This report focuses on the specific opportunities and challenges of solar photovoltaic (PV) electricity generation for electric cooperatives, focusing on frameworks, methods, and deployment models for cooperatives to develop equitable approaches to solar deployment. Spurlock Station near Maysville and John Sherman Cooper Station near Somerset. We make power using combustion turbines (CTs) — fueled by natural gas or fuel oil — at Bluegrass Station in LaGrange and at J. This document is not intended to be holistic, but rather introduces some of the overall basic concepts in solar energy development and provides information on how solar energy is and may. A solar co-op is made up of individuals, businesses, or both, partnering up to meet their shared energy needs and typically receiving bulk discounts. This is not to be confused with community solar, which is defined as any solar project or purchasing program in which the benefits of a single solar. Many co-ops are interested in solar PV, but only a few have deployed utility-scale (1 MW or more) systems because of industry gaps in standardized designs; cost-benefit analysis tools; assistance with finance, procurement, and permitting; and training and best practices for operations and. It introduces community solar programs and their benefits, explains different ownership models, and ends with the best practices to keep in mind when starting a locally-owned community solar project. Community solar is one of the fastest growing segments of the U.