Solar co-op established for Sarasota, Charlotte counties

A new solar co-op to promote solar energy as a cost-savings solution to rising energy costs has been launched in Sarasota and Charlotte counties. 

Solar United Neighbors, a nonprofit in Florida that set up solar co-ops with the goal of creating a new energy system, will host a Florida Solar 101 webinar at 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 17. Visit SolarUnitedNeighbors.org to register. 

“There’s never been a better time to go solar,” Julia Herbst, Solar United Neighbors Gulf Coast program associate, says in a release. “Rising energy costs and new incentives from the Inflation Reduction Act mean solar savings are within reach for more Southwest Florida families.”