Community Solar in New York has a messaging problem. It is confusing, and even some industry professionals have given up in disgust because of aggressive marketing and a lack of clarity.
Fortunately, aggressive marketing is not universal among community solar developers. Unfortunately, the lack of clarity is almost universal.
The system the New York utility regulator set up for community distributed generation, or CDG, is counterintuitive for most potential customers. Such programs include community wind and hydropower, as well as solar.
