Enroll with Clearway Community Solar

Secure your space on your local Community Solar farm. The process is easy.

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You can secure your Community Solar subscription in just a few simple steps. You just need to have a recent utility bill handy.

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By clicking the ‘SUBMIT’ button above, you agree to Clearway’s Privacy Policy and you authorize Clearway Community Solar LLC to a) access your energy consumption data and meter number on your utility account and b) contact you for marketing purposes at the telephone, email or mobile number you entered using automated telephone technology including auto-dialers and text messages, even if your telephone or mobile number is currently listed on any state, federal, or corporate “Do Not Call” list, and you are not required to give your consent as a condition of purchase.

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By clicking the ‘SUBMIT’ button above, you agree to the Privacy Policy and you authorize Clearway Community Solar LLC to contact you for marketing purposes at the telephone, email or mobile number you entered using automated telephone technology including auto-dialers and text messages, even if your telephone or mobile number is currently listed on any state, federal, or corporate “Do Not Call” list, and you are not required to give your consent as a condition of purchase.

*Offer available for new residential customers only. Expires December 31, 2021. Customers will qualify for a $400 Clearway bill credit after completing payment on their first Clearway invoice. Customer must be in good standing with Clearway as an active customer with no overdue payments at the time of fulfillment to receive the Clearway bill credit. Please allow up to 6 weeks for application of the Clearway bill credit. No cash value; restrictions apply.

Clearway: An Approved Vendor of Illinois Shines

Clearway Community Solar is an Approved Vendor of the Illinois Shines program, also known as the Adjustable Block Program or “ABP.” Illinois Shines is a state-administered program for new solar development and solar PV systems. Clearway’s Community Solar farms produce local solar power, and the Renewable Energy Credits, or “RECs” are sold to the Illinois Shines program to help Illinois reach its renewable energy goals.

Learn more about Illinois Shines and its incentives by downloading this brochure.

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Then, we’ll share more about how Community Solar works and provide a savings estimate.

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With Clearway, you’ve taken the first step toward reducing your energy costs with a renewable power solution you can count on: Community Solar.

When you subscribe to one of our Community Solar farms, you will enjoy several benefits and it’s important to us that you understand how the program works—and feel great about it!

Below are important program details and a savings estimate for your home.

Below are important program details.

How Community Solar Works

Clearway Community Solar Energy

Clearway builds and operates solar farms in . Space is available on a first-come, first-served basis. You will be notified via email when space becomes available.

Clearway Solar House & Sun

Subscribers support 100% local, renewable energy without green power premiums or Retail Electric gimmicks. There is no rooftop installation, no enrollment fees, and there are never any maintenance fees.

Clearway Solar Savings

In return for your subscription and support of locally produced renewable energy, you will receive solar bill credits directly on your utility bill that reduce your electricity charges.

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The Community Solar Process & Savings Guarantee

Clearway Solar Panel

Clearway Community Solar farms produce renewable solar electricity that goes to your local power grid. Polluted energy sources are replaced with clean ones.

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Then, you receive solar bill credits automatically applied to your utility bill, reducing your costs. Because it pays to support renewable power.

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You pay Clearway for the solar bill credits and receive a GUARANTEED discount every month.2 Replace dirty power on the grid with clean power and pay less for the cost of the solar bill credits.

You pay Clearway for the solar bill credits and receive a discount every month.1 Replace dirty power on the grid with clean power and pay less for the cost of the solar bill credits.

This means for every $1.00 you receive in solar bill credits that reduce your electric costs, you only pay Clearway .

Subscribers will remain a utility customer and responsible for the utility bill.

My Savings Estimate

Customer savings are determined by the value of solar bill credits (credit rate per kWh) and the Clearway charges for those solar bill credits (subscription rate per kWh). See current rates below.

Clearway Solar Customer Savings Rate

My Savings Estimate

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Your Estimated Year 1 Savings

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Environmental Impact

In just your first year as a Community Solar customer, your support will have the environmental impact of:34

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Planting 7.8 acres of forest in the U.S.

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Offsetting greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to driving a car over 16,083 miles.

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Switching 243 light bulbs to LEDs.

1 New residential customers only. Customers may cancel their Clearway Community Solar subscription with a minimum of 90 days’ notice. Customers on active farms who receive invoices from Clearway Community Solar will be required to pay their invoices for the periods through the 90-day notice period. Subject to the terms of the Community Solar Agreement, the cancellation fee ranges from $0-$200 in the Clearway Community Solar Agreement. Subject to credit approval and a 20-year agreement.


2 Savings based on a guaranteed 20% discount on the value of the net metering credits generated by your allocation from the Community Solar system on the default supply service rate with the utility (ComEd or Ameren). Customers not on their utility default supply service rate may not receive the same savings or any savings. The impact of the solar bill credits on the utility charges can vary month to month due to seasonal variances affecting solar energy production. Actual savings may vary in the event the customer (i) cancels early, (ii) does not receive credits, or (iii) receives a reduced credit amount due to utility errors or delays. Clearway is not responsible for utility delays in applying solar bill credits. Refer to the community solar Terms of Service for agreement terms.


