Renewable Rewards® Solar Credit plan.

Congratulations! By signing up for the Renewable Rewards Solar Credit plan, you’re living greener and helping the planet by choosing clean electricity to power your home. Now it’s time to reap the benefits of your eco-friendly choices.

Here’s how it works:

  • Bill Credit: You’ll receive a bill credit for every kWh you send back to the grid, up to your monthly usage.

  • Buyback Rate: It’s lower than your energy charge for grid electricity.

  • Credit Timing: If your solar system is new, credits may take up to three billing cycles to appear.

  • Solar Production: You can view your full energy usage by linking your inverter in the Green Mountain App. Your bill won’t reflect the amount of solar energy your home generates.

Excess energy: Any excess energy beyond your monthly usage is sent to the grid for others to use, but credits are sold back at a lower rate than what you pay for grid electricity.

For example: If you use 800 kWh from the grid and send 900 kWh back, you’ll receive credits for the full 900 kWh. While there’s no limit to how much energy you can get credits for, the buyback rate is lower than the rate you pay for your electricity.

100% Solar

If you ever need grid electricity, we’ll make sure you’re using solar power.

Bill Credits

Receive credit for 100% of the excess solar energy you send to the grid, with no cap on the amount you can earn.

Plan Flexibility

Choose from a variety of term lengths to fit your green lifestyle.

See your energy use in real time.

Download the Green Mountain App and link your inverter for the complete picture of your energy usage.

Renewable Rewards Solar Credit plan FAQs

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The Renewable Rewards Solar Credit plan is an uncapped solar buyback program designed for homeowners with rooftop solar panels. It gives you credit for the excess electricity your panels generate and send to the grid, helping you save on energy costs and support a cleaner planet.

Homeowners with a rooftop residential solar panel system installed on their home who want to sell their excess electricity back to the grid.

When your solar panels generate more electricity than you need, the excess energy is sent to the grid for others to use. You’ll receive bill credits for this excess energy, which can offset the charges for the electricity you use from the grid.

No, there are no limits or caps on the amount of solar energy you can send to the grid or the credits you can earn.

Your excess energy credits will appear on the second page of your electricity bill under the “Green Mountain Energy Renewable Rewards Credit” line.

The credit per kilowatt-hour (kWh) for your excess solar energy is at a lower rate than the energy charge rate for the Renewable Rewards Solar Credit plan. The exact rates are listed in your Electricity Facts Label.

Yes, base and delivery charges from your utility are passed on to your bill. These are separate from the energy charges.

  • Receive credit for 100% of the excess solar energy you send to the grid.
  • Grid electricity you use is backed by 100% renewable solar energy.
  • Choose from a variety of plan term lengths to match your green lifestyle.

No, the plan does not guarantee a zero-dollar or negative bill due to differences in energy charge rates and solar credit rates.

Our customers have avoided

 

pounds of CO2

That’s like planting

 

new trees.

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