The SolarGardens Institute is helping organize communities to pool their resources and go solar. Libraries and schools, places of worship and non-profit groups can benefit by hosting a distributed power plant where anyone can own solar panels. We will be developing workshops and certification programs that assist our mission of solarpanel ownership for everyone.

The Solar Gardens Institute advocates for community based energy development through legislation in several states, and the federal SUN (Solar Uniting Neighborhoods) act introduced by Colorado Senator Mark Udall. We also support efforts at the local level to develop model solar regulations. Solar Gardens are sprouting up everywhere, transforming communities through solar power and people power.

We will be developing workshops and certification programs that assist our mission, and raising funds for our operations andprograms.

Our headquarters in Westminster Colorado is a solar garden! Ten members will subscribe to one kilowatt of electricity each. This will help lead the way to many more solar gardens, around Colorado, all over America, and throughout the world!

Our Mission

• To educate and learn from the public about community solar energy.
• To promote good community energy policy at the federal, state, and local levels
• To assist local organizations in organizing, developing, and managing community-owned solar energy projects everywhere.
• To provide a way for everyone to own solar panels, making clean energy affordable and available for all humanity.