Shared Solar for Business

Power your sustainability goals with community solar from MGE!

MGE offers optional programs that make it easy and affordable to power your business with up to 100% green energy, hassle-free.

Shared Solar for Business is MGE’s first community solar program designed exclusively for business customers. It offers a flexible, easy way to support the continued development of local, carbon-free energy while advancing your own sustainability goals. No investment in infrastructure is required—MGE builds, owns and maintains the solar arrays.

Based on the solar array's generation, MGE also retires the Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) associated with your shares on your behalf. These RECs can be applied to any of your facilities, and there’s no limit to the number of shares you can reserve.

Shared Solar for Business is a way to advance your goals and create a sustainable energy future for your business—and the greater community.

Reserve your shares FAQ

What is community solar from MGE?

MGE's community solar programs offer eligible electric customers the opportunity to purchase shares of locally generated solar energy. Participants share the output of the solar installation. Community solar customers don't receive the solar energy directly—their participation supports the growth of renewable energy supplied to our grid, helping to create a more sustainable energy supply for all MGE electric customers.

Participants do not install or maintain their own systems, and no special equipment is required to participate.

How to participate

When your business signs up for Shared Solar for Business, you reserve shares of solar energy generated by a new, local MGE solar array for a five-year term; renewal options are available. Each share represents 500 kWh of the solar array’s output. Rather than owning and installing panels, you subscribe to a portion of the energy produced. MGE also retires the RECs associated with your allocated shares on your behalf.

Two subscription options are available:

Option 1: Lower one-time fee, monthly charge
Option 2: Higher one-time fee, no monthly charge

Complete the Shared Solar for Business interest form to get started!

Participation timeline

1. Commitment

Complete an interest form, and an MGE Account Manager will contact you to finalize your application. Shares are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis to customers who execute a program agreement.

2. Construction

Construction of the solar array will begin once 75% of the shares are reserved.

3. Completion

Construction of the array concludes, the solar array goes online, the one‑time participation fee is collected and billing begins.

4. Participation

RECs are retired on your behalf, and you receive annual Shared Solar impact reports. At the end of the 5-year term, you decide if you want to extend your participation.

Ready to commit? Complete the interest form below to get started!