Community Solar

Save money every month on your KPUB bill with our community solar rate!

KPUB is accepting applications for solar access to low-to-moderate income housing customers in its service area to receive solar credit discounts on KPUB bills.

Are you not sure if you are a low-to-moderate income household? Click here to view the HUD income guidelines we use.

Click the button below to review our enrollment application and program criteria.

KPUB’s community solar partner program is one that’s received national recognition by the U.S. Department of Energy for low-to-moderate income (LMI) housing.

There are four community solar systems in KPUB’s service area. Energy from these systems helps reduce KPUB’s peak load in the summertime, reducing costs associated with peak energy pricing and delivery of energy over the statewide transmission grid.

KPUB receives all of the solar output. We then allocate the output to both the LMI residents and nonprofits hosting the solar systems, with 49% benefiting the nonprofits and 51% to the LMI households. KPUB’s billing system calculates the energy produced by the systems on a per panel average and credits customer accounts with each month’s energy production.

The four community solar systems are located at Mo-Ranch, Schreiner University, City of Kerrville—Spur 100 & KPUB’s John E. Sample site on Goat Creek Road.

About our community solar sites

Site #1 • Mo-Ranch

Mo-Ranch was the first solar host to sign on to the project. The system is located off of Rock Bottom Road near its main campus, and it’s rated to produce 0.99 MW at peak and covers approximately 7 acres.

Site #2 • Schreiner University

Schreiner University was the second solar host to become a part of the community solar project, and the site covers approximately 4 acres. The system is rated to produce 0.75 MW at peak. KPUB is looking forward to pursuing opportunities to use their solar system as a case study for business and STEM projects.

Site #3 • City of Kerrville—Spur 100

The City of Kerrville was the third solar host, and they are also the largest hosting site. Their site hosts two systems rated for 0.99 MW at peak. The site is located on the city’s Spur 100 property, and it covers approximately 14 acres.

Site #4 •John E. Sample site

The fourth site is a leased site that covers approximately 10 acres near Goat Creek Cutoff Road, and it hosts two solar systems: one rated at 0.99 MW peak and another at 0.5 MW peak. The systems are named after KPUB’s past board chair, John E. Sample.

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