Make our planet a little happier by joining Chattanooga's only community solar project, EPB Solar Share. License locally generated renewable energy for as little as $5/mo & receive credits on your energy bill.
Receive a solar credit on your energy bill based on your panel's energy generation & current electric rates.
Get solar energy generated at our 4,408-panel solar field, eliminating the need for rooftop construction.
Be part of the movement that’s leading the way to a cleaner, brighter future by offsetting your carbon emissions.
Offset the carbon footprint of your daily activities, like heating and cooling your home or business or using other appliances with verified solar energy credits. Or, offset your wedding, vacation, business conference, or other event!
We couldn't believe that we could take advantage of solar power for just a few dollars a month. And we didn't have to install a thing.
David & Julianne Hudson
EPB customers since 1979
Green Switch charges $2 for 200 kWh of a mix of alternative generation, mainly wind from across TVA's service territory. EPB Solar Share credits are $5 for 100 kWh of local, Chattanooga-made, 100% solar power.
Submit a request form to join Solar Share.
Charges will appear the month after you sign up with credits appearing the month after that. For example, if you contact EPB and sign up on July 15, 2020 for a panel, you will see the CHARGE on your AUGUST invoice (the next month and all following months). The CREDIT will appear on your SEPTEMBER invoice (approximately 2 months after you sign up and all following months). Why? During the first month after your purchase, your panel is generating electricity. That generation is accumulated throughout the month and then credited on your next bill. If a customer opts for the multi-year license, this is a one-time only charge.
Call 423-648-1372 to join Solar Share.
Joining Solar Share is like joining a community swimming pool. You share the benefits with your neighbors without the maintenance, liability and other hassles of installing your own. Plus, you can license as many panels as you want without any long term commitments. That makes Solar Share an affordable and convenient way to participate in solar generation.
Call 423-648-1372 to join Solar Share.
Our RECs that are available for purchase have been generated by panels that have not been bought or leased yet. They’re available on a first come, first serve basis. These RECs are registered with and tracked by the North American Renewables Registry. After two years, these RECs are retired on a rolling basis.
Call 423-648-1372 to join Solar Share.
EPB Solar Share is a community-based solar program that offers an easy option for EPB customers to participate in renewable energy through solar power. Located along Holtzclaw Avenue across from Warner Park, the Solar Share array is a partnership between EPB and TVA. Through Solar Share, EPB residential and commercial electric power customers have a choice of renewable power that dramatically lowers the barriers to entry for participating in solar power generation.
Call 423-648-1372 to join Solar Share.
Each solar panel within the array is estimated to produce approximately 37 kWh per month, but this amount can be higher or lower based on time of year and weather. Determine the percentage of your home's energy use you want to receive as a solar credit and multiply that by your average monthly energy use. For example, if you want 25% of your home's power use to be solar, and your average use is 1,600 kWh per month, you would license 11 panels (1600 x .25 = 400/37 = 10.8).
Call 423-648-1372 to join Solar Share.
Yes, we are still offering TVA's Green Power Switch, now known as Green Switch.
The total power output of the entire array is nearly 2 million Kilowatt Hours per year – which could supply the annual energy needs of approximately 130 average homes.
Call 423-648-1372 to join Solar Share.
Equipment and wiring repairs, equipment inspections, cleaning of the panels as needed, electronic monitoring of the equipment, and administrative costs associated with the operation of the site.
Call 423-648-1372 to join Solar Share.
Access your account at EPB.com. Go to EPB.com. Click the "Sign In" at the top right. Select "My Accounts" on the menu. Type in your Username and Password, and select the "Login" button. Select "My Consumption History" on the menu left. Here you will find your past bills and charts of your energy usage. You can also access this information by downloading the FREE MyEPB app from Apple and Google Play app stores.
Call 423-648-1372 to join Solar Share.
Not at this time. To ensure consistent power generation benefits for all Solar Share participants, EPB determines each customer's monthly power generation credit by figuring the average power generation of all the panels for that month. This means that if some panels are not as well-positioned in relation to the sun, Solar Share participants are not penalized.
Call 423-648-1372 to join Solar Share.
Solar Share credits and charges will appear on page 2 of your monthly bill under the "Statement of New Charges" section. You will see your monthly rental based on the number of panels you lease along with your monthly credit below it.
First of all, Solar Share helps you feel good about purchasing clean, renewable, sustainable energy. It's an affordable way to invest in a sustainable future without the hassle and upfront costs of installing your own rooftop solar array – which enables renters to participate as well. Plus, there are no contracts, so you can cancel at any time.
