Cohousing-L Mailing List: Solar Financing Considerations :: was Cohousing-L Digest, Vol 229, Issue 18

[Neil Planchon (neil]

<Jim Bronson - jimbronsonashland [at] gmail.com> is the author of the message 
below. It was posted by Neil from the Cohousing-L management team :: 
cohousing-l-owner [at] cohousing.org and I gave it a relevant (as best I could) 
subject line. Neil


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Dear Coho Companions,

At River Song we are motivated to improve our sustainability by using some
of our distributable cash for solar pv generation. It turns out that our
electric power provider is not supportive of solar and our climate is not
in a solar sweet spot. That leads me to think of, instead of building
solar on our Eugene Oregon site, co-investing in community solar in a more
solar-rich location. I would appreciate any and all thoughts from other
cohos about this way of using cash to support the earth and earn a
reasonable return.

A second related question is about becoming a non-profit organization. We
have been advised that such a change would bring more solar rebate
benefits. Any input about that would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks to all for making cohos more vital and sustainable. Jim

*Jim Bronson*
*www.riversongcohousingcommunity.org
<http://www.riversongcohousingcommunity.org>*
Eugene, Oregon on the shores of the Willamette

*I was born at 303 ppm CO2.*
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