Vashon Solar LLC Promotion to Install Solar Panels at Harbor School

The chilly winter weather doesn’t dampen the energy and enthusiasm of the Vashon Solar LLC group who are gathering interested parties to learn about solar incentives available to individuals.

State energy incentives are available through a community solar program. Vashon Solar LLC is such a program organized as an LLC ready to install a 9 kW solar panel array at the Harbor School on Vashon Island School District property.

Community Solar Projects are being organized and built all over the U.S. The idea is for a group of energy customers to invest in a solar array built on a public site in one’s own community. The members realize re-imbursement and probably a little more on their outlay while supporting local solar production. It is an investment opportunity right here on Vashon! Poulsbo, Whidbey Island, Bainbridge Island, City of Winthrop and Ellensburg have Community Solar Projects up and running. Each project organizes its investment company a little differently.

The LLC will be a group of interested people who will join the community solar wave. The LLC will consist of the members of the LLC, a small Advisory Board, and a Project Manager/Administrator. The host public site will be the Vashon Island School District, located at The Harbor School. The Washington State cost recovery incentive program pays $1.08 per kWh generated by a community solar project built with Washington made solar modules and inverter systems. VASHON SOLAR LLC is using made in Washington materials. The incentive payments are paid according to each owner’s percent of ownership in the VASHON SOLAR LLC through June 30, 2020 when the program ends.

More information is available at www.vashonsolarllc. Over the course of the incentive program we believe owners can expect to get much of their investment back, support renewable energy for and on the island, and invest in solar even if it is not installed on their home. The public site host will get some of the value of the kilowatts generated, and can become the system owner when the incentive program ends.

Interested? Next meeting is February 24. Contact Gib Dammann at  gibd@comcast.net.