Call 423-648-1372 to join Solar Share.
All of our RECs come from EPB's solar installation on Holtzclaw Avenue.
Submit a request form to join Solar Share.
Yes, if you lease or license a Solar Share panel, you will automatically keep the environmental benefits, including RECs, generated by your panel. However, you won't be able to re-sell or double-count your panel's emissions mitigation.
Our renewable energy credits that are available for purchase have been generated by panels that have not been bought or leased. They are available on a first come, first served basis.
Call 423-648-1372 to join Solar Share.
Yes, if you leas or license a Solar Share panel, you will automatically keep the environmental benefits, including RECs, generated by your panel. However, you won't be able to re-sell or double-count your panel's emissions mitigation.
Our RECs that are available for purchase have been generated by panels that have not been bought or leased. They're available on a first come, first served basis.
Call 423-648-1372 to join Solar Share.
A REC represents one megawatt of energy that has been generated using a renewable, carbon-free method, such as solar panels or windmills.
A carbon offset, also known as a "voluntary emission reduction," represents one metric ton of greenhouse gas that has been mitigated elsewhere. In other words, you can support renewable energy and "balance out" your emissions by helping to fund a specific amount of carbon savings somewhere else.
Generally, RECs are used to offset emissions that are related to energy or electricity, while carbon offsets work for many different types of activities that cause greenhouse gases.
Call 423-648-1372 to join Solar Share.
Yes. At most, customers may only license enough panels to cover the average of their power usage over the last 12 months.
Call 423-648-1372 to join Solar Share.
This depends on several factors primarily the participation of our customers in this project. If the demand for local solar energy generation exceeds this installation, EPB will work with TVA to determine if we can install additional solar generation.
Call 423-648-1372 to join Solar Share.
Unfortunately, no. The 30% federal residential income tax credit available under Section 25D of the Internal Revenue Code only applies to homeowners making a capital investment to install solar at their home. Fortunately, Solar Share is built on a scale that allows EPB to offer pricing that is very competitive and often lower than federally subsidized rooftop installations.
Call 423-648-1372 to join Solar Share.
Yes, we register our system's RECs with the North American Renewables Registry (NAR). NAR ensures that the power from our solar array is verified by an independent third party. (NAR is an independent third party that verifies our solar array's production and its RECs.)
Every multi-year license includes a buyback option if the customer requests it anytime during the 20-year expected life. A schedule of the buyback values will be established and published at the time of purchase.
There are several options. You can buy a multi-year license for a one-time payment of $578 per solar panel, plus a $10 annual maintenance fee per panel in exchange for a monthly bill credit equal to the generation of the total number of panels licensed. Panel licenses can be sold back to EPB at any time for a depreciated rate. You can lease month to month for $5 per panel per month, you will receive a monthly bill credit equal to the generation of the total number of panels you select. This low-cost option can be cancelled at any time.
Call 423-648-1372 to join Solar Share.
At this point, whether you install panels on your house or participate in community solar, solar power generation is a premium product that's a bit more expensive than conventional power. In the near term, the primary benefit of solar energy generation is environmental - generating energy from the sun significantly reduces carbon emission and contributes to improving the health of our planet. In the longer term, the financial benefit of solar is that it locks in your energy cost at today's rate. As the cost of conventional power rates go up, the cost of participating in Solar Share remains the same. What's nice about this is that as the cost of conventional electric rates goes up, your Solar Share bill credits become more valuable.
Each solar panel within the array is estimated to produce approximately 37 kWh per month. Determine the percentage of your business's energy use you want to receive as a solar credit and multiply that by your average monthly energy use. For example, if you want 25% of your company's power use to be solar, and your average use is 1,600 kWh per month, you would license 11 panels (1600 x .25 = 400/37 = 10.8).
Call 423-648-1372 to join Solar Share.
Solar Share is located along Holtzclaw Avenue across from Warner Park.
Call 423-648-1372 to join Solar Share.
The Solar Share array includes 4,408 solar panels on 3.8 acres. The total power output of the entire array is nearly 2 million Kilowatt Hours per year – which could supply the annual energy needs of approximately 130 average homes.
Call 423-648-1372 to join Solar Share.
A REC, or "renewable energy credit," represents one megawatt of energy that has been generated using a renewable, carbon-free method, such as solar panels or windmills. You may sometimes see RECs referred to as credits, green tags, or renewable energy certificates.
RECs help us accurately measure the environmental benefits of green energy. When you purchase a REC, you're supporting renewable energy generation and displacing emissions associated with conventional sources of energy or electricity, such as coal, gas and oil.