3 Calculation based on the estimated 9030 kWh of solar production in year 1. For more information about this calculation visit the EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator

1 New residential customers only. Customers may cancel their Clearway Community Solar subscription with a minimum of 60 days’ notice. Customers on active farms who receive invoices from Clearway Community Solar will be required to pay their invoices for up to 6 months of billing after expiration of the 60-day notice period. Subject to the terms of the Community Solar Agreement, the cancellation fee ranges from $0-$200. Subject to credit approval and a 20-year agreement.


2 Savings based on a guaranteed 7% discount on the solar bill credits generated by your allocation from the Community Solar system. The impact of the solar bill credits on the utility charges can vary month to month due to seasonal variances affecting solar energy production. Actual savings may vary in the event the customer (i) cancels early, (ii) does not receive credits, or (iii) receives a reduced credit amount due to utility errors or delays. Clearway is not responsible for utility delays in applying solar bill credits. Refer to the community solar contract for agreement terms.


3 Calculation based on the estimated 9030 kWh of solar production in year 1. For more information about this calculation visit the EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator

1 New residential customers only. Customers may cancel their Clearway Community Solar subscription with a minimum of 90 days’ notice. Customers on active farms who receive invoices from Clearway Community Solar will be required to pay their invoices for the periods through the 90-day notice period. Subject to the terms of the Community Solar Agreement, the cancellation fee ranges from $0-$200 in the Clearway Community Solar Agreement. Subject to credit approval and a 20-year agreement.


2 Savings based on a guaranteed 10% discount on the solar bill credits generated by your allocation from the Community Solar system. The impact of the solar bill credits on the utility charges can vary month to month due to seasonal variances affecting solar energy production. Actual savings may vary in the event the customer (i) cancels early, (ii) does not receive credits, or (iii) receives a reduced credit amount due to utility errors or delays. Clearway is not responsible for utility delays in applying solar bill credits. Refer to the community solar contract for agreement terms.


3 Calculation based on the estimated 9030 kWh of solar production in year 1. For more information about this calculation visit the EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator

1 Customer savings are determined by the value of solar bill credits (credit rate per kWh) and the Clearway charges for those solar bill credits (subscription rate per kWh). The impact of the solar bill credits on the utility charges can vary month to month due to seasonal variances affecting solar energy production. Actual savings may vary in the event the customer (i) cancels early, (ii) does not receive credits, or (iii) receives a reduced credit amount due to utility errors or delays. Clearway is not responsible for utility delays in applying solar bill credits. Refer to the community solar contract for agreement terms.


2 Clearway subscription rate is subject to the 2% annual escalator designated in your Terms of Service.


3 Xcel Energy Enhanced Bill Credit (“EBC”) effective until April 1, 2021. EBC is subject to change annually and Solar Bill Credits may not be immediately available.


4 Calculation based on the estimated 9030 kWh of solar production in year 1. For more information about this calculation visit the EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator

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What’s Next: Review Your Clearway Account Documents

Next, please review your Clearway Account Documents, including the Clearway Terms of Service (Agreement) and the Community Solar Facts Label below. Each document is available to download and will additionally be sent to your registered email address upon submission.

Understanding Key Program Terms

The Community Solar Facts Label is your go-to summary of key program contractual terms featured in the Clearway Terms of Service (Agreement), as well as the Massachusetts Illinois New York Disclosure Form, which you will sign on the next page.

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Upload Your Utility Bill

Last step! Upload Your Utility Bill

There is one final step to complete your enrollment. Clearway is required to collect a recent utility bill to verify your account and home energy consumption.

This is a requirement with your utility to facilitate your solar bill credits, and it also helps Clearway ensure you are sized to the appropriate portion of the Community Solar farm.

Please be sure to provide all full pages of your utility bill with complete and legible images to ensure processing of your account. Partial utility bills or partial images will not be accepted.

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Set Up Autopay

Enjoy the convenience of having your bill automatically paid and get a $40 bill credit on your Clearway invoice when you authorize automatic payments. Terms and Conditions apply, see below for details.*

Why Choose AutoPay

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Convenience

Your bill is paid automatically, on time and off your mind

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Choice

Choose bank draft or debit/credit card

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Security

Your payment information is protected & secure

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Rewards

Get rewarded with Clearway bill credits.

*To be eligible for an automatic payment option your account must be in good standing and you may not have two or more returned payments during the past twelve-month period. If your account is eligible, you will be enrolled on the automatic payment plan of your choice following the next full billing cycle after Clearway Community Solar LLC (hereinafter referred to as “Clearway CS”) processes your request. You will continue to receive a copy of your monthly invoice for your records, but once you are set up for automatic payments, your bill will be marked “Do Not Pay”. Clearway CS may terminate your participation under any automatic payment options in the event you provide incorrect, false or fraudulent account information or if you have more than one returned payment item on your account. Additionally, after returned payment item, your automatic payment plan will be temporarily deactivated and may only be reactivated upon your verification of your payment account information. Once you have more than one returned payment, your account may be ineligible for reactivation automatic payment options for up to twelve months. Your bank account information will be used only for the purpose of setting up to your account for automatic monthly payments and Clearway CS will keep your account information confidential.

