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City staff highlights SunShares bulk‑purchase residential solar discounts
Summary
Department of the Environment staff presented SunShares, a city‑sponsored bulk‑purchase program for employees and retirees that lowered per‑watt pricing to about $3.8/W in round one and $3.5/W in round two and reported 145 installations from roughly 1,200 registrants across two rounds.
The San Francisco Department of the Environment presented SunShares, a city‑sponsored residential solar bulk‑purchase program aimed at lowering customer acquisition costs and securing discounted per‑watt pricing for homeowners.
Tara Weeks, Renewable Energy Program Associate, told the Commission SunShares ran two rounds (March–September 2013 and September 2014–February 2015). She said the program achieved roughly $3.8 per watt in the first round and about $3.5 per watt in the second round, offered a $500 cash incentive for contract signers and referral incentives, and…
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