No. Your monthly credit is calculated from the total amount of energy produced at the array divided by the total number of panels.
Submit a request form to join Solar Share.
First of all, Solar Share helps you feel good about purchasing clean, renewable, sustainable energy. It's an affordable way to invest in a sustainable future without the hassle and upfront costs of installing your own rooftop solar array – which enables renters to participate as well. Plus, there are no contracts, so you can cancel at any time.
Call 423-648-1372 to join Solar Share.
Green Switch charges $2 for 200 kWh of a mix of alternative generation, mainly wind from across TVA's service territory. EPB Solar Share credits are $5 for 100 kWh of local, Chattanooga-made, 100% solar power.
Submit a request form to join Solar Share.
Charges will appear the month after you sign up with credits appearing the month after that. For example, if you contact EPB and sign up on July 15, 2020 for a panel, you will see the CHARGE on your AUGUST invoice (the next month and all following months). The CREDIT will appear on your SEPTEMBER invoice (approximately 2 months after you sign up and all following months). Why? During the first month after your purchase, your panel is generating electricity. That generation is accumulated throughout the month and then credited on your next bill. If a customer opts for the multi-year license, this is a one-time only charge.
Call 423-648-1372 to join Solar Share.
Our RECs that are available for purchase have been generated by panels that have not been bought or leased yet. They’re available on a first come, first serve basis. These RECs are registered with and tracked by the North American Renewables Registry. After two years, these RECs are retired on a rolling basis.
Call 423-648-1372 to join Solar Share.
EPB Solar Share is a community-based solar program that offers an easy option for EPB customers to participate in renewable energy through solar power. Located along Holtzclaw Avenue across from Warner Park, the Solar Share array is a partnership between EPB and TVA. Through Solar Share, EPB residential and commercial electric power customers have a choice of renewable power that dramatically lowers the barriers to entry for participating in solar power generation.
Call 423-648-1372 to join Solar Share.
Each solar panel within the array is estimated to produce approximately 37 kWh per month, but this amount can be higher or lower based on time of year and weather. Determine the percentage of your home's energy use you want to receive as a solar credit and multiply that by your average monthly energy use. For example, if you want 25% of your home's power use to be solar, and your average use is 1,600 kWh per month, you would license 11 panels (1600 x .25 = 400/37 = 10.8).
Call 423-648-1372 to join Solar Share.
Yes, we are still offering TVA's Green Power Switch, now known as Green Switch.
The total power output of the entire array is nearly 2 million Kilowatt Hours per year – which could supply the annual energy needs of approximately 130 average homes.
Call 423-648-1372 to join Solar Share.
Equipment and wiring repairs, equipment inspections, cleaning of the panels as needed, electronic monitoring of the equipment, and administrative costs associated with the operation of the site.
Call 423-648-1372 to join Solar Share.
Access your account at EPB.com. Go to EPB.com. Click the "Sign In" at the top right. Select "My Accounts" on the menu. Type in your Username and Password, and select the "Login" button. Select "My Consumption History" on the menu left. Here you will find your past bills and charts of your energy usage. You can also access this information by downloading the FREE MyEPB app from Apple and Google Play app stores.
Call 423-648-1372 to join Solar Share.
Not at this time. To ensure consistent power generation benefits for all Solar Share participants, EPB determines each customer's monthly power generation credit by figuring the average power generation of all the panels for that month. This means that if some panels are not as well-positioned in relation to the sun, Solar Share participants are not penalized.
Call 423-648-1372 to join Solar Share.
Solar Share credits and charges will appear on page 2 of your monthly bill under the "Statement of New Charges" section. You will see your monthly rental based on the number of panels you lease along with your monthly credit below it.
First of all, Solar Share helps you feel good about purchasing clean, renewable, sustainable energy. It's an affordable way to invest in a sustainable future without the hassle and upfront costs of installing your own rooftop solar array – which enables renters to participate as well. Plus, there are no contracts, so you can cancel at any time.
Call 423-648-1372 to join Solar Share.
All of our RECs come from EPB's solar installation on Holtzclaw Avenue.
Submit a request form to join Solar Share.
Yes, if you lease or license a Solar Share panel, you will automatically keep the environmental benefits, including RECs, generated by your panel. However, you won't be able to re-sell or double-count your panel's emissions mitigation.
Our renewable energy credits that are available for purchase have been generated by panels that have not been bought or leased. They are available on a first come, first served basis.
Call 423-648-1372 to join Solar Share.
