Puget Sound Energy Rolls Out New Solar Program for Multiunit Buildings

Puget Sound Energy this week launched its “Multi-Occupant Solar” program, which seeks to transform how tenants in multiunit buildings can access and use solar energy.

The program is available to both residential and commercial properties and introduces several features, including the ability for property owners to install solar arrays to benefit multiple tenants, solar-energy credits that can be distributed across multiple utility bills, and increasing local clean-energy capacity while reducing electricity costs for participants.

“Multi-Occupant Solar represents a significant step forward in making clean energy accessible to all members of our community,” said PSE’s director of customer energy innovation, John Mannetti, in a release. “For the first time, residents who live in multi-unit buildings can directly and easily benefit from solar energy generated on their buildings, regardless of whether they own or rent.”