Dive Summary:

• Residential solar pilot Solarize Connecticut has proven so successful that the developers are already considering a second phase.
• In the five months since the program begin, Solarize has driven twice as much residential solar installation in four pilot areas than the areas had seen in the previous seven years.
• The program was jointly developed by the Clean Energy Finance and Investment Authority, the John Merck Fund, and SmartPower; the end goal of the project is to deploy 30 MW of new residential solar over the next decade.

From the article:

Solarize Connecticut -- part of the Energize Connecticut initiative -- contracted approximately 2.3 MW of new residential solar. The goal is to deploy 30 MW of new residential solar over the next 10 years.

Developed jointly by the Clean Energy Finance and Investment Authority, the John Merck Fund, and SmartPower, Solarize Connecticut has already reduced the cost of solar installations to its pilot areas by up to 20 percent. Other successful "Solarize" programs have been deployed in Massachusetts and Oregon. ...