SunShare

As an environmentally conscious household we feel a lot better about our energy use now that we have SunShare. It couldn't be more seamless, but for potential customers who might receive a mailer or receive a flyer you should reach out and have someone walk you through the process. When I got the first mailer I couldn't understand what was what and just tossed it. But then one of their reps went walking around the neighborhood to answer questions and as soon as the lightbulb turned on I signed up on the spot. Basically you'll keep your Xcel account but also have a SunShare account. You'll also keep getting bills from Xcel and you'll receive a bill from SunShare. In my situation SunShare has produced all of my energy needs - so I only pay SunShare additionally I'll receive a credit on my Xcel bill because SunShare has a reduced rate for energy (it makes sense when you see your bills). In situations (maybe the winter or spring) where SunShare isn't producing enough energy to cover my monthly usage I'll probably have to draw from Xcel so I may have to pay both Xcel and SunShare but you'll draw from your credits until there aren't any more.I would tell someone who's interested that A. you may end up paying a little less, but don't count on it and B. the real reason to do it is to get your power from renewables in probably the easiest and least capital intensive way possible.

Super easy setupwe really didnt even have to think about it. Love seeing a negative balance on my other electric bill, and its comforting to know Im doing something to offset fossil fuels. I need to do more but its a start. Investing in clean energy tech now makes it more approachable to everyone else in the future too!

Wanting to help the environment does require effort. One easy way to do *something* without doing *anything*, is signing up for SunShare (where available). In Minneapolis, I only had to digitally sign a few forms, wait for service to be available, and I offset some of my energy needs with solar along with saving money on my electric bill. The process initially sounded confusing to me, but calling support was very informative. Sign up if you can, reduce some fossil fuels, and save money.

We signed up some time ago and, while it took several months for them to get up and going, we've had their service for several months now. I'm always looking to support renewable energy and the cost is very similar to our old Xcel bill. Plus, now we have credits from Xcel which, so the customer service rep told me on the phone, we will get back as a check once a year in the spring so I'm looking forward to that!

Great company. They've made it easy for me to put more solar power in the grid and get credit on my Xcel energy bill.