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\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ <br />COMMUNITY SOLAR GARDEN <br />SUBSCRIBER QUESTIONS <br />To help prospective subscribers decide which project might be right, CERTs, Minnesota Department of <br />Commerce, Minnesota Solar Energy Industry Association, and Minnesota Renewable Energy Society have <br />developed a document outlining what any Subscriber Agreement should address and highlighting the <br />questions that can be asked up front to ensure a clear understanding of the subscription and its terms. <br />Before subscribing to any particular project, all subscribers <br />should ask for and review the operator’s subscriber agreement. <br />All subscriber agreements should address elements included in <br />the Community Solar Garden Subscriber Disclosure Checklist <br />(see link at left). Additional questions that subscribers can ask <br />are on the pages to come. <br />Q What should you know before subscribing? <br />Q What’s the point of this document? <br />Community Solar Gardens (also called Community Solar and Community-Shared Solar) are centrally- <br />located solar photovoltaic (PV) systems that produce electricity for participating subscribers. They are a <br />way for people in Minnesota to benefit from solar PV systems without installing their own stand-alone <br />project. Programs vary by utility in Minnesota. Many cooperative utility customers can subscribe to a <br />project owned by their local utility. Customers served by Xcel Energy can participate in projects offered <br />by private Community Solar Garden Operators. <br />Q What are Community Solar Gardens? <br />This document begins by briefly <br />introducing Community Solar <br />Gardens and what you should <br />know as a potential subscriber. <br />It then continues with questions <br />that you can ask operators as <br />you move forward. <br />Next pages: Important subscriber questions & info <br />See what Community Solar <br />Subscriber Agreements should <br />include by downloading our <br />subscriber checklist at <br />MnCERTs.org/CSG-Disclosure <br />GET THE CHECKLIST P <br />M R E S