Yes, if you leas or license a Solar Share panel, you will automatically keep the environmental benefits, including RECs, generated by your panel. However, you won't be able to re-sell or double-count your panel's emissions mitigation.
Our RECs that are available for purchase have been generated by panels that have not been bought or leased. They're available on a first come, first served basis.
Call 423-648-1372 to join Solar Share.
A REC represents one megawatt of energy that has been generated using a renewable, carbon-free method, such as solar panels or windmills.
A carbon offset, also known as a "voluntary emission reduction," represents one metric ton of greenhouse gas that has been mitigated elsewhere. In other words, you can support renewable energy and "balance out" your emissions by helping to fund a specific amount of carbon savings somewhere else.
Generally, RECs are used to offset emissions that are related to energy or electricity, while carbon offsets work for many different types of activities that cause greenhouse gases.
Call 423-648-1372 to join Solar Share.
Yes. At most, customers may only license enough panels to cover the average of their power usage over the last 12 months.
Call 423-648-1372 to join Solar Share.
This depends on several factors primarily the participation of our customers in this project. If the demand for local solar energy generation exceeds this installation, EPB will work with TVA to determine if we can install additional solar generation.
Call 423-648-1372 to join Solar Share.
Unfortunately, no. The 30% federal residential income tax credit available under Section 25D of the Internal Revenue Code only applies to homeowners making a capital investment to install solar at their home. Fortunately, Solar Share is built on a scale that allows EPB to offer pricing that is very competitive and often lower than federally subsidized rooftop installations.
Call 423-648-1372 to join Solar Share.
Yes, we register our system's RECs with the North American Renewables Registry (NAR). NAR ensures that the power from our solar array is verified by an independent third party. (NAR is an independent third party that verifies our solar array's production and its RECs.)
Every multi-year license includes a buyback option if the customer requests it anytime during the 20-year expected life. A schedule of the buyback values will be established and published at the time of purchase.
There are several options. You can buy a multi-year license for a one-time payment of $578 per solar panel, plus a $10 annual maintenance fee per panel in exchange for a monthly bill credit equal to the generation of the total number of panels licensed. Panel licenses can be sold back to EPB at any time for a depreciated rate. You can lease month to month for $5 per panel per month, you will receive a monthly bill credit equal to the generation of the total number of panels you select. This low-cost option can be cancelled at any time.
Call 423-648-1372 to join Solar Share.
At this point, whether you install panels on your house or participate in community solar, solar power generation is a premium product that's a bit more expensive than conventional power. In the near term, the primary benefit of solar energy generation is environmental - generating energy from the sun significantly reduces carbon emission and contributes to improving the health of our planet. In the longer term, the financial benefit of solar is that it locks in your energy cost at today's rate. As the cost of conventional power rates go up, the cost of participating in Solar Share remains the same. What's nice about this is that as the cost of conventional electric rates goes up, your Solar Share bill credits become more valuable.
Each solar panel within the array is estimated to produce approximately 37 kWh per month. Determine the percentage of your business's energy use you want to receive as a solar credit and multiply that by your average monthly energy use. For example, if you want 25% of your company's power use to be solar, and your average use is 1,600 kWh per month, you would license 11 panels (1600 x .25 = 400/37 = 10.8).
Call 423-648-1372 to join Solar Share.
Solar Share is located along Holtzclaw Avenue across from Warner Park.
Call 423-648-1372 to join Solar Share.
The Solar Share array includes 4,408 solar panels on 3.8 acres. The total power output of the entire array is nearly 2 million Kilowatt Hours per year – which could supply the annual energy needs of approximately 130 average homes.
Call 423-648-1372 to join Solar Share.
A REC, or "renewable energy credit," represents one megawatt of energy that has been generated using a renewable, carbon-free method, such as solar panels or windmills. You may sometimes see RECs referred to as credits, green tags, or renewable energy certificates.
RECs help us accurately measure the environmental benefits of green energy. When you purchase a REC, you're supporting renewable energy generation and displacing emissions associated with conventional sources of energy or electricity, such as coal, gas and oil.
No. Your monthly credit is calculated from the total amount of energy produced at the array divided by the total number of panels.
Submit a request form to join Solar Share.
First of all, Solar Share helps you feel good about purchasing clean, renewable, sustainable energy. It's an affordable way to invest in a sustainable future without the hassle and upfront costs of installing your own rooftop solar array – which enables renters to participate as well. Plus, there are no contracts, so you can cancel at any time.
Call 423-648-1372 to join Solar Share.