By providing my bank account information to Clearway CS and signing in the space provided, I hereby authorize Clearway CS to charge my account in the amount of my monthly invoice. I understand that any previous balances due will be withdrawn or charged to account along with my first invoice on the initial draft date. I understand that debits to my checking account will be made on the due date appearing on my invoice, unless such date is a Saturday, Sunday or other bank holiday, in which case Clearway CS will debit my account on the next banking day. I understand that my Clearway CS monthly invoice together with this authorization form will be notice of the amount and the date of each withdrawal from my bank account. I also understand that I may cancel my automatic payment option by providing written notice to Clearway CS at least 10 business days advance prior to the next schedule automatic payment date. I also agree to notify Clearway CS if there are any changes to my bank account information.

Thank you for your interest in joining a Community Solar farm with Clearway.

Unfortunately, an error has occurred and we were unable to process your soft credit score.

It is possible we may need a bit more information, and one of our helpful Energy Consultants will be able to assist you. Please call 1.866.520.2711 or email communitysolarsales@clearwayenergy.com to take the next steps.

Your Address is Outside of Clearway’s Serviceable Region

Thank you for your interest in Clearway Community Solar. At this time, Clearway does not have any available Community Solar farms in your Massachusetts region.

We are focused on growing renewable energy generation across Massachusetts and are actively exploring new areas to develop our Community Solar projects. We appreciate you sharing your information, and will reach out when we have a Community Solar farm available for your home.

If you feel you have reached this message in error, or have additional questions, please email communitysolarsales@clearwayenergy.com or call 1.866.520.2711 to speak to an energy consultant.

Thank you for your interest in renewable energy with Clearway!

Thank you for your interest in joining a Community Solar farm with Clearway.

We regret to inform you that we are unable to approve your application due to your credit score. But there’s still good news!

We can help you secure your space on a Community Solar farm with a co-signer. If you’d like to explore this option and complete enrollment, please call 1-866-520-3833 Mon-Sat, 10am – 6pm CST to learn more. Or, you can schedule an appointment at your convenience by visiting our online scheduling page.

Additionally, in evaluating your application, Experian, the consumer reporting agency identified below, provided us with information that in whole or in part influenced our decision. Please note that Experian played no part in our decision and is unable to supply specific reasons why we have denied your application. You have a right under the Fair Credit Reporting Act to know the information contained in your credit file at Experian. It can be obtained by contacting or writing Experian Information Solutions, Inc. at 888-397-3742, 475 Anton Blvd., Costa Mesa, CA 92626 or through their website at www.experian.com. You also have the right to a free copy of your report from Experian, if you request it no later than 60 days after you receive this notice. In addition, if you find that any information contained in your credit report is inaccurate or incomplete, you have the right to dispute the matter with the reporting agency.

If you have any questions about the credit score please contact Experian at the address above. If you have any additional questions about this letter, please contact If you have any additional questions about this letter, please contact Clearway Community Solar, P.O Box 3528, Houston, Texas 77253-3528, Attention: Credit Department, or toll-free at 1-855-712-7508.

Notice: The federal Equal Credit Opportunity Act prohibits creditors from discriminating against credit applicants on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, age (with certain limited exceptions); because all or part of the applicant’s income derives from any public assistance program; or because the applicant has in good faith exercised any right under the Consumer Credit Protection Act. The federal agency that administers compliance with this law concerning this creditor is Consumer Response Center, Federal Trade Commission, 600 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20580).

Thank You for Completing Your Enrollment Documentation!

Thank you! Here’s what happens next.

  1. Account Verification

    Clearway will review the documents you’ve provided, ensure your household meets the program qualifications, and work with your utility to confirm your account.* This may take up to 7 business days. If any further information or adjustments are needed, Clearway will contact you using the phone number and email provided.

  2. Your Enrollment

    Once your documents are approved, Clearway will email you an executed Disclosure Form or Agency Document in addition to your Terms of Service (Agreement) and Community Solar Facts Label to confirm your enrollment.

  3. New Customer Welcome!

    You will also receive a new customer Welcome Kit mailed to your home that includes your Clearway account number and more helpful information. Plus, Clearway will keep in touch over email and keep you informed as to when your assigned Community Solar farm will be placed in service.

Have Questions?

If you have any questions about the enrollment process or your Clearway Community Solar account, please email communitysolarsales@clearwayenergy.com.

*Subject to a soft credit check approval. The soft credit check will not impact your credit score. You will be notified by Clearway as to the results of the soft credit check at the email address provided on the account. If you do not meet the program credit requirements, you will not be enrolled in the Community Solar program.