So, you are thinking about solar. Like many energy consumers you care about the environment and seek ways to reduce your own carbon footprint. The benefits of solar to help achieve these goals are without question:

Solar is a fully renewable resource. By harnessing the power of the sun we generate green power that doesn’t emit any pollutants into the atmosphere.
Once installed, solar is sustainable and needs relatively low maintenance.
It is an investment in the future to offset the rising costs—monetarily and environmentally—of fossil fuels.
However, the costs for individual homeowners to install rooftop solar or a yard-based array are in the thousands of dollars, plus the additional cost of batteries to store excess energy. In addition to costs, other considerations for going solar are:

Is your roof/yard shaded?
Does the roof face the proper direction for optimum sunlight?
Is your roof suitable? How old is it? Is it in good repair?
Do you want to lease or buy solar panels?
How much solar power do you want to generate?
If you are interested in the benefits of solar but are concerned about costs, have a shaded roof/yard, there are restrictive homeowner covenants or you’re a renter, OREMC’s Cooperative Solar program puts “going solar” within your reach.

OREMC has two 100 kW solar fields (Kingsland and Hilliard offices) and a 1.86 MW solar site on Highway 82 in Glynn County, Georgia. With Cooperative Solar, you get to choose the right amount of solar energy you want to subscribe to from OREMC. Blocks of solar energy are billed monthly at $20 and produce approximately 120-200 kWh per month. The electricity delivered to your home through the power grid is calculated and the solar energy generated from your share of the total capacity will be credited back to you.

Keep in mind the monthly output from each share varies due to the position of the sun, time of year and number of cloudy days. Therefore, you will receive different amounts of solar energy each month based on the available sunlight.An infographic showing how Cooperative Solar program enables OREMC members to purchase shares of solar power from the co-op owned solar array.
Want to learn more about how to capture your share of the sun and promote greener energy? Visit the OREMC website at oremc.com/csp or contact Member Service Representative Dewayne Johns at 800-262-5131 or via email at dewayne.johns@oremc.com.