{"id":3279,"date":"2022-09-08T14:17:48","date_gmt":"2022-09-08T14:17:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sunhub.com\/blog\/?p=3279"},"modified":"2025-07-25T12:37:02","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T12:37:02","slug":"rooftop-solar-leasing-faqs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sunhub.com\/blog\/rooftop-solar-leasing-faqs\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Solar Leasing: FAQs You Need to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Community solar leasing is an excellent way to benefit from America\u2019s favorite renewable and sustainable energy source: solar power. If you own a business with an open rooftop, you may have an opportunity to provide yourself with passive income and your neighbors with inexpensive power.
Read on to learn if rooftop solar leasing is right for you and your business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What is a community solar lease?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The U.S. Department of Energy defines community solar<\/a> as any solar project or purchasing program, within a geographic area, in which the benefits of a solar project flow to multiple customers such as individuals, businesses, nonprofits, and other groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019ve heard of solar farms, solar parks, solar power plants, solar power stations, and solar gardens before. How do these compare to rooftop solar leasing?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a rooftop solar leasing project, your existing panels tie into the electrical grid and flow out to subscribers who belong to the community. Solar gardens and rooftop solar are typically smaller scale projects, while farms, parks, plants and power stations are often larger operations. But so long as an array provides solar to multiple customers, they qualify as community solar. It\u2019s really a matter of vernacular.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Are rooftop leases available in my area?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Depends which state you are in and whether your roof qualifies. Let\u2019s start with your state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n