NRECA ACCESS Project Focuses on Expanding Rural Community Solar
To grow adoption of community solar projects in rural states, the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) launched the Achieving Cooperative Community Equitable Solar Sources (ACCESS) project. ACCESS is funded by a $1 million award from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) and focuses on research, field tests, and conversations with electric cooperatives, so far resulting in five 5 solar programs collectively delivering 7.5 megawatts of solar energy that directly benefits 7,800 low- and moderate-income households.