working to take on the challenge […]

Join Solar United Neighbors’ Advocacy Team to review solar best practices for rural electric cooperatives from our new resource on this topic. Solar best practices range from on-bill financing for solar to incentives and community solar to local solar generation goals. Co-ops implementing these best practices range from Arkansas to Colorado to Florida.

PPAs allow businesses, governments, and non-profits to benefit from solar energy. They are legal in most states including Georgia, Texas, Arkansas, and Arizona. They are not legal in Florida, yet. Join two experts as they discuss the economic and environmental impact of legalizing Power Purchase Agreements in Florida. They will share results from a new […]

Want to learn how you can make a big impact on solar policy in your community? Come to this interactive session to learn how to write a Letter to the Editor. You will learn the basics and dive into tips and tricks on how to maximize the impact of your letter and increase your chances […]

Join this casual coffee chat with the Solar United Neighbors advocacy team to talk with our resident solar policy experts. Feel free to bring any questions you might have about solar related policy.

Accelerating Solar Growth Through State Policy: Portfolio Standards in the District of Columbia and Pennsylvania All around the country, states are transitioning to clean energy. The pace and nature of that transition is largely driven by state-level policies like the portfolio standard. DC passed a 100% clean energy bill in 2019, and Pennsylvania is considering […]

The State of State Net Metering Policies: Best Practices and Cautionary Tales From Around the Country Net Energy Metering (NEM) is a keystone solar policy that compensates solar owners for the value of the energy their systems produce. These rules are crafted at the state level, with varying approaches that impact how solar is valued […]

Learn more about the effort to expand Arizona's renewable energy goals. We will cover what the goals are now and what the opportunity is for rooftop solar to play an important role in the future as policy makers consider setting more aggressive standards. *This session will focus on the Renewable Energy Standard and Tariff in […]

Join our Virginia Program Director and a panel representing the wide swath of solar work that is happening throughout Virginia. This session will provide an update on the state of solar in Virginia including policy, the evolution of solar co-ops, Low to Moderate income programs and Electric Vehicles. *This session will focus on the state […]

Powering Energy Freedom with Power Purchase Agreements: The Campaigns to Legalize Solar PPAs in Florida and West Virginia Power Purchase Agreements, or PPAs, are a common and powerful financing tool for distributed solar energy projects. States that legalize PPAs control energy costs, create jobs, and save millions of dollars -- all without tax increases or […]

Community solar offers the benefit of solar to those who can’t — or prefer not to — install solar panels on their homes. In this session, you'll learn the basics of community solar and how subscribing to a community solar project enables individuals and businesses to receive a credit on their electric bill each month […]

Texas Solar buyback plans: considerations for those that choose their Retail Electricity Provider In many parts of Texas, how much energy savings your solar provides depends on three things: 1) When you use energy from the grid, 2) When you make energy from sunshine, and 3) What retail electricity plan you’re on. Come and learn […]

Indiana is falling behind in the transition to a clean and equitable energy system of the future powered by distributed solar. While some electric utilities have started to make the shift to solar, they're trying to leave customers out of the equation. In this session we'll discuss the solar policies that we'll be fighting for […]

Ever wondered about how the 5 day work week came to be? Or how the civil rights movement of the 60’s passed groundbreaking legislation for the time? So much of our day-to-day lives has been influenced by organizing. Strategic organizing is essential to writing and passing legislation that represents every day people and creates solutions […]

This is your chance to ask Anya Schoolman, founder and executive director of Solar United Neighbors, everything you’ve wanted to know! Join us for this members-only session and get to know Anya, and SUN, like never before. Not a member yet? It's easy (and free!) to join.

If you live in a planned development or condominium, chances are you have to join a homeowners association (HOA) upon buying your property. Your HOA may restrict where and how you install a solar system. Learn what you can do to fight through this barrier to solar and hear success stories from states making progress […]

State policy has helped the growth of solar in Minnesota. At this session we will review what policies need to change or be passed to make more solar possible in Minnesota. Joining us will be state Rep. Jamie Long, Assistant Majority Leader and a solar champion at the Minnesota legislature. *This session will focus on […]

Installing solar on 30 million rooftops will provide the stimulus we need to help our economy recover. It will make our energy system fairer and our communities healthier. Speakers will discuss this idea and what you can do to make it a reality.

Learn about solar energy and how our nonprofit co-op model simplifies the process of going solar on your home or small business from the comfort of your own home. Solar United Neighbors has done over 240 solar co-ops around the county helping over 5,000 people go solar. A solar co-op is simply people joining together […]

Learn about solar energy and how our nonprofit co-op model simplifies the process of going solar on your home or small business from the comfort of your own home. This will be a live presentation so you'll be able to ask questions.