The State of New York has designed a community solar program to encourage renewable energy development and participation to a wide range of residents and businesses. This can be a significant financial benefit for energy users. The State of New York aims to have 6,000 Megawatts of Community Solar installed by 2030, with under 100 MWs currently installed, it's important for energy users to understand these offers and how these programs works.
EnergyMark is co-developing a community solar project of our own here in Western New York at West Valley that is set to be operational in 2020.

Here's how it works:

Rather than installing panels on your roof, a developer installs thousands of panels at a remote location.
Energy users or "subscribers" sign on to the project to agree to take a piece of the power generated. The project cannot run unless subscribers have agreed to take the power, so developers are willing to give you a credit to do so.
The project generates power and credits are generated. A portion of the credits go back to fund the project, but the remaining go onto your bill to create savings for the customer.